Pricing and Discounts

• Money should not prevent anyone from attending. We want your participation! Join us! Pay if you can.

• $15 suggested contribution for entire night unless otherwise noted

• Suggested contribution after 8:45pm is $5 

• Taking multiple classes, observing, jumping in/out, etc. is encouraged.

General Schedule

6:30-7:30pm Foundational Lesson (Intermediate/Advanced)

7:45-8:45pm Exploratory Lesson (Advanced)

9-9:30pm Rehearsal/Refinement

We will regularly run/practice the following core routines, and possibly others:
Lindy Chorus, Tranky Doo, Keep Punchin' Big Apple, Shim Sham, Jitterbug Stroll

9:30-10:30pm Social Practice Time

Skill Levels/Prerequisites

• Regardless of your level, you are permitted to observe or participate.

• Students are expected to attempt to be aware of their own relative level and cognizant of their own experience. Students should self-place into appropriate classes based on the class description and (if desired) the advice of the instructors.

• Students should also attempt to increase their awareness of their own skill level over time.

• Skill level is subjective, diverse, and dynamic. We intend to use it to benefit our own development and enrichment within the dance and the community. It is not intended to be judgmental. We discourage judging others or discussing one's opinions of other's skill levels during class.

• These policies are meant to build community by creating a diversity of ability levels and experience within our sessions.

• These policies are also meant to allow students to take more classes and continue taking classes longer. Repeating classes that one is already familiar with still improves one's dancing and also increases the overall ability level of our community.

• Looking for Beg or Beg/Int Level Classes? Check out:

  • • SupermurgaNati Tuesday Classes at Clifton Cultural Arts Center

    • Blues Dance Cincinnati Events

    • SwinGallery Thursdays

    • Queen City Swing Dance Workshops

Partners, Roles, and Rotating

• Unless otherwise noted, our lessons involve a rotation system where Leads dance with all the Follows and Follows dance with all the Leads.

• Students are expected to participate in the rotation unless there is an extenuating circumstance. Our classes are not designed for students to stay with the same partner.

• Students are allowed to choose their own role in class, Lead or Follow. Students may also switch roles as frequently as they like.

• It is highly likely in every class that students will dance with some partners of the same gender and some of different genders during the rotation. The expectation is that all students be respectful of all other students at all times.

• Unless otherwise noted, students are not required to bring a partner to class.

We'll spend one night working exclusively on our social dancing, with one hour of intermediate topics and one hour of advanced topics.

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Date: Monday September 30, 2024
Location: 2nd Floor Ballroom @ Hoffner Lodge (in Northside)
4120 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223, USA

Instructors: Joel Domoe & Melanie Myers

Agenda
6:30-7:30pm Intermediate Social Lindy Hop Ideas

7:45-8:45pm Advanced Social Lindy Hop Ideas

9pm Rehearse Common Community Choreography

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Learn the St. Louis Shim Sham with Sam & Joel!

The St. Louis Shim Sham is one of the mostest modernist (and funnest) Vernacular Jazz routines to sweep the Lindy Hop World! It was choreographed by Jonathan Tigert in the mid twenty teens. It features creative use of many classic vernacular jazz steps. To learn more about the St. Louis Shim Sham, check this link: https://lindyland.com/dance-styles/line-dances/st-louis-shim-sham/

Sam Uebel and Joel Domoe want to be able to do The StLSS with a bunch of friends, so we hope you will Boogie Forward with us on Monday, Sep 23rd in Cincinnati!

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Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Location: 2nd Floor Ballroom @ Hoffner Lodge (in Northside)
4120 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223, USA

Instructors: Sam Uebel & Joel Domoe

Agenda
6:30-7:30pm St Louis Shim Sham Part 1

7:45-8:45pm St Louis Shim Sham Part 2

9pm Rehearse Common Community Choreography

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

St Louis Shim Sham Links/Resources

https://www.supermurganati.com/teaching-performing-collaborative

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Learn the Frankie Manning's partnered Lindy Hop choreography, The Lindy Chorus! This choreography is know by Lindy Hoppers all over the world. It offers a great way to join other dancers in fellowship and also improve your technique & movement repertoire. Learning  The Lindy Chorus involves learning a huge percentage of core Lindy Hop patterns.

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Date: Monday September 16, 2024
Location: 2nd Floor Ballroom @ Hoffner Lodge (in Northside)
4120 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223, USA

Instructors: Joel Domoe & Rachel Payne

Agenda
6:30-7pm Lindy Chorus Part 3 of 3

7-7:30pm Lindy Chorus Ending Variations

7:45-8:15pm Lindy Chorus Part 2 of 3

8:15-8:45pm Lindy Chorus Part 1 of 3 & Putting it All Together

9pm Rehearse Common Community Choreography

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

Lindy Chorus Links/Resources

https://www.supermurganati.com/teaching-performing-collaborative

Cost
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Sep 9 will be an open session to practice and discuss your dancing as desired. Joel Domoe will supervise the lesson and offer feedback to those who would like it.

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Date: Monday September 9, 2024
Location: 2nd Floor Ballroom @ Hoffner Lodge (in Northside)
4120 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223, USA

Instructors: Joel Domoe

Agenda
6:30-8:45pm Practice and Feedback Time w/ Joel Domoe

9pm Rehearse Common Community Choreography

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

Cost
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Dates:
Monday ~ Sep 2

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A night spent digging into Balboa, pushing ourselves to further imbed it into our dance personalities and our community's collective conscious!

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Dates:
Monday August 26, 2024

Agenda
Instructors: Meghan Stapleton & Joel Domoe

6:30-7:30pm Exploring Balboa
7:45-8:45pm Entrenching Balboa

9pm Rehearse Keep Punchin' Big Apple, Lindy Chorus, Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Shim Sham, Swing Rueda, Social Big Apple

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Join us for an evening of Int/Adv Lindy Hop led by Joel & Claire

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Dates:
Monday August 19, 2024

Agenda
Instructors: Claire Danna & Joel Domoe

6:30-7:30pm Int/Adv Lindy 1
7:45-8:45pm Int/Adv Lindy 2

9pm Rehearse Keep Punchin' Big Apple, Lindy Chorus, Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Shim Sham, Swing Rueda, Social Big Apple

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Class Description Joel teaching solo

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Dates:
Monday August 12, 2024

Agenda
Instructors: Joel Domoe

6:30-7:30pm Stuff
7:45-8:45pm Things

9pm Rehearse Keep Punchin' Big Apple, Lindy Chorus, Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Shim Sham, Swing Rueda, Social Big Apple

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Dates:
Monday, August 5, 2024

Theme:
Teaching Beg/Int Swing Dance: An Introduction to S! Foundations Process and Syllabus

Instructing Team:
Joel Domoe

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Learn the World Famous Big Apple routine created by Frankie Manning and performed by Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at the Savoy Ballroom and also in the 1939 film "Keep Punching."  Claire taught this routine in Cincinnati on May 11 this year at a Queen City Swing Dance workshop. The class made it all the way through during the 3 hour workshop, but it is still very difficult to remember the entire routine. So we are having Claire present it again across 3 two-hour sessions in order to allow more Cincinnati dancers to learn it and to allow those who have already learned it to really get it down. Along with our weekly Monday refreshers, hopefully this will get us dancing the Big Apple as a community on the regular!

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Dates:
Monday July 15, 22, 29, 2024

Agenda
Instructor: Claire Danna

6:30-7:30pm Work on the Keep Punching Big Apple Routine
7:45-8:45pm Work on the Keep Punching Big Apple Routine

9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham, Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Keep Punching Big Apple, Swing Rueda, Social Big Apple

9:30pm Practice, Hang, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the practice
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Dates:
Monday ~ July 8, 2024

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Gather together as Joel and Sam lead us through two hours of gettin' down and swingin' out to great Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Bop, and HiFi Jazz. We'll focus on the three-way connection between you, your dance partner, and the music - fine tuning our skills and playing with fun ideas.

If you need some inspiration, here's the class playlist from whence we'll draw inspiration:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlZgvFRkLApgQ5z2Vps5mkdU4r5EaOMEj&si=hx3u3tareVxPig84

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Dates:
Monday July 1, 2024

Agenda
Instructors:  Joel Domoe & Sam Uebel

6:30-7:30pm ! Soul Swing !
7:45-8:45pm ~ Groove Lindy ~

9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham, Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Keep Punchin' Big Apple, Swing Rueda, Social Big Apple

9:30pm Practice, Hang, Goof, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

We can never get enough of Indy's Lindy Luminary, Sarah Siertle, and we're super thrilled to get three weeks of two-hour sessions with her!

Sarah will work to enrich our swing dancing and will adjust each session as she observes Cincinnati's Intermediate to Advanced dancers do their thing! The main focus will be Lindy Hop, but other idioms of Swing Dance might make an appearance as well.

Prior to Sarah's descent into the Queen City, we are soliciting feedback/requests from students on topics you would like her to address. To offer your $0.02, complete this brief form by clicking here!

Dates:
Monday June 10, 17, 24, 2024

Agenda
Instructor: Sarah Siertle

6:30-7:30pm An Int/Adv hour with Sarah!
7:45-8:45pm Another Int/Adv hour with Sarah!

9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham, Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Keep Punchin' Big Apple

9:30pm Practice, Hang, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $35/All 3 Weeks
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the practice
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Man, that cat fell in like a Gangbuster!

For two classes in one night, Joel and Melanie will put us through the paces working on medium/up tempo Lindy Hop. We'll refine technique, share ideas, and get challenged with some fun patterns! Students should be familiar with the Lindy Hop Swing Out, Circle, Side by Side Partnered Charleston and be comfortable dancing them at a tempo of 160-190 bpm.

Dada Dada Dada Dada Dada Dada Dada Dada...

Dates:
Monday June 3, 2024

Agenda
Instructors:  Joel Domoe & Melanie Myers

6:30-7:30pm Gangbusters Lindy Hop Part 1
7:45-8:45pm Gangbusters Lindy Hop Part 2

9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham, Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Keep Punchin' Big Apple, Swing Rueda, Social Big Apple

9:30pm Practice, Hang, ?

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Dates:
Monday ~ May 27

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Learn the Frankie Manning's partnered Lindy Hop choreography, The Lindy Chorus and Ryan Francois's Vernacular Jazz routine The Jitterbug Stroll! These two choreographies are know by Lindy Hoppers all over the world. They offer  a great way to join other dancers in fellowship and also improve your technique & movement repertoire.

Dates:
Mondays ~ May 13 & 20

General Agenda:
6:30-7:30pm Class #1
7:45-8:45pm Class #2
9-9:30pm Rehearse
9:30-10:30pm Practice

Specifics by Date:

Mon, May 13
Instructors:  Joel Domoe

6:30-7:30pm Lindy Chorus Part 1
7:45-8:45pm Jitterbug Stroll
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Keep Punchin' Big Apple

Mon, May 20
Instructors:  Joel Domoe

6:30-7:30pm Lindy Chorus Part 2
7:45-8:45pm Lindy Chorus Part 3, Review Jitterbug Stroll
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo, Jitterbug Stroll, Keep Punchin' Big Apple

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Dates:
Monday, May 6, 2024

Theme:
Classroom Management

Instructing Team:
Bryan Sykes, Joel Domoe, Sam Uebel, Jesse Fatheree

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Dates:
Mondays ~ April 15, 22, 29

General Agenda:
6:30-7:30pm Intermediate Repertoire Builder
7:45-8:45pm Intermediate Technique Strengthener
9-9:30pm Rehearse
9:30-10:30pm Practice

Specifics by Date:

Mon, April 15 - Movement & Technique
Instructors:  Bryan Sykes & Melanie Myers

6:30-7:30pm Part 1
7:45-8:45pm Part 2
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo

Mon, April 22 - Musicality
Instructors:  Claire Danna & Daniel Verdon

6:30-7:30pm Part 1
7:45-8:45pm Part 2
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo

Mon, April 29
Instructors:  Meghan Stapleton & Joseph Symons

6:30-7:30pm Part 1
7:45-8:45pm Part 2
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

To Register/Pay Online, Click HERE

Dates:
Monday ~ April 8

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For our first S! Int/Adv Session in April (next week, 4/1/23) our fearless instructing team will escort us into the world of switching (i.e. dance roles - lead/follow). No foolin! This evening offers tons of fun, new perspectives, and "opportunities for improvement"

We are hoping to infect Cincinnati's swing dance community with the switching bug. Once it starts spreading, you can't avoid it. So you might as be there at inception! See you Monday night!

General Agenda:
6:30-7:30pm First Class
7:45-8:45pm Second Class
9-9:30pm Rehearsal/Refinement
9:30-10:30pm Social/Practice Time

Specifics by Date:

Mon, April 1 ~ Switch!
Instructors:  Ellie Zhukenova, Joseph Symons, Claire Danna, Delaan Sumler

6:30-7:30pm Switch Roles
7:45-8:45pm Rolling Switches
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

Dates:
Mondays ~ March 11, 18, 25

General Agenda:
6:30-7:30pm Class Part I
7:45-8:45pm Class Part II
9-9:30pm Rehearsal/Refinement
9:30-10:30pm Social/Practice Time

Specifics by Date:

Mon, March 11 ~ Advanced Lindy Hop
Instructors:  Joel Domoe, Ellie Zhukenova, & Abby Thrasher

6:30-7:30pm Footwork Variations: Rhythm
7:45-8:45pm Footwork Variations: Shapes
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo

Mon, March 18 ~ Advanced Lindy Hop
Instructor:  Melanie Myers & Joel Domoe

6:30-7:30pm  Adv Lindy Hop Part 1
7:45-8:45pm Adv Lindy Hop Part 2
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo

Mon, March 25 ~ Advanced Lindy Hop
Instructor:  Claire Danna & Joel Domoe

6:30-7:30pm Adv Lindy Hop Part 1
7:45-8:45pm Adv Lindy Hop Part 2
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus, Shim Sham & Tranky Doo

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

Dates:
Mondays ~ Feb 26 & March 4

General Agenda:
6:30-9pm Teacher Training Workshop
9-9:30pm Rehearsal/Refinement
9:30-10:30pm Social/Practice Time

Specifics by Date:

Mon, Feb 26 ~ Swing Dance Teacher Training I
Instructor:  Joel Domoe

6:30pm  Material/History
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, March 4 ~ Swing Dance Teacher Training II
Instructor:  Joel Domoe

6:30pm  Process/Methods
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

Teacher Training
These two sessions of teacher training are actually independent, but reinforce each other. It's ideal to attend both sessions, but it's OK to attend just one - either one - as well.

Session I: Material/History PreClass Work
If possible, please do the following 3 things prior to class on Mon, Feb 26

• Brainstorm every “kind” (genre, idiom, style, etc) of “Swing Dance” that you can think of and bring your list to class (can be on your phone, written, in your head, etc)

• Think to yourself, how would you define the phrases “Swing Dance,” “Swing Music,” “Swing Era,” “Swing?” Be prepared to discuss.

• Bring any books or resources that you have that are relevant to Swing Dance History. Please mark your name and phone number on them.

Session II: Process/Methods PreClass Work
If possible, please do the following prior to class on Mon, March 4

• Choose one of the following "moves" and prepare a short syllabus outline (one page or less) for teaching it in 15-20 minutes

  • • Swing Out from Open/Lindy Turn

    • 6 Count Inside Turn

    • 6 Count Closed Position Basic & Open Position Basic

    • Side by Side Charleston

    • First 32 beats of the Shim Sham (Shim Sham Shimmies and TOBA Break)

    • Any move of your choosing

• On your syllabus, label each line as one of the following:

  • • "Concept" (that you intend to convey to the students)

    • "Activity" (that you intend for the students to do)

    • "Discussion" (something you will discuss with the students)

    • "Other" (explain if you like, or don't)

Dates:
Mondays ~ Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 2024

General Agenda:
6:30-7:30pm Foundational Lesson (Intermediate/Advanced)
7:45-8:45pm Exploratory Lesson (Advanced)
9-9:30pm Rehearsal/Refinement
9:30-10:30pm Social/Practice Time

Specifics by Date:

Mon, Jan 1 ~ New Year's Day!
No SupermurgaNati Monday on New Year's Day

Mon, Jan 8 ~ Slow Lindy Immersion Night
Instructing Team: Sam Uebel, Katie Spang
6:30pm Dynamics: Speeding Up and Slowing Down
7:45pm Connection: Improv-ing & Improving
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, Jan 15 ~ Empathy & Racial Awareness Within The Lindy Hop Community
MLK Day Video Workshop by Collective Voices For Change

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Mon, Jan 22 ~ Balboa Immersion Night
Instructing Team: Meghan Stapleton, Daniel Verdon
6:30pm Getting Balbasics In Your Balbones 
7:45pm Dancing Balboa for the WHOLE Song! (What!!!?)
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, Jan 29 ~ Blues Immersion Night
Instructing Team: Bryan Sykes, Rachel Payne
6:30pm Blues Clues
7:45pm Sophisticated Blues
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, Feb 5 ~ Soul Immersion Night
Instructing Team:  Melanie Myers, Joel Domoe

6:30pm How To Dance to Soul Music Using Your Swing Dance Knowledge
7:45pm Break It Down Like James Brown!
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, Feb 12 ~ Zydeco Immersion Night
Instructing Team: Delaan Sumler, Joel Domoe
6:30pm - Zydeco Basics
7:45pm - Laissez les bons temps rouler!
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, Feb 19 (President's Day) is our next SwouZy Blues!
Full Details Click Here!

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the practice dance only

"Immersion Nights"
This session we have five "immersion nights" facilitated by various teaching teams. Each will have a specific dance genre as its focus, but the unifying thread is immersion. We want to spend one night doing a LOT of the particular genre in order to try and ingrain it within the students, the teachers, and the community as a whole. While everyone is welcome and there will be a diversity of experience and expertise working together, the pace will be for slightly more experienced dancers. Please do not let that scare you from being brave and participating as fully as you can. It's ok to make "mistakes," feel confused, and struggle. In fact, you should hope to at least a little!

In the first hour, we will cover some basics and need to know stuff, but it will move quickly and feature a lot of repetition with the intention of getting everyone into the "rhythm" of the dance. The first hour will lay the groundwork for exploration of interesting ideas in the second hour. If you are familiar with the genre of a particular night, these classes will help you become more fluent, natural, and expressive. If the genre is one to which you are new, then the evening will present both a challenge and an opportunity to incorporate it into your lexicon.

As always, Monday classes are intended to train and develop not only individual dancers, but our community as a whole. When we learn together, we become familiar with each other. We deepen and broaden the possibilities for everyone. Thank you for enriching and investing in our community!

Full Details Click Here

Dates:
Mondays ~ Dec 4, 11, 18, 2023

General Agenda:
6:30-7:30pm Foundational Lesson (Intermediate/Advanced)
7:45-8:45pm Exploratory Lesson (Advanced)
9-9:30pm Rehearsal/Refinement
9:30-10:30pm Social/Practice Time

Specifics by Date:

Mon, Dec 4 ~ Tranky Doo Night
Instructing Team: Joel Domoe, Claire Danna, Mary Price, Abby Thrasher, & Emma Unangst
6:30pm Frankie Manning's Tranky Doo Routine Part 1
We'll start in the middle with the tougher parts first. With any luck, we will trick your body into being a great dancer! 😜
7:45pm Frankie Manning's Tranky Doo Routine Part 2
We'll nail down the beginning and the end to get to the whole shebang.
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, Dec 11 ~ Moves & Style Night
Instructing Team: Joseph Symons, Emma Unangst, Joel Domoe, & Melanie Myers
6:30pm Intermediate Moves Vocabulary Builder
At least four lead/follow Lindy Hop Moves that will get you out of your rut!
7:45pm Exploring "Style"
Exercises to inform how you & your partner choose to dance
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Mon, Dec 18 ~ Combo Night
Instructing Team: Joel Domoe & Sam Uebel
6:30pm Vernacular Jazz & Working It Into Your Partner Dancing
Learn some solo moves and then learn how to make them partner moves! Yay!
7:45pm Build-A-Combo!
        Creative work with a partner to come up with mini routines
        NOTE: For this class we will work with one specific partner for most of the class. We won't be rotating.
        Feel free to bring a partner if you have a preference, or just find one at class.
9pm Rehearse Lindy Chorus & Tranky Doo

Cost:
We want your participation! Pay if you can, but don't let $ keep you away.
No splainin' necessary. Be brave and join us!
Suggested $15/night for both classes and the dance
Suggested $5 after 8:45pm for the dance only

Mondays ~ Oct 30, Nov  6, 13, 20, 27 (5 weeks)

Instructing Team: Melanie Myers, Bryan Sykes, Rachel Payne, and Joel Domoe

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6:30-7:30pm Advanced Swing Dance Collaborative Workshop
          Each week we will have a different topic that is independent of other weeks. We will also have a designated teacher(s) to be the guide for each week/topic. Topics and guides are included in the syllabus (see below). Topics will be presented in a way that includes room for student participation and contribution. We consider advanced class to be a gathering of experienced dancers with a variety of backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives.

7:45-8:45pm Musicality + The Lindy Chorus
          Musicality is awareness of the music to which you are dancing. To raise awareness levels, dancers must understand how the music is constructed and what differentiates it from other music. This allows dancers to be more appreciative of the artistic choices that musicians make. It also empowers dancers to make informed interpretations of the music with their movement and partnering. It also enables dancers to be more aware of the choices that other dancers make when interpreting the music.
          The Lindy Chorus is a lindy hop choreography created by the legendary Frankie Manning. After the Shim Sham, The Lindy Chorus is the next most significant historic choreography that any lindy hopper should know. We will not only learn it, but we will get it down and after the conclusion of this class session, practice it each week in our 9-10:30pm DJ Dance.

8:45-10:30pm DJ Dance & Practice
In addition to DJed social dance time, during this period, we will run the Tranky Doo & Lindy Chorus at least once each week and possibly other group dances such as Swing Rueda, Social Big Apple, etc.
DJ Schedule: Oct 30 Joel Domoe, Nov 6 Bryan Sykes, Nov 13 Joel Domoe, Nov 20 Rachel Payne, Nov 27 TBA

Cost:
$15/night for both classes and the dance
$5 after 9pm for the dance only
Package Deal: $60 for entire 5 weeks
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One Night Event
6:30-7:30pm Doug & Rachel's Advanced Swing Dance
7:45-8:45pm Rachel and Doug's Musicality
8:45-10:30pm DJ Dance & Practice

Doug & Rachel's Advanced Swing Dance
Every dance is a conversation between partners and the music, expressed as a variety of dynamic shapes. Join Rachel and Doug to explore the ways each partner contributes to the momentum in this collaborative expression of the song.

Rachel and Doug's Musicality
Ever watch someone dance to a song, and they just seem to hit every big moment? Join Doug and Rachel for an introduction to jazz music structure and tips for pursuing musicality - starting with breaking out of your default patterns!

Doug Bae (he/him) found his passion in swing and blues dancing in 2016, and very soon began traveling to learn, compete, teach, and of course dance as often as possible! He is an organizer for PittStop as well as his local scene, the Pittsburgh Swing Dance Community. Doug loves nothing more than to share with others the joy and excitement he experiences while dancing! As a teacher and dancer, he enjoys focusing on connection and energy, responding to his partner, and playing with the music.

Rachel Kreher fell in love with swing dancing at her very first Charleston lesson in 2012, and dove into Lindy Hop with her college performance team friends. She learned all about jump blues music and St Louis Shag in its birthplace from the world-renowned Jenny & Christian, and has spent incalculable weekends traveling to learn, compete, and meet new friends from all over the country. She is ALWAYS excited to use all the experience and knowledge she’s gathered to teach in Indianapolis and the surrounding areas. Best described as an exuberant, not-so-mildly-awkward teacher, Rachel loves to share her passion for dance with anyone willing to learn. Excited to teach Lindy Hop, Charleston, St. Louis Shag, Balboa (and more!), Rachel specializes in technique and developing a deeper understanding and love of the art of dancing.

Cost: $15  before 9pm, $5 after 9pm
Payment Options: Online (Shopify) prior to event, Venmo/Cash at the Door

6:30-7:30pm, Mondays ~ Sep 11,18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16
Instructors: Joel Domoe  & Melanie Myers

This class is designed for Intermediate or Advanced level Lindy Hoppers. We will assume that all students know basic 8 count and 6 count patterns and also have some exposure to Side by Side Tandem Charleston. We will explore interesting and challenging figures, go in depth on critical partnering technique, and work to strengthen fundamentals. When working on Tandem Charleston, we will use lead/follow technique and operate from the "Positions, Transitions, and Variations" perspective.

Cost: $15/night or $75/session ($15 discount)
Payment Options: Online (Shopify), Venmo, Cash at the Door

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7:45-8:45pm, Mondays ~ Sep 11,18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16
Instructors: Bryan Sykes & Delaan Sumler

This class will be accessible to dancers with limited exposure to Blues Dance, but will progress from week to week. Bryan and Delaan will lead students through a variety of styles in the Blues idiom with a focus on movement technique, partnering, musicality, and pattern variation.

Cost: $15/night or $75/session ($15 discount)
Payment Options: Online (Shopify), Venmo, Cash at the Door

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9-10pm, Mondays ~ Sep 11,18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16
Instructors: Joel Domoe & Emma Unangst

No experience is necessary for this class, but some exposure to introductory swing dancing in any form is helpful. We will each and develop the fundamentals of stance, pulse, frame, connection, positioning and partnering while working on iconic Lindy Hop, Charleston, and Vernacular Jazz patterns of various rhythms.

Cost: $15/night or $75/session ($15 discount)
Payment Options: Online (Shopify), Venmo, Cash at the Door

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6:30-7:30pm ~  July 31, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28 (Five Classes)
Instructors: Bryan Sykes and Melanie Myers

This class will be guided by the perspectives of Bryan and Melanie. They will address Mastery of Fundamental Techniques, Higher Level Techniques, Broader Viewpoint Considerations, and Creative Ideas & Patterns. It is intended for experienced Lindy Hop dancers.

Students approved for this class must be proficient in the fundamental 8-count patterns in Lindy Hop, very comfortable with 6-count swing dance (Jitterbug, East Coast Swing), and be generally comfortable on the social Lindy Hop dance floor.

Cost: $15/night or $60/session ($15 discount)
Payment Options: Online (Shopify), Venmo, Cash at the Door

7:45-8:45pm ~  July 31, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28
Instructors: Joel Domoe and Melanie Myers

This class will expand your technique and repertoire within Jitterbug without requiring knowledge of 8-County Lindy Hop.  Making use of primarily 6-count rhythms, we'll work on bumping beginning and intermediate level dancers up a notch or two.

Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with the basics of 6-Count Swing Dance (Jitterbug/East Coast Swing/Triple Swing) and also have a fundamental repertoire (arch-loop/outside-inside turn, belt turn/feel the tire, cuddle/sweetheart) as if they have attended at least 8 dances (SwinGallery for example), and taken the introductory lesson prior to the dance.

Cost: $15/night or $60/session ($15 discount)
Payment Options: Online (Shopify), Venmo, Cash at the Door

9-10pm ~  July 31, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28
Instructors: Meghan Stapleton and Joel Domoe

This class will introduce you to and get you dancing Balboa and Bal-Swing - swing era dances from Southern California that emerged on very crowded dance floors and were thusly adapted to dancing tight spaces. Balboa can be danced for an entire song, but is also closely related to and danced to the same music as Lindy Hop and Jitterbug. Therefore it these three dialects can also all be used during the same dance.

In the worldwide Swing Dance community today, Balboa is omnipresent and extremely popular, having been revitalized alongside Lindy Hop in the swing dance revival of the 1980s, 90s and 21st Century

This class is open to and appropriate for anyone from brand new dancers to experienced students wishing to gain a more clear and broad perspective.

Cost: $15/night or $60/session ($15 discount)
Payment Options: Online (Shopify), Venmo, Cash at the Door

6:30-7:30pm ~ June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17, 24 (No class July 3), 2023
Instructors: Melanie Myers and Joel Domoe

This class will address Mastery of Fundamental Techniques, Higher Level Techniques, Personal Awareness, and Approaches to Teaching Lindy Hop to others. It is intended for experienced Lindy Hop dancers.

Students approved for this class must be proficient in the fundamental 8-count patterns in Lindy Hop, comfortable with 6-count swing dance (Jitterbug, East Coast Swing), and ideally be familiar on a basic level with the flat sole version of The Shim Sham (choreographers: Leonard Reed, Willie Bryant).

Cost: $15/night or $90/session
Special: Students who pay for the $90 session get 8:30pm entry to SwinGallery on Thursdays June 15, 22, 29, July 13, 20, 27 ($30 value, no cash value, non-transferable)

7:45-8:45pm ~ June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17, 24 (No class July 3)
Instructors: Daniel Verdon, Meghan Stapleton

You are swinging out (at least a little). It's time to expand your vocabulary, refine your technique, and develop your style. This class will cover new moves, rhythm variations and changes, and int+ level techniques/concepts.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with fundamental 8-count Lindy Hop Patterns (Swing Out/Lindy Turn, Swing Out from Closed,  Lindy Circle, Side by Side Charleston) relatively comfortable with your chosen role (lead, follow, both) while partner dancing.

Cost: $15/night or $90/session
Special: Students who pay for the $90 session get 8:30pm entry to SwinGallery on Thursdays June 15, 22, 29, July 13, 20, 27 ($30 value, no cash value, non-transferable)

9-10pm ~ June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17, 24 (No class July 3)
Instructors: Melanie Myers and Joel Domoe

This class serves to create a broad and comprehensive foundation that enables students to not only begin dancing comfortably, but also gain the perspective necessary to pursue higher level swing dancing of multiple idioms. We will develop the technical aspects that run common to all Swing Dance, but also begin some exploration into the uniqueness of different genres. Our base dance will be 6-Count Swing (Jitterbug, as we call it), but we will also expose students to Lindy Hop, Balboa, Partnered Charleston, and Vernacular Jazz.

This class is open to and appropriate for anyone from brand new dancers to experienced students wishing to gain a more clear and broad perspective.

Cost: $15/night or $90/session
Payment Options: Online, Venmo, Cash at the Door
Special: Students who pay for the $90 session get entry to SwinGallery on Thursdays June 15, 22, 29, July 13, 20, 27 ($30 value, no cash value, non-transferable)

Collaborative Group Learning Session
Monday, June 5, 2023

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