Next SwouZy Blues is Sep 6, 2026 (Sun before LaborDay)
Sun, Sep 6: 11am-Noon Classes
Beg/Int Lindy Hop Part 1
2nd Floor Hoffner Ballroom
Joel Domoe & Jay Sheaffer
It will be very helpful for students in this class to have already been introduced to the Lindy Circle, the Swing Out from Closed Position and the Swing Out from Open Position. We will work to develop awareness of technique and establish good habits with these specific movements in addition to adding others.
Beg/Int Blues Dance Part 1
3rd Floor Tango Palace
Aaron Mabson & Rachel Payne
This class will focus on the How-To's of basic pattern building. We will learn some moves, clean them up, add them to a pattern, then repeat with a focus on the communication concept of dancing "with' your partner and not "around" them.
Sun, Sep 6: 12:15-1:15pm Classes
Beg/Int Lindy Hop Part 2
2nd Floor Hoffner Ballroom
Jay Sheaffer & Joel Doomoe
Continuing on from the first class, we will carry on with developing good Lindy Hop habits while exploring additional movement and partnering choices.
Beg/Int Blues Dance Part 2
3rd Floor Tango Palace
Rachel Payne & Aaron Mabson
As acontinuation of Aaron and Rachel's previous class, this class willmove students toward more fluent conversation and better coordination by expanding partner dance communication tools. We'll focus on pre-move preparation (The Prep Step), then how to drive and follow through move sets, gradually improving junctions for connecting multiple moves together smoothly.
Lunch Break 1:15pm
Sun, Sep 6: 1:45-3pm Free Presentation (bring your lunch!)
Swing Dance DJ Training (All Levels)
1:45-3pm - 2nd Floor Hoffner Ballroom
Alina Lusebrink
Impress your parents! Amaze your friends! Win the hearts of thousands of adoring fans!
Learn the fundamentals of what it takes to inspire people into dance-crazed lunacy!
Sun, Sep 6: 3:15-4:15pm Classes
Int/Adv Lindy Hop
2nd Floor Hoffner Ballroom
Shannon Varner & Shelby L. Johnson
This class is intended for experienced dancers who already dance Lindy Hop socially and functionally. It is not intended to be a continuation of (or even strongly related to) the Beg/Int Lindy Hop classes from earlier in the day. This class could go in many directions, but the intention is to expand your Lindy Hop toolbox and invigorate your dancing.
Int/Adv Blues Dance
3rd Floor Tango Palace
Travis Hartman & Leah J. Hill
This class is intended for experienced dancers who already Blues Dance socially and functionally. It is not intended to be a continuation of (or even strongly related to) the Beg/Int Blues Dance classes from earlier in the day. This class could go in many directions, but the intention is to expand your Blues Dance toolbox and invigorate your dancing.
Sun, Sep 6: 4:30-5:30pm Classes
Zydeco (All Levels)
2nd Floor Hoffner Ballroom
Delaan Sumler & Joel Domoe
This class is a beginning level class that will teach the basics so anyone can begin to dance Zydeco. It will also feature some intermediate level content toward the end to challenge fast learners or dancers with some Zydeco experience. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Argentine Tango (All Levels)
3rd Floor Tango Palace
Michael Wizer & Julie Barnett from Tango Northside
This class is your entry point to Argentine Tango. We Will teach and explore the embrace, the conformation of the bodies, the walk, and the music. For all levels of dancers.
Dinner Break 5:30pm
7:15-8:15pm Class
(Included free with Dance Admission)
Icebreaker/Lesson (All Levels): Blues Movement in 12 Bars
7:15-8:15pm - 2nd Floor Hoffner Ballroom
Joel Domoe
This class is intended to warm up our bodies and our awareness of each other as a community, while we gather before the dance. We'll serve that purpose in a heaping dish of movement technique with musicality on the side. We will NOT (sorry) be visiting a dozen drinking establishments.