Swing Time! Dance Lessons

LINDY HOP

Learn Lindy Hop, the original swing dance! Our innovative teaching methods (no math or counting required) will have you swinging & grooving to the Lindy Hop in no time! We'll cover single-time & triple-time Lindy Hop footwork, arms, open & closed body positions, partnering, leading & following, and numerous techniques, styles, moves and variations. Moves will include the Swing Out from Open Position, Swing Out from Closed Position, Lindy Circle, Tuck & Double Turn, Open Break, Outside Swingout Turn, Inside Swingout Turn, Free Swingout Turn, Texas Tommy, and more! You'll learn how to incorporate Charleston into your Lindy Hop and how to mix Lindy Hop with East-Coast Swing. Whether you're new to Lindy Hop or have taken several classes, try these out -- we know you'll like them! Our Lindy Hop classes offer something for everyone from the beginning to the more advanced dancer. All classes stand on their own; you need not take one to take any of the others; but the more you take, the better your Lindy Hopping will be! There are no prerequisites, and no partner is needed.

Lindy Hop is a showy, playful, energetic, and fun dance that has surged in worldwide popularity over the last two decades. It can be danced at any speed, from slow & sexy to fast-paced & super-charged! It's also a highly versatile dance, a great one to know for just about any occasion. Whether the music is classic or modern, people Lindy Hop to anything ranging from swing, jazz, and blues; to jump, neoswing, rock&roll, r&b, funk, and disco; to modern pop, techno, and hip hop. You've seen it at swing dances across Tampa Bay, and now it's your turn to learn and dance the Lindy Hop!