Faq Category: General
Do you do private lessons?
We do! You can chat to your regular teachers in class about it or email at [email protected] and we’ll help you arrange something with a member of the team.
Do you teach other dances?
We teach dances that fall under the umbrella term ‘swing’, which includes, Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop, 1920s Solo and Partnered Charleston, Collegiate Shag and Solo Jazz. We’re really obsessed with swing and we don’t teach ballroom, Latin dances or Jive.
What exactly is ‘Swing’?
If you have watched “Swing Kids”, “Swingers” or “Malcolm X” you will know what swing is. Swing is a sound AND a dance. Swing music comes under the overall music umbrella of jazz and even though there is a lot of great modern swing played these days it all has that wonderful upbeat swinging dotted […]
What is the average age group? Am I too old?
You’re never too old to dance and we have dancers of all ages learning and enjoying swing dancing. The age range across our classes is 18-80! Our students predominantly range from their late 20s to 40s, but swing dancing is for everyone.
What do you teach?
We mainly teach Lindy Hop- an African American dance which developed at the Savoy Ballroom in New York in the 1920s. We have a weekly Blues dancing classes — check out our Stompin’ the Blues class page for a description of Blues dancing. While Lindy Hop is the flagship of most swing dancing, we also […]