No Partner Required! The SwingColumbus Blog

QuickStop Event Announcement

2020-04-27T23:24:00.003-04:00

It is with love that we announce the cancellation of QuickStop 2020.

While it pains us to be unable to dance with you, it is the responsible thing to do. We will continue to follow the guidelines set by the State of Ohio and health professionals, and we hope to see you at the next opportunity we have for a fun, one-day swing-intense day. If you are interested in lessons and dancing in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact SwingColumbus for more information. We encourage you to support the full-time instructors and musicians from anywhere in the world who have lost business from these events, and we thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Please stay tuned to our Facebook page and our website for any updates, and when and how our dancing will resume. Stay safe and healthy!

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Jazz Appreciation Month: Ivie Anderson

2020-04-27T23:24:00.001-04:00

Ivie Anderson was originally from California and started studying music in school at age 9. She sang with Earl Hines in Chicago before she joined Duke Ellington’s Orchestra in 1931. She was a popular performer and often received top billing for much of her time touring with Ellington. She is known for helping to pioneer the jazz idiom in dance bands, and had a wonderful sophisticated sound. She also opened up Ivie’s Chicken Shack in LA. Ivie had chronic asthma and had stopped singing and touring with Ellington in 1942. She died in 1949 at the young age of 45. Most Lindy Hoppers know of Ivie from the movie “A Day At the Races” . She sings All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm, the song that Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers perform to in the movie.

See more Jazz Appreciation Month Posts on our Facebook page.

Please stay tuned to our Facebook page and our website for any updates, and when and how our dancing will resume. Stay safe and healthy!

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Weekly Dance and Lessons Taking a Break

2020-03-12T19:44:00.001-04:00

SwingColumbus is committed to being a fun, safe community. In order to keep our community safe, we have decided to cancel our weekly dances and our classes for the remainder of March. We are monitoring the situation and while we currently do not fall under the Governor’s guidelines for cancelling events here in Ohio, we feel, given the nature of our proximity to our fellow dances and close contact this is the responsible thing to do. We will continue to follow the guidelines set by the State of Ohio, and health professionals and once we feel comfortable we will return to our regular schedule. Please stay tuned to our facebook page and our website for any updates, and when and how our dancing will resume. Stay safe and healthy!

The Swungover Quick Guide to Coping with COVID-19

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Lesson Series// Level-Up Your Lindy Hop

2020-02-12T20:28:00.001-05:00

This taster course from December is back as a series, now with…more! Do you want to take your dancing to the next level, and enable more fun, interesting, and musical dances with other dancers? Do you feel like you’ve plateaued, and want to go higher? Smoother? Faster? Easier? This class is a great opportunity to push yourself and elevate your dance ability.

The taster course from December is back as a series, now with…more! Do you want to take your dancing to the next level, and have more fun, interesting, and musical dances with other dancers? Do you feel like you’ve plateaued, and want to go higher? (Smoother, faster, easier?) This class is a great opportunity to elevate your dance ability.

We are excited to dive deeper into some concepts we breezed through in the crash course, and develop your style in this incredible tradition!

This class will be taught in 45-minute blocks on Tuesdays in March, from 6:45pm to 7:30pm. (March 3, 10, 17, 24.) Please allow time for registration.

Admission: $45 General Public
Payment: Cash or check made out to SwingColumbus at the door.
Parking: Free Parking in Church Lot & United Way Parking Lot

“Mix and Match,” “Jack and Jill,” Call it what you will; it’s some of the most exciting social dancing to watch, and by which to be inspired!

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
404 S. 3rd. St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215

ADMISSION
$45 General Admission
Cash or check made out to SwingColumbus, Inc at the door.

RSVP on Facebook

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February 25 // Mardi Gras Celebration: Dinner, Dance, Live Music!

2020-02-01T17:27:00.003-05:00

You’re Invited! (Facebook Link)

You are invited to celebrate Fat Tuesday with friends, food, dance, and live swing music–a full night! The church will open its doors for a Jambalaya dinner from 5-7 (donations encouraged), and the music and dancing will follow at 7:30, for the rest of the night. Join us downtown, share your celebration with us!

Music by The Cincy River Rats at the dance, and Brenny’s Birdhouse at the late night party around the corner!

5:00-7:00 – Dinner (Donations Encouraged) by TLC
7:30-8:00 – Intro Dance Lesson by SwingColumbus
8:00-10:15 – Cincy River Rats Band $10
10:45 – Brenny’s Birdhouse Band at Mikey’s Late Night Slice

See you there!

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February 2020 Lesson Seminars with SwingColumbus

2020-02-01T17:27:00.001-05:00

Frankie Manning with the Big Apple Dancers.

Join SwingColumbus for their monthly lessons, starting TUESDAY, February 4th! This is the first month at our new-and-improved time and location. You’ll be able to practice your new skills at the weekly dance right after class. Even better, admission to class includes admission to the dance!

No partner required! We will rotate during the lesson so everyone can practice. SwingColumbus strongly encourages their students to attend all lessons, as there will be no make-up classes or refunds for classes missed. You must attend the first class to join the lesson series.

February Lessons

Class Location
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
404 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215

Free parking lot available.

Swingout Clinic

The swingout is the defining move of Lindy Hop, and it has endless reward and potential. Even the best dancers work on their swing out to this day! If you’re interested in reinforcing good habits, correcting some bad ones (maybe finding out what yours are!), or clarifying the connection and physics that make it work well, this class is for you.

The prerequisite for this course is to be familiar with moving through the swing out with a partner using triple-steps, but we are open to different confidence levels overall. When you take a swing out class, you can be sure to learn something new and refine your technique no matter your level!

Tuesday 6:45-7:30pm
February 4, 2020

Intro to Solo Charleston

Solo Charleston is a great foundation for your solo AND partnered movement, and is even seen in styles outside of Lindy Hop. Usually danced to relatively faster tempos and characterized by high-energy dancing, the basics can also be as small and quiet as you interpret the mood to be. In this lesson we will cover the basic movements that define Charleston, take you through some expressive variations and stylizations, and help you express music and connect with your body in a way.

No prerequisites required for this class.

Tuesday 6:45-7:30pm
February 11, 2020

Frankie’s Favorites

We will be teaching some of Frankie Manning’s favorite moves. Don’t know about Frankie? Come on out and we will tell a bit of his story, along with some of his moves. He is considered the Ambassador of Lindy Hop and has influenced generations of dancers. This class will share some of his favorite moves that he often lead on the social dance floor, which you see everywhere today. Come learn an iconic part of Lindy-hop!

If you would like to learn more abut Frankie today, visit https://www.frankiemanning.com/

The prerequisite for this class is to know some basic 8 count lindy hop moves, such as the swing-out and lindy circle, as well as your basic 6 count patterns.

Tuesday 6:45-7:30pm
February 18, 2020

Class Admission

$12 per class, or bundle $30 for all three; it’s a steal!

Cash or Check only at the registration desk.

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January 2020 Intro to Lindy Hop & Intro to Shim Sham (and Own it!) with SwingColumbus

2020-01-09T16:38:00.001-05:00

Join SwingColumbus for their January monthly lesson series, starting tonight January 9th! This 4-week lesson series is held THURSDAYS in January 2020: 9, 16, 23, 30.

Note: Lessons will move to Tuesdays in February 2020 before our weekly dance.

January Lessons

Class Location
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Clintonville 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214

Free parking lot available.

Intro to Lindy Hop

Start the new year with dance! This class is for brand-new dancers and budding regulars alike! No two beginner lesson series is the same, so this is a great place to come iron out your fundamentals to open up new worlds of movement.

In this Thursday evening lesson series you will learn the basic techniques in Lindy Hop, the authentic Vintage jazz dance of the swing era! This class will give you the tools to get started, working on footwork patterns and connection techniques so you can enjoy this wonderful partner dance.

Thursdays 6:45-7:45pm
January 9, 16, 23, 30

Experience Required: None!

Intro to Shim Sham… and Own It!

Learn The Shim Sham & Make It Your Own! Learn how to do this fun and easy line dance, then take inspiration from other versions to really dance it with your own style!

This solo jazz series is designed for dancers who have never danced before, or for dancers that want to learn more about solo jazz, different versions of the Shim Sham, and how to create their own variations. No experience or partner required!

Thursdays 8-9pm
January 9, 16, 23, & 30

Experience Required: None!

Class Admission

Class	General Public	Friend / Senior Member	Student / Ambassador Member
Intro to Lindy series	$50	$40	$20
Intro to Shim Sham series	$50	$40	$20
Both classes	$85	$65	$30

Cash or Check only at the registration desk.

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December 24, 31 // Take a Break for the Holidays, No Dancing

2019-12-18T09:38:00.001-05:00

Quick reminder that SwingColumbus is closing up for the holidays. The December 24 and 31 dances are cancelled.

We will see you in the new year for the Tuesday, January 7, 2020 dance.

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December 17 // Live Band Dance Party with Beginner Lessons

2019-12-11T09:19:00.001-05:00

Brenny’s Birdhouse will be playing on Swingin’ Tuesdays on December 17th! Brenny’s Birdhouse was formed right here in Columbus with dancers in mind, playing swing and blues music from the early 20th Century. Come join us!

No partner? No problem! We’ll rotate regularly in class so you have a chance to try what you’ve learned with many different dancers.

Friendly reminder to all dancers that for safety reasons, SwingColumbus does not permit aerials, also known as air steps or throwing one’s partner so their feet leave the ground. Watch out for each other on the dance floor.

All event updates will be on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/572155923520317/

Tuesday December 17, 2019

Time	7:30 – 10:15 PM Beginner Lesson: 7:30 – 8:00 PM
Admission	$10 General Public
Location	Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 404 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215
Parking	FREE parking beside church and in United Way parking lot

Free parking in church lot and United Way lot

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December 10 // Take a Break… Join our December 12 Lessons

2019-12-09T09:32:00.001-05:00

Quick reminder that SwingColumbus does not have a dance on Tuesday December 10th.

We will see you at the two-hour drop in lesson on Thursday December 12th, where introduce St. Louis Shag: https://www.facebook.com/events/1189946121215725/

Not sure what this dance is about? No worries, here’s a video of one of our favorite instructor sets, Christian and Jenny, doing what they do best.

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Announcing the SwingColumbus Apparel Shop

2019-12-05T09:17:00.001-05:00

Just in time for the holidays, SwingColumbus is offering themed apparel you can purchase for that special lindy hopper in your life. We have a number of designs across different types of clothing… see below for a sample.

To purchase, visit https://www.bonfire.com/store/swingcolumbus/

By purchasing a piece of clothing, you’re showcasing your style, and supporting vintage swing dancing in Columbus, Ohio. Revenue goes to venue rentals, live bands, and hiring DJs and instructors.

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Three Drop In Thursday Lessons this December!

2019-12-03T10:47:00.001-05:00

Join us for three special two-hour crash courses on Thursdays this December. We hope you have a blast with Leveling up Your Lindy Hop, Intro to St. Louis Shag, and Fast Dancing Made Easy. Keep reading to learn more.

Leveling Up Your Lindy Hop

Photo by Siriomi Joy Photography

Join us December 5th for the first of these exciting courses, Leveling Up Your Lindy Hop!

Want to take your dancing to the next level? Feel like you’ve hit a rut in your learning? This class is a great opportunity to push yourself and elevate your dance ability. Students will work on technical drills, focus on partnership, and learn some cool new moves in the process.

Visit the Facebook event for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/591476998287516/

Time	Thursday December 5th 6:45 – 8:45 PM
Admission	$15 for one 2 hour crash course $35 for all three December crash courses Cash or check made out to SwingColumbus, Inc at the door
Location	First UU Church 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Parking	FREE in church parking lot

Introduction to St. Louis Shag

Photo by Siriomi Joy Photography

St. Louis Shag is an energetic swing dance that came out of St. Louis in the 1930s and evolved from Charleston! Come join us for an introductory crash course to learn this exciting Midwestern style of jitterbug. No partner or experience required!

Visit the Facebook event for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1189946121215725/

Time	Thursday December 12th 6:45 – 8:45 PM
Admission	$15 for one 2 hour crash course $35 for all three December crash courses Cash or check made out to SwingColumbus, Inc at the door
Location	First UU Church 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Parking	FREE in church parking lot

Fast Dancing Made Easy

Lindy Hop is a dance often associated with its fast and energetic movements, but dancing at higher tempos is an art form all itself. Learn tips and tricks to bring your dancing up to speed, and have fun doing it. No partner required, but some swing and Lindy Hop experience is recommended.

Visit the Facebook event for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/509895016534631/

Time	Thursday December 19th 6:45 – 8:45 PM
Admission	$15 for one 2 hour crash course $35 for all three December crash courses Cash or check made out to SwingColumbus, Inc at the door
Location	First UU Church 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Parking	FREE in church parking lot

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This Weekend! Black Tie Party and Saturday Evening Dance

2019-12-02T22:47:00.001-05:00

We have a jam packed weekend for you this December 6 – 7, including our black tie house party and SwingColumbus on a Saturday Night: Holiday Edition.

Black Tie Holiday House Party

The Christmas Formal is back!

Break out your fancy duds, tuxedo jackets and formal dresses! We’re used to seeing each other dressed to dance, but this is our chance to get fancy. We will be getting together to celebrate the holiday and enjoy each others’ company before we all are busy or heading out of town for the holidays.

There will be some refreshments and treats but you are encouraged to bring holiday-themed snacks, potluck, and beverages to enjoy the season.

Join in the holiday merry-making, we’ll have holiday tunes playing, so come get some Christmas Spirit.

Looking forward to seeing you all fancyfied!

We’ll add the directions to Shannon’s house as it gets closer to the party.

**For those of you that are allergic, this is a household with cats**

Visit Facebook for event updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/2517318848513766/

Time	Friday December 6th 7:30 – 11:30 PM
Admission	Bring a dish or beverage to share
Location	Shannon’s House (instructions on Facebook)
Parking	Driveway It’s a really long, gravel driveway… don’t worry, there’s space

SwingColumbus on a Saturday Night: Holiday Edition

Welcome to the December edition of Saturday Night Swing by SwingColumbus! We are trying out a NEW LOCATION, so come check it out on Saturday, Dec 7th.

Put on your festive Holiday attire and come out and dance to a few of our awesome DJs spinning your favorite holiday and vintage tunes for you.

Visit Facebook for event updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/3438929092799099/

Time	Saturday December 7th 7:30 – 11:30 PM
Admission	$10 General Admission $8 SwingColumbus 2019 Member $5 SwingColumbus 2019 Ambassador Cash or Check only, no credit cards
Location	GoYoga 2246 W Dublin Granville Rd, Worthington, OH 43085
Parking	FREE parking lot

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November 26th // Live Band Dance Party with Beginner Lessons

2019-11-11T09:38:00.001-05:00

John Vermeulen Swing Orchestra will be playing on Swingin’ Tuesdays on November 26th for SwingColumbus Bands-giving! Come dance with us to some great vintage music!

No partner? No problem! We’ll rotate regularly in class so you have a chance to try what you’ve learned with many different dancers.

All event updates will be on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/426925311562427/

Don’t forget about our Big Apple crash course! If we have enough people, join our veteran dancers in a Big Apple celebration.

Tuesday November 26, 2019

Time	7:30 – 10:15 PM
Admission	$10 General Public
Location	Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 404 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215
Parking	FREE parking beside church and in United Way parking lot

Free parking in church lot and United Way lot

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Two-Week November Lessons // Learn the Big Apple!

2019-10-28T19:18:00.001-04:00

We will be teaching a Crash Course of the Big Apple routine. Choreographed by Frankie Manning in 1937, this solo dance is filled with high energy Charleston movements and intricate jazz steps. Not only is it danced here in Columbus on occasion, but you are guaranteed to see it at most big swing dance events around the world! This routine, passed down through generations of Lindy hoppers has some of the most iconic and storied moves in Lindy Hop. You will learn moves like the shim sham, gaze afar, applejacks and breezy knees. Come learn a piece of our Lindy hop history.

This routine will be taught during two 2 hour sessions, meeting on November 14th and 21st from 6:45-8:45pm.

The Big Apple Routine on YouTube

First UU Church
93 W Weisheimer Rd
Columbus, Ohio 43214

ADMISSION
$50 General Admission
Cash or check made out to SwingColumbus, Inc at the door.

RSVP on Facebook

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October 27 Dance Party and Charleston Lessons

2019-10-24T19:53:00.003-04:00

In partnership with the Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society, we’re offering a Charleston workshop on October 27th before the dance with live music from the Sunset Stomp Dixieland Jazz Band! This special workshop is only $20 and includes admission to the dance!

Photo by Miguel Acero III

Join us for an intermediate level partnered Charleston workshop from 11:00am-1:00pm with guest instructors Kerry Kapaku and Viktor Lillard. This workshop assumes some prior Charleston experience.

New to swing dancing or want to focus on your fundamentals? From 1:10pm-2:00, we’ll be having a newcomer partnered Charleston lesson with instructors Shannon Varner and Mark Calkins. This beginner lesson is free to all!

No partner? No problem! We’ll rotate regularly in class so you have a chance to try what you’ve learned with many different dancers.

Time	Event	Fee
11 AM – 1 PM	Charleston Workshop (Facebook Event RSVP)	$20
1 PM – 2 PM	Free Beginner Charleston Lesson (Facebook Event RSVP)	Free
2 PM – 5 PM	Dance Party with the Sunset Stomp Band presented in partnership with the Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society	$10

Saturday October 27th
11 AM – 5 PM
Clintonville Woman’s Club 3951 N High St, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Free Parking onsite

Read about the show and Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society at http://www.cohjs.org/

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Goblins, Ghouls, and Ghosts! Swingin’ Tuesdays Halloween Edition

2019-10-24T19:53:00.001-04:00

Join us for our 8th annual Halloween dance and costume party this Tuesday October 29th from 8 – 10:15 PM!

Photos by Tony Bentivegna Photography

Dress up in your scariest or silliest duds for our costume stroll at 9:30pm.

Haven’t danced before? No problem. A beginner East Coast Swing dance lesson is included with admission and will get you started to dance the rest of the night. No partner necessary.

7:30 – 8:00 PM : Beginner East Coast Swing dance lesson
8:00 – 10:15 PM : Halloween Dance + Costume Party
9:30 PM : Costume Stroll

RSVP at the Facebook Event

Regular dancers, welcome our new friends who are joining us after reading the article about our event in the Columbus Dispatch…

Hulk Hogan can dance.

So can a Smurf, the rapper Macklemore and Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.”

All have been spotted jiving to traditional jazz and swing music at past editions of the SwingColumbus Halloween party, which will take place on Tuesday this year. Dancing veterans and newcomers alike are encouraged to dress in costume, but never fear — lessons are available before the group dance for those without experience.

“For anyone who says they may have two left feet or is hesitant to try dancing for the first time, this is the perfect lesson to get started,” said Mark Calkins, music coordinator of SwingColumbus.

Although most swing dances focus on classics by big-band leaders such as Chick Webb and crooners such as Frank Sinatra, the Halloween dance will include out-of-genre selections such as “Monster Mash,” in addition to classics such as Sinatra’s “Witchcraft” and Lionel Hampton’s “Lavender Coffin.”

A costume stroll also is on the schedule for those who wish to strut their stuff.

Be prepared to switch dance partners often! We’re a social dance club and the best way to work on your social dancing is to learn how to connect with different dancer styles and levels of experience.

Time	7:30 – 10:15 PM
Admission	$5 General Public
Location	Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 404 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215
Parking	FREE parking beside church and in United Way parking lot

Free parking in church lot and United Way lot

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This Weekend! Workshop, Dance Party to Live Band, and Open Practice

2019-10-08T17:44:00.001-04:00

Join us this Saturday, October 12th! SwingColumbus is bringing you a dance workshop so you can participate in a global dance project, “office hours” to receive casual and fun dance mentoring, and our Saturday evening dance party to a live band.

Learn the Trickeration in honor of Norma Miller

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to be part of the Global Trickeration Project in honor of Swing Queen Norma Miller, and to learn her famous and challenging routine, Trickeration!

The Trickeration routine is a challenging solo jazz routine. No partner required! Students are recommended to have some solo jazz experience. Expect to be challenged and to have the class move quickly.

Dancers from around the world are learning Norma’s “Trickeration” routine and submitting videos for a compilation and live performance on December 2nd at The International Lindy Hop Championships in Washington, D.C. The final edited video will be shown on Norma’s birthday Dec. 2nd at The International Lindy Hop Championships as well as performed live by all in attendance! Use this opportunity to share this routine with others in your community who don’t know it and help us spread Norma’s legacy and inspiring life around the world! Long live the Queen!

RSVP	Trickeration Workshop on Facebook
Date/Time	Saturday October 12th 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Admission	$40 General Public Cash / Check to SwingColumbus, Inc.
Location	ARTISAN DANCE STUDIO, 4700 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OH, 43214
Parking	Free parking in lot behind building or on side streets

Dance Party with Chelsea Reed and the Fairweather Five live band

Join SwingColumbus for a Saturday night dance with swing jazz band Chelsea Reed and the Fairweather Five! https://www.thefairweatherfive.com/

This evening we will offer a lesson before the dance and also have special “60 Seconds of Fame” dance performances during the first band break!

**We may offer a concurrent intermediate dance lesson if we have enough dancers (at least 3 leads and 3 followers).**

Attire: Dressy Casual. Closed toe shoes required. We suggest low-friction (fast) shoes with good support for lindy hoppers.

RSVP	Live band swing dance with Chelsea Reed on Facebook
Date/Time	Saturday October 12th 7:30 PM – Midnight
Admission	$25 Preregister on EventBrite Cash / Check to SwingColumbus, Inc.
Location	CRYSTAL BALLROOM 402 E WILSON BRIDGE RD STE A, WORTHINGTON, OH 43085
Parking	Free parking in lot behind building or on side streets

Open dancing with instructor office hours

Interested in working on your dancing outside of classes? Want to take your learning to the next level?

As an added bonus, several of our local instructors will be holding “office hours” and offering mini private lessons for an additional fee.

Join us on Sunday, October 13 from 12:00-2:00pm for an open practice session at Artisan Dance Studio. Admission is just $5 for the whole session.

RSVP	Open Practice and Office Hours on Facebook
Date/Time	Sunday October 13th Noon – 2:00 PM
Admission	$5 Cash / Check to SwingColumbus, Inc.
Location	ARTISAN DANCE STUDIO, 4700 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OH, 43214
Parking	Free parking in lot behind building or on side streets

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POSTPONED: Rocktober 2019 Workshop Weekend

2019-10-02T23:35:00.001-04:00

A message from the 2019 Rocktober Organizers:

We regret to inform you that the 2019 Rocktober Lindy Hop Workshop weekend, scheduled on October 11 – 13, 2019, has been postponed to October 9 – 11, 2020 due to low registration.

In the 11 years that SwingColumbus organizers and volunteers have offered the Rocktober Workshop Weekend, we have never had to make this call. Those of you who have been a part of this event know how different and special it is and thus know the importance for this event to continue in the future. This was not an easy decision. We feel it is our responsibility to you, the attendees, to provide the intensive workshop weekend experience you expect.

Registered attendees have two options:

Keep your registration for the 2020 event, or
Ask for a cancellation and refund.

We sent an email to all registrants. Reply to the Rocktober email with “Keep” or “Refund” by Thursday 8 PM October 10, 2019.

We will process all responses by midnight Friday Oct 11, 2019. Registrations without responses by this time will be cancelled and refunded.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause to your plans. We still want to see you on the dance floor, so we intend to host a dance Saturday 7:30 PM October 12th with Chelsea Reed and the Fairweather Five. You may pre-register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-night-only-swing-dance-with-chelsea-reed-and-the-fairweather-five-registration-75085744483

We hope to see you at the Saturday dance, but if not then, soon!

Thank you for believing in Rocktober and investing your time and passion in our vision.

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September 17 LIVE BAND! John Vermeulen Swing Orchestra

2019-09-12T10:49:00.001-04:00

July 23 LIVE BAND! Anna Cecilia & the Big Time

2019-07-22T23:19:00.001-04:00

May 2019 Balboa Beyond the Basics & Lindy Hop Beyond the Basics with SwingColumbus

2019-04-24T18:20:00.001-04:00

Join SwingColumbus for their May monthly lesson series! This 4-week lesson series is held THURSDAYS in May 2019: 2, 9, 16, 23. No partner required! We will rotate during the lesson so everyone can practice. SwingColumbus strongly encourages their students to attend all lessons, as there will be no make-up classes or refunds for classes missed.

You must attend the first class to join the entire series.

Beyond the Basics Balboa: 6:45 – 7:45 PM

This 4 week progressive course continues exploring the fabulous swing dance of Balboa with Lisa and Eric. This is a fast-paced dance, danced in close proximity with a partner and emphasis on footwork rhythms and patterns.

No partner required! We are friendly social group and will rotate partners in class.

This class series is designed for dancers who are familiar with the Balboa basic and come around. Talk to an organizer if you aren’t familiar with these movements but want to take the course. No partner is required in order to take this class.

Beyond the Basics Lindy Hop: 8:00 – 9:00 PM

This progressive course will take the basic moves from Lindy Hop and add some variations. This class series will give you some transitions and enable to link the swing-out to other moves within the Lindy Hop genre. SwingColumbus will prepare you to dance socially with swing dancers from Columbus and around the world. No partner required! We are friendly social group and will rotate partners in class.

This class series is designed for dancers who have taken at least 2 Lindy Hop series classes with SwingColumbus.

SwingColumbus strongly encourages their students to attend all lessons, as there will be no make-up classes or refunds for classes missed.

Class Location
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Clintonville 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214

Free parking lot available.

Class	General Public	Friend / Senior Member	Student / Ambassador Member
Balboa Series	$50	$40	$20
Lindy Hop Series	$50	$40	$20
Unsure this class is for you? Drop in for the first class of the month and pay the rest once you join the entire lesson series	$15 each	$15 each	$15 each

Cash or Check only at the registration desk.

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April 2019 Charleston: Beyond the Basics & Intro to Lindy Hop with SwingColumbus

2019-03-26T18:49:00.001-04:00

Join SwingColumbus for their March monthly lesson series! This 4-week lesson series is held THURSDAYS in March 2019: 7, 14, 21, and 28. No partner required! We will rotate during the lesson so everyone can practice. SwingColumbus strongly encourages their students to attend all lessons, as there will be no make-up classes or refunds for classes missed.

You must attend the first class to join the entire series.

Beyond the Basics Lindy Hop 6:45 – 7:45 PM

Whether you’ve been coming to the March lessons or have some prior dance experience, Beyond the Basics aims to provide valuable knowledge and encourage exploration beyond the class itself. This 4-week series expands on the basic Lindy Hop fundamentals, while providing structure to facilitate “in the moment” reaction and expression with your partner. This class series will prepare you to dance socially with swing dancers from Columbus and around the world.

This class series is designed for dancers who have taken Introduction to Lindy Hop or have a good basic understanding of the rhythms and mechanics of the dance. No partner required! We are friendly social group and will rotate partners in class.

Introduction to Balboa: 8:00 – 9:00 PM

If you seek another way to connect, dancing to faster music, or expanding your dance vocabulary, this is a prime opportunity! Balboa in its pure form is an intrinsically simple dance, but as the dance evolved in the context of swing it became a vibrant combination of steps, turns, variations—widely known as Bal-Swing. All forms of Balboa can be danced at a wide variety of tempos, and in combination with other dance styles. Come to refresh your dance journey!

It is recommended you have some familiarity with dancing in time while connected with a partner, before taking this class, but all levels are welcome. This progressive series will prepare you to dance socially with swing dancers everywhere. No partner required! We are friendly social group and will rotate partners in class.

(Tip: Next month: more Balboa! Break in your skills in preparation for All Balboa Weekend in Cleveland!)

SwingColumbus strongly encourages their students to attend all lessons, as there will be no make-up classes or refunds for classes missed.

Class Location
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Clintonville 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214

Free parking lot available.

Class	General Public	Friend / Senior Member	Student / Ambassador Member
Charleston Basics	$50	$40	$20
Intro to Lindy Hop	$50	$40	$20
Unsure this class is for you? Drop in for the first class of the month and pay the rest once you join the entire lesson series	$15 each	$15 each	$15 each

Cash or Check only at the registration desk.

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March 9: SwingColumbus DJ Summit & Workshop

2019-03-06T16:26:00.001-05:00

Charleston: Beyond the Basics & Intro to Lindy Hop with SwingColumbus

2019-02-28T20:16:00.001-05:00

You must attend the first class to join the entire series.

Charleston: Beyond the Basics 6:45 – 7:45 PM

This progressive 4-week course expands on the basic Charleston from last month’s series. Increasing your Charleston proficiency opens up a world of musical expression in partnered *and* solo dancing! Charleston blends with many styles of Jitterbug and Lindy Hop and great to know for faster songs with higher tempos. This class series will prepare you to dance socially with swing dancers from Columbus and around the world.

This class series is designed for dancers who are comfortable with Charleston basics or have taken at least one Charleston progressive course.

No partner required! We are friendly social group and will rotate partners in class.

Intro to Lindy Hop Series: 8:00 – 9:00 PM

This progressive course introduces the fabulous swing dance called Lindy Hop. This class series will prepare you to dance socially with swing dancers from Columbus and around the world. No partner required! We are friendly social group and will rotate partners in class.

This class series is designed for dancers who have taken less than 4 Lindy Hop series classes with SwingColumbus. Or, for those who want to refine their fundamentals, this is also a great time to refresh some concepts that make Lindy Hop work and get some practical experience!

SwingColumbus strongly encourages their students to attend all lessons, as there will be no make-up classes or refunds for classes missed.

Class Location
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Clintonville 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214

Free parking lot available.

Class	General Public	Friend / Senior Member	Student / Ambassador Member
Intro to Lindy Hop	$50	$40	$20
Intro to St. Louis Shag	$50	$40	$20
Unsure this class is for you? Drop in for the first class of the month and pay the rest once you join the entire lesson series	$15 each	$15 each	$15 each

Cash or Check only at the registration desk.

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