June Swing Dance Lessons

Name: June Swing Dance Lessons
Start: 2024-06-26T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-26T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 221 Water St. E, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Virginia

Schedule

Wed Jun 26 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

221 Water St. E, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Virginia | Charlottesville, VA

Join us for our June swing dance lesson series!
Week 1 (June 5): Swing 101 - The first Wednesday of each month, SwingCville teaches an introduction to Lindy Hop class. Start here if you've never danced before, if you want to practice your basics, or if you want to hear the wisdom of our different teachers and how each thinks about dance a little differently!
Week 2 (June 12): Musicality: Song Structure - This week we'll learn how to identify structures in songs and how to carry cool ideas to the end of a musical phrase to be able to connect more closely with the music while you're dancing.
Week 3 (June 19): Musical Variations - This week we'll focus on hitting big moments in a song, dancing to the mood of the music, and other practical ways to incorporate musicality into your dancing.
Week 4 (June 26): Dancing to Live Music - Lindy Hop was black dancers' response to dancing to big band jazz in Harlem New York in the 1920's and 1930's. Jazz music, especially when played live, is as living and dynamic as the person you're dancing with! Learn about the special experience of dancing to live music and how to really have fun with it!
***Masks are optional at SwingCville events, and we will no longer require vaccinations as of August 1, 2023. We are so happy to be a community that is supportive of different dancers' preferences and will always support folks who still want to wear masks while dancing.
Each night:
6:45pm -- Please arrive early to check in!
7:00-8:00pm -- Lesson
8:00-9:00pm -- Social dance where you can practice your new moves, mix and mingle.
$10 at the door each night. Credit card payment is strongly preferred. Please let us know if the entrance fee is a barrier to you joining us!
Please Facebook message us with any questions. We look forward to dancing with you!