Classes
Fall Classes
(check calendar for location)Welcome back to dance floor! Which classes should I take?
For our first session of classes, November 10 - December 2, the Chicago Swing Dance Society will be offering
- Beginning Swing,
- Beginning Lindy Hop,
- Intermediate Lindy Hop!
To register for classes, just show up 5-10 min. prior to the start of the first class.
Each 4-class sequence costs $10 for UChicago students, $20 for others. No special shoes or partner necessary!
Tuesdays:
Beginning East Coast Swing
Instructor(s):
Jeff Sterner and Elizabeth TuazonTime and location:
Tuesdays in the Ida Noyes Cloister Club at 9:00 p.m.Prerequisite:
Nothing, just comfortable shoes and enthusiasm!Description:
East Coast Swing, is the basic dance done to Swinging Jazz music. Beginning classes focus on six-count and eight-count rhythms, triple-swing, and basic figures and techniques therein. No social dance experience is required at all—if you can walk and you can count to eight, you have what it takes to learn basic swing. After this class, if you feel you're ready you can move on to Beginning Lindy—otherwise you can take it again!Wednesdays:
Intermediate Lindy Hop
Instructor(s):
Eduardo Rozo and JennTime and location:
Wednesdays in the Ida Noyes Cloister Club at 8:00 p.m.Prerequisite:
East Coast Swing and Beginning Lindy HopDescription:
This class will refine techniques learned in Beginning Lindy Hop and study more closely the relationship between partners, connection, control, and mechanics of the dance. These classes are designed to be taken multiple times each to solidify techniques. Intermediate Lindy will delve into the nuances and subtleties of the music and the dance that thrives on it. This class will focus on applying techniques to a wider range of tempos and syncopations, as well as addressing different topics within the dance such as styling and musicality. Content will vary with instructors, but this class is designed to be taken more than once.Beginning Lindy Hop
Instructor(s):
Jeff Sterner and Annie WarnickTime and location:
Wednesdays in the Ida Noyes Library/Lounge at 9:00 p.m.Prerequisite:
Beginning SwingDescription:
This class will build from the rhythms introduced in the Swing class, but introduce the basic figures of Lindy Hop. Basic variations will also be introduced and discussed. We recommend you take this class at least twice, as different instructors have different ideas of what a swing-out looks like, and this diversity is what makes swing dancing interesting, and it's what makes you a good dancer. If you wish, you can take Continuing Lindy Hop I at the same time as you take this class again.