Hong Kong Swings
NEW CLASS CYCLE STARTS IN SEPTEMBER!
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Free Music ~ Free Classes ~ Free Dancing!
Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House basement, 1 Connaught Place, Central
Social runs 8-11.15pm. Free Beginner class 8.30-9pm. No heels please!
Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House basement, 1 Connaught Place, Central
Social runs 8-11.15pm. Free Beginner class 8.30-9pm. No heels please!
What is this thing... they call Swing?
Swing is Dance.
Danced mainly to the swinging style of jazz music from the 1920s-40s, lindy hop is a free, improvised dance with an emphasis on music, rhythm and groove. Slow and sassy or fast and raw, it originated in the Harlem ballrooms of New York in the 1930s. It has a rich and unique history. Most of all, it is a lot of FUN!
Swing is Music.
Swing jazz - the popular music of the 1920s-40s - is exciting and playful, rich and rhythmic. From the days when people packed dance halls to hear the best bands to dance to, such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, this music really, really makes you want to get up and dance.
Swing is Community.
We are a welcoming and open community run by volunteers who love swing for the social culture, history and sheer fun of it. Come and join us!
Danced mainly to the swinging style of jazz music from the 1920s-40s, lindy hop is a free, improvised dance with an emphasis on music, rhythm and groove. Slow and sassy or fast and raw, it originated in the Harlem ballrooms of New York in the 1930s. It has a rich and unique history. Most of all, it is a lot of FUN!
Swing is Music.
Swing jazz - the popular music of the 1920s-40s - is exciting and playful, rich and rhythmic. From the days when people packed dance halls to hear the best bands to dance to, such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, this music really, really makes you want to get up and dance.
Swing is Community.
We are a welcoming and open community run by volunteers who love swing for the social culture, history and sheer fun of it. Come and join us!
In the movies: Swing Kids (1993)
Social dancing (not choreographed):
Most famous lindy hop choreography ever (1941).
Competition footage from Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown:
Competition footage from the International Lindy Hop Championships:
Swing dancing and swing bands playing at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York circa 1930s.
Hong Kong Swing Dance