Classes
Swing dancing for the first time?
We warmly invite you to join our free Beginner class every Wednesday night, 8.30-9pm at Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House basement, Central or Sunday nights 8-8.30pm at Delaney's Wanchai. If you would like to learn in studio, see below to find out how to learn to swing dance in a relaxed, fun and friendly group.
We warmly invite you to join our free Beginner class every Wednesday night, 8.30-9pm at Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House basement, Central or Sunday nights 8-8.30pm at Delaney's Wanchai. If you would like to learn in studio, see below to find out how to learn to swing dance in a relaxed, fun and friendly group.
STUDIO CLASSES
Chinny - 10/F, Richmond Plaza, 496 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay (3 minutes from SOGO)
Beginner Lindy Hop (5 weeks)
Beginner:6-counts & Charleston- Tuesdays Feb 21,28,Mar 6,13,20. 8.30-9.30pm- Sergey & Karen L
Beginner: Swingouts - Tuesdays Jan 10,17,31, Feb 7,14. 8.30-9.30pm - Sergey & Karen T
- Have you taken our free classes/ social danced at Grappa's and want to learn more?
- Do you want to learn or review absolutely fundamental Lindy Hop steps like the swingout, that we do NOT teach at our free Beginner classes at Grappa's?
Then our Beginner classes are for you! This runs as a 5 week course and is for those who have not yet learned 8-count or whose 8-count needs more time and practice. Beginner classes are progressive (each week builds on the previous week) so for maximum benefit we recommend you attend all weeks. No prior experience or partner required. $680 full course / Drop in $200 (no drop ins after week 2). Full time students with ID: $400 full course. It doesn't matter whether you take Beginner: Swingouts or Beginner: Charleston first, both start at the same level.
* Beginners must complete both Swingout and Charleston classes before moving up to Pre-Intermediate. Leads can repeat the same Beginner classes (Swingout or Charleston) for FREE!
Beginner: 6-counts & Charleston Learn 6-count and basic Charleston patterns (eg. side by side, hand to hand, kick‐thru, front to back, face to face). We teach you to lead, follow, stretch, connect and use motion, movement and momentum to create the dynamics of Lindy Hop.
Beginner: Swingouts Learn Lindy Hop 8-count rhythm, Swingouts and Circle. Progress to basic Swingout variations (eg. with inside and outside turns). We teach you to lead, follow, stretch, connect and use motion, movement and momentum to create the dynamics of Lindy Hop.
Beginner:6-counts & Charleston- Tuesdays Feb 21,28,Mar 6,13,20. 8.30-9.30pm- Sergey & Karen L
Beginner: Swingouts - Tuesdays Jan 10,17,31, Feb 7,14. 8.30-9.30pm - Sergey & Karen T
- Have you taken our free classes/ social danced at Grappa's and want to learn more?
- Do you want to learn or review absolutely fundamental Lindy Hop steps like the swingout, that we do NOT teach at our free Beginner classes at Grappa's?
Then our Beginner classes are for you! This runs as a 5 week course and is for those who have not yet learned 8-count or whose 8-count needs more time and practice. Beginner classes are progressive (each week builds on the previous week) so for maximum benefit we recommend you attend all weeks. No prior experience or partner required. $680 full course / Drop in $200 (no drop ins after week 2). Full time students with ID: $400 full course. It doesn't matter whether you take Beginner: Swingouts or Beginner: Charleston first, both start at the same level.
* Beginners must complete both Swingout and Charleston classes before moving up to Pre-Intermediate. Leads can repeat the same Beginner classes (Swingout or Charleston) for FREE!
Beginner: 6-counts & Charleston Learn 6-count and basic Charleston patterns (eg. side by side, hand to hand, kick‐thru, front to back, face to face). We teach you to lead, follow, stretch, connect and use motion, movement and momentum to create the dynamics of Lindy Hop.
Beginner: Swingouts Learn Lindy Hop 8-count rhythm, Swingouts and Circle. Progress to basic Swingout variations (eg. with inside and outside turns). We teach you to lead, follow, stretch, connect and use motion, movement and momentum to create the dynamics of Lindy Hop.
Pre-Intermediate: Transitions (4 weeks)
Tuesdays Feb 21,28,Mar 6,13. 7.30-8.30pm - with Sergey & Karen L sign up below
Now you have taken both Beginner Charleston and Swingout classes, and you have been learning 6-count patterns at our free lessons at Grappa's. How do you put all of them together? We'll show you how! At the end of this course, you should be mixing all the material you learned so far and able to comfortably social dance to songs at slow, medium and medium-fast tempos. Beginners must complete both Beginner: Charleston and Beginner: Swingouts courses before taking Pre-Intermediate. You will have missed no more than 1 class of the Beginner: Swingouts course. $500 full course (4 classes)/ Drop in $150. Full time students with ID: $400 full course.
Pre-Intermediate: Technique (4 weeks)
Tuesdays Jan 10,17,31, Feb 7. 7.30pm-8.30pm with Sergey & Karen T drop ins welcome
Believe it or not, the best part about this dance is that it feels good to do. Moves are important, yes - they are fun and challenging and make you feel fluent. If you think of the dance as a language, moves are the words. Technique is the grammar. Words are not so useful if you don’t know how to string them together. You can shout all the best, really complicated ones all day long, and go ahead. But without some kind of grammar, you’ll only seem crazy. Here we will teach you the key to unlocking those moves: pulse, frame, partner matching, stretch and compression, flow and continuous motion, and much more. Beginners must complete both Beginner: Charleston and Beginner: Swingouts courses before taking Pre-Intermediate. You will have missed no more than 1 class of the Beginner: Swingouts course. $500 full course (4 classes)/ Drop in $150. Full time students with ID: $400 full course.
Tuesdays Jan 10,17,31, Feb 7. 7.30pm-8.30pm with Sergey & Karen T drop ins welcome
Believe it or not, the best part about this dance is that it feels good to do. Moves are important, yes - they are fun and challenging and make you feel fluent. If you think of the dance as a language, moves are the words. Technique is the grammar. Words are not so useful if you don’t know how to string them together. You can shout all the best, really complicated ones all day long, and go ahead. But without some kind of grammar, you’ll only seem crazy. Here we will teach you the key to unlocking those moves: pulse, frame, partner matching, stretch and compression, flow and continuous motion, and much more. Beginners must complete both Beginner: Charleston and Beginner: Swingouts courses before taking Pre-Intermediate. You will have missed no more than 1 class of the Beginner: Swingouts course. $500 full course (4 classes)/ Drop in $150. Full time students with ID: $400 full course.
Focus Workshops
Feb 14, 7.30-8.30pm - Sweetheart Swing with Magnar & Lillian
The name of the game is for our dancing to be smooth and comfortable in our lead/follow and connection. We'll teach some fun sweetheart-variations, also known as 'the cuddle'! Minimum level required: you will have completed at least one of our Beginner courses. Come alone OR come with a partner! $150. Full time students with ID: $100.
Mar 20, 7.30-8.30pm - Big Apple I/ Tranky Doo with Karen T (Intermediate)
Every month, we will hold a workshop with an intense focus on a particular topic. Topics include Solo Jazz, Dancing Fast, Dancing Slow, Connection, Swingout Clinic, Swingout Variations, Charleston Variations, Show Routines, Balboa, Styling, even Just for Leads or Just for Follows. Most of these will be Intermediate level (ie. must have completed Pre-Intermediate before attending), but sometimes no experience is required.
We need you to register, please secure your class by submitting this form, even if we know you. Thanks for your support!
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RECOMMENDED SWING MUSIC FOR BEGINNERS
We can also help you with private classes, wedding dances, performances, parties and special events. Contact us at hkswings@ gmail.com for details.
RECOMMENDED SWING MUSIC FOR BEGINNERS
We can also help you with private classes, wedding dances, performances, parties and special events. Contact us at hkswings@ gmail.com for details.
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