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Stanford Swing Dancers

Lessons


We host free lessons every Tuesday night! Two left feet welcome, no partner needed. Come join the fun!

Tuesday Lessons:

We offer progressive lesson series each quarter! Lessons run 7-8 and 8-9 most quarters -- with some exceptions. Check out our quarter overview below!

We also offer free drop-in beginner lessons at 8p every week! NO Experience ever necessary.



What to Expect:

Our classes are taught by Stanford students, with occasional guest instructors from the local Lindy Hop community.


Our lesson series are designed with the goal of helping students become fun to dance with. We believe that just having fun is a low bar -- we hope that you will have fun regardless! Our goal is not necessarily that you will become a technically perfect dancer (unless that is a goal of yours!) but that you will be able to comfortably connect with your dance partners in a way that keeps yourself and your partner safe, and fosters a sense of co-creation within your partnership as you both respond to each other and to the music.


We are passionate about Lindy Hop and the other Jazz Era dances we teach -- we aim to teach with an awareness of the history and cultural context of the dances we teach. We think that engaging with the history and cultural context of these dances in our lessons is important for understanding this dance -- it builds better dancers.


What does progress look like? When am I ready to move up?

We've put together a self assessment for our intermediate leveled classes -- regardless of where you are in your Lindy Hop journey, consider taking a look to better understand our expectations.



Stanford Swing Dancers