Upcoming events!
Check out these events and also like the facebook page to get a weekly list of swing dance and music events at www.facebook.com/AZLindy
April/May 2023
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Friday, April 28th - 4th Friday Swing Dance at Dance Wise
Join us on the 4th Friday of each month at Dance Wise Studio in Uptown Phoenix for a beginning 6-count Lindy lesson followed by social dancing - Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, and more!
Dancewise Dance Studio: 5555 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ
8:00-8:30pm: 6-count Lindy Hop dance lesson
8:30-10:00pm: Dance to Swing DJs
All ages welcome, no partner needed.
$15 (class cards available to bring the price down to $11).
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Thursdays in May - 6 count Lindy Hop
May 4, 11, 18, 25
Join us every Thursday night in May at Dance Wise Studio in Uptown Phoenix for a 4-week progressive 6-count Lindy Hop dance lesson followed by a social dance practice time.
Dancewise Dance Studio: 5555 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ
7:00-8:00pm: Swing dance lesson
8:00pm-8:20pm: Practice to swing music
All ages welcome, no partner needed.
$15 per class (class cards available to bring the price down to $11 per class).
These classes are progressive and build on the previous class each week.
Upcoming swing dance courses - Thursday nights at Dance wise:
May: East Coast Swing Beg./Int. (different material from Jan. class)
June: Lindy Hop FUNdamentals
July: Lindy Hop Intermediate
August: Partner Charleston
September: East Coast Swing Beg./Int. (different material from May class)
October: Lindy Hop FUNdamentals
November: Lindy Hop Intermediate
December: Lindy Hop Advanced - California Routine
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Saturday, May 6th - Road Trip Workshop to Prescott
Come up to Prescott for a swing dance workshop at the Prescott YMCA, dinner at the Raven Cafe, and then we dance all along Whiskey Row that night.
Workshop at Prescott YMCA - 750 Whipple St., Prescott, AZ 86301
11:30am: East Coast Swing
12:45pm: Lindy Hop FUNdamentals
2:00pm: Partner Charleston
6:00pm: Dinner at the Raven Cafe
8:00pm: Dance along Whiskey Row at all the places - live music and DJs.
Price: $15 per class or $40 for whole workshop (Class cards are accepted). Dinner is self-pay, dance along Whiskey Row is free (unless a bar has a cover charge).
Workshop and dinner is open to all ages, dancing along Whiskey Row is 21+
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Friday, May 26th - 4th Friday Swing Dance at Dance Wise
Join us on the 4th Friday of each month at Dance Wise Studio in Uptown Phoenix for an East Coast Swing dance lesson followed by social dancing - Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, and more!
Dancewise Dance Studio: 5555 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ
8:00-8:30pm: East Coast Swing dance lesson
8:30-10:00pm: Dance to Swing DJs
All ages welcome, no partner needed.
$15 (class cards available to bring the price down to $11).
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LIVE MUSIC AND SWING DANCE EVENTS:
Get the weekly list of live music happenings at www.facebook.com/AZLindy
Rhythm Room - 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix AZ
8:00 pm - 12:00 am, $15, 21+
Rhythm Room - 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix AZ
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm, $20, 21+
Rhythm Room - 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix AZ
8:00 pm - 12:00 am, $15, 21+
Red Elvises
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm, $10, 21+
Swing Out - Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa, and Blues Events around the World
see a full list of events around the world at: http://www.swingplanit.com/
March 10-12, 2023
Tucson Swing Festival
Tucson, AZ
https://www.tucsonswingfestival.com/
March 16-19, 2023
The Great Southwest Lindyfest
Houston, TX
http://www.lindyfest.org
March 17-19, 2023
Swing in Spring
Florence, Italy
https://www.facebook.com/swinginspring2018/
March 24-26, 2023
Vietnam Lindy Exchange
Hoi An, Viet Nam
http://www.thevlx.net
March 31-April 2, 2023
Tuscany Balboa Weekend
Montecatini Terme, Italy
http://www.tuscanybalboaweekend.it
April 5-10, 2023
Barswingona
Barcelona, Spain
http://www.barswingona.com
April 14-16, 2023
Portland Lindy Exchange (PDXLX)
Portland, OR
https://www.portlandlindysociety.com/pdxlx
April 21-23, 2023
DC Lindy Exchange 2023
Washington, DC
http://www.dclx.org
May 26-29, 2023
Camp Jitterbug
Seattle, WA
http://www.campjitterbug.com
Feb. 17-25, 2024
Lindy and Balboa Cruise from Tampa to Costa Rica, Panama, and Cayman Islands
Tampa, FL
www.LindyCruise.com
On the Web
Each month we will offer you some web videos that are making their way around the world. We have a video page up filled with vintage and new swing dance clips: azlindy.com/videos/
Jean Veloz dancing in "Swing Fever" colorized version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5F72xQtAFs
Nicholas Brothers Tap Routine in "Stormy Weather" colorized: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMbeDhG9fU
Global Shim Sham for Frankie Manning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_k_BIA_unI
Recommended Spotify Playlists
Try these playlists to listen to some great swing music.
Swing Music for Balboa: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1QpZX4ASwrThTeD6wnBeo5
Soul Lindy: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5r0gH4pJmjU74ARpho3PLv
Dance Etiquette - A Lindy hoppers guide to Dance etiquette
No unsolicited teaching on the dance floor
Remember, everyone at the dance is there to have fun. Do not correct or teach your partner during a dance; this can be demeaning to your partner. The exception is if your partner asks you for advice, and then only give it when you are completely assured they really mean it and if you have the capacity to teach it. Otherwise, just ask a dance teacher.
Ten ways to improve your dancing
1. Private lessons are the single best way to learn how to dance
2. Go to group classes and social dancing as often as possible
3. Attend weekend camps for an immersion experience and jump start your dancing
4. Travel and dance out of town
5. Dance with a variety of people, of all dance levels, as much as possible.
6. Watch experienced dancers when you go out, on the internet, and anywhere else you can
7. Record yourself dancing and look at your lines and how you can improve
8. Listen to lots of swing music and dance to live music as often as possible
9. Try other dance forms
10. Have fun, be creative, and don’t be afraid to make mistakes
AZ Swing Dance - Join the AZ Lindy Hop Society for the best swing dance events in the greater Phoenix area!!