Lindy Hop 1 or Take it Easy

No prior experience needed! No partner needed! Take this level for 6 months. We focus on:

• Groove/pulse & footwork for groove-walks
• 6 & 8 counts patterns with triples steps and charleston footwork
• Having a good partner connection
• How to explore swing music
• Building steady vocabulary
• Having fun on the social dance floor

We always welcome drop-ins, so you get to explain what you have previously learned and in such comprehend it better.

Lindy Hop 2

You have taken at least 6 months of Lindy Hop classes and you are familiar with the Charleston and triple step 6 & 8 count patterns. You come to a social dance at least 2x a month. This level takes 6 months and we focus on:

• Furthering your vocabulary
• Faster tempos & more complex rhythms with fast paced transitions
• Creating your own moves and developing personal style
• Exploring more challenging music

Lindy Hop 3

You have been dancing for at least 2 years (or you have been taking Unlimited classes for at least 1 year) and you are familiar with swing outs, sugar pushes and tandem charleston in both roles. You are familiar with basic solo jazz moves like Tacky Annie, Fall of the log and full/half breaks and can improvise on the social dance floor. You understand basic swing music structures like 12bar blues or we call it blues structure (6×8) or the AABA swing structure (one phrase has 4×8 and 4 phrases form a chorus). We have challenges for years to come in this level. You come to the social dance at least 2x a month.

Lindy Hop Invitation Level

We have to invite you for this group as is more based on a training team for ambitious dancers, so it’s not only fun anymore, but a dedication.

Balboa Beginners

No prior experience needed! You do this level at least for 6 months.

Balboa Experienced

You are comfortable with:

• Up-holds
• Down-holds
• Ad-libs (e.g. Crab walks, Paddles, or Scoots)
• Out and Ins (e.g. Circles and Crossovers)
• Lollies
• Throw-outs (a.k.a. Toss-outs)
• Swivels

Balboa Advanced (we hope to offer this level in September, so keep on Balling!)

You are comfortable with:

• Mixing footwork rhythms
  • Single-time (“quicks”)
  • Half-time (“slows”)
  • One step for every four beats (“super slows”)
  • Mixing Balboa (“pure bal”)
  • Swing (“bal-swing”)
• Doing footwork stylings that are independent from your partners footwork
• Out and Ins, Lollies, Throw-outs and Swivels are easy-breezy

Blues Beginners

No prior experience needed! You don’t need a partner. You do this level for at least 6 months.

Blues All Levels

You have dancing experience, but it does not have to be in blues, or you have blues experience or you pick up things pretty fast so you are up for a challenge.

Blues Experienced (we hope to offer this level in September so keep on Bluesing!)

• You have steady basics, like:
  • Touch Steps
  • Turns
  • Outside Turns
• You have a steady upward pulse
• You are familiar with dancing in closed, open and break away position
• You know how to lead and follow basics moves, so you are looking for the deeper layers on the dance

Shag Beginners

No prior experience needed! You don’t need a partner! You do this level for at least 6 months.

Shag Experienced

You have steady basics, double hop basic or kicks.

You know how to lead and follow basic moves like change places, tuck turns and shag outs, so you are looking for the deeper layers of the dance.

Solo Jazz Beginners

No prior experience needed!

Solo Jazz All Levels

For those that are ok to be challenged even when being a beginners and for those with experience (by experince we mean: you know basic moves that are included in the shim sham, or you have a lot of other dance experience and you pick up things fast).

Solo Jazz Experienced

You know basic moves that are included in the Shim Sham and you have a lot of other dance experience and you pick up things fast.

Solo Jazz Advanced (The material is included in the Invitational Lindy Hop Classes)

Shim sham is a no brainer. You pick up routines pretty fast. You are looking for the geeky stuff like speed, tricky rhythms, transitions, and challenging music.

As dancing goes, we dance on music! Understanding the music you dance on is essential. We discuss what is swing music, music structures, rhythm, key players in the swing genre and what we do with it as dancers based on games. The is an ALL levels class. However, we will be doing more in-depth discussions than we normally do in the other classes.

55+ & Take it Easy, Lindy Hop Beginners, Balboa Beg/Beg+

No experience required

Solo Jazz Experienced

You know your solo jazz basics or you have a lot of experience with other dances and you pick up things fast. You are familiar with basic swing/blues jazz music structures

Lindy Hop Experienced

You have been dancing for at least a year, you know your 6&8 count basics, and you have done Swing Outs and Charleston