This class will get you moving on the dance floor, and here we're focusing on the dance that started it all. This dance is often interspersed within any social swing dance, or can be danced standalone. Charleston is the jelly to the Lindy Hop peanut butter. This basic also helps you dance to faster music, without feeling like you're working too hard--but you'll never feel like you're getting this much exercise when you're having so much fun!

We will be starting from the connection and aesthetics of the basic, and moving quickly on to build on the technique and connection of other patterns in hand to hand and tandem charleston as well. No partner required. You must have either taken all three months of beginner series classes to register for this class, or have talked with one of the instructors about being placed at this level.

Join us for a new series of Wednesday classes that will take your Lindy Hop to the next level and increase your appreciation and understanding of the dance! We will be diving into topics such as the history and context of the dance, call and response with our partners, music guiding your dancing, confidence in improvisation, upping our fundamentals while giving them more sauce, and much more. After the 90 minute class, there will be an additional 30 minutes of open time with DJ’d music to ask questions, receive feedback, put new concepts and material into practice, and work through ideas with other dancers. This is an opportunity to not only elevate your own dancing and understanding of Lindy Hop, but to also uplift our dance community as a whole. Drop ins are allowed every week at a rate of $22/class as we will not be building on material from previous weeks.