Weekly Classes in Gowanus
​Virus Response:
We plan to SLOW Re-Open in AUGUST 2021
Details here: Virus Response Statement Here

Sign Up Now for a Series!

LIMITED ATTENDANCE:
Part of our Slow re-Open will include a LIMIT on class size.
Which means classes will sell out
​Be aware

Classes will usually begin the first week of each month

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Gowanus Info

Weekdays (exact days pending)
7:00 - 8:00 pm Class
8:15 - 9:15 pm Class
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LOCATION:
Gowanus, Brooklyn
Exactly location pending atm

ESTIMATE Cost:
$17 drop in class per person*
$50 for the Month Series per person
$80 for Both Level I & Level II in the same month at the same location, teacher approval required per person.

Directions:
walking distance from MANY trains

The Door:
trust and walk up stairs, it's nice inside

* please note that classes are nonrefundable and paid for in person or paypal link at top of this page
* also please note that missed classes do not roll over to the next month
* Remember our classes are progressive throughout each month, we welcome people to start in the first or second weeks and not after.

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Level & Content Breakdown in Gowanus

​THE STYLES:

At Brooklyn Swings we rotate through the common Rhythms and Swing Dancing Styles you will see and experience on the Social Dance Floors of NYC and the Swing Dance Community at large.

Lindy Hop 8 (8 count rhythm made popular in Harlem, NY)
Lindy Hop 6 (6 count rhythm made popular in Harlem, NY)
Charleston (from 1920's & 1930's)
Balboa (founded in Southern California)

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Level Information

Both Series will cycle through 4 rhythms of Swing Dancing: Lindy Hop 6, Lindy Hop 8, Charleston & Bal-Swing

Level I

Brooklyn Swings will give you the basics you need to have a fun dance with ANY partner. They'll get you started and leave you only wanting more! This is a 4 part series you can take these in any order and start at any part of the series.  Video of Swing Dancing

Level II

​Brooklyn Swings is going to move you forward, beyond “just” a swing out. You will receive individual feedback across a wide range of dance concepts in a chill learning environment. Instructor approval required; please email us for details or questions (brooklynswings@gmail.com).Brooklyn Swings will give you the basics you need to have a fun dance with ANY partner.  They'll get you started and leave you only wanting more!
      How to get instructor approval: you need to dance with an instructor. You can come 15 minutes before class or you can take the Level I class (if before Level II) and treat it as a warm up then dance with a teacher before classes and pay for one class that night since it was due to leveling.
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Blues

Brooklyn Swings now offers Blues partner dance classes. Blues, similar to Swing, includes a series of styles. You will hear musical artist such as Duke Ellington, Etta James, Nina Simone, John Lee Hooker, Howlin Wolf and more. Come learn how to partner dance to this American Folk sound called the Blues.
Video of Blues Dancing