1940's Charleston
2025-04-22 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-04-29 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-05-06 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-05-13 20:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Hepcat Swing Studio, 42 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1L6, Canada
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Apr 8 – May 13)
8:30-9:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 1 or 2 is encouraged, but not necessary. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner to class.
Partnered Charleston is a dance from the 1940s which is danced to faster swing music. In this class, you will learn side-by-side Charleston, with emphasis on timing, kicking, posture, and clear weight shifting. This series will give you a good selection of movements to help you dance to those faster songs where Lindy Hop might not be as comfortable.

Teachers: Dylan and Tori

Lindy Hop 4B
2025-04-23 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-30 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-07 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-14 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Apr 9 – May 14)
6:30-7:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4A or permission from the teachers.
In this class we will continue to elevate your 4A skills like the high quality connection, movement and Lead/Follow skills you have been mastering. We will now take all these wonderful building blocks and apply them to connection isolation – which brings us to every Follows’ favourite embellishment: SWIVELS! Leaders don’t worry, we’ve got you covered too. The applications for you are how to enter on 2 and creating your own style. But, that’s not all! An added bonus for both Leads and Follows is a new move called switches!

Teachers: Jeff and Catherine

Lindy Hop 3
2025-04-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-04-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-14 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Apr 9 – May 14)
7:30-8:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 2 or the ability to comfortably dance several swing out variations. No partner necessary.
Lindy Hop 3 will pick up where level 2 left off. Are you looking for a challenge? A way to update your swing dancing with new moves? A way to dig deeper into your connection and musicality? Then this course is for you! This is a great class for experienced dancers as well as those continuing their Lindy Hop journey!

Teachers: Jeff and Amy

Lindy Hop 2
2025-04-23 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-04-30 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-05-07 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-05-14 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Apr 9 – May 14)
8:30-9:30pm

Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 1 or the ability to comfortably do a swing out from open and closed. No partner necessary.
This class will teach you several new variations on swing outs and fancy new moves. It will also continue to teach the history of Lindy Hop dancing, as well as musicality and connection techniques. This is a great class for experienced dancers who would like to refresh their dance vocabulary or brush up on their technique.

Lindy Hop 1
2025-04-28 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-05 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-12 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Monday Apr 7 – May 12)
6:30-7:30pm
No dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
This is a great class to get started with partnered swing dancing and social dancing in general! We will go from the very basics of Lindy Hop and work through enough material to get you dancing comfortably. We will also learn some history of the Lindy Hop and why we are still dancing it today. Taking this class would be a great opportunity for experienced dancers who’d like to refresh their basics or learn a new role.

Yoga for Dancers
2025-04-29 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-13 18:30 - 19:30
6 Weeks of Classes (Every Tuesday Apr 8 – May 13)
An approachable, beginner friendly yoga class designed specifically for dancers. Come to this class to develop strength, balance, flexibility, and control – skills that will directly improve your dancing.
Alicia teaches accessible, safe, slow flow/Hatha yoga. Poses are not about how flexible we are, but a tool to safely explore and expand our breath and range of motion. There will be a time for relaxation at the end of each class.
Bring your own mat, and 2 yoga blocks.

Lindy Hop 5E - Musicality
2025-04-29 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-13 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Apr 8 – May 13)
7:30-8:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4, or permission from the Teachers. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner to class.
Each time this level of Lindy Hop is offered, it changes to meet the needs of the students. Some of the topics may include: rhythmic variations, connection, swivels, breaks, musicality, fancy footwork, 6/10/12/14 count moves, ochos, crossovers, grapevines, different connection points (wrist, shoulders, hips, ankles).
Musicality:
Have you ever heard a song and wondered which type of dance you should dance to it? Have you ever looked at dancers on the floor and wondered how they always seem to make their moves look like they perfectly match the music? In this class you will learn how to do this and so much more!
Teachers: Julie-Anne and Antoine

Lindy Hop 1
2025-05-20 19:00 - 20:00
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday May 20 – June 24)
7:00-8:00pm
No dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
This is a great class to get started with partnered swing dancing and social dancing in general! We will go from the very basics of Lindy Hop and work through enough material to get you dancing comfortably. We will also learn some history of the Lindy Hop and why we are still dancing it today. Taking this class would be a great opportunity for experienced dancers who’d like to refresh their basics or learn a new role.

Lindy Hop 5F - Make Your Partner Look Swell
2025-05-20 20:00 - 21:00
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday May 20 – June 24)
8:00-9:00pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4, or permission from the Teachers. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner to class.
Each time this level of Lindy Hop is offered, it changes to meet the needs of the students. Some of the topics may include: rhythmic variations, connection, swivels, breaks, musicality, fancy footwork, 6/10/12/14 count moves, ochos, crossovers, grapevines, different connection points (wrist, shoulders, hips, ankles).
Teachers: Amy and Dylan

Choreography Class
2025-05-21 18:30 - 19:30
Prerequisites: None
Learn this original dance choreographed by the one and only Frankie Manning. In this class you will learn a specific set of steps and moves to the song “The Dipsy Doodle” by Ella Fitzgerald.
Teacher – Julie-Anne

Lindy Hop 3
2025-05-21 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday May 20 – June 24)
7:30-8:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 2 or the ability to comfortably dance several swing out variations. No partner necessary.
Lindy Hop 3 will pick up where level 2 left off. Are you looking for a challenge? A way to update your swing dancing with new moves? A way to dig deeper into your connection and musicality? Then this course is for you! This is a great class for experienced dancers as well as those continuing their Lindy Hop journey!

Teachers: Jeff and Julie-Anne

Lindy Hop 2
2025-05-21 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday May 21 – June 25)
8:30-9:30pm

Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 1 or the ability to comfortably do a swing out from open and closed. No partner necessary.
This class will teach you several new variations on swing outs and fancy new moves. It will also continue to teach the history of Lindy Hop dancing, as well as musicality and connection techniques. This is a great class for experienced dancers who would like to refresh their dance vocabulary or brush up on their technique.
