Hepcat Swing

Weekly Monday Night Dances
2026-06-01 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-04 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-04-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-04-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-04-13 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) and 14 more dates | Hepcat Swing Studio, 42 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1L6, Canada
Like many new skills, dancing is best learned by doing! We are doing our best to provide you with opportunities to come out and dance, socialize, and listen to great music.
Almost every Monday night at Hepcat Swing, we feature great swing music to keep you dancing all night! We are a friendly bunch of people who love to see new faces out on a Monday night! The dancing starts at 8:00, with an introductory lesson at 7:30 included in the admission price to get you started (no partner or experience required). Dancing ends around 10:00, depending on how much fun we are having!
Important note: Please use our Facebook or Instagram pages to confirm whether the dance is happening for a given week (it’s faster for us to update our social media than this website, so we often make announcements there first).
Admission
General Admission: $12
Members and Students: $10
*Admission payments will be taken at the door.

The Beyond
2026-01-13 20:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-06 20:00 - 21:00
2 weeks of classes (Tuesdays, Jan. 6th & Jan. 13)
8:00-9:00 PM

This class is aimed at students who have been dancing for a while and are looking to take their dancing to a whole new level. Class content will be the instructor’s choice.
Drop by early from 7:30-8:00 PM for an extra practice session!

Approval from Amy or Jeff is required for registration.
Teachers are Tobias and Amy!
General Tickets: $45
Student/Member Tickets: $40

Practica
2026-01-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-06 18:30 - 19:30
2 weeks of classes (Tuesdays, Jan. 6th & Jan. 13)
6:30-7:30 PM

Looking for a place to workshop a new move or two? Wanting some guidance from experienced teachers and dancers? Or just looking for a little extra practice time outside of the social dance? Join us for our Practica mini-session. We’ll be playing music, you bring a move you’re working on, a skill you’re developing, or a goal you’re working towards.
Stay from 7:30-8:00 PM for an extra practice session for the class!

Open to all levels!

Charleston - Beyond the Basics
2025-12-10 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday, Nov. 3 – Dec. 10)
8:30-9:30pm
Charleston is a great option for faster music, for un-dizzying yourself after a bunch of swing outs, or as a fun style in its own right. In this class, we’re moving into intermediate/ advanced moves, including tandem Charleston.
This is a class for students already comfortable with the basic footwork as well as side-by-side Charleston.
Teachers: Tobias and Amy!

Swing 0 - Guide to Swing Dancing
2025-12-10 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday, Nov. 3 – Dec. 10)
7:30-8:30 PM
Have you always wanted to learn how to dance, but didn’t think you could? This is the course for you! Join us for six weeks of super fun, super accessible swing dance basics designed to get you up and moving to the music as quickly and as confidently as possible. Anyone can do this class! :). We’ll explore the basics of connection with your body, the music, and another person, all skills that can be applied to other styles of dancing as well.
No partner or experience needed, just your dancing shoes and a smile!
Teachers: Dylan and Amy!

Lindy Hop 1
2025-12-10 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday, Nov. 3 – Dec. 10)
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.
Teachers: Dylan and Naomi!

Lindy Hop 4B
2025-12-09 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday, Nov. 3 – Dec. 10)
8:30-9:30 pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4A or permission from the teachers.
In this class, we will continue to elevate your 4A skills, such as 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 Follow’s 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!
