Hepcat Swing

Lindy Hop 3
2023-09-12 18:30 - 2023-10-17 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Hepcat Swing Studio, 42 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1L6, Canada
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Sept. 12 – Oct. 17)
6:30-7:30pm
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.
Taught by Connie and Jeff

Weekly Monday Night Dances
2023-09-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-09-04 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-08-28 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-08-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-08-14 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-08-07 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-07-31 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-07-24 19:30 - 22:00 and 15 more dates
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: $10
Members and Students: $8
*Admission payments will be taken at the door.

Lindy Hop 4
2023-09-11 18:30 - 2023-10-23 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Monday Sept. 11 – Oct. 23) **no class on Mon. Oct. 9)**
6:30-7:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 3 or you have been dancing 8-count Lindy Hop for ever..
Drills for Skills! This class is focused on high quality connection, movement and Lead/Follow skills. It is not a move based class, but drills based. It will help you develop into a top-notch dancer, one who is smooth on the dance floor, has the capabilities of improvising and adding musicality to their dance, who looks graceful (swivels anyone) or funky. This is a great class for those continuing their Lindy Hop journey as well as experienced dancers who may not have taken lessons for years, but would like to clean up their moves.
Taught by Julie-Anne and Jeff

NO DANCE
2023-09-04
LABOUR DAY – NO DANCE

Lindy Hop 2 Mondays 6:15-7:15 May-July
2023-05-29 19:15 - 2023-07-03 20:15
Class session: 2023 May – July
Note: This session is already in progress. Registration has closed.
Day: Monday
Time: 6:15-7:15pm
Description:
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 1 or the ability to comfortably do an 8-count swing out from open and closed. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
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.
Class dates:

Monday, May 29, 2023 6:15pm
Monday, June 5, 2023 6:15pm
Monday, June 12, 2023 6:15pm
Monday, June 19, 2023 6:15pm
Monday, June 26, 2023 6:15pm
Monday, July 3, 2023 6:15pm

Lindy Hop 1 May - July
2023-05-19 19:00 - 2023-06-23 20:00
Class session: 2023 May – July
Note: This session is already in progress. Registration has closed.
Day: Friday
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Description:
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 to a full song. The class will include moves such as Gliding, Send Out, Return, Circles, Swing Outs, and Sugar Push. 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.
Class dates:

Friday, May 19, 2023 7:00pm
Friday, May 26, 2023 7:00pm
Friday, June 2, 2023 7:00pm
Friday, June 9, 2023 7:00pm
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:00pm
Friday, June 23, 2023 7:00pm

Blues 2 May-July
2023-05-16 20:15 - 2023-06-20 21:15
Class session: 2023 May – July
Note: This session is already in progress. Registration has closed.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:15-9:15pm
Description:
In an era when Swing was king, a moderate tempo blues was a welcome opportunity for dancers to slow down, catch their breath… and maybe take someone else’s breath away with some smooth and stylish moves!
In this class, students will learn the Ballroom Blues fundamentals of pulse, posture and partnership. This style of dance walks and strolls rather than rocks and rolls. Step variations and turns will be explored and students will use these to navigate the dance floor with confidence. We will learn fancy turns, promenade, a dip and how to match our dancing to the music (musiciality). Come on out and see what all the fuss is about!
Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
Class dates:

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 8:15pm
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 8:15pm
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 8:15pm
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 8:15pm
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 8:15pm
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 8:15pm

Lindy Hop 3 May-July
2023-05-16 19:00 - 2023-06-20 20:00
Class session: 2023 May – July
Note: This session is already in progress. Registration has closed.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Description:
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 2 or the ability to comfortably dance several 8-count swing out variations. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
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
Class dates:

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 7:00pm
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 7:00pm
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 7:00pm
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 7:00pm
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 7:00pm
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 7:00pm
