Hepcat Swing

Weekly Monday Night Dances
2023-10-23 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-10-30 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-06 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-12-04 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-12-11 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) and 5 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: $10
Members and Students: $8
*Admission payments will be taken at the door.

Tons of fun with Cha- Cha- Charleston!
2023-10-28 14:00 - 18:30
Saturday, October 28th
Classes 2:00 – 6:30pm, Dance 8:30pm – ???
Hepcat Studio (42 Erb St. East. Waterloo)
Looking for a fun way to spend a Saturday? Why not learn how to beef up your dancing with Charleston?! Charleston can be danced with someone OR solo. We will be learning the basics of Charleston, Side-by-side, Tandem and Solo 😀 It’s a lot to put into the time we have, but we believe you can handle it!!!! This dance is so versatile. You can dance Charleston for a whole night or sprinkle it in the mix of your other swing moves! No partner? No problem! We will teach you some pretty cool moves to rock it on your own! Great for brand-new beginners but also perfect for those who want to learn more after doing the Charleston portion of Swing Stew. Teachers will be Jeff Benoit, Megan Crawford and Amy Yardley.
Class 1 – Don’t kick me please! 2:00 – 3:00pm. We will go over the fundamentals of this fun dance style and give you some wicked fun things to use in any of your dances!
Class 2 – Kick it up Charleston! 3:05-4:05pm. Did someone say cross hand hold and smooth transitions? How about break variations and Stomps. Do we have your attention?
Class 3 – Solo Charleston 4:25-5:25pm. Ever hear a great song and want to dance but there is no one to dance with? Or maybe you just want to express yourself by yourself. Come learn a whole bunch of awesome Material. Here is a hint: Your feet will be happy!!
Class 4 – Tandem tricks and Tangles 5:30-6:30pm. Oh yeah. It’s tandem time BABY!!! You’ve seen it on the floor, now learn how to do it yourself. Learn how to step by step get in and out of this cool position, and do some fun extras along the way :D.

Lindy Hop 5
2023-11-06 18:30 - 2023-12-11 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Monday Nov. 6 – Dec. 11)
6:30-7:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4, this is mandatory.
(Our Lindy Hop 5 series will consist of several topics all at the same level. They will be taught on a rotating basis, so please read the title carefully to see if it is a different version of the course than you have taken in the past.) This class will build on the techniques you learned in Lindy Hop 4, teaching you how to use them to create fancy footwork, play around with timing and musicality in order to spice up your dancing and create a personal style. This will be done by mastering isolations so you don’t affect your partner style.

Lindy Hop 3
2023-11-07 18:30 - 2023-12-12 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Nov. 7 – Dec. 12)
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.

Lindy Hop 2
2023-11-07 19:30 - 2023-12-12 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Nov. 7 – Dec. 12)
7:30-8:30pm
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
2023-11-07 20:30 - 2023-12-12 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Nov. 7 – Dec. 12)
8:30-9:30pm
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.

Ballroom Blues 1- January February
2024-01-08 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Monday Jan. 8 – Feb. 12)
6:30-7:30pm
No dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
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 (musicality). Come on out and see what all the fuss is about!

Teachers: Julie-Anne and Connie

Lindy Hop 2 - January February
2024-01-09 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Jan. 9 – Feb. 13)
6:30-7:30pm
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.
Teachers: Jeff and Sarah Kate

Lindy Hop 4 - January February
2024-01-09 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-01-16 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Jan. 9 – Feb. 13)
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 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.

Teacher: Jeff

Lindy Hop 5 - Rhythmic Improvisation
2024-01-09 20:30 - 21:30, 2024-01-16 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Jan. 9 – Feb. 13)
8:30-9:30pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4, or permission from the Teacher. Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner to class.
In this series, you will take your dance skills up another notch by learning the art of changing out your basic footwork with variations which will help you to improvise your rhythms to match the music’s rhythms.

Teacher: Jeff

1940's Charleston
2024-01-10 19:00 - 20:00
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Jan. 10 – Feb. 14)
7:00-8:00pm
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: Tori and Dylan

Lindy Hop 1 - January February
2024-01-10 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-01-17 20:00 - 21:00
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Jan. 10 – Feb. 14)
8:00-9:00pm
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.

Teachers: Dylan and Tori

Ballroom Blues 1 - January February
2024-01-15 18:30 - 19:30

Lindy Hop 2 - January February
2024-01-16 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Jan. 6 – Feb. 13)

6:30-7:30pm
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.

Teachers: Jeff and Sarah Kate

1940s Partner Charleston
2024-01-17 19:00 - 20:00
