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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Hepcat Swing - ECPv6.11.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Hepcat Swing X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hepcatswing.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Hepcat Swing REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250317T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250317T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013235Z UID:10000884-1742236200-1742239800@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Ballroom Blues 2 (Close Embrace) DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Monday Feb 24 – Apr 1)  \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite Ballroomin’ Blues 1. No partner necessary.  \nThis class will continue with the concepts taught in Ballroomin’ Blues 1. It will focus on a new kind of connection\, the close embrace\, which makes the dance even smoother and easier to follow! Come and glide with us across the dance floor as we learn to connect\, flow\, and work together to create a beautiful\, groovy dance! The skills learned in this dance will help to improve all of your swing dance styles.  \n  \nTeachers: Connie and Julie-Anne URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/ballroom-blues-2-close-embrace/2025-03-17/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250312T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250312T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013823Z UID:10000913-1741811400-1741815000@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 1 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 26 – Apr 3)  \n8:30-9:30pm  \nNo dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance\, you do not need to bring your own partner. \nThis 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. \n  \nTeachers: Dylan and Catherine \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-1-12/2025-03-12/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250312T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250312T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013722Z UID:10000907-1741807800-1741811400@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 2 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 24 – Apr 3)  \n7:30-8:30pm  \n\n\n\nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 1 or the ability to comfortably do a swing out from open and closed. No partner necessary. \nThis 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. \n\n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-2-11/2025-03-12/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250312T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250312T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013621Z UID:10000901-1741804200-1741807800@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 4A DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 26 – Apr 3) \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 3 or you permission from the teacher. \nDrills 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. \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Amy URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-4a-8/2025-03-12/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250311T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250311T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013519Z UID:10000895-1741725000-1741728600@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 5D DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Feb 25 – Apr 2)   \n8:30-9:30pm  \nPrerequisite 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. \nEach 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). \n  \nTeachers: Julie-Anne and Jeff \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-5d-4/2025-03-11/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250311T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250311T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013412Z UID:10000889-1741721400-1741725000@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 4B DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Feb 25 – Apr 2) \n7:30-8:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 4A or permission from the teachers. \nIn 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! \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Julie-Anne URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-4b-6/2025-03-11/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250310T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250310T220000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20230322T141343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T194146Z UID:10000104-1741635000-1741644000@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Weekly Monday Night Dances DESCRIPTION: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. \nImportant note: Please use our Facebook page to confirm whether the dance is happening for a given week. (It’s faster for us to update our Facebook page than this website\, so we often make announcements there first.) \nAlmost 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! For those taking lessons\, you can get into that night’s dance for free. \nAdmission\nDJ’ed Dances: $10 General admission; $8 Members and students \nLive Music Dances: $12 General admission; $10 Members and students \n*Admission payments will be taken at the door. URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/weekly-monday-night-dances/2025-03-10/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Dances END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250310T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250310T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013235Z UID:10000883-1741631400-1741635000@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Ballroom Blues 2 (Close Embrace) DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Monday Feb 24 – Apr 1)  \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite Ballroomin’ Blues 1. No partner necessary.  \nThis class will continue with the concepts taught in Ballroomin’ Blues 1. It will focus on a new kind of connection\, the close embrace\, which makes the dance even smoother and easier to follow! Come and glide with us across the dance floor as we learn to connect\, flow\, and work together to create a beautiful\, groovy dance! The skills learned in this dance will help to improve all of your swing dance styles.  \n  \nTeachers: Connie and Julie-Anne URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/ballroom-blues-2-close-embrace/2025-03-10/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013823Z UID:10000912-1741206600-1741210200@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 1 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 26 – Apr 3)  \n8:30-9:30pm  \nNo dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance\, you do not need to bring your own partner. \nThis 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. \n  \nTeachers: Dylan and Catherine \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-1-12/2025-03-05/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013722Z UID:10000906-1741203000-1741206600@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 2 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 24 – Apr 3)  \n7:30-8:30pm  \n\n\n\nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 1 or the ability to comfortably do a swing out from open and closed. No partner necessary. \nThis 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. \n\n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-2-11/2025-03-05/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013621Z UID:10000900-1741199400-1741203000@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 4A DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 26 – Apr 3) \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 3 or you permission from the teacher. \nDrills 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. \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Amy URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-4a-8/2025-03-05/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250304T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250304T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013519Z UID:10000894-1741120200-1741123800@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 5D DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Feb 25 – Apr 2)   \n8:30-9:30pm  \nPrerequisite 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. \nEach 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). \n  \nTeachers: Julie-Anne and Jeff \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-5d-4/2025-03-04/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250304T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250304T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013412Z UID:10000888-1741116600-1741120200@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 4B DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Feb 25 – Apr 2) \n7:30-8:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 4A or permission from the teachers. \nIn 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! \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Julie-Anne URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-4b-6/2025-03-04/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250303T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250303T220000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20230322T141343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T194146Z UID:10000103-1741030200-1741039200@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Weekly Monday Night Dances DESCRIPTION: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. \nImportant note: Please use our Facebook page to confirm whether the dance is happening for a given week. (It’s faster for us to update our Facebook page than this website\, so we often make announcements there first.) \nAlmost 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! For those taking lessons\, you can get into that night’s dance for free. \nAdmission\nDJ’ed Dances: $10 General admission; $8 Members and students \nLive Music Dances: $12 General admission; $10 Members and students \n*Admission payments will be taken at the door. URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/weekly-monday-night-dances/2025-03-03/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Dances END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250303T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250303T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250227T013235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T013235Z UID:10000882-1741026600-1741030200@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Ballroom Blues 2 (Close Embrace) DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Monday Feb 24 – Apr 1)  \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite Ballroomin’ Blues 1. No partner necessary.  \nThis class will continue with the concepts taught in Ballroomin’ Blues 1. It will focus on a new kind of connection\, the close embrace\, which makes the dance even smoother and easier to follow! Come and glide with us across the dance floor as we learn to connect\, flow\, and work together to create a beautiful\, groovy dance! The skills learned in this dance will help to improve all of your swing dance styles.  \n  \nTeachers: Connie and Julie-Anne URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/ballroom-blues-2-close-embrace/2025-03-03/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250211T190307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T190307Z UID:10000874-1740601800-1740605400@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 1 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 26 – Apr 3)  \n8:30-9:30pm  \nNo dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance\, you do not need to bring your own partner. \nThis 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. \n  \nTeachers: Dylan and Catherine \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-1-11/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250211T190340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T190340Z UID:10000873-1740598200-1740601800@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 2 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 24 – Apr 3)  \n7:30-8:30pm  \n\n\n\nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 1 or the ability to comfortably do a swing out from open and closed. No partner necessary. \nThis 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. \n\n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-2-10/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250226T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250211T190344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T190344Z UID:10000875-1740594600-1740598200@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 4A DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Feb 26 – Apr 3) \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 3 or you permission from the teacher. \nDrills 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. \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Amy URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-4a-7/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250225T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250225T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250211T190347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T190347Z UID:10000877-1740515400-1740519000@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 5D DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Feb 25 – Apr 2)   \n8:30-9:30pm  \nPrerequisite 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. \nEach 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). \n  \nTeachers: Julie-Anne and Jeff \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-5d-3/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250225T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250225T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250211T190401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T190401Z UID:10000876-1740511800-1740515400@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 4B DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Feb 25 – Apr 2) \n7:30-8:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 4A or permission from the teachers. \nIn 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! \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Julie-Anne URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-4b-5/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250225T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250225T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250211T190403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T190403Z UID:10000878-1740508200-1740511800@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Balboa 2 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Feb 25 – Apr 2)  \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite: Balboa 1. Although this is a partner dance\, you do not need to bring your own partner. \nBalboa is a stand-alone dance that falls under the Swing Umbrella of dances. It is danced to very fast swing music. Taking this class is perfect for beginner dancers who would like to learn to do a partner dance. Or\, it would be a great opportunity for experienced dancers who’d like to learn a new dance style to switch to when the music gets too fast to dance Lindy Hop. \n  \nIn this series\, we will build on the basics of Balboa. The class will include a variety of moves in both Pure-Bal and Bal-Swing. \nTeachers: Antoine and Tori URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/balboa-2-3/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250224T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250224T220000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20230322T141343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T194146Z UID:10000102-1740425400-1740434400@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Weekly Monday Night Dances DESCRIPTION: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. \nImportant note: Please use our Facebook page to confirm whether the dance is happening for a given week. (It’s faster for us to update our Facebook page than this website\, so we often make announcements there first.) \nAlmost 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! For those taking lessons\, you can get into that night’s dance for free. \nAdmission\nDJ’ed Dances: $10 General admission; $8 Members and students \nLive Music Dances: $12 General admission; $10 Members and students \n*Admission payments will be taken at the door. URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/weekly-monday-night-dances/2025-02-24/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Dances END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250224T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250224T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250211T190406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T190406Z UID:10000879-1740421800-1740425400@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Ballroom Blues 2 (Close Embrace) DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Monday Feb 24 – Apr 1)  \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite Ballroomin’ Blues 1. No partner necessary.  \nThis class will continue with the concepts taught in Ballroomin’ Blues 1. It will focus on a new kind of connection\, the close embrace\, which makes the dance even smoother and easier to follow! Come and glide with us across the dance floor as we learn to connect\, flow\, and work together to create a beautiful\, groovy dance! The skills learned in this dance will help to improve all of your swing dance styles.  \n  \nTeachers: Connie and Julie-Anne URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/ballroom-blues-2/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250218T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250208T143126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T162815Z UID:10000872-1739905200-1739910600@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Dance Practica DESCRIPTION:This Practica is open for those students who have already completed all the Lindy Hop level 5s offered by Hepcats Studio. \n\nWhat is a Practica\, you might ask? Well\, a Practica is an idea I am “borrowing” from my Argentine Tango Days – basically it means to practise. It can involve\, but is not limited to:\n\n\npractising techniques and steps you have learned in class (for any style of dance we teach at Hepcats\nself-directed\nthere will be teachers present to answer questions when you get stuck (think of it as a group private lesson – which for only $10 is a huge deal!)\nwork with other like-minded people interested in continuing to improve their dancing\nrequest songs/styles of music or different tempos of music\nbring a video of a move you want to work on\ntake advantage of the studio/floor and mirrors (instead of having to find a space in your own home\n\n\n\n           And of course:\n\n\n\nlots of fun! URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/dance-practica-3/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250217T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250217T220000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20250208T163300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T163332Z UID:10000880-1739820600-1739829600@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Student Dance! DESCRIPTION:Along with being our Weekly Monday Night Dance\, this dance invites all the students from the past session to come to join our weekly dance for free! \nLike 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. \nWe 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! For those taking lessons\, you can get into that night’s dance for free. \n  \nAdmission\nDJ’ed Dances: $10 General admission; $8 Members and students \nLive Music Dances: $12 General admission; $10 Members and students \n*Admission payments will be taken at the door. URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/student-dance/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Dances END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20241214T193911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T193911Z UID:10000821-1739392200-1739395800@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Yoga for Dancers DESCRIPTION:6 Weeks of Classes (Every Wednesday Jan. 8 – Feb 12) \nAn 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. \nAlicia 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. \nBring your own mat\, and 2 yoga blocks. URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/yoga-for-dancers-11/2025-02-12/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20241214T193835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T193835Z UID:10000816-1739388600-1739392200@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 1 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Jan. 8 – Feb 12)  \n7:30-8:30pm  \nNo dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance\, you do not need to bring your own partner. \nThis 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. \n  \nTeachers: Dylan and Amy \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-1-10/2025-02-12/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T193000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20241214T193750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T193750Z UID:10000811-1739385000-1739388600@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 3 DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Wednesday Jan. 8 – Feb 12)  \n6:30-7:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 2 or the ability to comfortably dance several swing out variations. No partner necessary. \nLindy 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! \n  \nTeachers: Connie and Dylan URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-3-8/2025-02-12/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T213000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20241214T193659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T193659Z UID:10000803-1739305800-1739309400@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 5C DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Jan. 7 – Feb 11)   \n8:30-9:30pm  \nPrerequisite 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. \nEach 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). \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Tori \n  URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-5c-3/2025-02-11/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250211T203000 DTSTAMP:20250430T104755 CREATED:20241214T193609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T193609Z UID:10000797-1739302200-1739305800@hepcatswing.com SUMMARY:Lindy Hop 4A DESCRIPTION:6 weeks of classes  (Every Tuesday Jan. 7 – Feb 11) \n7:30-8:30pm  \nPrerequisite is Lindy Hop 3 or you permission from the teacher. \nDrills 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. \n  \nTeachers: Jeff and Tori URL:https://hepcatswing.com/event/lindy-hop-4a-6/2025-02-11/ LOCATION:Hepcat Swing Studio\, 42 Erb St. E.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2J 1L6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hepcats Classes END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR