Lindy Hop 5 - All Rhythm Go 5X5
2025-10-21 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-28 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Hepcat Swing Studio, 42 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1L6, Canada
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday, Sept. 23 – Oct. 28)
7:30-8:30 pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 4, or permission from the teacher.
Teachers are Catherine and Tobias!
This series focuses on rhythm as the engine of Lindy Hop. Each week highlights a different rhythmic “layer” that dancers can use to expand their vocabulary and play with the music. The emphasis is on versatility: moving between 6-count, 8-count, Charleston, half-time, and breakaway rhythms… sometimes in a single dance. Students will learn to recognize, embody, and transition between rhythms, and to build improvisational choices that stay true to the swing feel.

Lindy Hop 4B
2025-10-21 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-10-28 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday, Sept. 23 – Oct. 28)
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!

Swing 0: Guide to Swing Dancing
2025-10-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:00
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday, Sept 24 – Oct 29)
7:00-8:00 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!

Lindy Hop 1
2025-10-22 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-29 20:00 - 21:00
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Sept 22 – Oct 27)
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.

Weekly Monday Night Dances
2025-10-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-11-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-11-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-11-17 19:30 - 22:00
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.

Lindy Hop 2/3
2025-10-28 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday, Sept. 23 – Oct. 28)
6:30-7:30 pm
Prerequisite is Lindy Hop 1, or permission from the teacher.

So, you’ve got the basics down, but anything beyond that feels a bit shaky. This class is meant to give you some newer moves and variations to jazz up your social dancing and make you feel more confident. We will build on what you already know and give you new moves and variations to add some stuff to that tool belt. Get ready, set, here we go!

Jukin' Blues
2025-11-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-10 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-17 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Monday, Nov. 3 – Dec. 10)
6:30-7:30 PM
Jukin’ Blues is for all those who love those late-at-night, ultra groovy blues songs. Developed in kitchens and crowded living rooms, jukin’ blues doesn’t require a lot of space or movement to connect with the music and your partner, which is great for those late night house parties.
Teachers: Dylan and Sarah!

Lindy Hop 3
2025-11-04 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-11 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-18 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday, Nov. 3 – Dec. 10)
6:30-7:30 PM
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 Catherine!

Lindy Hop 5 - Break the Eight
2025-11-04 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-11 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-18 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday, Nov. 3 – Dec. 10)
7:30-8:30pm
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!
Curious about what might exist beyond the 8-count Lindy moves you already know? This class is all about that! Jeff is going to break up the usual 8-count pattern with a bunch of 6-count moves to add a little spice to your dancing.
Teachers: Jeff and Catherine!

Lindy Hop 4B
2025-11-04 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-11 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!

Lindy Hop 1
2025-11-05 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-12 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!

Swing 0 - Guide to Swing Dancing
2025-11-05 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-12 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!

Charleston - Beyond the Basics
2025-11-05 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-12 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!
