Hepcat Swing

Weekly Monday Night Dances
2023-04-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-04-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-04-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-04-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-20 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | 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.

Blues 1: April-May
2023-04-04 21:00 - 2023-05-09 22:00
Class session: 2023 April-May
Day: Tuesday
Time:
9:00pm – 10:00pm

Class dates:

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – 9:00pm
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 9:00pm
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – 9:00pm
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – 9:00pm
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – 9:00pm
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – 9:00pm

Prerequisites: None!
Instructors: Jeff, Julie Anne, and Connie
Class type: Blues

This class welcomes new dancers into the simple joys of juke-joint blues, a gritty and intensely rhythmic genre of dance, grand-daddy to later styles like funk, hip-hop and even swing. In Blues 1 students will be introduced to fundamentals of jukin’ blues including pulse, posture and partnership. We’ll then build on these fundamentals by adding flavour with classic blues “grooves” like funky butt, scratch, low downs, mess around, and rhythmic turns. Students will also explore ways to dance with partners in a variety of positions including closed, open, and breakaway. Tie your shoes on tight cuz this class is fixin’ to knock your socks off! We’ll also discuss the history of the dance.
No dance experience necessary! Although this is a partner dance, you do not need to bring your own partner.
Want to learn ballroom blues? Come back for Blues 2 after you complete this class.

Lindy Hop 2: April-May
2023-04-04 19:45 - 2023-05-09 20:45
Class session: 2023 April-May
Day: Tuesday
Time:
7:45pm – 8:45pm

Class dates:

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – 7:45pm
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 7:45pm
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – 7:45pm
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – 7:45pm
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – 7:45pm
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – 7:45pm

Prerequisites: Lindy Hop 1, or equivalent
Instructors: Jeff, Julie Anne, and Connie
Class type: Swing

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.

Lindy Hop 3: April-May
2023-04-04 18:30 - 2023-05-09 19:30
Class session: 2023 April-May
Day: Tuesday
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Class dates:

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 – 6:30pm

Prerequisites: Lindy Hop 2, or equivalent
Instructors: Jeff, Julie Anne, and Connie
Class type: Swing

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.

Lindy Hop 1: April-May
2023-04-03 18:15 - 2023-05-15 19:15
Day: Monday
Time: 6:15pm – 7:15pm
Class dates:

Monday, April 3, 2023 – 6:15pm
Monday, April 17, 2023 – 6:15pm
Monday, April 24, 2023 – 6:15pm
Monday, May 1, 2023 – 6:15pm
Monday, May 8, 2023 – 6:15pm
Monday, May 15, 2023 – 6:15pm

Prerequisites: None
Instructors: Megan and Dylan
No dance experience necessary; no partner necessary!! 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 as well as how to connect with a partner. It will also include some history of Lindy Hop and the music we dance to. For experienced dancers, taking this class would be a great opportunity to refresh your basics or learn a new role. Due to the nature of partner dancing which puts you in close proximity to other people, we kindly ask that you wear a high quality mask to class to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or other illnesses.
