Hepcat Swing

Lindy Hop 5C
2024-03-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Hepcat Swing Studio, 42 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1L6, Canada
6 weeks of classes (Every Tuesday Feb. 27 – Apr. 2nd)
7:00-8:00pm
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.
Each 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).

Teacher: Jeff

Weekly Monday Night Dances
2024-03-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-03-04 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-02-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-02-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-02-12 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: $10
Members and Students: $8
*Admission payments will be taken at the door.

1940s Partner Charleston
2024-03-11 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-04 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Monday Feb. 26 – Apr. 1)
6:30-7:30pm
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 Julie-Anne

Lindy Hop 3
2024-03-06 20:30 - 21:30, 2024-02-28 20:30 - 21:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Feb. 28 – Apr. 3)
8:30-9:30pm
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.
Teacher: Jeff

Lindy Hop 2
2024-03-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-02-28 19:30 - 20:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Feb. 28 – Apr. 3)

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.

Teachers: Jeff and Amy

Lindy Hop 1
2024-03-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-02-28 18:30 - 19:30
6 weeks of classes (Every Wednesday Feb. 28 – Apr 3)
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 Megan

Yoga for Dancers
2024-03-05 20:15 - 21:15, 2024-02-27 20:15 - 21:15
An 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.
Alicia 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.
Bring your own mat, and 2 yoga blocks.

Lindy Hop 5
2024-02-27 19:00 - 20:00

1940's Charleston
2024-02-26 18:30 - 19:30

Swing Rueda Workshop
2024-02-24 13:00 - 16:30
Swing Rueda is a round or wheeled group dance that is adapted from the salsa rueda. Everyone moves in unison to the Lindy Hop figures that are called. There are plenty of partner passes and switches throughout the dance.

Class 1: 1:00-2:00 Foundations
Learn the basic structure and flow of the dance. Review swings outs, cross body leads, circles, coca-cola, and start your first partner passes and switches.

Class 2: 2:15-3:15 Building
Expand your repertoire by taking common Lindy Hop figures and applying them to a rueda. Inside turn, sushi-roll, outside turn, texas tommy and more.

Class 3: 3:30-4:30 Flashy
Learn more advanced figures that make the dance so much fun. Reverse, mini-dip, stop texas, amoeba, amoeba stomps, amoeba turns and more.

Classes are $20 each, or $50 for the whole event. For members it’s $15 per class, or $40 for the whole event.

Family Day - No Dance
2024-02-19

Lindy Hop 1 - January February
2024-02-14 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-07 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

1940s Partner Charleston
2024-02-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-07 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 5 - Rhythmic Improvisation
2024-02-13 20:30 - 21:30, 2024-02-06 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

Lindy Hop 4 - January February
2024-02-13 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 2 - January February
2024-02-13 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

Ballroom Blues 1 - January February
2024-02-12 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
