Updates & Info

Don’t forget, there will be no dance this coming Monday due to the Labour Day Holiday. Our dedicated teachers, DJs, and volunteers are taking a well-earned break. 🙂 See you for the next one on Monday Sept. 11!

We have a full line-up of Lindy Hop classes for you to enjoy, starting the week of Sept. 11, and registration is now open online and in the studio! And don’t forget to sign in first if you’re a member to access discounted member pricing! (At the bottom of any page, next to (c) 2023 Hepcat Swing). To find the dates and times of the classes, and to register through our new website, CLICK HERE.

Hello Hepcats, and welcome to our new and improved website, made possible by volunteer Laura Weeks, the Hepcats Board, and our friends at Peaceworks. <3 We’re still updating the content here and there, but you’ll find you’re now able to register and pay for lessons, as well as maintain your membership account. If you happen to find any links that don’t work or content that doesn’t make sense, please feel free to email us at info@hepcatswing.com

November and December Classes!

We’ve got a whole new lineup of classes being offered for November and December! Some old favourites and some new classes being offered for the first time! If you’re interested please check out our lessons page!

AGM News!

Our 2022 AGM was held yesterday. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was great to see such engagement from the membership!

There’s a new Board of Directors: Matthew Wiebe, Katelyn Versteeg, David Wang, Greg Nash and Amy Yardley. Our Board page will be updated with their names and headshots shortly.

Special thanks to Catherine Fife for attending and for her kind words in recognizing our OTF Operating Grant. You can a media release regarding that here

Social Dance Update!

We’ll be hosting our first social dance of the season this Monday September 12th at our Erb St location. Dance starts at 9:00 and ends at 11:00. There’s going to be a refresher class for experienced dancers from 7:30-8:30, and an intro lesson at 8:30.

This dance will be free admission, so come out and join in!

We will be requiring proof of vaccination and masking throughout the event. If you have any questions please email info@hepcatswing.com

Hey Hepcats!

We’re in the process of opening for a Fall session! We’ll be offering two classes starting in September, Lindy 1 and Blues 1. Please check our lessons page for more details and registration info!

We’re also planning a social dance, on Monday September 12th from 9:00-11:00! There will be free admission to this dance! Location and further details still TBA. We still have the studio you’re all familiar with, but we have a new surprise location that may be ready in time!

If you’d be interested in volunteering to help get things running, please check out our volunteer information page or email us at info@hepcatswing.com.

See you all on the dance floor!

The Hepcat Swing Team

Hey there Hepcats,

We hope everyone is staying safe. With COVID numbers dropping and the province reopening, Hepcat Swing is looking to start up classes again early to mid spring. However, as partner dance is a higher risk activity, we want to be careful to not open up too soon and put the members of our community at risk. We have been watching the trends, and specifically the wastewater levels. We’d like to see the numbers be consistently trending down and reach levels from before Christmas before we start classes again. We will keep actively monitoring in the next few weeks to see the impact of reduced provincial measures and decide on more specific timelines to start registrations. 

If you have any questions you can reach us at info@hepcatswing.com

The Hepcat Swing Team

Hi Hepcats Community,

Given the state of COVID and Omicron in Ontario, we have decided to postpone any plans for January classes. We were so thrilled to be able to run some classes during the fall while it was safer, and want to thank everyone involved! Whether you were a student, teacher, or working behind the scenes organizing, we’re grateful.

We’ll be keeping an eye on the situation and posting more announcements here and on social media in the new year. But for now, we don’t expect to be running any classes or dances in January. We’ll be looking to reopen yet again when things are safer.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at info@hepcatswing.com

Have a safe and restful holiday

The Hepcat Swing Team

Hi Hepcats Members,

It’s been a long time, but we’re happy to announce that we have plans to start resuming activities again soon! This fall we’ll be rolling out new class series, beginning September 20th with some solo dance classes. Registration is now open, so please check out our class page for more details and to sign up! These classes will all be socially distanced, with masks required. We’re limiting the number of people who can be participating in the class so that everyone will have space to distance. We’ll also be doing your standard COVID screening questionaires before each class.

For more detailed information on safety with COVID-19 please see our safety information page.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at info@hepcatswing.com

Looking forward to seeing some of you soon!

The Hepcat Swing Team