Category Archives: Weekly Dances

Swing Dance this Thursday (9/14) @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hey everyone! This week, we’re back in the Friend Center Convocation Room this Thursday (9/14) starting at 7:00 p.m.

Here’s this week’s dance schedule – as we move on with our progressive Lindy Hop lessons, be sure to attend as many as you can since the lessons build on each other week after week!

7:00-7:10 — Check in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Progressive Lindy Hop with Rob and Zoe – week 2

8:00-8:45 — Beginner lesson with Kunal and Sam

8:45-10:00 — Social Dance DJ’ed by Rob

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. Please bring a mask and wear it for the duration of the evening. Thank you!

Please note that the group has decided to discontinue the vaccine requirement for this academic year. However, we will remain masked for the foreseeable future to ensure that our dancers stay protected from COVID-19 and other contagious diseases.

Swing Dance this Thursday (9/7) @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hello & welcome to a new semester of dancing with the Princeton Swing Dance Club! This week, we’ll be in the Friend Center Convocation Room (see attached map) on Thursday (9/7) starting at 7:00 p.m. Note that the day of the week has changed!

Here’s this week’s dance schedule – these will both be beginner friendly lessons, so this is a great night to come learn with us!

7:00-7:10 — Check in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Progressive Lindy Hop with Rob and Zoe – first lesson is beginner level!

8:00-8:45 — Beginner lesson with Grittney and Kunal

8:45-10:00 — Social Dance DJ’ed by Zoe

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Grad Student fair! Hope to see you again this Thursday 🙂

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Swing Dance this Wednesday @ 7:30 pm in NGC Common Room

Hey everyone!

This Wednesday (8/23) we’ll be in the New Graduate College Common Room at 7:30 p.m. for our regular meeting! We also have a special lesson planned: this week, we’ll be teaching the Shim Sham line dance! We do the Shim Sham each week at our regular meetings, so this is a great opportunity to learn the steps!

7:20-7:30 — Check in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:30-9:00 — Workshop: “Shim Sham” with Grittney, Kunal, and Kirstin. This lesson is totally beginner friendly – no experience required!

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance DJ’ed by Kirstin

We hope to see you there! 🙂

Also, moving forward, a small announcement: starting September 7th, we’ll be moving to Thursday nights @ 7pm instead of Wednesdays, so mark your calendar!

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Swing Dance this Wednesday (8/16) @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hey everyone! 

We’re back in the Friend Center Convocation Room this Wednesday, 8/16! We’re also back to our usual 7pm start time.

Here’s the schedule for this week:

7:00-7:10 — Check in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Workshop: “Mixing 6- and 8-counts.” This workshop will focus on how to alternate between 6-count swing (East Coast) and 8-count swing (Lindy Hop) within a single dance. Difficulty level: Advanced beginner (some knowledge of East Coast and/or Lindy Hop highly recommended)

8:00-9:00 — Beginner lesson with Rob and Zoë

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance DJ’ed by Rob

We hope to see you there! 🙂

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Swing Dance this Wednesday (8/9) @ 7:15 in NGC Common Room

Hey everyone! 

This Wednesday we’re in the NGC Common Room (see attached map) for our lesson! We’re also meeting slightly later @ 7:15 p.m., so please note the schedule changes below!

Here’s the schedule for this week:

7:15-7:30 — Check-in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:30-8:20 — Workshop: “Charleston” with Zoë & John. This workshop will teach you how to do the charleston basic in the solo & partnered forms. Difficulty level: advanced beginner (knowledge of the East Coast Swing basic (6-count) is recommended – no Charleston experience required)

8:20-9:00 — Beginner lesson with Kirstin & Kunal

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance DJ’ed by Zoë

Hope to see you there!

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Swing Dance this Wednesday 8/2 @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hey everyone! 

We’re back in the Friend Center Convocation Room this Wednesday, 8/2 @ 7pm for our weekly meeting! Here’s the schedule for this week:

7:00-7:10 — Check-in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Workshop: “Lindy Sequence” with Kunal & Kirstin. Difficulty level: advanced beginner (you should know the Lindy basic and how to do a swingout)

8:00-9:00 — Beginner lesson with Rob & Zoë

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance

Hope to see you there! 🙂

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Swing Dance this Wednesday, 7/26 @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hey everyone!

Sorry for the late notice, but we’re back in the Friend Center Convocation Room this Wednesday, 7/26 @ 7pm for our weekly meeting! Here’s the schedule for this week. Back to workshop first!

7:00-7:10 — Check-in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Workshop: “Energy Minimization” with Rob & Zoë. This workshop focuses on learning to Lindy Hop to faster songs – a must-know for social dancing! Difficulty level: advanced beginner (you should know the Lindy basic and how to do a swingout)

8:00-9:00 — Beginner lesson with Grittney and Sam

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance

Hope to see you there!

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Swing Dance Wednesday (7/19) @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hey everyone! We’re back in the Friend Center Convocation Room this Wednesday, 7/19 @ 7pm for our weekly meeting! Here’s the schedule for this week. Beginner lesson first this week!

7:00-7:10 — Check-in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Beginner lesson with Rob & Zoë

8:00-9:00 — Workshop: “Lindy Hop & Swingouts” with Sam and Kirstin (beginner level – no experience required)

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance

Hope to see you there! 🙂

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Swing Dance this Wednesday 7/12 @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hey everyone!

We’re back in the Friend Center Convocation Room this Wednesday, 7/12 @ 7pm for our weekly meeting! Here’s the schedule for this week; please note the experience levels needed to participate in each lesson!

7:00-7:10 — Check-in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Workshop: “Finding Your Center” with Rob. Please bring 2 belts with you to participate in this lesson (they’re needed as props). (Intermediate Lindy Hop experience required – you’ll need to know the universal Lindy Hop handshake & how to do a swingout.)

8:00-9:00 — Beginner lesson with Grittney & Kunal (no experience required)

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance

This week, we’ll be holding an executive board meeting before check-in (6:30-7:00). If you’re interested in helping run the club for the upcoming academic year, please feel free to attend this meeting!

As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

We hope to see you there! 🙂

Swing Dance this Wednesday (7/5) @ 7pm in Friend Center

Hey everyone!

This week’s dance will be held on Wednesday, 7/5 @ 7pm in the Friend Center Convocation Room. Here’s the schedule for this week – we’re back to our usual consecutive lesson style!

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7:00-7:10 — Check-in (don’t forget your mask!)

7:10-8:00 — Workshop: “Floorcraft” with Sam & Grittney (suitable for advanced beginners*)

8:00-9:00 — Beginner lesson with Sam & Kirstin

9:00-10:00 — Social Dance

Afterward, we’ll be going to karaoke at the Ivy Inn! We had a lot of fun last time singing along to the music and dancing to any songs with a swing beat, and we’d love to have you join us ðŸ˜€

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As always, please do not attend if you feel sick or have recently tested positive for COVID-19. If you are new to the club, please bring a mask and a copy of your vaccine card (digital is fine) for registration. Thank you!

Hope to see you there!

*Terminology note: Beginners are still learning basic footwork and dance skills; advanced beginners are comfortable with the basic footwork and know a few moves; intermediate dancers have mastered the basics and often know more advanced moves