Wednesday night swing

Introducing a new venue for swing dancers and people who want to learn to swing! Every Wednesday at Studio B in Eugene, we get together for swing dancing. We teach a beginning swing dance lesson at 8:00, and we have dancing from 9:00 to 11:00 PM. Our goal is to introduce people to the fun of swing dancing!

The lessons cover the essentials that you need to get out on the dance floor and start having fun with six-count swing dancing. The moves are simple, and the focus is on learning to lead and follow rather than just learning patterns. Our goal is to provide a gentle introduction to swing dancing, suitable for those with no dance experience. If we can, we'll throw in some juicier material for those who already dance swing at the end of the lesson. We can also point you where you need to go when you are ready to tackle crazier material like the eight-count Lindy Hop, Charleston, and all the other wild swing varieties.

We will have two hours of dancing with swing music from moderate tempos to fast ones. You will find the music great for East Coast swing/Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, shag, and Balboa dancing. The atmosphere will be casual, and we want to encourage sharing steps and technique so that we can all learn from each other as a community. We may have a brief "lab" session, wherein someone shares a step or technique from swing or a related dance with whoever is interested.

The location is Studio B, upstairs at 189 W 8th in Eugene. Click above if you'd like directions, which are helpful if you haven't been to Studio B before.

The Wednesday night dance is sponsored by ELLA. If you'd like to find out more about swing dancing in Eugene, sign up for the EugeneSwing e-mail list. Corvallis has a similar list called OSUdancers. You might also wish to check out the Mostly Dance online calendar of events in the Willamette Valley for swing and other dance events. Finally, The Joint Is Jumpin' offers classes and dances that focus on the Lindy Hop.