Central PA Swing Dance Club

Intermediate Social Dance

9/3–10/21

We’ll begin by reviewing what you learned in our beginner classes and then build upon these moves and skills. These classes are progressive and each week we will review, practice, and present new material.  No partner is needed but singles should preregister by contacting Wendy at .

Wear comfortable NON-GRIP shoes and dress casual.

Social Dancing as done in the Swing Era was a ‘lead and follow’ activity.  These classes will focus on the lead and follow connection with your partner as well as the basic steps for East Coast Swing, Charleston Lindy, otherwise known as “the Jitterbug” and “the Charleston”. Mike and Wendy have been dancing for ten years and provide a playful and non threatening atmosphere in which to learn and have fun.

Far Out 60’s Dance

5/22–5/22

Lindy & Blues Workshop

5/1

Jeramie & Amber Anderson

Time

12:00pm - 6:00pm

Location

The Green Door

Cost

Only $20 for the entire day!

Instructor

Jeramie & Amber Anderson

Jeramie and Amber Anderson are an outstanding dance duo with an energy that blows their peers away. With countless recognitions to their names including 1st place Blues at ALHC in 2007, Top 5 in the American Showcase at ALHC in 2007, and most recently a 3rd Place finish at the Big Big Event in Washington DC in 2008, you've got a lot to learn from these great instructors.

Classes:

12:00pm Swingout Lab
Whether you’re just learning lindy hop or a seasoned 8-count aficionado, you’ll find tons of information is this session. Jeramie and Amber will break apart the Lindy basics and teach you a new approach.  They’ll focus on connection and technique - helping every student find their perfect swingout.  Some of the material will seem familiar, but some may just blow your mind.

1:30pm Lindy Mutations
Learn a variety of additions, subtractions, syncopations, locks, and stretches that take advantage of triple step variations. Jeramie and Amber will help both leads and follows incorporate footwork variations into their swingout.

3:00pm The Science of Slow
Want to learn to blues? Or maybe you’d like to get some new ideas for your blues approach. Jeramie and Amber will teach you a few key movement ideas to help you find your groove with slower music. What is this crazy blues dance and how does it work?

4:30pm Sampling Through a Spectrum of Slow
Make your blues dances exceptional. Free yourself from the conventional holds and patterns. Learn how to liberate the follow and dance outside the box. Focus on compression, counter balance and smoothing out your steps while sampling rotational and linear movements.

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Swing Riot! @ Dickinson College

4/30

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Hot Z’s Pizza Dance

Jitterbug & Charleston Classes

3/5–4/29

This is our beginner workshop – everything you’ll need to start dazzling your friends at the next wedding or holiday party you attend.

Classes will be progressive, starting with the absolute basics and presenting new skills each week, building on the last.  There will be plenty of time to practice new moves at the end of each lesson.

Wear comfortable NONGRIP shoes and Dress Casual.

Social Dancing as done in the Swing Era was a ‘lead and follow’ activity.  These classes will focus on the lead and follow connection with your partner as well as the basic steps for East Coast Swing and Charleston Lindy, otherwise known as “the Jitterbug” and “the Charleston”.  Mike and Wendy have been dancing for ten years and provide a playful and non-threatening atmosphere in which to learn and have fun.

Valentines Dance

2/13–2/13

Rock’ n’ Roll 50’s Party

1/23–1/23

Dance of the Decades New Years Eve Dance

12/31

Time

December 31, 2009, 8:00pm - 1:00am

Location

The Carlisle Ribbon Mill, Second Floor

Cost

$30 in advance / $40 at the door

Instructor

Ross and Amanda Garner

Ring the New Year in with style with live music, dancing, food, and friends! Come dressed as your favorite decade.
Sponsored by Central PA Swing Dance Club and Engage Community Church

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• Come to the dance dressed as your favorite decade.
• Beginner swing dance lesson 8:00pm–9:00pm
• Silent auction to benefit Project S.H.A.R.E.
• Live music provided by the Don Johnson Project Band
• BYOB (ID required)
• Late night dancing at The Green Door
• Refreshments
• Sponsored by Central PA Swing Dance Club and Engage Community Church

Directions

Carlisle Ribbon Mill
320 E. Louther St.
Carlisle, PA 17013

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Dance for Tonight (Dec. 19) Cancelled!!

12/19–12/20

Annual Halloween Dance

10/31

Blues Dance

9/15–9/27

Green Door Anniversary Dance with Live Music from Jazz Me

7/25–7/26

Jazz Me Band is a favorite of The Green Door crowds!!

Time

7:30pm

Location

The Green Door

Cost

$5 (no student discount)

Join us in celebrating our 5th anniversary at The Green Door. We'll have awesome prizes, fun games, and great music from one of our favorite live bands - Jazz Me!

Lindy Hop Workshop Weekend

4/25–4/26

Jeramie and Amber Anderson

Time

Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$15 per class or $60 for all 7 classes!!!

Instructor

Jeramie and Amber Anderson

Jeramie and Amber Anderson are an outstanding dance duo with an energy that blows their peers away. Jeramie first started dancing in November of 1998, and in 2000, he joined an Olympic performance group and went to Sydney to perform. Jeramie has received tons of recognition, including winning 2nd place in Pro/Am at ALHC in 02, 3rd in Champions Jack and Jill ALHC 03, 1st place in the Texas regional ALHC competition in 02-04, 1st place in the Gulf Coast regional championship in 05, 2nd place Blues at ALHC in 2006, 1st place at the Swing Dance USA Competition 2006, 1st place Blues at ALHC in 2007, Top 5 in the American Showcase at ALHC in 2007, and most recently a 3rd Place finish at the Big Big Event in Washington DC in 2008 with his wife Amber. Amber joined Jeramie in 2006 and they married in 2008. Amber’s dance career started in Louisiana and has continued across the world. Amber has danced at events around the world ranging from regional events to Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden. She has taken such recognition as 1st place Jack and Jill at the Crescent City Lindy Competition in 2006, and most recently a 3rd Place finish at the Big Big Event in Washington DC in 2008 with Jeramie. Their pairing is most amazing because of the excitement and creativity they bring to the dance.

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

12pm Full Steam Ahead – Power Up Your Lindy Hop
Caught in Lindy Limbo? Just can’t transition from 6 count to 8 count swing, this class is for you.  This class is an introduction to Lindy Hop focused on helping to break through the plateau some dancers feel.  We will work on transitioning dancers from East Coast Swing into the Swingingest Lindy Hoppers in Carlisle.

1:30pm Reinventing The Lindy Hop Wheel
A new approach to the same dance.  This class will break down the Lindy you know and will teach you a new approach.  We will focus on connection and technique.  Some of the material will seem familiar, but some may just blow your mind.

3pm Sample Platter
Ever been to a dance and hear music you just didn’t know what to do with, this class is for you.  We will touch on the Collegiate Shag, Charleston, Balboa, and maybe even a few line dances.

4:30pm The WOW Factor
Quick and Dirty.  Slick and Flashy.  This moves based class will take you in and out of moves that are sure to Dazzle.  We will touch on Charleston variations, drops, slides, and maybe even a few surprises.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

12pm Soul Frame
Yes you read it correctly, this class is working completely on frame.  Frame is the key to getting your groove on.  We will help you tighten it up. No more Loosey Goosey or Robotronic dancers. 

1:30pm Hip Hop Hurray
A look at the Old Skool, Collegiate Shag.  Building upon the sampler platter class, we will delve into the secrets of Collegiate Shag.  This is a high energy dance that is a great segway for dancers who aren’t quite ready for Lindy Hop, but are looking to move past 6 count swing.  This class is sure to be entertaining for everyone.

3pm Kicks and Giggles
Kicks, jumps and laughs.  This class is chalk full of slick and simple tricks and stylings sure to bring a smile to your face.

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Annual Holiday Dance with Live Music from Jerry Brenner

12/27–12/27

Don Johnson Blues Band at The Green Door

10/18–10/18

Blues Blast Weekend with Amanda Gruhl and Shawn Hershey

10/18–10/19

Time

Saturday, October 18 and Sunday October 19

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$20 per class or $75 for all 7 classes!!!

Instructor

Amanda Gruhl and Shawn Hershey

Amanda has been dancing since the age of five and has taught, choreographed, and performed: jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical dance, sacred dance, hip hop, east coast swing, lindy hop, and blues dance. She’s has been dancing, choreographing, competing and teaching blues dance for 8 years. She is a regular instructor and judge at national blues dance events, such as Blues Shout and Down Home Blues and also teaches at her home studio, It's All Swing! studio in Boston.

Shawn began studying Lindy Hop in 1999. Having always loved jazz music, he was immediately drawn in by the dance. By 2004, Shawn happily joined the instruction team at It's All Swing studio in Boston. In addition to being an avid social dancer, he has won awards at several competitions, including first place in the 2008 Slow Blues competition at Rhythmic Arts. Shawn spends his free time playing trumpet with his swing band, The Fried Bananas.

Together, Amanda and Shawn’s style of blending swing, ballroom, and Argentine tango into their blues dancing is both beautiful and powerful, and earns them praise wherever they go.

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
11am Blues Basics: Shawn and Amanda will teach you the basics of blues connection and frame to allow you to move well with your partner.

12:15pm Blues Basics II: This class will focus on a few basic blues steps and get you traveling around the floor.

1:15pm Lunch Break

2:30pm Tango Moves for Blues Dancers: Students will learn some Argentine Tango inspired techniques and moves that will integrate beautifully with your blues dancing.

3:45pm Chicago Steppin’: If you like to dance to funk, soul, and R&B, this class is for you!  This simple dance is easy to learn and is great for making your blues groove!

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
11am Solo Blues Movement: This class will focus on solo body movement that will improve all levels of dancers, and will teach the movement needed for more complex leading and following techniques.

12:15pm Partnered Body Movement: Learn how to lead and follow more complex moves, like waves and sweeps, using solo body movement. [NOTE** The solo blues movement class is recommended as a prerequisite.]

1:15pm Lunch Break

2:30pm Lifts, Jumps, and Dips: Students will learn some Argentine Tango inspired techniques and moves that will integrate beautifully with your blues dancing.

Balboa Bonanza Workshop Weekend

9/13–9/14

Time

September 13th and 14th

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$15 each class *** Preregister for one day at $60 ($70 at the door) *** Preregister for the weekend at $100 ($125 at the door)

Instructor

Mickey Fortanasce and Kelly Arsenault

Kelly is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee and has been dancing as long as she can remember. In fact, at age 11, Kelly joined the Children’s Dance Ensemble, traveling with the modern dance company for six years around the globe. Over the years, Kelly’s mastered a variety of dances and is presently considered one of the leading balboa dancers in the world. Her partner, the amazing Mickey Fortanasce, is a New York City resident with a passion for the peculiar (superherodom included). Mickey’s love of dance expanded in 1999 to included lindy hop and balboa.

Since 2005, Kelly and Mickey have taught, competed, and traveled the world. Together they hold various titles including two-time international Balboa Champions and 2007 American Classic Balboa Champions. They have taught in the US, Canada, Germany, France, London and Scotland. They’ll be joining us at the green door for two spectacular days of balboa focused instruction. Don’t know any balboa yet? Have no fear! Mickey and Kelly will mold and teach you, so you’ll be bal-swinging the night away.

Classes schedule as follows:

Saturday, September 13, 2008
10am Pure Balboa Basics and Technique
Learn the intricate details of pure bal.  Whether you’re new to the dance or an old-pro, they’ll be something in this technique class to help you smooth out your balboa basics.

11:15pm Playing with Your Pure Bal
Beyond the absolute basic, balboa has a lot of texture you can add to make the simple seem extraordinary.  Kelly and Mickey will show you how to really spice up your pure bal.

1:30pm Bal Swing, Out and In Class
Once you’ve got a handle on pure bal, you’ll want to explore the cross over bal-swing – allowing you to open up your dance to include releases and spatial movement.  Kelly and Mickey will help you manage the literal “ins and outs” of bal-swing.

2:45pm Bal Swing, More Play Time
Beyond the initial in-out movement associated with Bal Swing, there are a variety of movements that will create a “swing out” feel.  This class will expand on that in-out vocabulary.

4pm Fun with Lollies
One of the most elegant elements of the bal swing dance, Lollie kicks can add a tremendous amount of dynamic to your dance.  Kelly and Mickey will explore Lollie technique and variety.

7:30pm Dancing at The Green Door Admission is FREE for all workshop package purchasers

Sunday, September 14, 2008
10am Putting it all together
Building on Saturday materials, Kelly and Mickey will have the class focus on integrating all the elements smoothly.

11:15pm Footwork, Fast and Simple
Students will dig in a bit deeper on the finer footwork intricacies of Balboa.

1:30pm Turns, turns, turns
Add material to your bal-swing repertoire with this creative turns class.  Master a few and have some projects to work on.

2:45pm Slides
Balboa dancers have traditionally integrated some killer slides into their dance – Kelly and Mickey will show you some that you can master for the social dance floor.

4pm Instructors Choice
Based on the progress the class has made, Kelly and Mickey will design a class specifically for our talent pool.  Be ready to be challenged and thrilled!

The Green Door Anniversary Dance

7/26

West Coast, Lindy Hop and Blues Fusion Workshop with Greg and Laurie

6/28

Time

Saturday, June 28th from 11am through 4:30pm

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$15 per class or $45 for all 4 classes

Instructor

Greg Avakian and Laurie Zimmerman

Greg Avakian has been teaching swing since 1992. He and his partner, Laurie Zimmerman have been dancing together for over 8 years. They specialize in Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and Blues Dancing. They have taught around the US and Canada and at many dance camps including: Swing Out New Hampshire, Beantown, and Montreal International Swing Dance Festival. Philadelphia residents, Greg and Laurie make their way to central PA to share their knowledge of lindy hop and its close cousin, west coast swing. Learn the fundamentals, the differences, and how you can add some serious funkiness to your dance repertoire.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
11am Westie Blues: Mix your swing with Blues!
How can we use swing to create contrast with our blues dancing while still maintaining flow and the core of our blues dancing?  West Coast Swing is a very open dance that adds electricity to your movement without taking away the continuity of your blues dancing.  Traditional West Coast Swing is a blues-based dance done to slower tempo music than Lindy Hop – but with very similar footwork patterning.  We’ll use West Coast Swing to explore open movement ideas in blues dancing.

12:30pm Moody Blues: Temper your dance!
Blues is an expressive music that comes in many shades, but it is almost always emotionally charged.  Beyond the ‘sexy/sultry’ stereotypes are a variety of moods; goofy, bold, sassy, arrogant, laid back, campy, homey, playful …and sexy and sultry too.  You’ll learn about projection, expressivity and sharing a laugh with your partner.

2pm Mathematics of Syncopation:  Footwork fun!
We’ll break down exactly what syncopations are, create a list of elements that can be used for any pattern and show the “whys or wheres” of how syncopations work and where to put them into your dancing.  This is a really fun class that will open eyes.  Want more footwork, style and rhythm?  This is the class for you.

3:30pm Blue Swing: Patterns galore!
Expand your vocabulary to add some sweet slower swing moves with this 6 and 8 count variations class.  Build up your groovy blues knowledge all day – but use this class to add to your library of moves.  Also – expect some excellent footwork styling for follows.  Greg and Laurie will throw in a little something for everyone.

7:30pm Dancing at The Green Door Admission is FREE for all workshop package purchasers

Lindy Hop 201—Swing Out Variations Galore!

6/25

Lindy Hop 101

6/23

Lindy Hop 101

6/17

Worried that learning lindy hop is too much of a commitment? Don’t sweat it! Come out for just 1.5 hours and learn all the basics you’ll need to strut your stuff on the dance floor! Sign up for this class and learn fundamental lindy connection, 8-count footwork, the send out, the swing out, and the circle.

Annual 50s Dance

6/10

Hustle and West Coast Extravaganza

4/27

Bushmasters Blues Dance

3/15

Lindy Hop Workshops with Ben and Sheri Yau

3/8–3/9

Ben and Sheri Yau Located in Pasadena, CA, Ben and Sheri have danced, taught, and competed together since 1999

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$20 each or $75 for the workshop package (includes all 6 classes).

Instructor

Ben and Sheri Yau

Ben and Sheri Yau are world-class instructors from California. They rarely make it to the east coast to teach, but they'll be at The Green Door for two full days—March 8th and 9th.

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

11am Permutations in Lindy Hop:

Learn Ben’s favorite technique to string together infinite patterns. Double and triple your moves in one class! Basically this is a technique (a very mechanical one!) that Ben uses for stringing together different patterns. It came to him because of a very bad (but funny!) math joke which he loves telling (but Sheri has forbidden since no one seems to laugh). Students will learn to split the Lindy Basic into two parts (1-4 and 5-8). Once you’ve broken it up, Ben and Sheri will teach you different things to do on 1-4 and 5-8 that will fit together like interlocking puzzle pieces.

12:15pm Hardcore Lindy Fundamentals:

Put your basic under a microscope so you can really work on good technique. Ben and Sheri will focus on two or three techniques to strengthen your basic. Students will work through music to utilize these techniques and put them into action.

1:15pm Lunch Break

2:30pm The Armpit Move:

It sounds funny, but this is an awesome series of moves which start from the same lead and have multiple endings. Students in this class will learn a lot of great patterns AND how to lead/follow them properly (QUIZ INCLUDED!) Even if you don’t do it exactly “right,” you can come up with some great personal variations - for the followers, this will be like a great ride at Disney!

3:45pm Unleash Your Musicality:

Bring out the inner YOU into your dancing. And if you have problems finding that inner YOU, we’ll force feed you a few recipes to help. Ben and Sheri do a great job getting dancers to come out of their shells to express themselves in their dancing. They’ll give you some ideas for dancing to various song styles. From there they’ll provide a few example moves to tie everything up nicely.

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

10:30am Shazaam! Slips and Slides!:

In this class, students will learn some moves that work well with slide variations. Ben and Sheri will help you learn to slide gracefully (i.e. without falling) to really mark a moment in the music. This class is sure to add some flare and excitement to your dance vocabulary!

11:45am Socially Leadable Tricks:

Spice up your dancing with a few new tricks you can lead on the social dance floor. Having a few “sensational rollercoaster” moves in your repertoire can help you lengthen your dance card. Ben and Sheri are known for their silly (and sexy) dance floor antics, and they’ll give you a no-holds-barred look at some of the tricks that have made them famous. No partner required!

Valentine’s Day Dance

2/19

New Year’s Eve Dance

12/31

Held at the historic Valencia Ballroom in York, PA, the New Years Eve Dance is an annual highlight. The weekend will start with DJ dances 8:00pm-midnight Saturday and Sunday at Studio 324, home of York Urban Swing Dance Club. Doors open at 6:30pm on New Years Eve, with light hot and cold hours d’oeuvres served from 7:00pm-9:00pm. The Boilermaker Jazz Band will be playing 9:00pm-1:00am.

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Pittstop Lindy Hop

11/16–11/18

It’s Pittsburgh, PA’s 7th annual lindy exchange filled with lucky charms, including bands that will knock your socks off plus DJs sure to please, in many of Pittsburgh’s best dance halls and venues. Place your bet now of $55 for the weekend and you’ll be a winner!

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Lindy Hop Workshop Weekend

11/3–11/4

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Instructor

Andrew Sutton

Since his first visit to Carlisle in 2002, Andrew has been traveling the globe as a full-time international lindy hop instructor. His regular teaching gigs include stops in Australia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzerland. But despite his worldly ways, he returns to our small community every year to share his international knowledge of swing.

Since his first visit to Carlisle in 2002, Andrew has been traveling the globe as a full-time international lindy hop instructor. His regular teaching gigs include stops in Australia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzerland. But despite his worldly ways, he returns to our small community every year to share his international knowledge of swing. This year’s schedule is as follows:
Saturday, November 3, 2007

10:00 - 10:15am: Warm Up Games

10:15 - 11:30am: Layers of Leading
In any one move, there are many different leads going on, for instance… the first half of the swing out has a directional lead, a rotational lead, height of the body, amount of counterbalance, amount of tension, plus timing and speed of all of the above. Each of these leads is a “layer” of the move. Sometimes all of these layers are led by the lead, sometimes a few of them come from the follow, sometimes many of them aren’t even led, and many times the lead and follow are ignoring some of the layers. The goal of this class is to discover the many different layers, recognize which layers are being led by the lead or the follow and then learn how to best dance within that layer.

11:45 - 1:00pm: The Fun & Unordinary
This class will include a bunch of movements you can fit in your dancing at any moment to vary things up and keep it fun! Expect a lot of tips for both the leads and the follows during this class.

1:00 - 2:30pm: Lunch

2:30 - 3:45pm: Making your night out dancing AMAZING!
Sometimes you go out dancing and the energy in the room is amazing! Other nights at the same venue, with the same people, and the same music, sometimes it is just NOT amazing at all. This class will teach you the things that can make your night (and many other people’s nights) change from not so great to “Wow, that was one heck of a night!”

4:00 - 5:15pm: Dancing Like Superman - The Art of Dancing Fast
Dancing fast and making it feel comfortable should feel like Superman flying 100 miles an hour but seeing the bullet (your partner) going at a walking speed. In this class you’ll learn to make it feel like you are going at a walking speed when you are really flying.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

12am - 6pm Just Dance Intensive Workshop
All partner dances are a combination of moving your own body to interpret the music and being able to pass on your interpretations to your partner. Each dancer chooses to emphasize certain parts of the music and uses specific techniques to pass on that interpretation to a partner. Regardless of the social dance you choose to lead, all of these dances rely on fundamental concepts that don’t change. During the Sunday intensive workshop, Andrew will use these fundamental concepts to show you how to have amazing dances with all styles and levels of dancers in any dance. From Savoy Style to Hollywood Style, from Funk to Tango, from Blues to Balboa, from Beginner to Advanced Dancer, these are some of the concepts you need to know to become great in any dance as quickly as possible.  Students will particularly focus on some of the following concepts:

Being Grounded and Showing it - Have you heard about being grounded? Do you know how to describe it, explain it, or check to see if you are doing it or not? If you are doing it, are you showing your partner this grounding and do you know how to tell if you are showing your partner this? Can you get your partner to be more grounded? By the end of this intensive session, you should be able to answer a definitive YES to all of these questions.

Body Control - Balance is what gives us control over our body so we can interpret the music how we want to. We all have areas in our dancing where we lose our balance and it is not always easy to know where or how we started to go wrong. By the end of this six hour session, you will work on mastering some stylish moves that will test your balance and give you techniques to learn to keep your balance during all your movements.

Finding Your Own Musicality - Students will also work on understanding some simple ideas on how to interpret the music in your own way, based off of movements you can already do and listening to the energy in the music.

Follower Power - Follows can have a dramatic impact on the dance and can really help the leads with their creativity, musicality, connection, and more. Followers will learnhow to do this in a way that doesn’t have to distract the lead while showing leads how to react and take the follows ideas and make them work for them.

Games for Dancers - Throughout the session, Andrew will introduce some games to play during the dance night to keep things fresh and help people interact with each other more.

Pricing:
All 9 hrs of class = $100
Just Saturday or Just Sunday = $60
Any 2.5 hrs of class = $35
Any 1.25 hrs of class = $20

Pre-register at The Green Door and get an extra hour of class - Learn how to steal!!!  This class is by invitation only - open only to pre-registrants.  Be sure to get your registration form completed and turned in!

Our regular Saturday evening dance will be held on Saturday, October 21st and admission will still be $5. Register at The Green Door.

Swing at The Green Door

Time

Tuesdays and Saturdays, Beginner lesson at 7:30pm, open dancing from 8:30–11:00

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$5 ($3 with student ID)

Regular dances are held at The Green Door every Tuesday and Saturday night. All ages attend and no partner is required. A beginner's lesson is held the hour before each dance and is included in the cover charge.

All ages!!! No partners required! Door prizes!
Appropriate footwear required (No flip flops, please)

Friday Night Swings in York

Time

Fridays, 8:00pm Beginner lesson, 9:00pm–midnight open dancing

Location

Studio 324: 324 West Market Street York, PA

Cost

$5

Studio 324
324 West Market Street York, PA
Every Friday Night Swings
That's right Cats and Twirls.

The evening begins with a beginner East Coast Swing dance lesson at 8:00pm. Most participants are newbies to the dance scene, so there’s no need to feel intimidated if you’re a beginner yourself!

Following the lesson there is a killer dance with local DJ’s
(and sometimes a live band) who spin tunes for dancers at all levels.

York Swing Dance Club

Beginner Lindy Hop Practice

Time

Thursdays, 8:30pm–9:30pm

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$5 (includes admission to Practice, Practice)

Instructor

Wendy Hansen

Come to learn or review the basics of Lindy Hop. We'll be practicing in a non-threatening environment so that dancers can get comfortable with the Lindy Hop. No partner is needed.

Practice, Practice

Time

Thursdays, 7:30pm–9:30pm

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$5

Instructor

Wendy Hansen and Guest Instructors

Practice and/or learn east coast, charleston or Lindy Hop on Thursday nights. This is a walk-in session - not a series. You can show up anytime! No partner is needed.

Swing at The Green Door

Time

Tuesdays and Saturdays, Beginner lesson at 7:30pm, open dancing from 8:30–11:00

Location

The Green Door Dance Studio

Cost

$5 ($3 with student ID)

Regular dances are held at The Green Door every Tuesday and Saturday night. All ages attend and no partner is required. A beginner's lesson is held the hour before each dance and is included in the cover charge.

All ages!!! No partners required! Door prizes!
Appropriate footwear required (No flip flops, please)

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