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Want to learn to dance in 2025? Join York Lindy for our beginners swing dance classes. These are a great way to meet new people, get some exercise and feel inspired as you start your journey with swing dancing! You don’t need a partner, any previous dance experience or special equipment - just sign up and our experienced teachers will get you dancing! 

We run beginners classes on a Thursday evening. All the details are below. We look forward to welcoming you to the dance floor!

Swing Thursdays @ Belfrey Hall: Beginners and Improvers

Want to learn Swing Dance? York Lindy welcomes you to our weekly Beginners and Improvers Lindy Hop classes in the centre of York! Our Beginners class is the perfect place to start - you don’t need a partner or any previous dance experience. 

Beginners, 7:30 - 8:30pm

Our beginners class is the perfect place to start your journey with Swing Dancing. We’ll introduce you to dances from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, including Lindy Hop and Charleston! You don’t need a partner or any previous dance experience. Just sign up and our experienced teachers will break down the footwork and rhythms, and get you dancing!

Improvers, 8:45 - 9:45pm

Our Improvers class gives you confidence to social dance! It is suitable for anyone wanting to learn more about either lead or follow technique, and who feels ready to tackle some more challenging moves, variations or footwork. 

Our expectation is that you are comfortable with the three main footwork patterns, including 6 count, 8 count and 1930s Charleston you learnt in beginners, as we will build upon these - we do not recap the footwork in the Improvers class.

We recommend covering the three main footworks (8 count, 6 count, 1930s Charleston)  in Beginners before moving up (roughly 3 months experience), although feel free to talk to our teaching team if you feel ready to try out Improvers earlier!

Dancers that are new to the Improvers classes are encouraged to attend the Beginners class in the previous hour to solidify the basic footwork. It’s a great habit for dancers of all levels to work on their dancing fundamentals.

Location: The Belfrey Hall, 52A Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS

Price:

• One Class - £8 or £6 concessions

• Both Classes - £12 or £9 concessions

• Concessions are available for students, pensioners and those with financial difficulties.

All Levels Social Dance

We run regular social dances, either on a Thursday evening or at weekends. We especially encourage everyone who has attended the beginners' courses to come, meet and dance with more of our lovely York Lindy community. 

Tickets must be bought online; we do not handle any cash. Tickets can be bought on your phone on the door.