The Cats Corner
Weekly Lessons - The Cats Corner is Swing Cville's weekly lesson and social dance. Featuring beginner and intermediate lessons, this event is open to all and is a the next step after attending our Lindy Hop Crash Course! Social dancing afterwards is a great opportunity to practice what you learned in lessons and get to know other local dancers!
Welcome to the Cat's Corner, where the heppest of hep cats hang out! Every Wednesday night (unless otherwise indicated), we meet at our studio for lessons and social dancing. Lessons typically run in four-week series, which start the first Wednesday of each month. We ask that you come for the whole month -- students who have not attended the first class in a series will not be allowed to participate in later classes, as it can slow down your classmates.
Next Cats' Corner:May 22nd
7:45 - 8:30 PM Lesson Group 2
8:30 - 9:00 PM Beginner Group Lesson
9:00 - 10:30 PM Social Dancing (mix of swing and blues music)
at the Glass Building (same building as "Bluegrass Bakery and Grill")
313 2nd St. SE, Suite 108
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Int/Adv Lesson series: $20/month
Dance: $5, but is included free with a lesson
week for our swing clinic. Rotate between instructors and get one-on-one
feedback on your dancing! The clinic will run from 7:00-9:00pm. Be
prepared to take notes!
- 5/1: Moving Out
- 5/8: Getting Around
- 5/15: Just tossing it out there
- 5/22: Spcing it Up!
- 5/29 Swing Clinic
Lesson Group 1 (7:00-7:45pm)
It's time to take our pure Balboa and start to introduce elements of Bal-swing. We'll break of out the closed position and introduce fun new spins and dynamic movements!
Price: $20 at the beginning of the month.
Requirements: If you took the Balboa I class last month you are good to go. If you want to join but didn't take Balboa I, talk to Rob and Valerie by Wednesday, May 1st or email info@swingcville.org
- 5/1: Charleston 101
- 5/8: French Doors
- 5/15: Hand-to-Hand Charleston
- 5/22: Solo Charleston
- 5/29 Swing Clinic
Lesson Group 2 (7:45-8:30pm)
It's Charleston time! This the granddaddy of all swing dances, and it's great for dancing to super-fast songs. Learn how to incorporate this fun and energetic dance into your other dances.
Price: $20 at the beginning of the month.
Requirements: No experience necessary, though it is recommended that you start with beginner swing.
- 5/1: Going for a Stroll
- 5/8: Turns and Dips
- 5/15: Spin-Cycle!
- 5/22: Ad-Libbing It
- 5/29 Swing Clinic
Beginner Group (8:30-9:00pm)
Our short, drop-in, beginner swing lesson will teach you the basics of 6-count swing (a.k.a. East Coast Swing). No experience is necessary, and we make it easy enough for anbody to pick up and get out on the dance floor! It is recommended that you attend the Beginner Crash Course on the fourth Thursday of the month before doing any of the subsequent lessons, but not required.
Price: $5/week
Requirements: None!
Lesson Archives
Each week we post a lesson recap on the Lesson Archive page. You can use this to refresh your memory and practice before the next class, or see what we have taught in previous months.
Policies
Attendance Policy: Class sizes are limited to 34 people on a first-come-first-served basis. We don't admit students after the first 10 minutes of class. In order to keep our lessons moving we require taking either the first or second week of a series in order to come to later weeks, unless you get permission from the instructor.
Payment: Intermediate and Advanced series are run on a monthly basis. $20 is due at the beginning of the month. Beginner Lessons are always drop-in, $5/week.
Advanced Lessons: To join the advanced group you must participate in an informal audition. Please talk to Mike or Katie during Cats Corner for details.
Aerial Policy: Lifts, drops, and aerials are not permitted at Swing Cville unless it is part of a performance or jam with a partner that you have practiced those moves with. Failure to adhere to this rule could result in being banned.