The Swing Sesh

Adelaide's premier swing dance school is proud to offer you a ticket into this fun, energetic and friendly dance scene. Our experienced, travelled and enthusiastic teachers will have you doing everything from 20s Charleston to Lindy Hop to the Jitterbug.

All the authentic Swing dances from the 20s to the end of the 40s are now at your fingertips!

Adelaide has one of the newest Swing scenes in Australia so come along and fuel the revival of Swing dance.

NO CLASSES NEXT WEEK (Beginning 23rd January)

Due to Swing Camp Oz taking place next week, there will be NO CLASSES on Monday 23rd January and Thursday 26th January. Instead we recommend you come along and check out some of the social nights of Camp Oz, which are running Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri in Estonian Hall. Swing Camp Oz is Australia's largest swing dancing event, and Adelaide will be filled with around 200 dancers as well as amazing international teachers and, incredibly, NORMA MILLER who is the last surviving Whitey's Lindy Hopper and one of the pioneers of our favourite dance! Check out the website for all the details.

BRAND NEW CLASSES AND LEVELS (from Jan 30th)

We're shaking things up at The Swing Sesh!

New classes, new level structure, and new material means lots of exciting things happening starting from Jan 30th. Below is a timetable for our classes, and underneath that are the new level descriptions. If you are unsure what level you should be in, speak to your teacher or email info@theswingsesh.com.

Please note that the next few months will be a bit of a transitional period as we will be moving Monday nights to our new venue, Studio Menagerie (Fullarton) once it opens in March. We will also be running our Level 3, 4 and 5 classes there on Thursdays. However this is the current timetable for the next 5 weeks:

MONDAYS at Estonian Hall

6.30pm Level 1
7.20pm Level 2
8.10pm Level 3
9.00pm Swing Sesh Monday Jam

THURSDAYS at Estonian Hall

6.10pm Level 4
7.00pm Level 2
8.00pm Level 1
9.00pm Swing Sesh Stomp

Level Descriptions:

Level 1 - this is for people who have never done any kind of dancing before, or who have done some, but not swing dancing. The classes cover basic charleston, 6 beat, and 8 beat lindy hop. Most people will stay in Level 1 for approximately 3 months. The material changes every week and is always packed full of fun. If you have done partner dancing or solo jazz styles you might find yourself fast tracked to Level 2.

Level 2 - you have a handle on basic 6 beat, charleston and lindy hop footwork. Now we will start to develop that, expanding the lindy hop basic, adding more moves and fine tuning leading and following. You will be out social dancing regularly and dancing with a wide variety of partners.

Level 3 - you can confidently combine footwork patterns and have a good understanding of lead and follow mechanics. You are ready to get into the nitty gritty of your technique and begin working on styling and aesthetics. In this class you'll learn new moves with a focus on improving your base technique.

Level 4 - you're happy to get back to basic movement and work on this movement from the inside out. You'll be ready to tackle more advanced material and are able to independently examine and analyze your dancing. This level focuses less on moves and more on the connection, momentum and timing needed to create and execute moves at an advanced level.

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