Classes
Learn to Swing Dance
Learn the most popular social dance styles of the Swing Era!
Join our Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Collegiate Shag class series and explore the comforts of good partnering, dance history, and dynamic social dancing!
Classes are a 5-week series.
Classes are held at Gotta DAnce
17945 NE 65th St #100, Redmond, WA 98052
Classes Schedule
Sundays
2:00-3:00pm: Balboa 1
3:00-4:00pm: Balboa 2A/2B/2C/2D
4:00-5:00pm: Lindy Hop 1
5:00-6:00pm: Collegiate Shag 1
Fridays
6:30-7:30pm: Intro to Swing
7:30-8:30pm Lindy Hop 2A/2B/2C/2D
8:30-9:00pm: Beginner-friendly Drop-in Lesson before the social dance
Dance Styles
Balboa
Balboa is an elegant, close-embrace style of swing originating in the socially and ethnically diverse Southern California dance communities during the 1920s and 1930s, known for its intricate footwork, dynamic flow, and graceful, understated movements.
Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop is an energetic, improvisational swing dance that emerged in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s, blending jazz, tap, and breakaway moves, and danced to a wide range of tempos, from slow, soulful tunes to fast, high-energy big band music.
Collegiate Shag
Collegiate Shag is a playful swing dance originating in the Carolinas during the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by its buoyant energy and fast footwork, expressing rhythms through kicks and turns, and perfect for dancing to fast tempos.
Upcoming Workshops
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Body Health for Social Dancers Workshop
Fall/Winter Date TBAa
Join physical therapist and professional dancer Colleen Bickel PT, DPT, COMT for this three hour intensive look into our own movement and health in social dancing. Often dancers are plagued by impairments that are not necessarily painful but adversely affect performance. By optimizing a dancer's body, we prevent injury by minimizing compensations that affect movement.
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Slow Balboa Workshop
Saturday, June 21, 12-3pm
Join Peter and Lauren for their Slow Balboa workshop, where they'll take students on a deep dive into the essential techniques and styles of vintage Slow Balboa.
This workshop will focus on aesthetics, techniques, and flow in Slow Balboa at the Intermediate and up level. Students will explore rhythmic variations and different styles of Slow Balboa, and learn to add playfulness and musicality to well known moves.
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INDIVIDUAL VOICE IN LINDY HOP WORKSHOP: STYLE, FLOW, MUSICALITY
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 11am-2 pm
Join Peter and Lauren for an exploration of personal expression and individual style in Lindy Hop. This three-hour workshop will give dancers the creative agency to investigate how they like to move as individuals and in partnership, as well as exploring the aesthetic styles of a broad range of original dancers. Students will be given the tools to be intentional about their movements and physical responses to music, giving each dancer access to the stylings and musical execution they’ve always wanted.
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TWO LEVELS OF COLLEGIATE SHAG WORKSHOPS: BEGINNER TASTER AND INTERMEDIATE+
Date in July TBA
Join us for either of two 2hr Collegiate Shag workshops, or take both! (Reduced price when taking both)
- Collegiate Shag Taster Workshop - aimed at introducing students to the unique feel and movements of Collegiate Shag. Learn some quintessential shag movements and rhythmic variations to add variety to your social dancing. Prerequisites: none
- Intermediate+ workshop - aimed at bringing your Collegiate Shag to the next level, refining basic techniques and adding style and pizzaz to essential shag moves!
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Fast Feet Balboa Technique Workshop
Date TBA
Join Peter and Lauren as they unlock the secrets and techniques for dancing effortlessly, even at blazingly fast tempos! Students will build skills and techniques to dance comfortably and efficiently at all tempos, all while making it fun and musical! This workshop will focus on style, comfort, efficiency, and smoothness of fast dancing at the Intermediate and up level, creating an easier use of momentum throughout the dance.
Ready to Hit the Dance Floor?
Let’s Dance
Questions? Comments? Ideas? We’d love to hear from you!