Monday Swing
$10 Lesson OR Dance
$15 for Both
7:00 - 8:00 Lesson
8:00 - 10:00 Practicum & Social
The Baker Building
5511 N Albina
Monday Swing is a community hub for working on swing dance, relating more deeply to the music, and growing connections with other dancers.
This month’s lesson topic:
Beyond Conversational Lindy Hop with Mary and Ashley
Monday Swing is equal parts social dance and practicum space. We feature a variety of local DJs to play curated sets of great music.
There is a lesson from 7-8 PM intended for dancers who are ready for a new challenge (typically NOT appropriate for folks who are brand new to the dance). Monday lessons are organized in a 4-5 week series with the topics developed by the teachers. Past topics have included: Jamming and Musicality, Conversational Lindy Hop, The Big Apple, Switch Dancing, and Intro to Balboa.
All Monday Swing dances embrace Practicum etiquette—people are there to work on things and help each other! This is a peer-led effort, although dancers of many levels of experience come out. It’s appropriate for all levels and any degree of “seriousness” about swing dance.
You can come to social dance, chat with friends, work out a new move, practice a routine, re-hash what you learned in the lesson, and be available to help others work on their dancing.
Monday Swing Back to School Special!
Happening concurrently with our normal Monday Swing event, we are hosting a Back to School Special! We have added a special beginner lesson for this event from 7-8pm before the social dance/practicum.
October 12th, 19th and 26th
This event is free to attend if you have a Portland Community College student ID
$15 w/o student ID, includes beginner lesson and dance
Monday Swing Lessons 2026
