Wednesday - Classes Night
@ St Paul's Church, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1JP
(See "getting there", below, for directions, parking, and entry information.)
In August, we take a break from our regular Beginners, Intermediates, and Shall We...? blocks for a series of special lessons.
When it's not August, on Wednesdays we have two rooms of dancing at St Paul's. You can
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Learn or improve your Lindy Hop with our Beginners and Intermediates lessons in the main hall,
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Attend our Shall We Dance? courses in other swing dance styles in the smaller hall. Each Shall We Dance? course is a month long and covers a different dance style or theme, see the individual course details below.
August: Wednesday specials
In August, we take a break from our regular Beginners, Intermediates, and Shall We...? blocks. Lots of people are on holiday and it doesn't make sense for us to run courses with progression from week to week. Instead, each week will have a different theme.
Timetable: Classes will start at 7.30 pm in the Main Hall (straight on after you enter the building). These will be double classes (2 hours) with a break. If you can only stay for the first hour, you can just pay for that (see below).
Cost: £15 (card/contactless/gift card only) on the door for the full 2 hours, £10 for 1 hour. Access to Dance passes are available for those who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend.
Schedule:
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19th August: St Louis Shag with Norm and Immy
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Join Norm and Immy to explore the wonderful world of St Louis Shag. Danced to mid to up-tempo swing music, it's a fun dance combining some of the best elements of lindy hop, Charleston, and Collegiate Shag. Open to everyone, they will cover the basic steps and move into finding the groove and feel of this dance, along with moves and styling options to challenge those who have learnt some St Louis before.
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26th August: Solo Jazz with Bailey McCully
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Join us for a special lesson on solo jazz with our guest international instructor, Bailey. This will focus on building your repertoire of solo jazz moves, and technique, including some elements of improvisation and interaction with other dancers. Don't worry if you've never tried solo jazz before, or if you've done plenty, we will try and challenge you to add more elements and develop your style.
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Lindy Hop Beginners Courses
Timetable
Classes are in the main hall, straight ahead after you enter the building.
7:15 pm – Doors open
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Beginners class
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Practice time so you can try out your moves. If you'd like to do some social dancing, don't forget our Tuesday social nights, too (where there may even be a live band).
COURSE details
Beginners courses are for absolute beginners and people who aren't ready for Intermediates yet. Each month-long course will build up from scratch and support your swing dance journey.
Courses run for the calendar month, and rotate between 6 and 8 count Lindy Hop for 2 months and Charleston for 1 month.
PRICE & BOOKING
It's £35 for a 4 week course. (On months with 5 Wednesdays, we'll either run a 5 week course, or do something different on the last Wednesday).
You can either book in advance, or pay for the entire course on the door in the first week only. On the door, you can pay by card, contactless (including Android/Apple pay), or gift card. Sorry, we don't take cash!
Please have your email receipt ready to show the door volunteer (if you pay on the door in the first week, please ensure you get a receipt email).
Access to Dance coupon codes are available for those who would otherwise not be able to afford to attend.
Course bookings non-refundable if you can't attend through no fault on our part. You may transfer your booking before the course has started (just tell us who is replacing you), but new people can't join once it's started.
Lindy Hop Intermediates
Timetable
Classes are in the main hall, straight ahead after you enter the building.
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Intermediates class
After each lesson there's some practice time so you can try out your moves. If you'd like to do some social dancing, don't forget our Tuesday social nights, too (where there may even be a live band).
Class details
These Lindy Hop classes will be taught in monthly themed blocks. Our blocks run for 4 weeks, and rotate between Lindy Hop for 2 months and Charleston for 1 month.
What do we mean by Intermediates? We expect that you will be comfortable dancing for a whole song at a social dance, mixing 6 and 8 count basics, comfortable with Charleston in side by side and hand to hand, adding musical breaks, know a tuck turn, bring back, swing out, and circle. You will want to challenge yourself to learn new techniques and moves, receive personalised feedback, be able to reflect on your dancing in different ways. You will have attended beginners courses for at least 6 months, covering multiple different blocks.
If you have any questions about whether you’re ready please ask any of our teachers.
PRICE & BOOKING
On the door: £10 per person for one class. Pay by card, contactless (including Android/Apple pay), or gift card. Sorry, we don't take cash!
Access to Dance passes are available for those who would otherwise not be able to afford to attend.
If you go to a Shall We Dance? class or a pre-booked Lindy Hop Beginners and then the Lindy Hop Intermediates class at 9 pm in the large hall, you can pay an extra £5 for the Intermediates class.
Shall We Dance?
The topic of the Shall We Dance? courses changes monthly. They allow you to expand your horizons beyond Lindy Hop to other swing dance styles such as Collegiate Shag, Balboa, and Solo Jazz.
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Some courses may assume some knowledge of the style being taught, check the description for details.
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The beginners courses are pitched at existing swing dancers. Though we're not stopping you going to a beginners Shag course as a complete swing dance newbie, you'll likely be in a class with people who've done swing dancing before, if not that particular swing dance.
Check the individual course page below for details.
Timetable
Classes are from 7.30 - 8.45 pm in the smaller hall (on the left after you enter the building). They'll start promptly, please arrive from 7.15 pm.
PRICE & Booking
These courses require booking (see below). As the small hall is small, class size will be limited to 24 attendees. A 4 week course costs £37. There'll be an Access to Dance coupon code on the booking page.
Bookable courses
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Questions?
See our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us. You can also read our safer spaces policy.
Getting there
The entrance to the St Paul's is via the Centre at St Paul's entrance, on the right of the church as you look at it from Hills Road.
For security reasons, the venue requires us to keep the door locked. If you're late and there's no-one by the door, ring the door bell. We can also give out the code for the door lock to regulars, join the WhatsApp group or subscribe to our newsletter to get it (or ask the door person!)
By bike
There's cycle parking at the front of the church.
By car
Car parking is free on St Paul's Road and Gresham Road from 5 pm. Note that there are some residents only bays which apply until 8 pm further down St Paul's Road. The nearest off street parking is the Queen Anne Terrace car park, which is free after 6 pm.