Advance online or in-studio registration is strongly suggested for all RVA Swing class series.
Unless specifically labeled a "drop-in" class, single class drop-ins are not allowed without advance permission from the studio or instructor.
Beginner & All-Levels Classes
Intro to Swing Dancing: Lindy Hop Just added!
Mondays at 7pm, 6 week series begins August 19th
Learn this energetic style of swing dance that originated in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom.
No partner or dance experience needed.
$45 per person if registered in advance
$55 per person if registered at the door (space permitting, online registration encouraged)
Registration is open. Click here for class info & online registration.
Beginner Crash Course
Saturday August 31st at 12pm
Learn a laid-back style of swing dancing from Southern California in this one-day workshop.
No partner or dance experience needed.
Bonus: this workshop also includes admission to the Saturday night dance featuring the Mint Julep Jazz Band
$65 per person if registered in advance
$75 per person if registered at the door (space permitting only, online registration encouraged)
For Continuing Students
Level 2 Lindy Hop Just added!
Mondays at 8:15pm, 4 week series begins August 5th
No partner required.
Pre-requisites: completed an RVA Swing Intro to Swing:Lindy Hop unit and/or can correctly demonstrate all of the following: 6 & 8 count footwork with triples, outside/inside turns, side passes, swingouts, lindy circles.
Level 2 classes hone your Lindy Hop fundamentals and prepare students to enter the Level 3 Intermediate Lindy Hop Topics classes.
Registration is open. Click here for class info & online registration.
Level 3 Lindy Hop - Int. Lindy Hop Topics Just added!
Tuesdays at 7pm, 4 week series begins August 6th
No partner needed.
Pre-requisites: completed at least one RVA Swing Level 2 Lindy Hop course and/or can correctly demonstrate all of the following: 6 & 8 count footwork with triples, outside/inside turns, tuck turns, side passes, swingouts, lindy circles, basic Charleston etc.
Topics & instructors change monthly so that you'll learn new things in every Level 3 series. For August, Ryan & Erica will focus on 1920's Charleston (solo and partnered).
Registration is open. Click here for class info & online registration
Solo Jazz - Collaborative Choreo Just added!
Wednesdays at 7pm, 4 week series begins August 7th
Pre-requisites: students taking this class should have taken at least one solo jazz series at RVA Swing or already know one vintage jazz routine like the Shim Sham, the Tranky Doo, Big Apple, etc
Another 4 weeks of fun with resident solo jazz expert Kyle Kelley!
Registration is open. Click here for class info & online registration
Yoga & Fitness
RVA Swing is pleased to rent our space to established yoga instructors New Leaf Yoga & Jacqueline Gooding to bring you 4 days of yoga every week, starting in May 2019. These classes are drop-in friendly (arrive a few minutes early to pay & get set up). Cash & check only.
Wednesdays at 9:30am, Fridays at 11am
Brian's Monday & Thursday classes are on break right now.
Some summer holiday updates:
No yoga on July 3rd, 4th, 11th, 15th, 18th
If the class series you want is already full for your role, please make sure to join the wait-list via the link on each class page. We often have last-minute cancellations, which will go to the first person on the wait-list.
