Fun and friendly Swing dancing classes, with beginners and intermediate levels. No partner required, but you must be double vaxxed to attend.
Swing dancing (Lindy Hop) classes with Jo Yuen and Andy Firth every Tuesday night from April 5th 2022. Where: Blues Point Road Hall, North Sydney
When: Tuesday nights
Level 1/Beginners classes 6.30pm
Level 2 / Intermediate from 7.45pm
Payment:
Credit card payment preferred. For full details check out the Swing Patrol website: https://syd.swingpatrol.com/venue/north-sydney/
03/09/2026
The countdown is on to SLX on 11-13th September so get your tickets before they're all gone!
There's the legendary Deco Dance Ball, competitions, late night parties, afternoon parties, more live bands than you can poke a stick at and it's definitely the biggest Swing Dancing weekend of the year in Sydney so don't miss it!
https://www.sydneylindyexchange.com
There's a special joy in taking the time to slow down... with some Slow Balboa of course! And the best thing about slow dancing is it makes ALL your dancing better - as it improves your control, your balance, your leading & following skills, and it gives you the time to enjoy adding your own personal flair.
We enjoyed this so much that next month's All-levels class on 6th October will be on another beautiful slow style of dancing - Savoy Walk Ballroomin' Blues. You can find all the details for that class here:
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This week we played with different ways to start and finish a song, with an emphasis on "play" to add creativity and musicality to your dancing. We also learned two dips as great ways to end a song - including the side dip and the spinning Koala dip.
As always with any dip make sure it's safe! So don't do dips with people you don't know, and only do the dip if absolutely everything goes perfectly - it's always better to abort than push through and risk someone getting hurt.
Next week we have beginners at 7pm, and our monthly all-levels class on Slow Balboa at 8pm - see you there!
26/08/2026
This Tuesday is our monthly all-levels class at 8pm, and this month Slow Balboa is back by popular demand! This class is suitable for everyone from beginners to experienced Balboa nerds alike.
Class info can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Dp4tocsPL/
Want to see what Slow Balboa looks like? Check out the video below:
https://youtu.be/3tPTySKQ53M?si=Eyv-B9shv--iJy0M
20/08/2026
Lost property! If these are your headphones let us know & you can pick them up next week :-)
13/08/2026
After a sold out class last month, Jo and Andy are back as guest teachers at .sydney for another fun Blues dance class and social on Thursday 20th August. Spaces are limited, so book your ticket online now to be sure of getting a spot. Any remaining tickets will be sold on the door, but we recommend getting there a little early.
You can find all the details here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DTGnnN6u5/
At Swing Patrol, there is nothing we like better than nerding out about dance technique, and this week's Level 2 class was a deep dive into the concept of "elastic or dymamic frame". We did a bunch of exercises using stretchy bands so that we could see the stretch which helps us to visualise and understand what we are aiming for. Everyone's swingouts were so much better at the end of the class!
Want to fine tune your dancing, and improve your technique? Come along to our Level 2/Intermediate class at 8pm every Tuesday!
People often ask “how can I be a better social dancer?”.
Learning moves and improving your technique are both great, but I think the best advice I can give to both leaders and followers, is to listen.
Listen to the music - what are the musicians doing and how can you embody that in your dancing? Jazz is all about improvisation, and the great Jazz musicians are masters at this, with endless ideas that you can learn from.
What is your partner doing? How are they moving, how are they exploring the music and how can you do that together?
We call it partner dancing for a reason... No role is more important than the other and both are crucial, because we are working together as a team to create the dance, and each dance is unique.
This post is a beautiful explanation from Vicci and Adamo (they are Blues dancers, but everything they say applies to Lindy Hop as well). Enjoy & we’ll see you on the dance floor 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EwTpyKzkW/
10/08/2026
For tonight‘s class, we will be using some props! If anybody happens to have one of these elastic stretchy bands that you use for Pilates or Physio, please bring it along tonight (don’t bother buying one, but if you have one already, then that would be great).
We have several to share, but a few more for the class would be even better.
Thanks and see you tonight :-)
05/08/2026
Don't miss Ballroomin' Blues this Thursday 16th July at JukeBox Blues with guest teachers Jo and Andy! Class numbers are limited so we recommend that you book your spot in advance, or just come along for the social and pay on the door. Class is at 7pm, with the social from 8pm at the Eveleigh Hotel in Redfern.
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