SwingColumbus is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit educational and social organization. We are dedicated to the preservation, study, teaching, enjoyment, and continuing evolution of swing dance. This refers to (but is not limited by) a group of American Rhythm dances stemming from vernacular African American dances that developed with swing jazz music of the 1920s through the 1940s. Social swing dance is identified by 6-beat and 8-beat patterns.
Studies show the best thing for your health is to move 30 minutes a day. It turns out taking our drop-in East Coast Swing lesson every week improves your physical, mental, and emotional health!
Exercising for a better, healthier, happier life? Encouraged.
Moving to great music with friendly people who are your new best friends? Priceless.
Our instructors are advanced SwingColumbus members who teach progressive lessons for the Swingology School. With their guidance you will learn how to find the beat, dance structure, social dance etiquette, and jump from beginner to intermediate faster than you can rockstep!
The SwingColumbus Executive Board is comprised of six avid Lindy Hoppers who dance all over the world and bring their enthusiasm and knowledge to the Columbus scene to create the best events, foster a welcoming scene with the nicest dancers, and make our city a great place to dance…
We want our events to be safe and be accepting spaces regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof). All attendees, staff, and volunteers are required to comply with the following code of conduct…
We offer 4-week lesson series (Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, etc) for beginner and intermediate swing dancers! The first lesson of the month is drop-in; pay entire fee to take the full course. Special workshops and crash courses sprinkled throughout the year.
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM & 7:45 – 8:45 PM Thursdays (Progressive)
Swingin’ Tuesdays is our flagship weekly event. We rotate DJs and host live bands so the music is never stale. No partner necessary! We change partners during the drop-in 7:30 PM East Coast Swing lesson and open dance to practice and make new friends.
7:30 PM – 10:15 PM Tuesday Evenings (Weekly)
SwingColumbus hosted a monthly dance from 2003 – 2014. Now revamped as SwingColumbus on a Saturday Night, this event showcases a live band and special venue. You are encouraged to dress up.
7:30 PM – 11 PM Saturday Evenings (Occasional)
SwingColumbus offers two teams for eligible paid members. The Competitive Team trains each winter and travels to compete. The Performance Team performs around Columbus, OH.
Must know the swing out, send out, and lindy circle
A 1-day workshop & dance for lindy hoppers. We source skilled instructors for our local dancer-focused event.
https://quickstop.swingcolumbus.org/
Every May
SwingColumbus hosts an instructional weekend for lindy hoppers. We source highly-skilled instructors for our intensive, progressive weekend.
https://rocktober.swingcolumbus.org
Every October
John Vermeulen Swing Orchestra will be playing on Swingin’ Tuesdays on November 26th for SwingColumbus Bands-giving! Come dance with us to some great vintage music! No partner? No problem! We’ll …
We will be teaching a Crash Course of the Big Apple routine. Choreographed by Frankie Manning in 1937, this solo dance is filled with high energy Charleston movements and intricate …
In partnership with the Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society, we’re offering a Charleston workshop on October 27th before the dance with live music from the Sunset Stomp Dixieland Jazz Band! …
Join us for our 8th annual Halloween dance and costume party this Tuesday October 29th from 8 – 10:15 PM! Photos by Tony Bentivegna Photography Dress up in your scariest …
Join us this Saturday, October 12th! SwingColumbus is bringing you a dance workshop so you can participate in a global dance project, “office hours” to receive casual and fun dance …
SwingColumbus is a community-driven collaboration of people who love to dance. All organizers volunteer their time to run dances, teach workshops, DJ, maintain the web site, and communicate with the public about upcoming events. SwingColumbus is a not-for-profit organization established in 2001. All income is used to keep vintage swing dancing growing in Central Ohio.
Safer Space incident reports are collected in a private spreadsheet managed by a subset of SwingColumbus Board. This form is for documenting harassment and assault concerns. Unfortunately, we cannot manage interpersonal issues such as break ups.
SwingColumbus processes all online payments through PayPal. A credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express) is required. PayPal account holders have additional payment options. Otherwise, cash or check is accepted at the registration table at our events.
