Home of Swing Dancing in Columbus, OH

Who are we?

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.

Why Join Us?

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.

All events cancelled due to COVID-19

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Ivie Anderson was originally from California and started studying music in school at age 9. She sang with Earl Hines in Chicago before she joined Duke Ellington’s Orchestra in 1931. …

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    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.

    Report an Incident

    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.



    P.O. Box 353 Columbus, OH 43216
    (614) 467-0102