Every Wednesday night features new lessons & fun dancing at the First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto
SCHEDULE
7:15pm – 8:15pm: Social Dancers & Technical
8:15pm – 9:15pm: Beginners & Elective
9:30pm – 11:45pm: Dance Party
Wed Jan 23: January series continue
New Community Fund, accepting donations
January series registration is closed but you can still drop in.
– Announcing our Community Fund –
We are excited for a new program at Wednesday Night Hop — the Community Fund. This is a way for dancers who have a little extra money to help those who cannot afford to take classes or come to dances. Anybody can donate, and anyone can ask to be subsidized. Find out details and donate here.
Swingin’ at the Savoy
Feb 22-24, 2019
A Festival to Celebrate Lindy Hop and Jazz
Swingin’ At The Savoy is an event to celebrate Lindy Hop & Jazz, the joy of the dance and the music, their heritage and history. The event is open to dancers of all ages and promotes Lindy Hop & Jazz dance and music education, open-mindedness, playfulness, and creativity. Its goal is to help build and strengthen the Lindy Hop community.
Snatch your pass early to get a better price. This event always sells out!
Upcoming Series Classes
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Upcoming Drop-in Classes
Buy a gift certificate for a friend, colleague, or family member. Gift certificates can only be used towards paying for class series online on our website and are valid for 6 months.
Wednesday Night Hop wants to provide our community with a way to learn and enjoy Lindy Hop – even when life gets in the way. The community fund is a way for dancers who have a little extra money to help those who cannot afford to take classes or come to dances. Give back to the community!
If you are new to Wednesday Night Hop…
We offer four classes every Wednesday night. Our classes are organized in progressive monthly series and we encourage students to sign up and attend the whole series. Nevertheless you can usually drop-in, check this FAQ for details.
Some lessons are solo classes, most lessons are partnered classes. Partnered swing dancing is a role based dance. You have to choose between the role of “leader” or the role of “follower”, and stick with it for the duration of the series class or drop-in. Check this FAQ for more information. Unless otherwise specified, you do not need a partner to come to class.
Our class syllabus is organized into five tracks: Beginners, Social Dancers, Technical, Elective, and Balboa. Please check our curriculum page for details.
If you’re dropping in, registration is at the door. For series classes, we encourage you to register online. It is cheaper and you will get through the line faster at the studio. You will need to create a user account. This will allow you to keep track of the classes you have attended. Online registration closes at 11:59pm on the day before the first class of the series.
- 4-week Series Classes (most months) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Tuesday midnight of series start: $25/person per series
- Series start date or at the door: $30/person per series
- 5-week Series Classes (for months with 5 weeks of classes) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Tuesday midnight of series start: $30/person per series
- Series start date or at the door: $35/person per series
- 3-week Series Classes (for months with 3 weeks of classes) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Tuesday midnight of series start: $25/person per series
- Series start date or at the door: $30/person per series
- Drop-In Classes -- $16/person drop-in. Includes admission to dance party.
- Both Drop-In Classes -- $24/person drop-in. Includes admission to dance party.
- Swing Dance Party -- only $6/person from 9:30pm - 11:45pm
- 4-week Series Classes (most months) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Sunday midnight of series start: $45/person for one series or $70/person for two series in the same month
- After Sunday till Tuesday midnight: $50/person for one series or $75/person for two series in the same month
- Series start date or at the door: $60/person for one series or $90/person for two series in the same month
- 5-week Series Classes (for months with 5 weeks of classes) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Sunday midnight of series start: $50/person for one series or $80/person for two series in the same month
- After Sunday till Tuesday midnight: $55/person for one series or $85/person for two series in the same month
- Series start date or at the door: $65/person for one series or $100/person for two series in the same month
- 3-week Series Classes (for months with 3 weeks of classes) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Till Tuesday midnight of series start: $30/person per series
- Series start date or at the door: $40/person per series
- Drop-In Classes -- $16/person drop-in. Includes admission to dance party.
- Both Drop-In Classes -- $24/person drop-in. Includes admission to dance party.
- Swing Dance Party -- only $8/person from 9:30pm - 11:45pm; $12/person on band nights.
- 4-week Series Classes (most months) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Tuesday midnight of series start: $25/person per series
- Series start date or at the door: $30/person per series
- 5-week Series Classes (for months with 5 weeks of classes) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Tuesday midnight of series start: $30/person per series
- Series start date or at the door: $35/person per series
- 3-week Series Classes (for months with 3 weeks of classes) -- Includes admission to dance party.
- Before Tuesday midnight of series start: $25/person per series
- Series start date or at the door: $30/person per series
- Drop-In Classes -- $16/person drop-in. Includes admission to dance party.
- Both Drop-In Classes -- $24/person drop-in. Includes admission to dance party.
- Swing Dance Party -- only $6/person from 9:30pm - 11:45pm
Here is the address of the venue:
We host a dance party every Wednesday, with live music once a month, usually on the first Wednesday of the month. Below are our upcoming events. You can check our recent events here.
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