Beginner
Beginning Level I Lindy Hop
Mondays · 6:00 – 7:00 pm · Progressive series
What we emphasise
- ✦ Foundations of Lindy Hop
- ✦ Connecting with the music
- ✦ Connecting with your partner
Two levels, one great night
Classes
Six Mondays of Lindy Hop at Infinity Dance Sport Center. Whichever hour you join, the whole series learns together — and everybody dances with everybody.
How we teach
Connection First
“My philosophy about dancing comes down to connections — connecting with the music and connecting with your partner.”
— Tan
The music leads
Steps are only half of it. From the first night we listen for the pulse of the band, so you're dancing to a song rather than counting through it.
The partnership
Lindy Hop is a conversation between two people. We teach the give and take that makes a move work with anyone — not just the partner you arrived with.
No performance pressure
We don't teach for competitions or shows. The goal is simpler: that you can grab a partner and dance to any song, no matter the genre.
Week by week
What We Cover
Both classes run the same six Mondays, so you can see exactly what each hour holds. Every week builds on the one before — you'll never be handed a move without the ground under it.
Every class is $100 for all six lessons — $90 each if you sign up as a couple.
Beginning Level I
6:00 – 7:00 pm
$100 for all six · $90 each as a couple
Beginning Level II
7:15 – 8:15 pm
$100 for all six · $90 each as a couple
Intermediate Level II
8:30 – 9:30 pm
$100 for all six · $90 each as a couple
1Mon, Sep 28
Beginning I
The 8-Count Basic Swing-Out · Basics of Jazz Swing Music
The move the whole dance is built on — and the music itself, so you can hear how a swing tune is put together and where the beat lives.
Beginning II
Tune Up and Polish Up the Basics
Before anything new, we sharpen what you already have. A clean basic is what makes everything that follows feel easy.
Intermediate II
Refine and Tune Up Fundamentals
A tune-up before anything new — the fundamentals sharpened to the standard the rest of the level assumes.
2Mon, Oct 5
Beginning I
Basic Swing Out
A second week on the move everything else is built on — polishing it until it stops being steps and starts being dancing.
Beginning II
Swing Out Variations · Sugar Push (and variations)
The first new vocabulary of the series — three shapes that change how you and your partner travel together.
Intermediate II
“Multiplying” Moves
Getting more out of what you already know: one move becomes several without learning anything new.
3Mon, Oct 12
Beginning I
Lindy Circle (Swing In) · Tuck Turn
A second way of travelling together, plus the tuck turn — a little compression and spring added to the turn you already know.
Beginning II
Passes · Breaks · Syncopation
Passes hand momentum back and forth between you. Breaks and syncopation are where you start playing with the beat rather than only keeping it.
Intermediate II
“Blinded” to the Music
Dancing to what you hear rather than what you planned, and letting the band choose the next move.
4Mon, Oct 19
Beginning I
Inside Turn · Outside Turn
Your first two turns. Once you can send and receive a turn, the basic opens up in both directions.
Beginning II
Cross-Hand · Hooks · Mini-Dip
A new grip and new ways out of it — cross-hand connections and hooks, finishing with the mini-dip.
Intermediate II
“Combos”
Stringing moves into combinations that travel and breathe, instead of one shape at a time.
5Mon, Oct 26
Beginning I
Multiplying Moves
Everything so far, combined. The separate pieces start joining up into something that feels like dancing rather than steps.
Beginning II
Front-to-Front Charleston · Shadow Charleston · Cross-Overs
A change of rhythm. Charleston in two flavours — front-to-front and shadow — with cross-overs added in.
Intermediate II
Fast Lindy and Charlestons
Faster tempos, where economy of movement starts to matter and Charleston comes into its own.
6Mon, Nov 2
Beginning I
Side-by-Side Charleston · Review
A change of gear to finish. Charleston brings a different rhythm and a lot of energy, danced shoulder to shoulder rather than face to face — then a review of the whole series.
Beginning II
Texas Tommy Variations · Review
The Texas Tommy and its variations to finish, then a review to make the whole six weeks stick.
Intermediate II
Review and Solidify
Everything from the six weeks revisited and made reliable — the point where it stops feeling new.
Beginner
Beginner II
Beginning Level II Lindy Hop
Mondays · 7:15 – 8:15 pm · Progressive series
What we emphasise
- ✦ Momentum
- ✦ Musicality
- ✦ Variations
Intermediate II
Intermediate Level II Lindy Hop
Mondays · 8:30 – 9:30 pm · Progressive series
What we emphasise
- ✦ Playfulness
- ✦ Speed
- ✦ Musicality
Prerequisite: Intermediate Level I, or approval from us. We check your email against the Intermediate Level I class list at signup — email info@5-6-5678.com if you danced at this level elsewhere.
Sign Up for Intermediate IINot sure which hour suits you? Ask us — we're happy to help you pick.
Learning from us is learning a style of Lindy Hop that has been influenced by other dancers and dance styles. The foundational moves will be taught, but some of the subtle nuances in how they're executed will be our preference. We always encourage our students to take classes from as many instructors as possible, and to develop your own personal dance style.
How the series runs
Six Mondays, Built to Stack
Progressive means each week builds on the last — so the whole series starts connecting from day one. Week six makes sense because of week one, which is why we'd rather you came for the whole run than dropped in.
- Sep 28
- Oct 5
- Oct 12
- Oct 19
- Oct 26
- Nov 2
WhereInfinity Dance Sport Center
7243 Engineer Rd, Ste B, San Diego
7243 Engineer Rd, Ste B, San Diego
Class sizeCapped at 10 couples, so everyone gets seen
Taught byTan & Adri — together, every week
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$100 per dancer for the six-week series, or $90 each as a couple.
Limited to 10 couples per class.