Featured Event
So You Want to Learn the Shim Sham
Join us this Wednesday for a special class to learn and practice the Shim Sham. The Shim Sham is a popular line dance celebrated in the swing community. It began as a tap dance and later adopted by swing dancers. At many dance events, the Shim Sham starts playing and all dancers on the floor join in.
- Date & Time: Oct 1st, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
- Location: Masonic Temple Event Center
- Cost: $10
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New Year’s Eve Ball
We are excited to announce that we will be once again hosting a New Year’s Eve ball. If you could take a moment to let us know which theme you like best out of the choices provided, we would greatly appreciate it. Vote here.
Options: The Big Apple, The Roaring 20’s, Masquerade
Events This Week
Blues Fusion @ Locust Cider
Join us every other Tuesday for an evening of Blues dancing. While there will be no formal lesson, instructors will be available throughout the evening for anyone who wants to learn moves. All dancers get happy hour pints all night.
- Date & Time: Sep 30th, 7:00 – 10:00 PM
- Location: Locust Cider
- Cost: free
NoCo Swing at Fort Collins First Friday Art Walk
Social dancing in Old Town Fort Collins featuring a performance from the Horsetooth Hoppers at 6:30 PM. Following the performance, there will be a short beginner lesson before resuming dancing.
- Date & Time: Oct 3rd, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, 6:30 PM beginner lesson
- Location: Old Town Square
- Cost: free
Upcoming Regular Classes and Events
NoCo Swing Progressive Lessons, Intro Lindy Hop
This class will introduce you to the wonderful world of Lindy Hop. No experience is required to take this course as we will start with the basic footwork and progress as the month goes on.
- Date & Time: Oct 8th, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
- Location: Masonic Temple Event Center
- Cost: $40 per 4 class series
NoCo Swing Progressive Lessons, Intro Balboa
This class will introduce Balboa and the various patterns and embraces that can be done with this footwork. Balboa is a close embrace dance typically danced to fast tempo music. No experience is required to take this course as we will start with the basic footwork and progress as the month goes on.
- Date & Time: Oct 8th, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
- Location: Masonic Temple Event Center
- Cost: $40 per 4 class series
True Blues
True Blues is an established blues dancing scene that hosts dances every second Thursday of the month in Loveland. This is an all ages event.
- Date & Time: Oct 9th, 6:00 PM lesson, 7:00 – 10:00 PM social dance
- Location: Grimm Brothers Brewery
- Cost: $10
NoCo Swing Friday Dance & Beginner Lesson
Friday dances held every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month are the bread and butter for continuing to build our amazing swing dance community. Starting back up in September, we will be resuming this event at the Masonic Temple.
- Date & Time: Oct 10th, 6:00 PM lesson, 7:00 – 10:00 PM social dance
- Location: Masonic Temple Event Center
- Cost: $5 or what you can afford, includes lesson and dancing
Special Events
NoCo Swing Balboa Brunch
NoCo Swing Dance will be having our first ever Balboa Brunch. We are even more excited to host Colorado’s own national and international Balboa and Lindy Hop instructor Heather Ballew. She will be teaching both a beyond beginner and beginner Balboa classes. If you have had Balboa lessons before, we encourage you to join us for the beyond beginner class. If you are new to Balboa, we recommend starting with the beginner class.
After the lessons, there will be social dancing with live music from Jeremy Mohney and his Band.
While you’re dancing and socializing, Avo’s will be serving their brunch menu until noon, before switching to their lunch / dinner menu.
Lesson Schedule: 9:00 AM beyond beginner, 10:00 AM beginner
- Date & Time: Oct 12th, 9:00 AM lesson, 10:00 AM lesson, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM social dance
- Location: Avogadro’s Number
- Cost: $10 9:00 AM lesson, $5 10:00 AM lesson, $10 social dance ($5 student pricing)