Collegiate Shag Beginner+ Course starts Thursday April 16th, Seven Weeks!

Collegiate Shag Beginner+ Course Thursdays April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026 7pm-7:55pm on April 16 and 23 7pm-8:25pm on April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28 DISCOUNT for returning students (details below) Learn Collegiate Shag, a fun, forgiving and energetic partnered swing dance that is experiencing an enthusiastic revival! We will start with the basic footwork, classic positions and patterns. We will cover many of the most popular classic moves. If you have seen Collegiate Shag and are interested in learning or refreshing your skills and building on what you know, please join the fun! Prerequisite No prerequisite. Everyone welcome Teachers: Fang Xi, Esme, Charlie DISCOUNT FOR RETURNING STUDENTS! If you have done a Swing Toronto weeknight Collegiate Shag beginner course before, in the same role, it is just $85 for this course, $60 for f/t students. Pay at door, cash only. We strongly encourage you to take this course more than once, to learn more thoroughly, to refresh, to learn more (it is never exactly the same each time), and for fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDm4Z452TpY Featuring Fang Xi and Charlie (with Gabrielle Hyuna) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUBqZejKklY Djangology (Django Reinhardt) - Swing Dance Video - Mike T. Kerr Featuring Esmé and Fang Xi Drop in friendly the first few classes for everyone and after that for dancers with some Collegiate Shag experience. $25 cash at the door in April, $35 in May for the longer classes. Studio, Trinity-St Paul's Center (Except on Thursday April 30th when we will be downstairs in the Fireside Room, in the same building, Trinity-St Paul's Centre.) Registration here: https://swingtoronto.com/ Prerequisite: No prior experience or partner needed. Absolute beginners are welcome. We have two types of beginner Lindy Hop courses, one focuses on Drop-in friendly if you've taken the course before, and for the first class, and if you've taken the previous week's class. Perk: Those taking a Swing Toronto weeknight course in this session get 1/2 price admission to Saturday Night Live Band Swing on May 30th, 2026. Consider it a graduation party. Swing Toronto website: https://swingtoronto.com Facebook calendar of all Swing Toronto and Waltz Toronto events https://www.facebook.com/SwingTorontoPage/events See less