Learning in the region✧Madison✧Milwaukee✧Chicago
If you are wondering if you should go to group or private dance lessons, the answer is always ‘YES‘. Without exception you will enjoy challenging yourself and will enjoy social dancing even more.
Large group lessons are best for socializing and learning at a more leisurely pace. Private lessons are for learning quickly and when a person knows they need direct help or want a very specific instruction. Small group lessons are a balance between the two. Most experienced dancers do a combination of all three.
Learning in the region
Regional offerings include a variety of swing and blues dancing. They may have changed or been updated – this page is only a short summary. Check out the full list of what each provider offers on their site directly or send them a message.
Milwaukee
- 414 Blues Dancing (social Blues dance group)
- Monthly basic lessons at Falcon Bowl (last Tuesday each month)
- Monthly weekend social with basic lesson
- Quarterly workshops and group carpooling to Madison and Chicago events/lessons
- 414blues.com
- Amanda Doerr Dance
- Send a note on Facebook messenger
- East Coast, West Coast, Ballroom Styles
- Andy’s Events
- Andy’s Events Facebook Page
- Every First Friday swing dance at Elk’s Lodge in Waukesha, basic Swing lesson in main ballroom before event
- Cream City Swing
- ccswing.com
- creamcityswing@gmail.com
- East Coast, Lindy Hop, Charleston, and more
- Fundamentals and progressions
- Weekly Monday lessons at Falcon Bowl
- Delaware House
- delaware-house.com
- West Coast Swing
- Lindy Hop MKE – Pate Nassalang
- lindyhopmke.com
- LindyHopMKE@gmail.com
- Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Charleston, East Coast Swing
- Twice a month Saturday lessons at Delaware House and special events
- Michelle Guthrie
- tendancemama.com
- East Coast, Lindy Hop, Ballroom Styles
- Thursday night group lessons at East Towne Ballroom
- Sierra Autumn Kane
- Send a note on Facebook messenger
- Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop
Madison
- Jumptown Swing
- jumptownswing.com
- East Coast, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston, and more
- Monthly lessons and social
- Blues Dance Madison
- bluesdancemadison.org
- Monthly blues lesson and social
Chicago
- Bluetopia
- Bluetopia Website
- Basic blues lesson before monthly DJ socials, intermediate short workshops often before monthly social
- Workshops and special events
- Desiree Roffers
- desiree@chitownswingdance.com
- Balboa, Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag
- Traffic Jam! Swing