Upcoming Classes

Foundations Level

Foundations B

Tuesdays, Apr 1st - May 6th

This is where you begin! Lindy hop is a Black American social dance from the 1930s that’s done all over the world today. Foundations is perfect for you if you’re brand new to lindy hop, have done other types of swing dancing, or want to review the foundational patterns and concepts of the dance.

Check out the FAQ section about what you need for your first class with us!

Building Blocks Level

move like you mean it!

Tuesdays, Apr 1st - May 6th

In this session, we’re diving into the fun, flashy, and just plain useful moves that don’t make it into a beginner session but are essential for expanding your lindy hop vocabulary.

From slick turns to stylish surprises, you’ll walk away with new tools to spice up your social dancing and keep the fun going. Explore, experiment, and add some new favorites to your dancing!

**New** Intensive

The Art of Unexpected Connection

Sundays, March 9th, 16th, & 23rd

2.5 hour, 3 week intensive sessions (7.5 hours of total instruction)

We talk about connection in lindy hop all the time, but what about different types of connection? This intensive will explore connections outside our typical “leader’s left, follower’s right” handhold. Get ready to explore creative ways to connect to your partner using different parts of your body!

Through fun exercises and moves, you’ll discover how to adapt, respond, and embrace unexpected connections in your lindy hop. Whether it’s an accidental break in connection or an intentional choice, you’ll leave this intensive with a toolbox of new ways to stay connected and keep the dance flowing.

Upcoming Classes

Fall 2025 Balboa Classes

Our Class Options

Info - Swing Era Steps

Intro Balboa

Balboa is a swing dance that developed in the crowded ballrooms of California.

The Intro Balboa lessons are for those who are new to the dance as well as those who want to work on the fundamentals.
Info - Swing Era Steps

Open Practice

The Open Practice times are available to all levels of dancers! This is the time to finesse a sticky spot in your dancing, explore variations, or try to figure out a cool thing you saw in a video. There will be facilitators able to help guide your learning, practice with you, or add new ideas to work on to the mix!

Location & Time

Tuesday evenings

$10 per night

7:00-7:40pm: Intro Balboa Class

7:40-9:00pm: Open Facilitated Balboa Practice

6:30-9pm: Intensive Class

9:00-9:30pm: Open Practice Time

Let us know you’re coming so we can anticipate group size and focus:

Fall 2025 Balboa Sign Up

About Our Classes

Our classes take place on Tuesday nights at the Slovenian National Home.
2717 W 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46222
You can park on either side of the building and enter through the front door on 10th Street.

Our Tuesday night class sessions are six weeks long. We want you to have as much time as possible with the class material so you can learn and practice your new skills. Our Sunday night classes are three weeks long, but have the same amount of class time as the six week sessions. At Swing Era Steps, we value high-quality dance education and want to set you up for success!

Are finances a barrier to you joining us? Check out our no questions asked scholarships here to see if you’re eligible.

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Our Class levels

Lindy hop - Swing Era Steps

Foundations

The Foundation sessions A and B are perfect for you if you're brand new to lindy hop, have done other types of swing dancing, or want to review the foundational patterns and concepts of the dance. If you're not sure where to start, Foundations is the perfect spot!

**You can start with either A or B - both start at the very beginning! But you need both to graduate to the Building Blocks level.
Info - Swing Era Steps

Building Blocks

You've completed both Foundations sessions with us or you've been dancing lindy hop for at least 4 months already.

You're familiar with basic moves like swing outs, tuck turns, and promenades and you're ready to take them to the next level. If you're unsure if you're ready for this level, send us an email and we'll help you figure it out! We can generally suggest the appropriate level by dancing with you.

Our Class Options

Lindy hop - Swing Era Steps

Building Blocks

You've completed both Foundations sessions with us or you've been dancing lindy hop for at least 4 months already.

You're familiar with basic moves like swing outs, tuck turns, and promenades and you're ready to take them to the next level. If you're unsure if you're ready for this level, send us an email and we'll help you figure it out! We can generally suggest the appropriate level by dancing with you.
Info - Swing Era Steps

Balboa

Balboa is a swing dance that developed in the crowded ballrooms of California. For this summer drop-in series, the balboa classes are open to beginners! You don't need to have other swing dance experience to try balboa.

While each class is a drop-in, they get progressively more advanced throughout the summer. If you're new to balboa, the June 10th class is the latest you'll be able to join. For the 2.0 classes, prior knowledge of those moves is required.