Welcome to Panther Swing, University of Pittsburgh's swing dance club!
Welcome back, Panthers! Come check us out at one of our upcoming events: February Swing N'at social dance, featuring The Pitt Vipers When: Friday, February 21 from 7:30 - 10:30pm Where: WPU Nordy's Place (Lower Level) What: Learn the basics in a beginner lesson from 7:30-8:30, then dance the night away to live music with The Pitt Vipers! Our regular meetings (Spring 2020): Tuesday Lindy lesson series: 9 - 10 pm in WPU 501. Throughout the semester, we will build your Lindy hop skills for confident and fun social dancing! Wednesday practice: 7 - 9 pm in WPU 501. Practice what you learned in class and try new moves with members of the Tartan and Panther Swing community Friday Swing N'at: Panther Swing hosts a social dance preceded by a beginner lesson in Nordy's Place (Lower Level of WPU) once every two months during the school year. Spring 2020 dates: February 21, (The Pitt Vipers), April (TBD) Other regular swing dancing: Tartan and Panther Swing: Lessons for all levels on Thursdays from 7:30 - 8:30 followed by social dancing until 10:30 on CMU's campus Swingin' at the Ace: Biweekly Wednesday dances at the Ace Hotel with The Pitt Vipers playing live music. 21+, lessons 7 - 8pm, dance 8 - 10pm, price of $5 ( + $3 band donation if you are feeling spicy) Swing City: Beginner lesson on Saturdays from 8 - 9 followed by social dancing until midnight in Squirrel Hill Questions? Connect with us on Facebook, fill out the contact form, or email [email protected]. ANNOUNCEMENTS ARCHIVE08/25/2019. Missed us at the Activities Fair? See our flyer here and sign up for the mailing list!
04/12/2019. Thanks to the Boilermaker Jazz Band for providing swingin' tunes tonight, and to everyone who came out to dance! 03/09/2019. Huge thank-yous to Carla, the SugarSnaps, and everyone who attended our dance and workshops this weekend! 02/15/2019. Thank you for joining us at Swing'Nat with the Pitt Vipers! Check out Micah's photos on Facebook here! 01/31/2019. Tartan Swing has been CANCELLED tonight (1/31) due to the weather. Stay warm and safe, and we'll see you next week! 01/29/2019. We will be teaching a master class and hosting a social dance for Pitt Dance Ensemble members on Tuesday, January 29th from 6-8pm in the dance studio at Trees Hall. It's free and open to all. We'd love to see you there! 01/14/2019. Happy New Year! It was great to see both old and new faces at our first lesson of the semester 11/30/2018. Thanks to everyone who came out to our social dance with the Pitt Vipers! They'll be playing again for us next semester. Check out some photos! 10/09/18. And that's a wrap for our first beginner series! Classes will start again next semester. In the meantime, we'll see you at social dances and at Tartan lessons! 09/25/18. We've swung out! Thanks to everyone who came to tonight's lesson! 09/18/18. The progressive series continues! "Tuesday, 09/18, will be the second class of Adam and Grace's progressive Lindy hop lessons for beginners! We'll be in WPU 501 from 7:15 to 8:15. Try to be there a few minutes earlier to sign in and settle down before the lesson starts. See you there!" 09/11/18. We had a fantastic start to the beginner series--check out some photos! "Tuesday, 09/11, will be the FIRST CLASS of Adam and Grace's progressive Lindy hop lessons for beginners! This is a fantastic time to start dancing, since we'll start from the very basics. We'll be in WPU 501 from 7:15 to 8:15. Try to be there a few minutes earlier to sign in and settle down before the lesson starts. See you there!" 09/04/18. Thanks to everyone who came to our first meeting! We look forward to seeing you next week! "Our first meeting of the Fall 2018 semester will be on Tuesday, September 4 in WPU 501 from 7:00-8:15pm. Come out for a free beginner Charleston lesson with Adam and Grace followed by social dancing! Charleston is an exciting, high-energy swing dance style--you won't want to miss this!" 09/02/18. Next Thursday (09/13) is the FIRST WEEK of the 6-week progressive beginner series at Tartan Swing, which will take you through all the fundamentals of Lindy hop. It's a great time to start dancing! 08/26/18. Missed us at the Activities Fair today? Check out our flyer and subscribe to our emails! |