Every Monday at The Man On The Moon

Drop-in classes for absolute beginners at our live jazz night The Speakeasy. No experience required. Just come along and join in! Classes run every Monday except between Christmas and New Year.

Times:

7:30pm – 8:15pm: Taster class in swing dance/jazz step routine

8:30pm – 10:30pm: The Speakeasy: social dancing to live band

Cost: £5 (non-members) / £4 (members) for the whole night (£1 discount on non-band nights).

Location: The Man On The Moon pub (see below for directions).

Details: No previous dance experience is required and there’s no need to bring a partner. You will learn 6-count and 8-count basic steps in a fun environment. There is just one entry fee for The Speakeasy evening, which includes this short introductory lesson and social dancing to live and DJ’d jazz music. These classes are self-contained and do not run in blocks. Drop in whenever you like!

Every Wednesday at The Centre at St Paul’s

Wednesday classes are taught in four week blocks. You are welcome to join in at any time, but particularly if you don’t have much dance experience or if you haven’t danced with us before, we recommend trying to attend a whole block, as later classes only do a quick recap of the essential material from past classes. No partner required, we rotate throughout the class. The current block runs from Wednesday 16th June to 8th July with Caroline and Bill, and classes continue in 4 week blocks throughout the year (exceptions will be noted here).

Times:

7:30pm – 8:30pm: Beginners class

8:30pm – 9pm: Social dancing

9:30pm – 10pm: Intermediate class

Cost: £5 (non-members) / £4 (members) for the one class, £6/£5 for both. £1 for the social dancing alone.

Location: The Centre at St Pauls – Church (ground floor). See below for directions.

Beginners: No previous dance experience is required, although these classes are slightly more challenging than our Monday classes for absolute beginners, so we recommend you attend one or two Monday classes first if you have never done any dancing before. You will learn 6-count and 8-count basic steps in a fun environment. Social dancing is free if you do a lesson. There is a nominal entrance charge of £1 (members) / £2 (non-members) if you just come for the social dancing.

Intermediates: As a guide, you should have at least 3 months dance experience, and should feel comfortable with both 6- and 8-count basics, including the Charleston, Lindy Turn (Swing Out), Lindy Circle, and simple footwork variations. We recommend that you attend at least two 4-week Beginner blocks before attempting this class if you have no previous dance experience, and that you should be able to comfortably dance for a whole track on the social dancefloor, using the moves above. This class focuses on improving your dancing in a fun and challenging environment, and covers fundamental social dancing techniques such as connecting with your partner, improving your footwork, and musicality.

Current Block: Will and Lara are teaching the current block: 14th, 21st, 28th July and 4th August. The next block will begin 11th August.

The Monday night class is held at The Man On The Moon, 2 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LF

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Directions: The Man On The Moon is located in Norfolk Street, just off the Grafton Centre (quite close to CB2 cafe).

Wednesday night classes are held at The Centre at St Paul’s, Hills Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1JP

Location: Google Maps

Directions: The Centre at St Pauls is on the south side of the city of Cambridge, on the corner of St Paul’s Road and Hills Road. It is close to the centre of Cambridge and a 10 minute walk from the rail station. Buses from the station and the city centre (Drummer Street) stop immediately outside the building. Pay and display parking is available in St Pauls Road. There is a multi storey car park ten minutes walk away at Gonville Place and an NCP car park at the rail station.