CAPE TOWN SWING
Established in 2015, Cape Town Swing is a community organisation driven by jazz-loving dancers sharing the joy of Lindy Hop and other Swing Era dances.
Our values are grounded in safe and inclusive community, jazz roots appreciation, and our unique South African context.
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On the Blog
Celebrating Swing and Salsa: A Night of Dance and Music Fusion.
On Saturday, 9th October, Cape Town Swing and La Diosa join forces to bring you an incredible night of swing and salsa. A strange combination, you might think: two different dances with entirely different music from different parts of the world. Nowadays, the swing and salsa scenes appear to attract incompatible crowds, with swing stereotypically thought of as “niche”, “alternative”,...
Celebrating the Sophiatown Legacy with Kofifi
Before Count Basie and Duke Wellington whipped up dancefloors in Harlem and Lindy Hop swept through America, Sophiatown was already swinging to its own sound. Despite the poverty and resultant violence, Sophiatown became a hub of culture, music, dance and politics, and marabi music emerged in the 1920s as a response to the urbanisation and social changes affecting black South...
The Delight and Dark in Dancing: An Invitation to Deeper Vulnerability and Greater Authenticity
I’ve been away from my Cape Town Swing family for some time now, and perhaps the melancholy of the moment has provoked these musings. In them, I’ve found an invitation to myself, and perhaps this can be an invitation to you too. “What is this invitation?” you think to yourself as you read this over the top of your coffee...
