CAPE TOWN SWING

A community of dancers in Cape Town sharing their love of Swing Era jazz dances: Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz Charleston, Balboa, Blues. We offer classes, host events, and work with musicians.


Spreading
joy
through dance

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.


Our story and values

Coming up...


  • I first joined Cape Town Swing as it looked like fun but it became so much more - a safe and diverse community where the joy of dance, history and music is celebrated. I learned about Frankie Manning, shim sham, 6-step, 8-step, etc. Join and find out more!
    Kobie
  • Cape Town Swing is a fabulous community of dancers and lovers of Swing and Jazz music. Affordable & enjoyable classes and regular swinging socials, what more could you need!
    Jasmine
  • I joined the Truth dancing classes in town, and it was awesome!
    Julian
  • Great community, super fun classes. Awesome way to meet new people.
    Lise-Mari
  • Very special and connected community with a huge passion for swing dancing!
    Ruby
  • There is a real sense of community at Cape Town Swing - one big playful, energetic and goofy family
    Carmel
  • I am deeply appreciative of both the classes and the community. Dancing in public has always been an extremely anxiety provoking activity for me. Cape Town Swing has created a beautiful, fun, safe space for me to step out of my comfort zone.
    Robyn
  • I've never experienced such a warm and uncompetitive dance community (having done many dance forms before in my life). You can honestly come to a beginner class having never danced before and you will fall in love with this friendly, social, playful dance. Great teachers and community spirit, dance classes for every level, and amazing swing dance socials.
    Jessica
  • So much fun and the only ones organizing swing socials in Cape Town. Their classes are well run and the socials really good fun, especially the ones with live bands.
    Michael
  • What started off as fun dance classes soon became a lifestyle. This is not a dance studio, this is a community of people brought together by the love of Lindy Hop. Great way to meet people and connect!
    Jayne

    On the Blog


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    Swingin’ the Dream that Didn’t Come True

    On April 23rd – William Shakespeare’s date of birth and death- school kids and the bookworm adults among us celebrated World Book Day. But why am I talking about this in a Swing blog? Well, a few days later, I discovered that in 1939, Shakespeare met Swing in an epic Broadway show called Swingin’ the Dream. It was an innovative...

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    How an Understanding of Swing Music Elevates our Dance Experience

    Hiya, Muriel here! This little blog post took me by surprise – an outcome of my preparations for the Swing Music workshop that I’m hosting online next week. I’ll tell you, I’ve been swing-obsessed for years now: I fell in love with the dance BECAUSE I already loved the music. And the more I dived into the landscape and history of...

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    Swingin’ Selections: Our DJs’ Favorite Tracks

    What makes a swing dance floor truly come alive? The answer lies in the music! Of course, we all have different ideas of what makes a great song to dance to, but there are those special nights when everyone seems to be united in a rhythmic trance that can only be cast by a DJ who knows their music. We’ve...

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