{"id":1743,"date":"2023-12-15T04:42:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T04:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clevelandswings.org\/?page_id=1743"},"modified":"2025-06-02T04:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:41:11","slug":"the-best-ways-to-learn-how-to-swing-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clevelandswings.org\/?page_id=1743","title":{"rendered":"The best ways to learn how to swing dance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-91b8a086 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-0fa956c5\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Lessons<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Ready to take the first step?<\/strong><br>There are a number of great ways to start your journey into swing dancing!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:68px;padding-left:68px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-2-color\"><strong>Join a pre-dance lesson:<\/strong>&nbsp;Many of the swing dance events that you see on the calendar already have a beginner lesson before the dance. This is a great way to learn the basic steps, while meeting people with whom you can dance during the event. Some regular events that have a class prior include:   <\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e30000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(Be sure to check the event to confirm the lesson schedule!)<\/mark><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bainbridge Swing Dance: First Saturday of the Month &#8211; Beginning jitterbug lesson &#8211; 7-8p<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swing Dancing at the Rialto: Second and Fourth Wednesdays of the Month &#8211; Advanced Lesson ($10) &#8211; 6-7p Beginning lessons ($5) &#8211; 7-8p<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Land Lindy Hop (often with live music!): Second Friday of the month &#8211; Beginning lesson 7:00-7:30pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1c691088d47144da5dd44ec4a3b8b4e5\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul 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