Welcome to Second Cup Swing, Houston

"This connected Swing is the most responsive and versatile partner dance you can learn!"

Next month's Taft Dance will be on Saturday, August 21st (right after our Essential Swing Dance Workshop that afternoon), with our Demitasse dance each n' every other Saturday.

This session of our Monday evening Essential Swing Dance Classes is now closed but still come by to visit us some Monday and then hopefully we'll see you for the next session. Please note that our Guided Swing Práctica (as our “Essentially Swing” Class) continues each Monday night. It's now for 2 hours, from 8:30-10:30pm. We're having a real nice crowd these days so come check us out and dance for a bit!!
The Práctica is still just $3 for most and is Drop-in so you don't have to commit to a 6-week session, but rather can just come when you can. See the rest of the details - and the discounts for ScS, HSDS & RSDS Swing ...there's even a discount if you get a Latte or something from the Barista!

We regret that due to scheduling conflicts we won't be able to do the energy workshop as planned in August. We will plan on doing "Making Your Swing GO!" at our next scheduled workshop in November.
However, we'll have an announcement of a very special class that will happen in its place on August 21st. Please check back here and we'll try to have the details posted within a day or two.

Be sure and take a look at the Events page (under "...ALSO") for more info on other great stuff going on... from dancing, to classes, to plays and other special happenings.
There's also a Lost & Found page there that you might look at.

Hope to see you out dancing soon!!
-hank:)
~ savour the dance ~


. current highlights .

Our Guided Swing Práctica

ScS Essential Swing Dance class . a Guided Swing Práctica
"This connected Swing is the most responsive and versatile partner dance you can learn!"

part II . Essentially Swing . mondays . 8:30 - 10:30pm
~ building our swing from the source . a guided swing práctica ~
Now that we're dancing our swing with connection and energy / frame, flow & counterbalance — there is so much more Jitterbug & Lindy that we can do as we explore, add, embellish and create!!
. New Hours extends our time to 2 Hours!!
. It's Drop-in so just come by any time you can!

Still $3 per evening for most and is a Walk-In class so you can come anytime!!
See the rest of the details - and the discounts for ScS, HSDS & RSDS Swing (there's even a discount if you get a Latte or something from the Barista!) - here!
. Prácticas are ongoing at Taft St. each n' every Monday evening with rare exception ~
. Taft will be closed next week so we'll have no Práctica or lesson on Monday July 5th.


excerpt from our "part II" description:
Borrowing the idea of a "práctica" from Tango — it's not just a dance, nor is it a class with a teacher in the middle all the time... it's a guided practice dance. Each night will have a lot of music and we'll be coming around throughout the class to help in any way we can. In addition, we'll offer a few selected highlights, for both leads and follows, to help us explore the dance more - and you'll be encouraged to share as well.
While still essentially Swing, this class takes our connection and explores how we can use it to move together and dance to a whole variety of music!

Among the highlighted themes will be exploring in the Prácticas are:
* Listening Beyond The Beat
* The Inside and The Outside Are One
* It's the Spaces That Give it Shape
* Beginnings & Endings
* Showing Off Your Follow
* Turn Turn Turn
* Exploring Dimensions in Closed
* Playing with the Tempo
* Where's the connection?
* Fancy-Dancy Moves
* Listening to Your Follow
* Rollin Rollin Rollin
* Follow Treats each and every week! ... and more!!
Please join us — it's going to be FUN!!

See fuller descriptions here.
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