About us
Meet like-minded people who love swing dancing and jazz from the big band era as the likes of Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway become your partners on the dance floor! No experience or partner required. Note that this Meetup is sponsored by swing experts Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios, which has thousands of participants in the Hudson Valley. Numbers of RSVPs to events on Meetup do not reflect actual attendance. Rather you can look at past events which note actual attendance and photos. By joining this group you'll know where to swing dance, when and even how! Everyone welcome! For more information about swing dance and a full schedule of classes and events visit www.got2lindy.com. Everyone welcome.
For more information about swing dance visit www.got2lindy.com
Upcoming events
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SPECIAL EVENT: USO-Themed Swing Dance at Locust Grove
Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, USSALUTE & SWING!
LOCUST GROVE IS HOSTING A USO-THEMED SWING DANCE in honor of Veteran’s Day and Veterans everywhere!TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND AT THE DOOR!
Veterans may attend for free. We thank you for your service!Join us for this super fun USO-THEMED special event at the beautiful Locust Grove ballroom in Poughkeepsie. Your admission includes a Got2Lindy swing dance lesson and the swinging sounds of the ULTIMATE HV DANCE ORCHESTRA featuring Kirsten Lee and friends adding an ANDREW SISTERS’ SOUND!
Pull out your best 40’s vintage!7-7:30pm Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
7:30-10pm ULTIMATE HV DANCE ORCHESTRA with Kirsten Lee and FriendsVisit Lindy Hop at Locust Grove — Locust Grove Historic Site for more information and tickets or visit their EVENTBRITE page directly for tickets.
3 attendees- $125.00
Wedding Dance Workshop for Couples
Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, USKNOW ANYONE GETTING ENGAGED OR MARRIED??
Don’t Just Stand & Sway on Your Wedding Day!
Learn fun, easy steps, turns and dips you can use on your wedding day! Walk away with useful tips and techniques on how to properly lead and follow, so you will feel comfortable and confident dancing on your special day and for the rest of your lives together.Learn from the best wedding dance teachers on the Knot! Linda and Chester Freeman have received stellar ratings from wedding couples for the last five years. In this hour and a half workshop, you’ll learn entrances, exits, dips and turns for your wedding dance!
Located in the beautiful Locust Grove Historic Site Ballroom, Poughkeepsie
$125/couple (register now, pay in person)
Saturday, November 21
4-5:30pm
Registration Required. Please register below.
WEDDING DANCE WORKSHOP FOR COUPLES with Linda and Chester Freeman - Got2Lindy Dance StudiosABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS Linda and Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios, have retained best wedding dance studio on the Knot for five consecutive years based on stellar customer reviews. Visit www.bestweddingdancelesssons.com or www.got2lindy.com for more information.
1 attendee - $25.00
Swing Dance with The Hammerhead Horns, Lindy Performance and Lesson
White Eagle Benevolent Soc Inc, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston, NY, USSWING INTO THE HOLIDAYS!
Swing dance with the HAMMERHEAD HORNS and LessonThe Hammerhead Horns are a five piece group that covers all the best stuff from the 1920s through
the 1960s, doing everything from Fats Waller to Fats Domino, W.C. Handy to Ray Charles, Bessie
Smith to Billie Holiday. In addition they include some of their own compositions that fit right in stylistically.
Their goal is to provide a good time to all dancers!All are welcome! No partner or experience needed to attend. Join the fun!
Beginner lesson 7:30-8pm
Dancing till 10:30pm
Performance 9pm
$25 admission at the door (Cash, Check, Zelle or Venmo. NO CREDIT CARDS.)
HOLIDAY SWING DANCE w/the HAMMERHEAD HORNS and performance! - Got2Lindy Dance Studios1 attendee
Past events
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