The First Queer Positive Swing Dance School in the U.S. founded in 2019

At Queer Swing Seattle our main mission is to build LGBTQAI+ community through the joys of Lindy Hop - the original Black American form of Swing Dance.

We do not tolerate discrimination in any form, including based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, ability, appearance, national origin, or religion. Recognizing that LGBTQAI+ spaces have historically failed to adequately support our Trans, Enby, Black, and POC communities, we are dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone feels explicitly welcome, respected, and valued.

Lindy Hop is a Black American cultural legacy artform. Queer Swing Seattle acknowledges this and is committed to providing programming that honors and empowers this cultural legacy through education and action. 

Simply put, Queer Lindy is Lindy Hop done by, for and inspired by LGBTQAI+ people past and present. Queer Lindy is both an activity and a point of view. Taking influence from the Black and Queer communities who contributed to Jazz and Swing and exploring a style of dancing that embodies and empowers diverse and intersectional queer identities in social dance. 

Switch and Fluid Lind Hop:

Simply put, Switch Dancing is the idea that you can change roles while in the middle of dance. Fluid Lindy Hop is the idea that you can lead or follow from either side of the partnership. These trends in Lindy Hop are inspired by the many queer people past and present who subverted gender norms in partner dance by dancing both roles and dancing in between the roles as well. A very queer, very non-binary look at partner dancing. 

ELEF Class Style:

While not every Queer person wants to switch or dance fluid, Queer Swing Seattle teaches all of its classes at all levels in an Everybody Leads, Everybody Follows (ELEF) style. This is a primary way of deconstructing problematic gender power dynamics and also produces some of the most agile, music focused and compassionate social dancers out there. And, its just a lot of fun!

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If you are excited to join our classes and community but have financial difficulty, reach out to us. We are working with amazing organizations to ensure financial ability is not a barrier to dance.