🎉 Schedule for Round 5 – 2025! 🕺💃
Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz Slides, Boogie Woogie, Balboa and Blues
Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz and Boogie Woogie classes start on 20 October
Blues and Balboa classes start on 23 October
🌟 Guest Teachers Anni & Gašper will once again teach at SwingShoes 🌟
Classes start on 20 October and end 11 December 2025

Swing dance Copenhagen
SwingShoes is Copenhagen’s and Denmark’s oldest and largest swing dance association. Learn the original Lindy Hop, solo jazz, blues, and balboa through the competent instruction of our skilled teachers.
Latest news
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For members who already signed up for a dance class: Balboa on Wednesdays – Full course for 350 DKK (!!)
In these sessions we’ll help swing dancers explore the mechanics and magic of balboa. Building on your knowledge of musicality, syncopation, flow, and stretch, […]
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Guest Teachers Anni & Gašper are teaching once again!
Read more about it here:
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Sign up to Boogie Woogie
We’re excited to announce a brand-new Boogie Woogie workshop coming to SwingShoes! In this round, we’ll focus on the essentials that give Boogie Woogie […]
Swing dance events
We’ll keep this updated, where we’ll display where you can go and enjoy swing dancing in Copenhagen, across all associations, dance schools and even bars and cafes.
Our teachers
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Ida
Ida discovered Lindy Hop at Tuesday Swing and fell for the community first. She loves seeing dancers’ faces light up when moves finally “click.” A Cats & Dinosaurs fan, she’s allergic to grape pits and always aims to make her students smile during warm-up!
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Nicolai
Nicolai discovered Lindy Hop through Boogie Woogie videos and fell for the energy. Swing dance is cultural appreciation and joy. He loves watching dancers add their own style. A Count Basie fan, he creates playlists across genres to explore rhythm!
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Stine
Stine started Lindy Hop at 22 with an old friend and couldn’t stop laughing. For her, it’s playfulness, freedom, and community – lucky adults having space for play! She loves sharing dance joy and seeing students click. Currently loving Ella’s comedic jazz stylings and Eyal Vilner’s energy. Former trumpet player!
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Chott
Chott discovered Lindy Hop at 21 during travels in the UK when a housemate invited her to a Sheffield swing class. she loves that moment when concepts ‘click’ for students. A Lavern Baker fan, she also plays and dances folk music!
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Jan
Jan learned the Jitterbug from Per Rock and never looked back. For him, swing dance means physical and creative expression with his partner. He loves helping brave students succeed and is always thinking about the next Balboa dance opportunity!
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Per
Per discovered Lindy Hop through a 1988 Danish documentary, then took his first steps in London. Meeting Frankie Manning in 1997 sealed his fate. He calls it ‘my god, my light’ – pure joy and freedom. He loves passing knowledge to new dancers. A Chick Webb fan, he co-founded Swingshoes 30 years ago!




