No-- Swing is a lead and follow dance-- so we often rotate during our classes so you can test whether you are actually leading and following and not just doing the steps because you know what comes next. If at all possible we try to balance the class--this is why we encourage you to pre-register, and have price breaks for couples. Swing dancers are very friendly and at any given dance rarely dance with the same partner the entire night.

The lead in this dance is the person leading the moves and the follow follows these moves. Generally the male is the lead and females are follows--this is how we run our classes. But you will sometimes see our dancers mix it up and leads will dance with leads and follows with follows!

Comfortable clothes that you can move in...jeans and t-shirts are common-- some folks are coming from work and are in casual dressy--whetever you are most comfortable with. We generally do a warm-up and you are moving for an hour so be prepared to get a little sweaty.

Shoes should be comfortable with a leather bottom--rubber, such as sneakers tends to grip the floor and not allow much freedom in movement. Dancers often wear street shoes and then change in to their dance shoes before class to keep the soles clean and free of dirt and grit as well as to protect wood floors.