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Monday Swing — Practicum & Social Dance ft. Switch Dancing w/ Darcie

**June is Switch Dancing Month @ Monday Swing**

Monday Swing is a weekly vintage swing dance practicum and social dance on Monday nights with DJ'ed music in a cozy SE PDX setting.

Sliding scale $10-20
All ages! No partner needed!

7:00 - 8:00 Switch Dancing lesson w/ Austin & Darcie
8:00 - 10:00 Social dance & practicum with DJ music

>> Switch Dancing <<
Switching is when partners swap dance roles back and forth throughout a song. There's no need to stop the dance, call out switches, or make a plan ahead of time; you can steal the lead or steal the follow at any point, and be ready for your partner to do the same.
To enjoy this class, you need to be really solid in your primary dance role. It helps if you have dabbled in the other role so that it's not completely foreign to you.

06/03 Switching in 6-count
06/10 Switching in Charleston
06/17 Switching with Swingouts
06/24 Switching -- TBD

>>What's a practicum and social dance?
We DJ music just like a regular social dance. You can come out and just dance like normal, or you can come planning to work on something: Ask for feedback, work on a move, play with variations, master a routine.

>>Have a specific question?
Experienced dancers and local teachers are available at practicum to help out with sticky spots.

>> Balboa? Shag? Solo? Learning swingouts?
Let the DJ know what you're working on if you have specific music requests!

This building is physically accessible to enter. If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.

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