Dancing

Whether you do West Coast Swing (WCS), East Coast Swing, or Country Swing, come join the Swing Dance Club of Hawaii on certain Sundays in Waikiki for their dance. The Cost is free for students & approved volunteers; $5 for members (membership costs $20/year); & $10 for drop ins.  Preferably pay in advance on their website.  https://swingdanceclubhawaii.org 5:00 PM - 8:15 PM  The city opens its doors for us at 5:00 PM. Admission is $5 for members or $10 for non-members. 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM: West Coast Swing lesson 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM: open dancing to a mix of music. Lessons from 5:15 - 6:15 PM Start with a lesson to get you started or help fine-tune your skills. We conduct two concurrent classes.  One class is geared for the first timers and those less experienced with West Coast Swing.  The second class is geared for more intermediate and above dancers with competency in the basic 6 count patterns as well as the 8 count whip.  Those without a partner are welcome. We regularly rotate students to new partners throughout the lesson to accommodate those without partners and to improve everyone's ability to learn. Those partnerships unwilling to rotate are asked […]

Interested in learning salsa? Come join us & learn salsa for free. We will be learning Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino from Gordon Walker, an amazing & experienced teacher. UHM Salsa has FREE classes each Tuesday Night (6-8pm) as well as Sunday (2-4pm). They are located at Studio 3 in the Clarence T Ching Athletic Complex 2nd floor between Stan Sheriff & the Aquatic complex.  

Like Country Music?  Interested in learning country dancing? Come join us at the only country bar in town, Whiskey Dix Saloon in Aiea by Pearlridge.  Single & partner dancing available. Lessons (7:30 - 9pm) are free with cover charge/admission (which is only $5).  Mondays specialize in partner dancing instruction.  On Wed, there's free admission for women & line dancing lessons as well but gets pretty crowded.  Social Dancing follows the lessons. Boots & cowboy hat are optional.