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With Lindy Hop in our name, it’s natural that the lessons we give are centered around this mother of all swing dances. Besides that, we also offer lessons in styles that have influenced or were influenced by the Lindy Hop, each of them with their entirely own character and feeling!


Lindy Hop | Solo Jazz | Blues | Balboa | Slowbal


Lindy Hop

Even though Lindy Hop has its origins on the street, most people take lessons to kick-start their swing dance journey. At Lindy What? Lindy Hop! Nijmegen we offer Lindy Hop lessons in Nijmegen in different levels based on your experience and desired amount of challenge.

  • You can register alone or with a partner!
  • We work in lesson blocks of 8 classes.
  • We offer 4 blocks per season.
  • We offer B and C courses every block
  • We offer A and A+ courses in alteration
  • Next block to register for Fridays from February 23rd till April 12th
  • Every level is the same price.
  • €70 per person (8 classes of 60 minutes) or €45 with the One of Us discount!
  • Check out our One of Us discount!
Lindy A - Beginner
We all have to start somewhere, and for Lindy Hop, it is exactly here! In the Lindy A group you'll learn everything to dance your first social dances, and more! From promenades, Lindy Circles, to the legendary Swing out!
Lindy B - Intermediate
Once you can dream your triple steps and basics. It's generally most fun to work on your dance vocabulary! In the Lindy B course we build upon the beginners class and work our way to new moves, and generally more technique as well
Lindy C - Advanced
Now you have a few years of dancing under your belt, and the social floor has no secrets for you. It's time to dive in head first into advanced techniques and fun variations to switch things up!

Vernacular Solo Jazz

If you thought Lindy Hop was fun, you haven’t tried solo jazz yet! 😉 Many of you will know the Shim Sham, might have learned the Tranky Doo or even tried the Big Apple. Routines danced for many years world wide. But there is way more to it! Diving into the jazz steps, rhythms and ways to use your body on your own you’ll discover the freedom solo jazz gives you. Improvising on the dance floor, just reacting to the music you hear.

The term ‘vernacular’ means ‘a language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a particular region’. This sets it apart from modern jazz and ballet jazz dance, and is the origin of those typical named movements you see in Lindy Hop solo choreographies, like the Fall of the Log, and the Suzie-Q.

The lessons will be set up in such a way that you can join both as a pure beginner, and if you have experience, making it an all level course!

  • Solo Jazz is taught by professional teacher Renske!
  • Suitable for all levels from absolute beginner to experienced
  • Next block to register for: TBA
  • A block will be 8 lessons of 60 minutes per lesson
  • €70 per person (8 classes of 60 minutes)
Solo Jazz A - all levels
Taking these Solo Jazz lessons is one of the best ways to learn about your own body in dance, raise body awareness and acceptance, improve your Lindy Hop technique, and expand your solo jazz vocabulary. It will be a transformative experience, for you as a Lindy Hopper, and as a dancer in general!

Solo & Partnered Blues (separate classes!)

Blues is an easy going dance full of groove, improvisation and musicality. Originated in the African American culture, it all started in the juke joints dancing the night away. The blues music is rich in its diversity. Going from the Delta & Mississippi Blues, to Chicago blues into the jazzy New Orleans Blues, there are many blues idioms to be discovered along with it!

In our blues lessons, Renske will teach you the basics of blues dancing in terms of movement, rhythm and timing, and connecting to both the music.

The lessons will be set up in such a way that you can join both as a pure beginner, and if you have experience, making it an all level course!

We offer both a solo blues as well as a partnered blues class. For the partnered blues classes, you can sign up alone or with a partner, and we will rotate partners during class.

  • Blues is taught by professional teacher Renske!
  • Solo: you can register solo!
  • Partnered: You can register alone or with a partner!
  • This block will be 6 lessons of 75 minutes per solo lesson
  • This block will be 6 lessons of 60 minutes per partner lesson
  • Next block to register for: Tuesdays February 20 to March 26
  • Classes will be given at the Titus Brandsma Wijkcentrum
  • €65,- per person for Solo classes
  • €55,- per person for Partnered classes
  • €110,- per person for Both
Blues A Solo - all levels
Blues solo will deepen your understanding and connection with the music and yourself. Join us on our Blues exploration journey!
Blues A Partnered - all levels
Blues partnered will deepen your understanding and connection with the music, your dance partner and yourself. Join us on our Blues exploration journey!

Balboa workshops

Balboa is a partnered swing dance that originated in the 1930s in Southern California, particularly in the beachside resort named Balboa.

Back in the day, crowded dance halls often had strict rules which prohibited the Charleston and other exuberant dances, so a dance which required very little space naturally evolved. Nowadays, this subtle, close position dance is known as Pure Balboa. Meanwhile, in L.A., some adventurous dancers were using more open connections to introduce spins, turns, dips, tricks, and even air steps into their dancing. This style is now known as Bal-swing. A second generation of dancers fused these two styles together, and thus modern Balboa was born, a dance capable of both great finesse and great excitement. The choice is yours.

In our workshops you will learn a combination of Pure Balboa and Bal-swing.
Balboa, with its economy of movement, is very well suited to moderate or fast music, but it can be danced to all tempos.

  • Taught by Natasja & Mark!
  • Suitable for absolute beginners in Balboa
  • Lessons will be on:
  • April 3rd, 24th
  • follow up workshops in May and June if we have enough people to join!
  • Information on exact location and class time will follow!
Balboa A - Beginners
Embark on the exciting journey that is Balboa. Whether or not you have prior experience in other swing dances, it will be a whole new chapter for you as a dancer!

Slowbal workshops

Some call it the love baby of Balboa and slow jazz, others describe it as a dance on its own. What we do know for sure is that Slowbal is a very playful and elegant dance that has a lovely relaxed flow to it. Danced with a partner in close connection, it allows for subtle playfulness with rhythms. In these workshops you’ll be taught the fundamentals plus some vocabulary to get your Slowbal going on the social floor!

In this series, the three workshops build on top of one another: You can join for all three, or just the first one and two.

  • Taught by Deirdre and Joost from Slowfeet Rotterdam!
  • Suitable for absolute beginners in Slowbal
  • Lessons will be on:
  • April 21nd, May 26th and June 30th
  • All workshops start at 13:00 and end at 15:45
  • They’re located at Salsa Tipica (De Kolk 16, 6541 AV, Nijmegen)
Slowbal - Beginners
Embark on the exciting journey that is Slowbal. Whether or not you have prior experience in other swing dances, it will be a whole new chapter for you as a dancer!

Lindy Hop lessons in Nijmegen – Friday Schedule

Solo Jazz and Blues lessons in Nijmegen – Tuesday Schedule

Wijkcentrum Titus Brandsma