Little Rock Bop Club

Free dance lessons

get you off to a good start

Dance lessons are given every Wednesday night from 7-7:45 p.m. in the back half of the hall at the YWCA, taught by Jim and Lennie Laux and a variety of guest instructors. You do not need to bring a partner in order to take the lessons.

The lessons are free with admission to our weekly dances and designed to provide basic instruction in East Coast Swing for beginners, as well as form and technique pointers for more experienced dancers. East Coast Swing is the foundation for what is called Bop in the South, Shag in the East, Imperial Swing in the St. Louis area, and Jitterbug in the North.

Each month, two levels of Basic lessons are given on consecutive weeks, followed by one to three weeks of Intermediate dance instruction or special dance classes. Here is the schedule for each month:

7:00 - 7:45 p. m.

Feb 06

Feb 13

Feb 20

Feb 27

Mar 05

Mar 12

Mar 19

Mar 26

Apr 02

Apr 09

Apr 16

Apr 23

Apr 30

May 07

May 14

May 21

May 28

Jun 04

Jun 11

Jun 18

Jun 25

Jul 02

Jul 09

Jul 16

Jul 23

Jul 30

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Stationary Cha-Cha

Basic I Swing

No lesson – Chili Cook-off, Western night

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Waltz

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

No lesson – YWCA closed, dance at PWP

Line Dance

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Cha-Cha

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Line Dance

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Line Dance

Aug 06

Aug 13

Aug 20

Aug 27

Sep 03

Sep 10

Sep 17

Sep 24

Oct 01

Oct 08

Oct 15

Oct 22

Oct 29

Nov 05

Nov 12

Nov 19

Nov 26

Dec 03

Dec 10

Dec 17

Dec 24

Dec 31

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

No lesson – night before Bop on the Lake

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

Cha-Cha

No lesson – Halloween Party

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

No lesson – night before Thanksgiving

Basic I Swing

Basic II Swing

Intermediate Swing – East Coast or West Coast

No dance – Christmas Eve

No dance – New Year’s Eve

If you want to learn to dance, you are encouraged to attend the first dance lesson of the month and follow through with the rest of the lessons. Basic II will build on the instruction given in the first lesson. Prior attendance at the Basic lessons is encouraged before you take an Intermediate lesson. You are welcome to repeat the Basic lessons as many times as you wish (and you'll learn something you missed before).