Cleveland Swing Thing

Cleveland Swing Thing is a new workshop weekend being hosted by the Cleveland Balboa Club from August 21-23, 2026. Featuring a mixed dance floor, lessons from your favorite instructors, and an all-around great time, this event will harken back to the idea that the dances we love developed on the same dance floors and we can dance to the music our body feels instead of limiting ourselves to a single dance, rhythm, or tempo. This year, lessons will focus on blues, balboa, and collegiate shag, with a fun addition of the Cleveland Shuffle and the social settings will broaden the options further to lindy hop, charleston, and whatever other movement your heart desires and dancers of all levels are invited to shuffle, kick, and groove to the music that grew up with these dances and learn how to bring them together for one truly fantastic swing dance.

True to this mission, our instructors are working to put together a program of mixed-level classes in a choose-your-own-adventure setting that will have options for both beginner and more advanced dancers alike. So whether you want to refine or build your skills or learn a new dance altogether, you will find something for you. Class descriptions will be updated as the event gets closer, so check back in after purchasing your pass so you can be prepared. There will also be three social dance opportunities and we are thrilled to partner with Burning River Swing to provide some amazing music. Our venues include a historic 1940s ballroom and another local gem situated right in the middle of where life happens in Cleveland.

For more information and to register, check out the Cleveland Swing Thing page HERE.