• FUNdamentals of Balboa – FREE LESSON

    Cleveland Heights Recreation Center 1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
    Lessons

    This free beginner-friendly introduction to balboa dancing will be great for new dancers or those looking to fine tune some basic skills. Come see if balboa is for you! No experience or partner required. Dancers are encouraged to wear shoes that provide little to no traction on the dance floor. Sign up here by following […]

  • Bal-Slow-A: A Cozy Slow Bal – FREE LESSON

    Cleveland Heights Recreation Center 1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
    Lessons

    This free beginner-friendly lesson will explore a slow and cozy form of swing dancing called slow bal. Its easy on the mind, body, and soul and lets dancers explore what happens to balboa when the music slows down. No experience or partner required, though due to the close connection, dancers may wish to bring a […]

  • Cleveland Django Community Jam

    CLE Urban Winery 2180 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
    Dances

    This beautiful community event takes place the last Tuesday of every month and features the members of two of our favorite bands: the Forest City Django Club and Burning River Swing. Found in a community hub at the CLE Urban Winery, professional and amateur musicians jam to what can only be described as the perfect […]

  • Cleveland Django Community Jam Sesson

    CLE Urban Winery 2180 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
    Dances

    Come join us the last Tuesday of every month at the CLE Urban Winery where our favorite group of musicians will be having a jam session perfectly suited to test your balboa, collegiate shag, and swing skills. This cozy local hangout is community-oriented and your will be sure to find some friendly faces willing to […]

  • Balboa Lesson Series – April and May, 2026

    Cleveland Heights Recreation Center 1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
    Lessons

    Come shuffle, swing, and groove with us for our winter series of balboa lessons on Tuesdays at 7:45 pm at the Cleveland Heights Recreation Center. Sign up information is linked below. This is a six lesson progressive course starting January 6, 2026 and running through February 17, with no class on January 27 (though participants […]

  • Lindy Hop Lesson Series – April and May 2026

    Lessons

    We are thrilled to partner with Dani Dowler, a fabulous dancer, as well as the Shaker Heights community to announce a Lindy Hop lessons series. Sign up here: https://shakerheights.recdesk.com/Commu…/Program/Detail… This class will introduce you to Lindy Hop, a wonderful swing dance that emerged from Harlem in the 1920s and took the world by storm. Students […]

  • Flying Solo with Jo Hoffberg

    Springvale Ballroom in North Olmsted (Cleveland), Ohio 5871 Canterbury Rd, North Olmsted, OH, United States
    Dances

    Learn to dance with international swing dance champion Jo Hoffberg at Cleveland Balboa Club. A joyful Cleveland workshop in swing, Lindy Hop, and jazz dance.