2025 Class Schedule

Both Lindy Hop track classes and electives are included in your Hard Knox full pass.  Electives and the non-audition Lindy Hop track can be added on a la carte $15 for one class, or $25 for two.

You are expected to attend your track lessons in the role you auditioned as, but for electives you are welcome to attend as any role you wish. Tracks B, and C require auditions.

There will be food trucks on site both Saturday and Sunday during lunch.

Class Descriptions

Additional descriptions coming soon!
Carolina Shag w/ Will
When swing dancing mades it way back down the coast from New York it was danced to R&B tunes in the beach clubs until it developed into it's own unique dancel.

Heel Shag w/ Juju and Skyler
Heel shag is an eccentric 1930s dance style from Asheville North Carolina. It was brought back into the modern swing community through the research and teaching of late dance historian Lance Benishek.

Lindy/Balboa Transitions w/ Kelly & Mickey
Use different swing moves to flow between bal-swing and Lindy Hop. Limited experience with bal-swing is helpful but not required.

Discussions:

Saturday Lunch with David "Butts" Carne
Open discussion to all event attendees with once leader of Mama Lu Parks dance troupe, the Parkettes.  They kept the spirit of Lindy Hop alive, performed all over the world, served as ambassadors to Africa, and performed for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

Join us in Knoxville March 28 - 30, 2025

Dive into a weekend of vintage jazz dancing where the Southeast meets the Midwest in a beginner and advanced friendly atmosphere. We're back for another year of fantastic classes, teachers, music and dancing in the heart of the TN Valley! 
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