Queer Swing Dance NYC

Queer Swing Dance NYC Come join fellow queer swing dancers each month for a Covid safe, Community centered social dance!

✨ Summer Swing is TOMORROW ✨We’re so excited to celebrate Pride with you. Join us tomorrow, June 21 at Ripley-Grier Stud...
06/20/2026

✨ Summer Swing is TOMORROW ✨

We’re so excited to celebrate Pride with you. Join us tomorrow, June 21 at Ripley-Grier Studios (939 8th Ave, Studio 4A) for a switch lesson, social dancing, a mix & match competition, and a Central Park picnic to wrap up the day. We’ll post about the exact location in our stories!

Drop-in switch lesson 3-4pm
Dance + competition 4-6pm
Picnic 6pm

🎭 Masked event
💸 Pay what you can ($15 suggested)
💛 No partner or experience required

Don’t forget: bring ID, and make sure you’re at the 8th Ave location (there’s more than one Ripley-Grier!)

See you on the dance floor 💜

This event is supported by SW!NG OUT. We are a proud grantee.

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Meet your Summer Swing crew ✨Devon Lawler & Ella Fine are leading the 3pm drop-in switch lesson where you’ll learn to bo...
06/20/2026

Meet your Summer Swing crew ✨
Devon Lawler & Ella Fine are leading the 3pm drop-in switch lesson where you’ll learn to both lead and follow. Perfect for beginners, no partner or experience needed. And Molly Meng is on the decks keeping the floor moving all afternoon.

Catch them Sunday, June 21, 3-6pm at Ripley-Grier Studios (939 8th Ave, Studio 4A)

As always, this is a masked event. $15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

This event is supported by SW!NG OUT. We are a proud grantee.

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Swipe through for a quick walkthrough of Summer Swing, our Pride edition: from the drop-in switch lesson to social danci...
06/16/2026

Swipe through for a quick walkthrough of Summer Swing, our Pride edition: from the drop-in switch lesson to social dancing, a switch mix & match competition, and a post-dance picnic in Central Park.

📅 Sunday, June 21
📍 Ripley-Grier Studios, 939 8th Ave, Studio 4A (make sure you’re at the 8th Ave location! ID required)
🕒 3pm lesson · 4pm dance + competition · 6pm picnic

🎭 Masked event (masks provided)
💸 Pay what you can ($15 suggested)
💛 No partner or experience required

Whether it’s your first swing dance or your hundredth, you’re welcome here 🌈

This event is supported by SW!NG OUT. We are a proud grantee.

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🏆 Join us for a Switch Mix & Match Competition at QSD’s Summer Swing!Judge spotlight: Gaby Cook & Jenny SowdenWe are thr...
06/12/2026

🏆 Join us for a Switch Mix & Match Competition at QSD’s Summer Swing!

Judge spotlight: Gaby Cook & Jenny Sowden
We are thrilled to have Gaby and Jenny joining us to judge - between them, they have decades of teaching, performing, and building swing dance in NYC and beyond!

What to know:
✦ Prize: Entry for 1 month at Frim Fram Jam
✦ Sign up at the door, no pre-registration needed
✦ Mix & match format: you’ll be paired with a new partner each round, dancing both lead and follow

Never competed before? This is a great place to start.

Sunday, June 21 at Ripley-Grier Studios (939 8th Ave, Studio 4A). Competition kicks off during the 4pm dance.

As always, this is a masked event. $15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

This event is supported by SW!NG OUT. We are a proud grantee.

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✨ Summer Swing Venue ✨Ripley Grier939 8th Ave, Studio 4A, NYCWe’re dancing at Ripley Grier in June, one of NYC’s most be...
06/06/2026

✨ Summer Swing Venue ✨
Ripley Grier
939 8th Ave, Studio 4A, NYC

We’re dancing at Ripley Grier in June, one of NYC’s most beloved rehearsal studios and a longtime home for the city’s performing arts community. The air conditioned studio sits just steps from Columbus Circle, with plenty of floor to move on.

Please note: The studio requires ID.
There are multiple locations make sure you have the right address.

Mark your calendars for ✨Summer Swing✨ on Sunday, June 21 from 3-6 pm.

As always: beginners & allys welcome, pay what you can, masks required



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SAVE THE DATE: Summer Swing Pride Dance — June 21We’re back for a Pride edition on Sunday, June 21, including: 3pm drop ...
05/28/2026

SAVE THE DATE:
Summer Swing Pride Dance — June 21

We’re back for a Pride edition on Sunday, June 21, including:
3pm drop in switch lesson
4pm dance with a switch mix & match competition
6pm a post dance picnic in Central Park

📍 Ripley-Grier Studios 939 8th Ave, Studio 4A
(Note: Make sure you go to the 8th Ave location)

As always, this is a masked event. $15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. No partner or experience required, and beginners + allies are welcome.

Tag your dance buddies and stay tuned. 💜

This event is supported by .show
We are a proud Grantee

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