DANCE COMPANIES OWNED BY RETRO RHYTHM
Swing Dancing
San Diego
If you live in the Southern California area then check out our dance company located in San Diego!
North Carolina
We are hoping to offer group classes & social dance events in person soon!
You can sign up right now for Private Lessons with Joel and/or Jackie if you are located near the Cary/Raleigh area
Northwest Swing Dance Company
For swing dancers in the PNW located near the Spokane,WA /north Idaho area!
THE RHYTHMS
Charleston
A dance craze in the 1920s during the era of jazz music, speakeasies & flappers
Shag
Collegiate Shag is a high energy dance with 3 different rhythms:
Single, Double & Triple
Lindy Hop
This American born dance was created in Harlem, New York and was popular in the 30s & 40s
Solo dancing that can also be implemented into partner Swing Dancing as styling & musicality
Balboa
Meant for crowded dance floors & fast tempos this fun dance first started in the ballrooms of SoCal
Blues
An African American dance with various styles done to Blues music, solo or partnered
Jitterbug
A 6-count dance that can be done to most genres of Swing, especially 50s Rock & Roll or Jump Blues
Pre-Swing Era
In the early 1900s Ragtime Music was all the rage which led to dances like The One Step & Fox-Trot
