Our dance events
Swingkväll (Swing Evening)
Swing evenings are usually arranged on 2 Fridays per month, but sometimes even on a Saturday.
On Fridays 19.00 – 20.00 (on Saturdays 20.00-21.00): Introduction for beginners in Lindy Hop. No previous experience required. You will learn the basics and can then enjoy a fun social dancing evening. No registration or pre-booking required. Come once or come often, you decide yourself.
On Fridays 20.00 – 23.00 (on Saturdays 21.00 – 24.00): Social dance to DJ music.
We also offer tea/coffee and homemade cakes for sale. Our café closes at 22.00 Fridays, at 23.00 Saturdays.
The evening ends at 23.00 on Fridays, at 24.00 on Saturdays.
Check out our upcoming swing evenings in the dance calendar!
Lindy Hop Live!
Dance to live music! This event takes place on a Saturday.
20.00 – 21.00: Introduction for beginners in Lindy Hop. No previous experience required. You will learn the basics and can then enjoy a fun social dancing evening. No registration or pre-booking required. Come once or come often, you decide yourself.
21.00: Dance to a live band! Tea/coffee and homemade cakes for sale until 23.00!
The evening finishes at 24.00.
Check out our upcoming lindy hop live evenings in the dance calendar!
Gammlindy
Lindy Hop at the outdoor dance floor at Gammlia during the summer months, usually during four Wednesday evenings.
18.00 – 19.00: Introduction for beginners in Lindy Hop. No previous experience required and no registration required. You will learn the basics – enough to dance and have fun during the rest of the evening!
19.00: Dance to DJ music (or sometimes even a live band).
The event finishes at 21.00.
Swingum 400
Swingum 400 is a free event for Swingum’s members. You can always become a member and join the event!
These events consist of a mixture of happenings, which can include information about our dance society, film viewings, talks, entertainment and/or workshops and the evenings always finish with a social dance. As a member in Swingum, the event is free for you!
If you are not a member you can become one here.
Slow Dance Session
An hour with dimmed lights and slow DJ music at the end of a swing evening, usually from 23.00-24.00 on a Friday. The focus is on slow jazz och blues music but even a few songs from other styles, for example soul, can be played during this hour.
Balboa Session and Balboa Café
Balboa session is an hour with fast DJ music at the end of a swing evening, usually from 23.00 – 24.00 on a Friday. Balboa Café is a longer event of several hours, usually starting off with a Balboa introduction. Fast music is perfect for those who dance Balboa, but also fun for those who want to dance faster Lindy Hop.
Swingum Summit
A weekend filled with parties and courses with internationally acclaimed teachers invited from outside Umeå.
The event usually includes social dances on both Friday and Saturday evening and an afternoon tea dance on Sunday. However, we don’t usually include beginners introductions at these social dances.
This fabulous weekend event is arranged from time to time, sometimes even twice per year, with different themes and happenings every time!
Swing it on Tuesdays or Thursdays!
We often arrange practice dance sessions on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 20.00 – 22.00 for Swingum members and Swingum course participants. These events usually take place at Umeå Folkets Hus.
This event is sometimes arranged as a training session with DJ music and an instructor on site to help you perfect your technique.
Alternatively, this event is sometimes arranged as a social dance with DJ music, where you can dance with a partner or practice your solo moves.
