Traffic Jam Swing

Traffic Jam Swing Traffic Jam! Swing is a nonprofit organization supporting the Chicago Swing Dance community.

09/18/2026

🏳️‍🌈the next Q***r Swing Social is THIS SUNDAY! Join Jay Sheaffer and guest instructor Patricio for a beginner lesson from 6-7pm, followed by DJed dancing until 9:30pm 🙌

Just $10/person, all are welcome ❤️

📍 Traffic Jam Swing Studios 4043 N Ravenswood Ave (entrance off of Belle Plaine)

Snag your ticket online at www.trafficjamswing.com

📚 September practice sesh is TOMORROW 9/18 from 5-7pm! Just $5 😎Need a space to drill, jam, or work on that one move tha...
09/17/2026

📚 September practice sesh is TOMORROW 9/18 from 5-7pm! Just $5 😎

Need a space to drill, jam, or work on that one move that’s been driving you nuts? Join some of our Traffic Jam! instructors for an open practice session! We’ll be on hand for light guidance, feedback, and good vibes while you do your thing. Come solo or bring a partner—this is a relaxed, come-and-go space for focused dancing and fun.

📍 Traffic Jam Swing studios

09/03/2026

It's Charleston time! 😍

Join John Holmström and Kathleen Mueller on Mondays in September (14, 21, 28) at 7:30–8:50 PM to learn some classic Charleston steps you ought to know like Sailor Kicks, Airplane Charleston, and Hacksaws!

Note: No class on Labor Day, September 7.

Prerequisites: All 3 Intermediate Swing Outs classes and Intermediate Tandem Charleston (see our Class Sequence page for more info)

IN THIS CLASS YOU CAN EXPECT TO:

➡️Review Side by Side, Hand to Hand, and Tandem Charleston basics

➡️Practice turns with kick steps

➡️Learn some transitions between Charleston shapes

08/12/2026

👞 soft shoe tap workshop THIS SATURDAY from 12-1:30 with Michael Faltesek!

Learn some basic tap steps and deepen your rhythmic understanding while you're at it. Tap and lindy hop share a lot of history - come get a taste!

No tap experience required, no tap shoes required (in fact, please leave the tap shoes at home to save our floors!). If you have leather soled dance shoes, great, otherwise wear what you have!

$30 for this 90min workshop. Sign up online at www.trafficjamswing.com 👌

07/28/2026

Looking to take your dancing to the next level with a group of folks who are equally as invested? This is a 2-month program that will be customized to the students who join, that will feature both in studio work and between-class extra curricular work to keep you motivated between sessions. We’re looking for folks who are ready to dive into dancing in a serious way!

Advanced Plus: Lindy Hop Intensive
Tuesdays—August 4, 11, 18, 25 and September 1, 8, 15, 22 at 8–9:15 PM
Teachers: Kerry & Falty

NOTE: Actual course cost is $155, despite what the website might say 😉

Students must fill out a questionnaire to apply, and final registration will be contingent on instructor approval.

Steps to apply:
➡️Fill out the questionnaire here: https://airtable.com/appjOMxrfZmjrZiFQ/pag3OA0KIxkRAzWKA/form (👈 DM us for the link!)
➡️Wait for an email from Kerry for approval (already applied? Hang tight - replies coming asap!!!)
➡️If approved, you will receive a coupon code for a $10,000 discount on the class (this will make the class actually $155 🤪)
➡️Add the class to your cart.
➡️Apply the discount code you receive at checkout.
Complete checkout.

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