French Quarter Fest & The French Market are sponsoring FREE 30-minute taster dance classes each day at The French Market Traditional Jazz Stage. These classes are beginner friendly, are taught by members of our local dance community, and are curated by us. There is no better way to get folks hooked on swing dancing then to bring it out into the open. There’s even a dance floor at this stage!
Check out the class schedule below.
Swing/Jazz Dance Lessons at The French Market Stage
Friday April 14th
11am-11:30am
Class Content: Swing Dance Basics: The Lindy Hop
Teacher: Ian Monroe
1pm-1:30pm
Class Content: Intro to Balboa
Teacher: Todd Yannacone
3pm-3:30pm
Class: Let’s Get Loose! Fun with Solo Jazz
Teacher: Breonna Jordan
5pm-5:30pm
Class: Collegiate Shag
Teacher: Gabriel Cavallini
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Saturday April 15th
11am-11:30am
Class: Solo Jazz Vocab
Teacher: Breonna Jordan
1pm-1:30pm
Class: New Orleans Style Swing Two-Step
Teacher: Kerry Genese
3pm-3:30pm
Class: The Shim Sham
Teacher: Kerry Genese
5pm-5:30pm
Class: St Louis Shag
Teacher: Todd Yannacone
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Sunday April 16th
11am-11:30am
Class: Partnered 1920s Charleston
Teacher: Natalie Gomes-Adams
1pm-1:30pm
Class: Solo 1920s Charleston
Teacher: Natalie Gomes-Adams
3pm-3:30pm
Class: Dancing To The Blues
Teacher: Gabriel Cavallini
5pm-5:30pm
Class: Swing Dance Basics: The Lindy Hop
Teacher: Giselle Anguizola
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**Cajun & Zydeco Dance Lessons are held at the Chevron Stage in the Jax Lot at 12:20pm & 1:50pm, all 4 days of FQF from Thursday April 13th thru Sunday April 16th.