Swing Thing

How it began
Back in 2002, John Cowie decided that he could put on a swing dance each month for Northern Colorado with the help of the Sundance Steakhouse and Saloon. We had dancers addicted to swing from Wyoming to Nebraska, Northern Colorado to Southern Colorado. Fort Collins, being the central location was the ideal spot for a place to meet. John took it upon himself to organize everything and as it was said "if you build it, they will come". They did and they still are!

What is the Swing Thing?
Essentially, Swing Thing is nothing more than a dance hosting music from West Coast Swing to Nightclub 2-step, Hustle and country 2-step. Sometimes we throw in a little latin with Freestyle Cha-Cha and Salsa just to spice things up. From time to time, we have lesson taught by John or some of his friends - UCWDC Master Level competitors/instructors from Denver and Colorado Springs.

Although dancing is the focal point of the Swing Thing, it is a social event! This is a place to come out and meet people, dance with everyone and have a good time. There are fun things we do for birthdays, anniversaries, and so much more. We have tag dances where you are encouraged to cut in to another dance and shake things up. Sometimes we have movies of phenomonal dancers from age 8 to 80! All in all, we just come out to have a good time and share good times with friends.

What if I don't know anyone?
You will by the time you leave! We encourage you to introduce yourself to as many people as possible and ask us to dance! If you're not confident in your ability, don't be shy! We all started dancing at some point in our lives so don't think you are the only person who doesn't know all the steps yet. We have workshops, dance lessons at the Sundance and if you're looking for private instruction, that's available too!

Please come join us and we'll do our best to make sure you have a good time!