Friday Hop
June
19
through June 20

Friday Hop

Due to a heat advisory, there will be no Sunday Hop on June 21.

Friday Hop on the outdoor and indoor dance floors with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

Tickets in advance and at the box office, if available.

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Balboa Delight Sunday Boat Party
June
28
5:45 PM5:45 PM

Balboa Delight Sunday Boat Party

For the Balboa Delight Sunday Party, we’re chartering the MS Christoph Merian, the colorful party boat operated by Basler Personenschifffahrt, which features a large outdoor deck for dancing and plenty of seating. The perfect way to end a beautiful summer weekend! You can board or disembark at 7:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m.

5:45 p.m. Boarding at the pier, 6:00 p.m. Departure, 10:00 p.m. Return to the pier

Only a few tickets left. No tickets sold at the door.

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Friday Hop
July
3
through July 4

Friday Hop

Friday Hop on the outdoor and indoor dance floors, featuring the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing, and life! Always on the first Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
July
17
through July 18

Friday Hop

Friday Hop on the outdoor and indoor dance floors with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing, and life!

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
Aug.
7
through Aug. 8

Friday Hop

Friday Hop on the outdoor and indoor dance floors, featuring the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing, and life! Always on the first Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Sunday Hop
Aug.
23
2:30 PM14:30

Sunday Hop

The finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing. Come dance with us on Sunday afternoon on the outdoor and indoor dance floors. The perfect way to end your weekend.

14:30 Free crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

15:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
Sept.
4
through Sept. 5

Friday Hop

Friday Hop on the outdoor and indoor dance floors, featuring the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing, and life! Always on the first Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Sunday Hop
Sept.
20
2:30 PM14:30

Sunday Hop

The finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing. Come dance with us on Sunday afternoon on the outdoor and indoor dance floors. The perfect way to end your weekend.

14:30 Free crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

15:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
June
5
through June 6

Friday Hop

Friday Hop on the outdoor and indoor dance floors, featuring the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing, and life! Always on the first Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Sunday Hop
May
17
2:30 PM14:30

Sunday Hop

The finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Dance with us on Sunday afternoon. The perfect end to your weekend.

14:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

15:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
May
1
until May 2

Friday Hop

Friday Hop with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing and life! Always on the 1st Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
March
6
until March 7

Friday Hop

Friday Hop with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing and life! Always on the 1st Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Sunday Hop
Feb.
22
2:30 PM14:30

Sunday Hop

The finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Dance with us on Sunday afternoon. The perfect end to your weekend.

2:30 p.m. Free collegiate shag crash course—with or without a dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

15:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
Feb.
6
until Feb. 7.

Friday Hop

Friday Hop with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing and life! Always on the 1st Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Sunday Hop
Jan.
25
2:30 PM14:30

Sunday Hop

The finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Dance with us on Sunday afternoon. The perfect end to your weekend.

14:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

15:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
Jan.
2
until Jan. 3.

Friday Hop

Friday Hop with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing and life! Always on the 1st Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Sunday Hop - Christmas Edition
Dec.
21
2:30 PM14:30

Sunday Hop - Christmas Edition

The finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and Solo Jazz—this time featuring Christmas swing classics. Dance with us on Sunday afternoon and enjoy the perfect end to your weekend.

Feel free to bring your Christmas cookies to share and come dressed in festive attire—we look forward to a cozy, festive atmosphere.

14:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

15:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
Dec.
5
until Dec. 6.

Friday Hop

Friday Hop with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing and life! Always on the 1st Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Sunday Hop with live music
Nov.
23
2:30 PM14:30

Sunday Hop with live music

The finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Dance with us on Sunday afternoon. The perfect end to your weekend.

Sam Burckhardt, Lucas Montagnier, Thomas Lähns and Lucio Marelli are coming back to Basel to play for us. Anyone who was there last time in March will surely remember the great atmosphere and music. So be sure to come and dance along.

14:30 Free shag crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps at the free shag crash course and dance right along!

15:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
Nov.
7
until Nov. 8.

Friday Hop

Friday Hop with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing and life! Always on the 1st Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Friday Hop
Oct.
3
until Oct. 4.

Friday Hop

Friday Hop with the finest swing music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag and solo dancing. Celebrate jazz, swing dancing and life! Always on the 1st Friday of the month.

20:30 Free Lindy Hop crash course - with/without dance partner

Learn your first steps on a free crash course and dance along straight away!

21:00 Social dance with bar service

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Shag Delight Festival
Sept.
12
until Sept. 13.

Shag Delight Festival

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Shag Delight is all about Collegiate and St. Louis Shag: wild, fast and full of joy! The festival is sold out, but on Friday you still have the chance to dance at the party. There are still a few tickets left.

With the finest swing music for shag, balboa, lindy and solo dancing. The tempo of the music is increasingly fast, peppered with slower songs. 

20:00-21:00 St. Louis Shag Crash Course, participation with/without partner

21:00-01:00 Social dance with bar service on the indoor and outdoor dance floor

The Rhythm Outlines is a sextet from Strasbourg and is known for its energetic swing. With groovy basslines, danceable rhythms and distinctive vocals, the group has established a firm place for itself in the local music scene and regularly thrills audiences at live performances in France and beyond.

Tickets only available in advance, no box office.

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