Lindy Groove

I love this venue for dancing in, so romantic and classy.

Not only that, the dancers (most of them) are quite friendly to visitors. I dropped by after missions training in Pasadena. I immediately was granted a free ride and had an awesome night of non-stop dancing. Cover was a bit annoying, but I loved every minute of the dance night.

I definitely recommend this for Lindy Hoppers who want to fit in some dancing on a Thursday night.

My husband and I love swing dancing. We're relatively new to the area, and we're looking for a new place to regularly dance. We've only been to Lindy Groove twice, but it might be it!

Teachers were knowledgeable and easy to learn from. There was a huge crowd, especially of beginners, for the lesson (7:30-8:30). Lots of people showed for the intermediate lesson too.  Ben and Sheri were our teachers and we loved them.  They really moved the pace along, and most of the guys in the intermediate lesson were pretty good leads.  Hubby said the gals were less consistent followers.

At 8:30, jazz DJs started playing music. The floor is huge, but got very full, and some of the dancers did not seem to know how to dance in close quarters. For the most part, people were friendly. Dance etiquette says everyone should apologize if there's a collision, but there were many people who just didn't seem to care. I guess I should not be afraid to dance more aggressively and take up more space.

Parking is free in the garage across the street. And they dance until midnight. We couldn't that late, but we'll definitely be back. Maybe the busy floor will thin out a bit, later in the night.

If you sign up in advance on their website (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindygroove.com&s=5d69d9384d00675ffd9ce4de5d174a6e1e3c91a5ca33681c6daa481b9b48716e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.lindygroove.c…</a>), you and up to 10 friends can get in for free on the week of your birthday.  They'll also give you cupcakes and a little "It's my birthday!" pin to wear.  It turned out to be a great ice-breaker -- I got asked to dance more that week than the other time.  They do a dance jam for all out-of-towners and birthdays, which is also fun.

Wow! Huge Lindy scene!! Fun night-definitely worth checking out...and going back, again and again and again :)