[Fri Oct 16, 8pm - 9:30pm] Free swing dance class at the Think!Chinatown Studio. Learn how to Lindy Hop in style. Come alone, come with friends, you’ll be paired up with other student dancers and partners will rotate. No experience needed! Class will be taught in English. Get your steps ready for the big Swing Out in SDR Park Sept 24th.
8-9pm dance instruction by Michael Tan
9-9:30pm practice your new moves!
A firm believer in the transformative power of dance, Michael encourages his students to uncover not only who they are as dancers but also what dance can reveal about their lives. For him, the lines between dance and life are beautifully blurred—and that’s where the magic happens.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Michael Tan first discovered swing dancing in 2016 and was immediately captivated by the magic of two strangers seamlessly connecting through movement. Over time, this curiosity grew into a deep passion, with a particular focus on balboa—a style that has profoundly shaped his approach to both dance and life. Inspired by the idea of melding two individuals into one.
Michael is driven to share his love for partner dancing and the fascinating interplay of lead-and-follow.
Chinatown Arts Festival, presented by Think!Chinatown, celebrates the cultural richness of Manhattan’s Chinatown. We present Chinatown folk artists and emerging Asian American artists in dialogue with each other, so that we can bring generations together and connect with a wider arts audience.
Think!Chinatown 心目華埠 is a creative placekeeping non-profit here to create intergenerational spaces of art, joy, belonging and connection in Manhattan’s Chinatown. At the intersection of arts, storytelling and neighborhood engagement, T!C works to grow community agency in our own neighborhood’s built environment as well as the narrative of our own stories. T!C is the team behind Chinatown Nights (fka Chinatown Night Market), Chinatown Arts Festival, Chinatown Block Party, Chinatown Storytelling Festival. Our home is the Think!Chinatown Studio, at 1 Pike Street, where you can find exhibitions, cultural and food workshops, small performances and talks. Learn more at www.thinkchinatown.org. To stay up to date on program offerings, subscribe to Think!Chinatown’s email list. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Want to be a patron of Think!Chinatown’s work? Donate here
This swing dance class is made possible with support from the SW!NG OUT Community Fund. Learn more here: https://www.swingout.show/community-fund