Founded in 2007, the SwingColumbus Performance Team is a high-energy, lindy hop dance competition and performing group. The dancers perform routines and improvised choreography based on the music and dance styles of the swing era (1920s-1940's). The dance styles they explore are Blues, Balboa, Breakaway, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Shim Sham, and Lindy Hop. Formed specifically to obtain the coveted Velvet Cup in Detroit, they were successful in that goal and decided to keep dancing. They have since won 1st place in the Dayton Smackdown competition of swing dance teams from all over the Mid-West--twice. In 2010 the team ventured into competing at the International level by showing a routine at the International Lindy Hop Championships. They have become known for fun routines that showcase lindy hop but also encompass a fun sense of storytelling as they continue to push the level of their dancing.

They perform regularly for the Columbus community—providing entertainment at events such as Comfest, Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival, and fundraisers by the Central Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Assoc, Kids 'n Kamp, Honor Flight and the Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society. They are passionate about their dances and music and are happy to share their knowledge through performances, lessons, and demos.

For further information please contact our Performance Chair HERE.