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A letter to the community (Feb 2025)
Thursdays nights with The Doghouse THU is closed
effective February 14, 2025.
Swing Dance Events
The Doghouse © hosts pop-up social dances & swing dance lessons in & around San Francisco.
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One of San Francisco's oldest swing dance icons is now its newest as the 9:20 Special is revived as The Doghouse ©!
We bring back classic old & new school Lindy Hop, classes, social dance and music to the Russian Center on Thursday nights starting April 2024!
We'll bring you the best DJ’s, music, and teachers. In addition to Lindy Hop, we plan to feature blues, balboa, and shag ... perhaps even Motown nights!
We will be offering a revolutionary 3D system of learning Lindy Hop that eliminates step lists and arm leading.
Finally, we start our social dance nights earlier, so everyone will have a chance to dance!
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
We are bringing Lindy Hop back to The Russian Center (2450 Sutter St in San Francisco) on Thursday nights!
We’ll have all the things you want at this exciting social, from classes with great instructors to premiere DJs and special showcases. Best of all, you’ll get to meet up and dance with friends - both old and new - on some of the smoothest floors in the West. We’re calling the event The Doghouse, and the basic template for it is the revered 920 Special.
The Doghouse is organized by Two Dogs Barking Inc, a 501(c)3 nonprofit; our goals include:
Serve the swing dance community with fun, inclusive programming that welcomes innovation and highlights historical Lindy Hop roots
Help Bay Area Lindy Hop become a self-perpetuating scene for future generations
Support local dance & music talent
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