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5:00 PM - 8:15 PM
The city opens its doors for us at 5:00 PM. Admission is $5 for members or $10 for non-members.
- 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM: West Coast Swing lesson
- 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM: open dancing to a mix of music.
Lessons from 5:15 - 6:15 PM
Start with a lesson to get you started or help fine-tune your skills. We conduct two concurrent classes.
One class is geared for the first timers and those less experienced with West Coast Swing.
The second class is geared for more intermediate and above dancers with competency in the basic 6 count patterns as well as the 8 count whip.
Those without a partner are welcome. We regularly rotate students to new partners throughout the lesson to accommodate those without partners and to improve everyone's ability to learn. Those partnerships unwilling to rotate are asked to keep outside the ring to help avoid confusion.
Open Dancing: 6:16 - 8:15
Immediately following the lessons have fun with us on the dance floor with music to dance mostly West Coast Swing, plus some East Coast Swing, Hustle, and Night Club 2 Step.
Please feel free to ask others to dance whatever your skill level. We hope you come away feeling the aloha and encouraged to share in the love we
No Food or Open Beverage Containers
NO FOOD OR OPEN BEVERAGE CONTAINERS are allowed on the dance floor per the facility owners. Sealed water bottles are permitted. Any food or other beverages must be kept and consumed at the tiled entrance or outside the doors. A water fountain is available by the restrooms. Dance wax and powder are not allowed on the dance floor (it's an amazing floor). Thank you for your compliance and for helping maintain our facility's high quality.
NO ALCOHOL is allowed at the facility as this is operated by the Honolulu Parks & Recreation department. If desired, the L&L Barbeque on the first floor of the clubhouse offers alcohol, but it may not leave the restaurant per their liquor license.
Shoes & Apparel
The dress standard is typically a fairly casual night out. Examples can be seen on this website and our Facebook Group page. Shorts are perfectly acceptable and more comfortable on warmer days, though perhaps not the norm. Best not to come straight from the beach as this is a close-quarters (aromatic environment) body contact (think blouse or shirt) activity.
Suede-soled (ballroom) shoes are best and preferred. Leather-soled or other smooth-bottomed shoes that can pivot can work well. It is best to avoid shoes that do not have a heel or ankle attachment, such as sandals. Tennis shoes while non-ideal, are perfectly acceptable especially when new and trying things out. Ballroom shoes can be purchased at various places online, or the Arthur Murray dance studio at the Ala Moana Mall has a limited selection of women's shoes available.
