Groove Juice Swing: Swing Dancing in Rochester, NY

February 8 2026: Workshop with LaTasha Barnes

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Date: Sunday, February 8
LocationThe Rose Room, 295 Gregory Street, Main Ballroom
Admission: $50 preregistered, $55 at door

Join us for a daytime workshop with the amazing LaTasha Barnes!

New York Times celebrated Best Dance & Breakout Star and winner of multiple Bessie awards, LaTasha has been a bright influence in the vernacular jazz dance world for many years. She is a legend of Lindy Hop and so much more.

Tasha is excited to work with our local community in this one-time opportunity.  Multi-year Stompology veteran, she is a dancer, an educator, a choreographer, and a scholar.  She will be working with us for an afternoon on Quality of Movement, both in Authentic Jazz dance and in Lindy Hop.  The class level will be Intermediate/Advanced.  You should be very comfortable with your basic solo vernacular jazz steps and partnered swingouts, circles, and basic Lindy Hop skills.

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Package By Sun 2/8/2026 At the Door
Workshop Pass $50.00 $55.00

 

Schedule:

1:00pm - 2:00pm Quality of Movement 1: Jazz and Lindy Hop

2:00pm - 2:15 Break and Practice

2:15pm - 3:15pm Quality of Movement 2: Lindy Hop and Jazz

3:15pm - 3:30pm Wrap Up

About Us

Groove Juice Swing, established in 2004, is based in Rochester, NY and specializes in Lindy Hop, the original form of swing dance from the 1920s and 1930s. Groove Juice Swing offers dance classes, weekly social dances, live band dance events, performances, and dance workshops throughout the year. Staff members and instructors are passionate about all things Lindy Hop, traveling all over the world to compete against and learn from the very best Lindy Hoppers. They bring that same commitment and enthusiasm to the dance community in Rochester.

Groove Juice Swing is a grateful recipient of the Monroe County JumpstARTS Grant Program.

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