Workshops

Skye Humphries & Naomi Uyama

Lindy Hop Workshop Weekend
Uptown Swing Dance with Gordon Webster

Friday, November 28, 2025 to Sunday, November 30, 2025

The 16th year for this wonderful weekend. This year we are excited to have Skye Humphries, Naomi Uyama, plus Gordon Webster at Uptown Swing Dance on Saturday night. Always a highlight of the year. Don’t miss it!

Skye HumphriesSkye was first persuaded to dance Lindy Hop by his mother in 1996, but quickly discovered his own love of social dancing, swing music and the Lindy Hop community. This led him to a wider interest in dance and he took classes in Ballet, Modern, and Jazz. Since 1999 he has taught wherever Lindy Hop is done- from national weekends to international dance camps. He is a founding member of some the most influential modern Lindy Hop troupes including Minnie’s Moochers, Mad Dog, and the Silver Shadows. Skye has also won titles at all of the major Lindy Hop competitions including ULHS, ILHC, ALHC, and the World Lindy Hop Championships. This involvement with Lindy Hop sparked his wider interest in America’s history and cultural heritage leading him to pursue American Studies at The George Washington University where he received his master’s degree in 2007. Skye continues to be one of the most active instructors on the worldwide Lindy Hop scene and is a regular at Beantown Camp. He currently resides in London, England.

Naomi UyamaNaomi discovered Lindy Hop in her hometown of Washington DC over 17 years ago when she was in her teens. She has taught workshops all around the world and performed for dance and music legends alike. She has won champion titles at such prestigious competitions as ILHC, ULHS, ALHC, and the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships. When she’s not traveling in the name of triple steps, decorating cakes, or loving libraries, Naomi lives in Minneapolis with her husband Peter Strom, where they also have a very active local dance studio. Naomi has a beautiful singing voice and has performed with some of the top national Swing bands, including the Gordon Webster Band, the Boilermaker Jazz Band and Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five. With her own band, Naomi & Her Handsome Devils, she’s appeared at major Swing events around the world. Naomi is also a regular instructor at Beantown Camp.

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Newton, MA Friday, November 28, 2025
Newton, MA Saturday, November 29, 2025
Newton, MA Sunday, November 30, 2025
Friday classes are aimed at experienced Lindy Hoppers with solid skills and previous knowledge.
7:30–8:30pm A: Medium Lindy Hop Ease our way to start the weekend. No partner needed, intermediate+ to advanced.
8:45–9:45pm B: Solo Jazz Routine Non-partner, intermediate+ to advanced.
9:00–11:45pm Boston Swing Central Dance
Epic Ballroom, 26 New Street, Suite 3, Cambridge, MA 02138
(8:00–9:00pm Swing Lesson)
Post-Thanksgiving DJ Jam at Epic Ballroom!
Boston Swing Central Dance information
Saturday classes are aimed at an intermediate level. Okay if you are newer to Lindy Hop and already know some basics, such as swingout and lindy circle.
1:00–2:00pm C: Beautiful Basics No partner needed, intermediate.
2:15–3:15pm D: Classic Steps No partner needed, intermediate.
3:30–4:30pm E: 20’s Charleston No partner needed, intermediate.
8:15pm–12-00am Uptown Swing Dance
Social Hall, Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
Swing Lesson 8:15–9:00pm
Gordon Webster Band
plus Dance Exhibition with Skye & Naomi
Uptown Swing Dance information
Sunday classes are aimed at experienced Lindy Hoppers with solid skills and previous knowledge, and will be the most challenging of the weekend.
12:45–1:45pm F: Taking Our Time Explore how setting and listening to the pace we set helps make connection and a smooth dance. No partner needed, intermediate+ to advanced.
2:00–3:00pm G: Variations No partner needed, intermediate+ to advanced.
3:15–4:15pm H: Instructor’s Choice No partner needed, intermediate+ to advanced.
4:30–5:30pm I: Lindy Hop Partner Routine For this last class of the weekend, bring a partner and challenge yourself with a fun routine! Partner needed, intermediate+ to advanced.
Lower Falls Community Center
545 Grove Street, Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462
Please bring a change of clean shoes, either sneakers or soft-soled flat dance shoes.
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The weekend includes three days of workshops on Friday, November 28 to Sunday, November 30, 2025 at Lower Falls Community Center, Newton, MA, plus a dance with the Gordon Webster Band at Uptown Swing on Saturday night at the Social Hall, Congregation Kehillath Israel, Brookline, MA. The dance includes a performance with Skye and Naomi. The workshop registration discount deadlines are Monday, November 10 for the Early Bird Full Package Discount and Monday, November 24 for the A La Carte Discount rate. Full payment after November 24. Please register early to secure a spot!

Cost per person Discounts are for the same person taking multiple workshops.
Number of Workshops
Early Bird Full Package Discount
Payment by
November 10, 2025
Discount
Payment by
November 24, 2025
Full
Payment after
November 24, 2025
Any single workshop
-
$19
$23
Any 2 workshops
-
$38
$46
Any 3 workshops
-
$57
$69
Any 4 workshops
-
$73
$87
Any 5 workshops
-
$89
$105
Any 6 workshops
-
$105
$123
Any 7 workshops
-
$121
$141
Any 8 workshops
-
$137
$159
All 9 workshops
-
$153
$177
All 9 workshops & Uptown Swing Dance
$162
$182
$211
Uptown Swing Dance
 -
+$33
(+$29 with student ID)
+$38
(+$34 with student ID)
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Registration: Full payment is required to hold your spot. Partners not needed except for the Lindy Hop Partnered Routine class. (If you are looking for a partner, we will help match people at the workshops.) Same price to watch workshops. If pre-registered, please arrive at least 10 minutes before your first workshop each day to allow time to check-in and warm-up. If not pre-registered, please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to register. If you are not able to pre-register, submit an on-line registration form to help speed your registration on the day.

Refund Policy: There will be no refunds, however, transfers to another person will be accepted.

Shoes & Bags: Bring comfortable shoes such as clean dry sneakers or soft-soled flat dance shoes. Smoother soles have less traction and are better for easy turning and movement. (Hard soled shoes will scratch the floor finish.) Please change shoes on the entrance mat to help prevent outside wet, salt and grit from getting on the wood floor. Bags and street shoes should be left outside the gym so as to maximize the dance space.

Snacks & Drinks: You may want to bring snacks for the breaks. There are no vending machines in the building. There are nearby places to get food, however, there is nothing close enough to the workshop location if time is short.

Venues: Please note that the workshops and dance are located at different venues! Both locations are accessible on the Green Line of the MBTA subway. The Coolidge Corner stop on the C Branch is a short walk north on Harvard Street to the dance venue. The last stop, Riverside, on the D Branch, is about a 1/2 mile walk west on Grove Street to the workshop venue. The C and D Branches each branch outbound from the Kenmore Square stop. While they don’t intersect in Cleveland Circle, it is a very short walk from one branch to the other using the Cleveland Circle stop on the C Branch and Reservoir stop on the D Branch. Check the MBTA for additional info. MBTA train and bus schedules and maps: www.mbta.com