• Welcoming classes for absolute beginners – perfect for making new friends
• Clear, step-by-step teaching, great swing music and fun vibes
• Beautiful dance studio, close to Nørrebro Station
In our beginner classes we focus on having fun together, while learning the basics of swing dancing at a friendly pace. Along the way, you’ll discover the culture behind the dance, feel part of a welcoming community, and grow with every class.
We make sure everyone gets the chance to dance with different partners during class, which makes the experience even more fun!
Couples can choose to stay together.
🌱 If you are completely new to dancing, we recommend you to start with a “Lindy Hop 1” course. It will give you the best introduction to the swing dancing world.
We open new beginner courses every two months. This means that you can start you swing dancing adventure in January, March, May and so on 🎉
We have several Lindy Hop 1 courses you can choose between, depending on what week day and time fits you best. Find the exact dates and signup form for the coming round of classes below ⬇️
Happy Feet Studio, Ørnevej 33, st 2400 Kbh NV
– just 500m from Nørrebro Station
Important update: from January 1st, 2026, all private dance schools, yoga studios, fitness centers, etc. must add 25% VAT (moms) to their prices – though only for people who are 30+ years old. This is a new national rule — not something we chose ourselves.
The new prices are:
• Beginner Courses (Lindy Hop 1): 775kr
• Other courses: 1075kr
You keep the lower prices even after 1st of January:
• Normal courses: 860 kr
• Beginner Course in Lindy Hop: 620 kr
You can apply for the 15% student discount. To do so, please email a photo of your student ID to: info@happyfeetstudio.dk
For privacy, please cover everything except your name, institution, and expiry date. We’ll add the discount manually and let you know your updated price. Please wait to pay until you’ve heard back from us.
Dates: March 2nd – April 30th
(with Easter Break in week 14)
1. Click on the course you want to join on the registration form below
2. Scroll down and fill out the form with your contact into
3. Follow the payment instructions you receive via email
Signing up with a partner?
Both partners need to make a registration
Dates: March 11th – May 2nd
(Easter Break with no classes in week 13)
Come to our free trial lesson in Lindy Hop for complete beginners in our studio!
Our instructors will walk you through the basics in a friendly atmosphere, making it the perfect setting for those new to the dance floor.
We also offer other swing dances, such as Solo Jazz, Tap dance, Collegiate Shag and Balboa. We also have Swing Choir!
A lot of these courses include beginner levels. If you are interested in learning more about them, follow one of these links:
🌟 Read more about the other swing dance styles we offer 🌟
🌟 Go to Class Schedule & Registration for all our current courses 🌟
“Swing Dance” is a group of African-American dances set to swing music and other old school Jazz styles from the 1920’s to the 1950’s. The Swing family includes many different dances from the above period, like Solo Jazz, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, Tap and the most popular of them all: The Lindy Hop – also originally known as the Jitterbug in Europe.
These are all dances created by African-Americans, where rhythm and improvisation is at the core, and where being social through dancing together is central to all of them.
In Happy Feet Studio you can learn all of the above dances and we have courses for complete beginners starting every second month.
If you are looking to learn a partner dance, then you can choose between Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag and Balboa. These are all social partner dances where you learn to lead and follow to prepare you for the dance floor at social events.
The most popular of the swingin’ partner dances is called Lindy Hop and our beginner’s course called Lindy Hop 1 is a great way to begin your Lindy Hop adventure.
In Lindy Hop, we typically choose a role of “follower” or “leader.” You can choose one to start, or you can learn both from the beginning. Leaders in the dance initiate movements, directions and rhythms with their partner, the follower. Followers respond to and interpret the leader’s suggestions, while also listening to the music and expressing it with their own movements.
Whichever role you dance, you will both be initiating and listening, responding to the music and your partner. Like in a good conversation, it’s a collaboration. Leaders and followers are equal partners, contributing their own voices, while staying in control of their own movements.
Please note: Some of our Lindy Hop 1 courses are ELEF (Everybody Leads Everybody Follows). When signing up to an ELEF course, you don’t need to choose whether you are joining as a leader or follower, since you will be dancing both roles in class.
It is both possible to sign up with and without a partner to these dances. If you sign up without a partner, you will be dancing with someone who chose the other role and who signed up alone as well. Note that you won´t be dancing with only one person, as there will be partner rotation.
All our classes feature partner rotation, where the teacher invites the participants to rotate partner. It’s of course ok to not join this rotation if you signed up with a specific partner and would like to stay together. However, dancing with changing partners is the quickest and best way to learn how to lead and follow. Read more about it here.
If you would like to dance without a partner then come join one of our solo courses. You can choose between two great dances: Solo Jazz and Tap Dancing.
In Tap dancing we make the music with our own feet while we in Solo Jazz practice old school steps from Charleston and Authentic Jazz to the tunes of swingin’ music.
Complete beginners to dancing will probably find Solo Jazz to be the easier starting point between the two of them, and you can get started on this great dance in our course called Solo Jazz 1.
Yes we offer several options of tryout classes:
1) Free Trial Lesson in Lindy Hop Workshop
Every two months, we organize a free trial lesson in Lindy Hop for total beginners. The lesson takes one hour and is a crash course to Lindy Hop. It is for free, but you need to sign up beforehand. See the dates for the upcoming trial lessons and sign up here.
2) Intro Class to Lindy Hop at our Friday Parties
We organize Intro Classes to Lindy Hop during our Friday Parties, which take place in our studio once a month. You don’t need to sign up beforehand, just show up on the day and pay the entrance to the party at the door. The intro class takes place at 19.10-20.00, right before the party. For more information on that, check our Friday Party section.
3) Intro Class to Swing Dancing in Student House (on Købmagergade 52)
You can also join an intro class to swing dance in Student House on Tuesdays. Happy Feet teachers teach intro classes there every third Tuesday of the month.
Lindy Hop, Balboa & Collegiate Shag:
You don’t need a partner to register. If you register alone, we will simply pair you up with another participant. We will also have partner rotation in the classes, so you will get to meet and dance with other people in the class. A nice way to make new friends!
A little tip though: since this is a partner dance, we need to balance the number of leaders and followers (traditionally leaders are men and followers women. However, in these modern times we welcome anyone to pick whichever role they prefer). We typically have many more followers than leaders, so if you choose to be a follower, we recommend that you sign-up with a partner to avoid the waiting list.
Solo Jazz, Tap and Swing Choir
In these courses you will be dancing (or singing) solo, therefore you don’t need a partner to sign up.
We offer courses in 5 swing dance styles: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Solo Jazz and Tap. All these courses are available both on beginner and more experienced levels.
We also offer a course in Swing Choir, on both beginner and improvers level.
You can read more about each dance style and levels here.
Lindy Hop:
If you are coming from another school or if you had a longer break and you are not sure what Lindy Hop level to choose, you can come to our Level Placement, where you can dance with a Lindy Hop teacher and get advice. We organize Level Placement before each round of classes, and the dates are announced here on the website approx. 3 weeks before classes start. Read more about Level Placement here.
Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Solo Jazz & Tap:
If you are in doubt about your level in one of these dances, please write an email to us at info@happyfeetstudio.dk with a short description of your previous experience with the dance in question. We will then check with our teachers which level would fit you best, and write back to you.
Access to single classes – partnered courses
We don’t offer signups for single classes to our weekly courses in partner dances. We want to make sure that there is a balanced amount of followers and leaders in class, so that everyone gets a chance to dance with a partner from the opposite role as much as possible. Single class signups would disrupt that leader-follower balance. Therefore it is only possible to sign up for a full round of classes (7 to 8 weeks of classes).
However, it is possible to sign up for a single class if you sign up together with a partner. Joining a single class costs around 120kr per person. If you are interested in that, please write an email to info@happyfeetstudio.dk. We will check if it’s possible for you to join your chosen class, and if yes, we will send you the single class payment info.
Access to single classes – solo courses
It is often possible to join single classes in our solo dance courses, such as Solo Jazz and Tap. The same goes for the Swing Choir course. Joining a single class costs around 120kr.
If you are interested in signing up for a single class in either Solo Jazz, Tap or Swing Choir, please write an email to info@happyfeetstudio.dk. We will check if it’s possible for you to join your chosen class, and if yes, we will send you the single class payment info.
You can have your registration refunded, if you write us latest 5 days (120 hours) before a course it set to begin. Any cancellation later than this, no matter the reason, does not resolve in any refund.
You may sell your registration to someone else. All we need is an email from you, with their name and email included.
Please note: It is not possible to change the follow/lead role of your original registration.
Yes! We offer Gift Cards for both our weekly classes and for private lessons. They can be ordered for beginners as well as more experienced dancers.
The gift cards are valid for all dance types we offer: Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, Solo Jazz and Tap.
Anything that you feel comfortable in that doesn’t limit your movement. We suggest bringing some extra clothes to change into after class – swing dance is an energetic dance, so you might get sweaty. We have a Shower Area in our studio, where you can take a shower or change clothes before or after class.
Regarding footwear: flat shoes will be the best choice, preferably with a bit slidey sole and with a padded/cushioned insole, for better comfort. For beginners, regular sneakers would often be enough (just check if you can slide and turn in them without getting stuck or making a squeak sound on the floor).
If you want to invest in proper dance shoes, try one of these brands: Saint Savoy, Swivells, Slide&swing, Madame Dynamite, Harlem Shoes. They are all based in Europe, and they all have options for women and men.
Extra note for Tap shoes: Our tap teacher, Xavier, has created a guide on how to choose good tap shoes. You can find the guide here.
Don’t worry if you happen to miss a class or two. We do a recap after all our classes. which students are welcome to film and share with each other. You should be able to get the video from your classmates and practice the material.
If you feel like you have missed out on too many classes, and you are having trouble catching up with the new material, you can:
Friday Parties at Happy Feet Studio
Midweek Social in Happy Feet Studio
Other social dancing opportunities in Copenhagen
We teach mostly in English because our classes have dancers from all over the world. However, you are always welcome to ask questions and speak to us in Danish. We can just translate your question to others afterwards.
Sometimes, if the whole class speaks Danish, we can switch to speaking Danish.
Swing dancing is for everyone, regardless of age. In Copenhagen you can meet swing dancers from every age group, having lots of fun together on the dance-floor. With that said, you must be at least 15 years old to join our classes, due to legal regulations. We do not have a maximum age limit though 🙂
Some of our courses are ELEF (Everybody Leads Everybody Follows).
How is an ELEF course different from our regular courses?
You won’t be signing up as either a leader or follower – instead, you will be dancing both roles during the course Learning both roles enhances your dancing by letting you understand the dance from all sides Dancing twice the number of roles is also twice the fun!
You can park for free around our studio for max. 3 hours on all weekdays from 8.00 – 19.00. Outside of these hours, you can park for free without limits.
We do not have any assigned parking spots in front of the studio.
Social dance & hang out with your dance friends during Midweek Social every Wednesday from 20.00-22.00.
It’s free and open for everyone!
We have collected some of our favorite swing songs, which are good for practicing, and we put them together in a Spotify playlist for you:
See our full teachers team consisting of almost 40 teachers, all very passionate and eager to share their knowledge with you!
