Music provided by The Dukes of Swing
30-minute Beginner Lesson @ 5:30 pm
Venue has a full bar and restaurant as well as a dance floor.
Open to the Public:
April 1st @ 6:30 pm - Evening Panel + Movement Experience
April 2nd @ 7:30 pm - Open Dance Jam w/ Group Shim Sham
Two 30-minute Lesson + 2-hour LIVE MUSIC with The Atlanta Modernaires
Eat lunch. Get a coffee. Have a cocktail or a beer. Bring your family and friends.
Then... we DANCE!
LIVE MUSIC from a 17-piece band.
Note: Kids under 10 have FREE admission to the dance.
Save your spot early and enjoy discounted tickets — just $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers! Same-day price is $25.
Join us for a one-night swing dancing class hosted in partnership with Hot Jam Atlanta! The class will focus on the dances of the 1920s and 1930s that would've been popular with Margaret Mitchell and her set while she was living in the apartment. There will be an hour-long dance lesson followed by an hour of free dancing. No worries if you arrive a few minutes late, you can join the lesson no problem!
First drink is on us! Each ticket comes with a drink ticket with additional drinks available for sale at an onsite bar.
Join us at Wild Heaven Brewery for live music, dancing, food, & drinks!
Admission includes a beginner lesson and a $5 Drink Ticket.
Music by The Atlanta Modernaires, which is an 18-piece jazz band
1:30pm - Beginner Lesson
Come early; eat some food provided by El Tesoro!
Come dance with us!
Hot Jam will have a tent & FREE watermelon
FREE Event
FREE Parking
Hot Jam is partnering with the Atlanta Jazz Festival for a FREE workshop!
Register for the workshop @ Jazz 101 Workshops – Atlanta Jazz Festival
2:15 & 4:15pm classes with LIVE music from Johnny G & the Dynamites
9pm - Joe Gransden’s Big Band on the MAIN stage
Largest FREE Jazz Festival
2025 Atlanta Jazz Festival – Day 3 – Atlanta Jazz Festival (Piedmont Park)
Hot Jam will be providing dance lessons @ 2:15pm & 4:15pm
LIVE music by saxophonist John Lindsay (About — JohnnyG Music)
Location: Park Tavern
9pm - Joe Gransden Big Band
3rd Sundays in Fall the streets are given to the people!
Georgia Avenue starting at Grant Park stretching across to the West End will become a street festival, and Hot Jam will bring the dancing! Let’s share our art with Atlanta!
FREE street parking on Sundays
Map of Hot Jam’s location on Streets Alive route
Switch Dancing:
In this class, you will learn how to switch from being a follow to a lead and vice versa during a dance. This is a dynamic conversation where you are both inspiring each other and suggesting ideas in a respectful and fluid way.
Instructors: Suzanne Kincaid & Rachel Pitner
Learn one of the primary basics of Lindy Hop!
This class will include swing outs and connecting to other basics to create a dynamic and expressive dance.
Instructors: Jesse & Laura
Instructors: Laura Lewis & Clare Diaz
Charleston is one of the foundational basics of Swing Dancing, and its evolution led to the characteristic/hallmark element of Lindy Hop... the Swing Out. Learning how to do this will help everything else feel better and more dynamic!
We will explore how expressive and dynamic Lindy Hop can be in closed position without going into Balboa.
Instructor: Rachel
Join us at The Painted Duck for FREE games and snacks!
$5 Valet Parking
Instructors: Rachel Pitner & Clare Diaz-Davila
Learn 6-count swing!
This class is the gateway basic to Lindy Hop. You will learn how to maneuver between single step and triple step along with some cool moves.
This is the class that will help you know and be comfortable with these rhythms, and it is just the beginning of your dance adventures.
Note: It is good to revisit this class. You will get new things from it every single time.
New Band Alert!
Music by dancers, for dancers.
Instructors: Suzanne Kincaid & Jesse Gearhart
Balboa is one of many Swing Era dances. It originated in on the Balboa Peninsula in Southern California. Some dance historians say that it came from Rumba while others say it was derived from the Charleston and Collegiate Shag. Either way, this is a dynamic dance that is great at all tempos but most popular for faster songs.
This class will focus on adding other swing era dances into your Balboa or adding Balboa to your other swing era dances!
New Band Alert!
Music by dancers, for dancers!
We are bringing dance to Peachtree Street!
Come join us for a FREE dance event!
We are in the perfect spot with a few beautiful, large oak trees casting an amazing amount of shade over us and the ability to snag a great breeze. Dancing outside has never been more comfortable.
Expressions Series: The Big Apple
Instructor: Rachel Pitner
Description:
The Big Apple is an historic choreography molded into its current form by legendary Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning and recorded in the film “Keep Punchin’” along with other members of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. This is a vibrant and fun solo jazz choreography.
Video of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers: https://youtu.be/H1K5M5xluZs?si=dqTA2aLmr2BsDorQ
Video of Current Dancers: https://youtu.be/r_UUBT5Srh4?si=INBm1S-WTI5TsOL0
Fundamentals Series: 6s, 8s, & Swing Outs
Instructors: Clare Diaz & Jesse Gearhart
Description:
You’ve learned 6-count and 8-count, but you don’t know how to connect them. This class will class will help you learn how to dance through and connect your basics so that they don’t feel like they exist on separate islands.
ALL Levels Class: Enhancing the Jam
This dance is not just about the steps. It is a dynamic conversation that builds upon a sense of community. This class will help you make every dance feel special and will amplify the good vibes of the event.
Instructor: Rachel
Fundamentals Series: 8-Count Swing
Instructors: Laura, Mateo, & Rachel
Learn how to flow between the different 8-count basics and 6-count swing! Get ready for swing outs!
Expressions Series: Pour Some Sugar on It
Instructors: Jesse, Clare, & Rachel
Learn some cool moves and how to play with them to make them your own!
Fundamentals Series: 8-Count Swing
Instructors: Laura, Mateo, & Rachel
Learn how to flow between the different 8-count basics and 6-count swing! Get ready for swing outs!
Expressions Series: Pour Some Sugar on It
Instructors: Jesse, Clare, & Rachel
Learn some cool moves and how to play with them to make them your own!
FREEEEEEEEE EVENT!
Put on your Hot Jam shirt! Bring your family and friends! We are hitting the streets!
Atlanta Streets Alive turns 3 miles of Peachtree Street into a pedestrian oasis with music, activities, food and dancing in a car-free zone.
Hot Jam is literally taking it to the streets, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Hot Jam's Location:
Corner of 5th & Peachtree
More information is on the site https://www.atlantastreetsalive.org
Fundamentals Series: 8-Count Swing
Instructors: Laura, Mateo, & Rachel
Learn how to flow between the different 8-count basics and 6-count swing! Get ready for swing outs!
Expressions Series: Pour Some Sugar on It
Instructors: Jesse, Clare, & Rachel
Learn some cool moves and how to play with them to make them your own!
Get your Hot Jam shirts ready; we’re hitting the town!
Join us as we remember and celebrate all of the people who have served the United States of America by enjoying community and learning something new!
Bury the Hatchet provides an axe throwing lesson as well as FREE games.
Learn more at Axe Throwing | Bury The Hatchet
Expressions Series: BALBOA
Instructors: Suzanne Kincaid & Jesse Gearhart
Balboa is one of many Swing Era dances. It originated in on the Balboa Peninsula in Southern California. Some dance historians say that it came from Rumba while others say it was derived from the Charleston and Collegiate Shag. Either way, this is a dynamic dance that is great at all tempos but most popular for faster songs.
Characterized by its close embrace with moments of openness, this is a dance everyone should know. You will listen better.
Fundamentals Series: CHARLESTON
Instructors: Laura Lewis & Rachel Pitner
Charleston is one of the foundational basics of Swing Dancing, and its evolution led to the characteristic/hallmark element of Lindy Hop... the Swing Out. Learning how to do this will help everything else feel better and more dynamic!
Put on your Hot Jam shirt! Bring your family and friends! We are hitting the streets!
Atlanta Streets Alive turns 3 miles of Peachtree Street into a pedestrian oasis with music, activities, food and dancing in a car-free zone.
Hot Jam is literally taking it to the streets, and we look forward to seeing you there.
More information is on the site Atlanta Streets Alive
Expressions Series: BALBOA
Instructors: Suzanne Kincaid & Jesse Gearhart
Balboa is one of many Swing Era dances. It originated in on the Balboa Peninsula in Southern California. Some dance historians say that it came from Rumba while others say it was derived from the Charleston and Collegiate Shag. Either way, this is a dynamic dance that is great at all tempos but most popular for faster songs.
Characterized by its close embrace with moments of openness, this is a dance everyone should know. You will listen better.
Fundamentals Series: CHARLESTON
Instructors: Laura Lewis & Rachel Pitner
Charleston is one of the foundational basics of Swing Dancing, and its evolution led to the characteristic/hallmark element of Lindy Hop... the Swing Out. Learning how to do this will help everything else feel better and more dynamic!
Fundamentals Special Class: Frankie 6s
Instructors: Dave Barry & Clare Diaz
Everyone should learn how to do this series of 6-count moves that Frankie Manning would teach.
1. They're historic.
2. They feel so good!
3. They open you up to so many more dance possibilities.
Come do this 5th Monday Special class!
Expressions Series: Dancing at All Tempos
Instructors: Jesse Gearhart & Rachel Pitner
So, you know and are comfortable with your basics; you can mix 6 & 8-count swing, and you can do swing outs. But, you struggle/feel uncomfortable going fast and really fast or slow and really slow. You are living in mid-tempo.
This class will help you push out of that mid-tempo life.
Fundamentals Series:
6-Count Swing with Dave & Clare
This class is the gateway basic to Lindy Hop. You will learn how to maneuver between single step and triple step along with some cool moves.
This is the class that will help you know and be comfortable with these rhythms, and it is just the beginning of your dance adventures.
No partner required!
Expressions Series:
Dancing at ALL Tempos with Jesse & Rachel
So, you know and are comfortable with your basics; you can mix 6 & 8-count swing, and you can do swing outs. But, you struggle/feel uncomfortable going fast and really fast or slow and really slow. You are living in mid-tempo.
This class will help you push out of that mid-tempo life.
No partner required!
Register ahead online to save!
https://www.hotjamatlanta.com/sign-up
At-the-Door:
$75 - 4-Week Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (General Admission)
$65 - 4-Week Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (Student/Senior/Sponsor)
$12 - Fresh to Swing Class + Social Dance + Foundations of Jazz (General Admission)
$10 - Fresh to Swing Class + Social Dance + Foundations of Jazz (Student/Senior/Sponsor)
$24 - 1 Class in the Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (General Admission)
$19 - 1 Class in the Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (Student/Senior/Sponsor)
Fundamentals Series:
6-Count Swing with Dave & Clare
This class is the gateway basic to Lindy Hop. You will learn how to maneuver between single step and triple step along with some cool moves.
This is the class that will help you know and be comfortable with these rhythms, and it is just the beginning of your dance adventures.
No partner required!
Expressions Series:
Dancing at ALL Tempos with Jesse & Rachel
So, you know and are comfortable with your basics; you can mix 6 & 8-count swing, and you can do swing outs. But, you struggle/feel uncomfortable going fast and really fast or slow and really slow. You are living in mid-tempo.
This class will help you push out of that mid-tempo life.
No partner required!
Register ahead online to save!
https://www.hotjamatlanta.com/sign-up
At-the-Door:
$75 - 4-Week Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (General Admission)
$65 - 4-Week Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (Student/Senior/Sponsor)
$12 - Fresh to Swing Class + Social Dance + Foundations of Jazz (General Admission)
$10 - Fresh to Swing Class + Social Dance + Foundations of Jazz (Student/Senior/Sponsor)
$24 - 1 Class in the Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (General Admission)
$19 - 1 Class in the Series + Foundations of Jazz + Social Dance (Student/Senior/Sponsor)
Fundamentals Series:
6-Count Swing with Dave & Clare
This class is the gateway basic to Lindy Hop. You will learn how to maneuver between single step and triple step along with some cool moves.
This is the class that will help you know and be comfortable with these rhythms, and it is just the beginning of your dance adventures.
No partner required!
Expressions Series:
Guest Instructor Jony Navarro
No partner required!
Register ahead online to save!
https://www.hotjamatlanta.com/sign-up
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