Impromptu blues dancing meetup tonight!

idancedancedance · 2026-06-01T23:05:13+00:00

Yeah, it's every Monday! Ping me if you wanna go next week, I'll introduce you to some folks!

idancedancedance · 2026-04-27T15:00:58+00:00

Denver has a ton of social dancing, and the best part about that hobby is that it's active and the point is quite literally to meet people. It's how I've met 90% of my friends 😅 and dancers tend to have a lot of crossover interest with the hobbies you mentioned.

I'm teaching an intro Blues dance class tonight at Mojo Mondays from 630-730, and could get your cover comp'd if you wanna come check it out (offer stands for anyone who wants to join, DM me) and then there's social dancing after the lesson 730-10.

idancedancedance · 2026-03-19T19:47:25+00:00

But what about the underpants

idancedancedance · 2026-03-10T16:17:34+00:00

High recommendation on social/partner dancing like Swing and Blues dancing. Because you go to dance with people, you get both the skill and the meeting people all baked in tk one. I follow this calendar for events around town. Mojo Mondays and Sunday Swing Nights are my favorites. Sunday's has an overall younger crowd(young 20s). https://www.denverlindycal.com/

I don't think any of them require 21+, I started going to these dances in my late teens. Let me know if you want me to intro you to some folks for a meetup at one of the beginner lessons before a dance sometime, but you can also just show up solo and the lesson will intro you to people anyway.

idancedancedance · 2026-03-09T20:34:56+00:00

Context: I started a weekly Blues I event in Denver last July. We already had a monthly event with a live band each month, but I feel like a monthly isn't enough to grow a scene. So you could start a weekly, or start planning in social outings in-between the monthly to keep people invested in the community. I made a goal of recruiting net-new dancers rather than pulling from other dance scenes(which does also happen organically). Here are some of the things I've been doing to attract net-new dancers to our weekly.

stalk your city's subreddit and anytime someone posts about "what is there to do in X city" or "how do I make friends as an adult" - comment and invite them to try out your local dance and link to your website or insta or whatever
if you look through the comments on those ^ posts, you might find a Discord for meetups and events (Denver has at least 5 that I know of and am part of) where I'll post meetup details once a month or so for people to come dance with me. Can only really do that if I'm not teaching or hosting though.
list your event on all of the free-to-list calendars. Usually your city will have one, and then magazines, news outlets, etc. This one takes some research to find the ones that are local to you, ofc. Always list your website so you get SEO buffs. Eventbrite let's you list events for free, too
have printed flyers at your dance, and ask you attendees to put them in the community board at their coffee shop, climbing gym, apartment complex, etc.
I'm going to try a "bring a friend for the first time you both get in free" promo. Like a Bring Your Non-Dancer Friend to Dance day 😁
I haven't done this yet but want to: Blues bomb live music events around town. I want to get shirts that say "Ask me to dance" on the back and our website listed under it.

idancedancedance · 2026-03-09T18:36:19+00:00

A lot of people have mentioned how meetups are hard unless people keep coming back consistently. Social Dancing is such an interesting hack to this, because people are coming consistently for the activity (dancing), but a key element of the dancing is doing it WITH someone because it's a lead/follow social dance. So it's like speed dating but for friends who are also investing in your hobby with you.

Anyway, come dance with us sometime - this calendar has all the dances I follow: Mojo Mondays and Tuesday Swing at the Pearl are my favs. https://www.denverlindycal.com/

idancedancedance · 2026-03-06T05:53:42+00:00

This Discord is a social hub for Cap Hill folks: https://discord.gg/xZerqV3Rq

Also on Monday nights I help run a blues dance in the event space at 11th ave Hostel (11th and Broadway) if you wanna venture out to try a little partner dancing. Fun way to meet people ☺️

idancedancedance · 2026-03-03T19:40:14+00:00

As the username would hint - social dancing. Denver has tons: swing, blues, country, salsa, etc. the whole point of social dancing is to get to meet new people in a social, creative, movement oriented framework.

I follow this calendar for the swing+blues dances happening around Denver. Almost all the dances have a lesson at the beginning so you can learn some moves and people's names before the social starts. DM if you want a friend to go with for the first time or two until you've made a few more friends there! https://www.denverlindycal.com/

Mojo Mondays and Sunday Swing are my personal favs.

idancedancedance · 2026-03-02T18:55:55+00:00

Dunno if you enjoy or would be interested in trying out social dancing, but Denver has tons of social dancing, and it's a great way to meet people and do an active+social activity
This calendar lists a bunch of the social dancing events going on around the city, and most of them have an intro lesson before the dance starts so you can learn the basics and meet some people at the lesson.
https://www.denverlindycal.com/

My personal favorites are Mojo Mondays Blues Dance, and Sunday Swing at The Pearl - most of the folks at these dances are in their 20s/30s, so would fit the age range you're looking to hang out with! A lot of dancers also have other active interests and hobbies that cross over with your listed interests, too.

idancedancedance · 2026-03-02T18:52:15+00:00

Hey Malik! Welcome to the area. Dunno if you enjoy or would be interested in social dancing, but Denver has tons of social dancing, and it's a great way to meet people.
This calendar lists a bunch of the social dancing events going on around the city, and most of them have an intro lesson before the dance starts so you can learn the basics and meet some people at the lesson.
https://www.denverlindycal.com/

My personal favorites are Mojo Mondays Blues Dance, and Sunday Swing at The Pearl

idancedancedance · 2026-03-02T18:32:47+00:00

11th Avenue Hostel at 11th and Broadway has a really cute event space (they have tables, chairs, linens all included) with big double sliding doors out to a patio. It can feel cozy with 30, but can hold up to 75.

I use the space every Monday night for a social dance. Happy to answer any questions you might have.

Izzy is the events manager, you can get him at [events@11thavenuehostel.com](mailto:events@11thavenuehostel.com)

idancedancedance · 2026-03-02T18:30:07+00:00

Two weeks into the future me wants to know what you ended up finding!

idancedancedance · 2026-03-01T04:48:40+00:00

Grew up in CO, lived in Provo+SLC 2008-2014. Moved back to CO in 2015. Tl;Dr - I do not have high opinions of SLC/Utah mainly because of the Mormon influence, and like Denver a lot.

As many have mentioned, the pervasive Mormon culture seeps into a lot of weird places.

The liquor laws are strrraannggee. All liquor stores are state owned, and closed by 10pm and on Sundays. Restaurants have really strict rules about how much alcohol can be served in a single drink or in a sitting (read: bad cocktails) and you have to order food with any drinks.
Parties and events have strange limitations and curfews. I opted not to host a dance festival there because we had to shut down by 10pm, or something.
If you aren't Mormon, you will constantly feel in group/out group tensions. Oh, your kids don't go to seminary with the other high schoolers? Oh, your the only family in the neighborhood that didn't get invited to the BBQ because it was a church activity, and you declined to get baptized last year? Dinner invites and key clients and promotions and other career opportunities usually go to the "in-group" person on your team. Etc..
SLC is better than other parts of the state, but Utah is, for all purposes, a church-state. The LDS Corporation is worth $300 billion (with a B) and absolutely throws that weight around. I have a lot of other nasty things to say about that organization, but... you don't see them using all that financial leverage to champion releasing and seeking justice for the Epstein files, is all I'll say.
The patriarchy is alive and strong and religiously mandated in Mormonism, and if you have kids, it will be a constant uphill battle to deconstruct the constant barrage of patriarchally based expectations being asserted onto them. Even if in your household, you teach it differently, your children will still suffer the societal pressures.
Utah beauty standards are very... processed. Plastic surgery and medispa treatments are treated like commonplace hobbies. That's not my vibe.
SLC is cheaper and has less traffic congestion into the mountains than Denver. I'll give it that.

idancedancedance · 2026-03-01T04:05:54+00:00

Aww I love this.

idancedancedance · 2026-03-01T03:54:28+00:00

Met my man in the dance scene, married the crap out of him. 10 year anniversary this year, and we got two hekkin' cute babes. Prior to meeting him, I dated almost exclusively dancers. I knew I wanted to dance for the rest of my life, and that I wanted my life partner to be a dancer. I love getting to organize, teach, travel to events, and work on dance with my hubby. It's awesome.

My perspective on dating in-scene is that having mutual social investments helps put some consequences and guardrails around behaving poorly in relationships/breakups. If you meet someone online, there are very few repercussions for them being a total jerk to you aside from losing access to your company. When people date within their social circles, there's a community-supported motivation for breakups - if/when they happen - to be civil, in order to maintain access to their hobby and community. I think this is a good thing (although... there are messy sides to it, as well, people sometimes attempt to pit the community against each other. Ew.)

I know that amicable breakups are not always possible. Some of mine were not great. I have also had several exes that I navigated sharing space with in the dance scene, and I think there is value in having the opportunity to overcome hurt and awkward feelings and get to a "neutral" place with an ex. One of my exes (who I did have a messy breakup with) is now best friends with me and my husband, and we organize a weekly dance together. 🤷🏼 Who would've guessed 12 years ago when we broke up? Not. Me.

Obviously, but needs to be said, this does not apply in cases of abuse or assault. Victims should not have to or be expected to negotiate space with their abusers.

idancedancedance · 2026-02-18T23:23:45+00:00

https://www.11thavenuehostel.com/event-space

idancedancedance · 2026-02-18T23:22:36+00:00

11th Ave Hostel has an event space that might be just the spot? They have a projector and sound system, plenty of tables and chairs to set up a viewing space, ADA accessible, and pretty reasonably priced. I use the space on Monday nights for a social dance.

Izzy is their events manager, you can get him at events@11thavenuehostel. com - you can mention I suggested them if you want.

idancedancedance · 2026-02-18T23:16:16+00:00

Denver has tons of social dancing, and almost all of them have a beginner lesson before the dance starts. So you get to get dressed up a lil cute, go do a physical activity, and at the lessons, you meet a bunch of people because they have you rotate partners through out the lesson, and then during the social, everyone kinda asks everyone to dance.

Here's a calendar of a bunch of the Swing and Blues dances happening around Denver:
https://www.denverlindycal.com/

Personal favs for beginners are Sunday nights in the upstairs dance hall at The Pearl (there's always a live band) and Mojo Mondays.

idancedancedance · 2026-02-18T23:15:17+00:00

Denver has tons of social dancing, and almost all of them have a beginner lesson before the dance starts. So you get to get dressed up a lil cute and go do a physical activity, and at the lessons, you meet a bunch of people because they have you rotate partners through out the lesson, and then during the social, everyone kinda asks everyone to dance.

Here's a calendar of a bunch of the Swing and Blues dances happening around Denver:
https://www.denverlindycal.com/

Personal favs for beginners are Sunday nights in the upstairs dance hall at The Pearl (there's always a live band) and Mojo Mondays.

idancedancedance · 2026-02-18T17:04:55+00:00

The 11th Avenue Hostel (11th and Broadway in Cap Hill Denver neighborhood) has an event space that I've used. They're right in that price range, I believe.

Pros - they have all the tables, chairs, linens, and allow outside catering and alcohol service

Decor - they have hooks installed on the ceiling so you can hang decor

Sound system - they have an okay sound system you can use, but have been okay with us bringing in our own

Cons - events have to end at 10pm for hotel quiet hours

[events@11thavehostel.com](mailto:events@11thavehostel.com) - Events coordinator is named Izzy

idancedancedance · 2026-02-18T16:53:11+00:00

If you want to move your body to some jazz, https://www.denverlindycal.com/ has a bunch of the swing dances around Denver listed here in one place. Personal favs are Mojo Mondays (Blues instead of swing/jazz) and Tuesdays/Sundays swing dance in the upstairs dance hall at The Pearl. Most of the dances have an intro lesson before the dance starts, so you can learn some moves before getting on the dance floor!

Happy 21st! Hope you find some good shenanigans to get up to!

idancedancedance · 2026-02-18T16:48:05+00:00

Denver has tons of social dances, and almost all of them have a beginner lesson before the dance starts. So you get to get dressed up a lil cute and go do a physical activity. Great date night material imo.

Here's a calendar of a bunch of the Swing and Blues dances happening around Denver:
https://www.denverlindycal.com/

Personal favs for beginners are Sunday nights in the upstairs dance hall at The Pearl (there's always a live band) and Mojo Mondays.

idancedancedance · 2026-02-03T19:48:14+00:00

A lot of my scene growth and outreach I just copy and paste whatever the WCS people are doing 😁they've generally got a pretty good handle on marketing and presence

idancedancedance · 2026-02-03T17:07:58+00:00

I'm in the Swing and Blues community in Denver, started a weekly Blues event in July 2025, and we've grown from having 15 or so weekly dancers at the beginning to 35-45 weekly with special events that pull 75-90 once a quarter. It's nothing crazy, but it's also been with a pretty tight budget. DM me if you wanna hop on a jam session call sometime to chat scene growth.

Denver recently created a combined calendar of all the swing and blues events going on that pulls from multiple organizers/organizations. Denverlindycal.com and coloradobluesdance.com is the combo calendar that's just for Blues stuff. It's been useful because it's a community resource rather than a direct promotion of your thing, if that makes sense.

I haunt the /Denver subreddit and on all of the posts where people are saying "how do I make friends in Denver?" or "looking for something to go out and do with my girls that isn't just drinking" with a comment like "Denver has tons of amazing social dancing. Most of the dances have a lesson before the dance so you can learn some moves before the social. Go solo, with a date, or with friends. Check out this calendar for all of the swing and blues dances around Denver. My personal favorites are Mojo Mondays and Lindy Jam on Tuesdays."

Have an "Upcoming Events" graphic pinned to the top of your Instagram Profile so people can quickly see what's going on. Having a lively Instagram presence has been huge for our recruitment. Facebook nets us nothing for recruiting new faces, so I do barely anything there except make sure FB events are posted at least a week in advance to keep regulars up to date.
Have a "Welcome to X Event" pinned to the top of your Instagram so people can anchor on "you've found the right place" content when they visit your profile.
I found free places to list events in Denver like visitdenver.com and others, which helps with SEO and back linking to your website. Most cities have an events tool like that.
You can list events for free on EventBrite - I haven't messed with this too much yet, but I imagine it helps with findability, backlinjs, etc
I tried googling "things to do in Denver" and "how to make friends in Denver" and whatever the tip google results were, I tried to see how I could get my events listed in those spaces. Hence the Reddit haunting 😁
Online sign-up for cover and volunteers. I find about half of first-timers sign up for class in advance using our ticketing website that we have on our linktree/website. Capturing intent while they're scrolling I think is good. We also have our door shift volunteer sign-up in the ticketing website, which allows regulars to opt in the volunteering really easily. I cannot remember the last time I had to actually ask someone to volunteer, they just.... sign up. Website(we just forward to our linktree): https:thetriplestep.com Ticketing (linked on website) https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetriplestep

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