I cannot believe that I have found a swing dance studio here in Berlin! I moved here from the US a few months ago and am learning German (promise:). Everyone told me that there is no swing scene here in Berlin and then a friend told me about this place. I understand that this sounds "typical American", but I fell in love with swing music after having watched the movie "Swing Kids" as a teenager. Cause of that I was even more shocked to find an active swing scene here. I have been learning the dance off and on for the last year and thought I would have to give it up when my company sent me to Germany.
A friend of mine told me about this studio and I stopped in on one Saturday night to check it out. They do an open dance night every saturday. The first time was a bit sad...it was practically empty I planned on finishing my wine and going home, but got talking with the guy working there (Achsel?). He told me the place is new and I thought, yeah sure, that's what I'd say too! He invited me back the next Saturday to a free drink and told me to be there early, because there is a free dance lesson.
I gave it a chance and it was great. The place was not full, but me and another guy got a lot of time to get warmed up and learn a few new things with a professional instructor. We sat around for awhile after that and talked, but a little later more people came and we had an awesome time dancing and even learning some German. Great group of people! It's an awesome little corner in the city!! read more