Swing Nights

Swing Nights Learn to Swing Dance with Swing Nights! Join our awesome community! Tuesday & Sunday lessons and dances are held at:

Mercury Cafe
2199 California St.

We host Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, and Charleston classes, dances, and special events at The Pearl, formerly the Mercury Cafe, in Denver, CO. Denver, CO 80205


TUESDAYS:

6 pm Beginning Lindy Hop! This month long series explores the grandfather of all swing dances! You'll learn 6- and 8-count rhythms, Charleston, and a new set of dips and tricks each month! Lindy Hop is a little more challengin

g than our Basic Jitterbug classes, but is well worth the effort. ($35/4-week session, drop-in $10/per class)

7 pm Intermediate Lindy Hop! Classes will be focusing on fun, socially leadable moves that you can show off at the dance! Join us for some fun new material! ($35/4-week session, drop-in $10/per class)

8 pm Open dance for only $12! (Take a class, save $2 off cover)
When in Denver, the Tuesday night Lindy Jam is not to be missed! Join our dedicated community as we come together to move to Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt and Ella Fitzgerald. Music by our fabulous Guest DJs! https://swingnights.com/register


SUNDAYS:
Just $15 gets you both classes and the LIVE BAND @ the Mercury Cafe! Both classes are Drop-In style--No experience necessary! $12, Dance only

5:30 pm A different style of swing every week! Check the calendar for this week's style: https://swingnights.com/calendar-1

6:30 pm Beginning Jitterbug Drop-In
Instructed by national and regional champion dancers! Drop by and enjoy a piece of American Culture. Bring your friends, bring a date--no partner necessary!

8 pm Open dancing with LIVE BANDS! The Mercury Cafe is a non-smoking venue offering locally grown, organic food, and provides a full restaurant, bar, coffee bar, and dessert selection. Community is our purpose. See https://www.mercurycafe.com/events/ for this month's band schedule.

Swing Lemonade is on the menu, a mocktail brewed just for us! Let's swing out!!Candy, cocktails, charcuterie, and snacks...
04/22/2026

Swing Lemonade is on the menu, a mocktail brewed just for us! Let's swing out!!

Candy, cocktails, charcuterie, and snacks also available at the bar!

Look how close we are to the Merc! The Merc is the tan building in the background through 's front door!See you at toni...
04/21/2026

Look how close we are to the Merc! The Merc is the tan building in the background through 's front door!

See you at tonight's Lindy Jam!

675 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205

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We're still waiting on word from the city about the fate of our beloved Mercury Cafe home, but in the meantime, Denver C...
04/21/2026

We're still waiting on word from the city about the fate of our beloved Mercury Cafe home, but in the meantime, Denver Comedy Underground is letting the Lindy Jam Classes & Dance continue!

Amazing part is, no joke, Denver Comedy Underground is 180 feet away from the Merc, just across the street!

The best support you can give at this time is to attend the dance, AND support Denver Comedy Underground by seeing a show, or buying a cocktail/mocktail at the Tuesday Lindy Jam!

6-7 pm - Beginning Lindy Hop
7-8 pm - Intermediate Lindy Hop
8-12 - Lindy Jam w a special double-set by DJ Brittney Caraway! Plus it's FREE STICKER NIGHT!

Denver Comedy Underground
675 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205

NO DANCE AT THE MERC TONIGHT! Instead, the swing dance community of the Mercury Cafe is swinging out in the common area ...
04/19/2026

NO DANCE AT THE MERC TONIGHT! Instead, the swing dance community of the Mercury Cafe is swinging out in the common area of Stanley Marketplace! 🎉 Lace up your shoes and dance with us to LIVE music featuring the Max Moore Quartet. 🎉

This is a FREE event!

What You Can Expect:

- Social Dancing - No need to bring a partner, we all dance with each other. Singles, couples, and families all welcome
- The wonderful LIVE music of the Max Moore Quartet
- We dance to Jazz standards, think Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald
- A wonderful community of swing dancers and lindy hoppers
- Smooth cement floors, so wear supportive footwear
- Please support the local Stanley Marketplace businesses

Location: The common area of Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas Street, Aurora, CO, 80010

Date & Time: Sunday, April 19th from 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

This is a FREE event, NO CLASSES TONIGHT, Donations are welcome!

Our hope is to be back in the Mercury Cafe very soon, but we have to wait until Monday (4/20) when the folks from the city get back to work. City Council Member Darrell Watson (District 9) has been amazing, and we’ll let you know asap when there are any official updates!

Help us spread the word!

Hey Friends!UPDATE: The Merc owner has said that City Council Member Darrell Watson has been amazing, but the city folks...
04/19/2026

Hey Friends!

UPDATE: The Merc owner has said that City Council Member Darrell Watson has been amazing, but the city folks can't get back until Monday. We're still hopeful that the doors will be open for our dances soon!

But we don't want to stop dancing!!!

We're finalizing the details for a "Mercury Cafe On Tour" dance tomorrow night! It'll be FREE, the Max Moore Quartet will be playing, we'll all be there swinging out! it'll be in N Aurora from 6-8:30 pm. FINAL LOCATION REVEAL TOMORROW! And if the details don't pan out, we'll reveal the location of a meet-up where we can all hang out! Hope to see you all there!! Donations welcome!

Help us spread the word!

DANCERS! Your outreach to city council has been so amazing! Because they’re hearing from so many of us they are asking u...
04/17/2026

DANCERS!
Your outreach to city council has been so amazing!

Because they’re hearing from so many of us they are asking us to send emails instead for their records.

[email protected]

There is a letter drafted in the description— feel free to use them as is, or take it and make it your own.

We don’t know what the future holds, but we deserve to have our voices heard in what happens.

Sample letter:

Hello,

I have been dancing at the Mercury Cafe, now known as The Pearl, for several years. Our community, along with the poets and other dance communities have been using the space as separate tenants of the building since The Pearl’s takeover, and the recent seizure of the property is affecting our ability to use the space.

I’m writing to you in hopes that you can help our community and the other communities that use the 2199 California st. building to regain access to the space. As organizations which are not affiliated with the business of The Pearl, it is very unfortunate that we are losing access to the space we have called home for decades.

There are events which happen there nearly every night, so the sooner we can get this resolved, the better.

Thank you very much for reading, and for any help you can offer with this situation.

Hey Friends! The situation is trying to be worked out, but we need help from YOU and from the city! Can you call City Co...
04/16/2026

Hey Friends!

The situation is trying to be worked out, but we need help from YOU and from the city!

Can you call City Council Member Darrell Watson: (720) 337-7709

Be respectful, and use this sample script:

Hello! I'm a longtime community member/dancer/poet/etc of the former Mercury Cafe, now known as The Pearl.

I realize there's been a seizure of the building, but the lien is against the personal property of The Pearl, and it's a multi-tenant space. The other businesses are being adversely affected by its closure.

Can you intervene to reopen the unaffected spaces today?

Thank you for your help!

Join us TONIGHT (4/14) for LINDY JAM no. 208 at The Pearl! Swing out with DJ's Mitch Kampmann & Lark Mervine + a special...
04/14/2026

Join us TONIGHT (4/14) for LINDY JAM no. 208 at The Pearl! Swing out with DJ's Mitch Kampmann & Lark Mervine + a special performance at 10 pm by the Colorado School of Mine's Sliderulers! Bring your own emptied water bottle, and bags are screened at the door. Please be kind to security staff, and stay home if you feel unwell! Be safe, have fun! 8-close, $13.

It's week 2 of our progressive Lindy Hop series in April!
6-7 pm, Beginning Lindy
7-8 pm, Intermediate Lindy
8-12 pm, Lindy Jam
-Your April instructors are Skye Festog and Ceth Stifel!
$10 drop-in, or $15 for both classes
Come to class and get $2 off the social dance!
*classes and dance sold separately

Swing dance TONIGHT (4/12) with Queen City Jazz Band at The Pearl Denver! We're teaching the Shim Sham at 5:30 pm, Begin...
04/12/2026

Swing dance TONIGHT (4/12) with Queen City Jazz Band at The Pearl Denver! We're teaching the Shim Sham at 5:30 pm, Beginning 6-count at 6:30 pm, and the dance starts at 8.

Bring an ID, your own emptied water bottle, and bags are screened at the door. Please be kind to security staff, and stay home if you feel unwell! Be safe, have fun! 🎉

$18 dance + lessons, $15 dance only

Thank you for all the outreach and love today, we feel so supported by you all!Safe Sapphic spaces are rare and deeply n...
04/12/2026

Thank you for all the outreach and love today, we feel so supported by you all!

Safe Sapphic spaces are rare and deeply needed, so let’s show up for the one we have!

Our dance community is abundant with compassion and resilience, and while we don’t know what the future holds, we feel optimistic. Currently we are NOT canceling any bands or events, and will give as much notice as possible were that to change.

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2199 California St
Denver, CO
80205

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