Wednesday Night Hop
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
About
Wednesday Night Hop offers a weekly Swing Dance Party with Lindy Hop and Balboa lessons, along with DJ Dance Parties and Live Music dances. The program includes Newcomer Taster classes, Adventure and Intermediate classes, Beginners and Fundamentals classes, Theme Parties, a Fast Room, Plant Swap events, and options for Private Lessons.
• Schedule: Doors open Wednesdays at 7:00pm, with Adventure and Intermediate classes from 7:10–8:10pm, Beginners and Fundamentals classes and a Newcomer Taster class from 8:20–9:20pm, and a Dance Party from 9:30–11:30pm; classes run in 4-week series, and a discounted “Swing into Spring” program runs for 9 weeks from April 1 through May 27.
• Price: Dance Party admission is $10 for DJ dances and $20 for Live Music dances; the Newcomer Taster class including a DJ dance is $16; 4-week series including dance cost $72 for one series or $108 for two series; series drop-ins with DJ dance cost $20 for one class or $30 for two classes; series drop-ins with Live Music dance cost $25 for one class or $35 for two classes; the 9-week April 1–May 27 option costs $120, which is 25% off the regular $162 price, and includes 50% off any second series in April.
Wednesday Night Hop was founded in 2005 by Megan Sershen Hornbecker and Trevor Gattis. It is now run by a steering committee made up of Gilles Bouvier, Nick Gonella, Sol Zitter, and Tamra Seto, and it is licensed by Silicon Valley Swing Dance LLC. Guest teachers listed for the program include Alana Tran, Alex Phelps, Ali Wilkening, Alice Chang, Amanda Collins, Amy Sorenson, Andree George, Annika Mauro, Audrey Ho, Ben Doughty, Bryan Lopez, Calvin Chu, Calvin Lu, Chris Ortega, Daniel Tan, Edward Paddock, Franz Jundis, Gaurab Banerjee, Haily Holt, Helen Garfinkle, James Yeh, Jamie Shen, Jeannie Tran, Karen Huddleston, Kevin Weng, Liwen Chen, Margot Helm, Max Ramirez, Michelle Li, Minh Hoang, Paige Stanley, Patty Anderson, Paul Csonka, Paulina Bargalló, Penny Tsai, Peter Bullen, Roni Chau, Rosetta Phan, Samantha Yeh, and Sarah-Marie Chan.
Some classes may require attendees to wear a mask, and all attendees are expected to follow staff directions about mask use. Each dancer must register separately because of a waiver requirement. The program offers options to volunteer time in exchange for free dance or class, and notes that a community fund may be able to help. The program also references dance etiquette and a code of conduct, and notes that private lessons are available.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
• Schedule: Doors open Wednesdays at 7:00pm, with Adventure and Intermediate classes from 7:10–8:10pm, Beginners and Fundamentals classes and a Newcomer Taster class from 8:20–9:20pm, and a Dance Party from 9:30–11:30pm; classes run in 4-week series, and a discounted “Swing into Spring” program runs for 9 weeks from April 1 through May 27.
• Price: Dance Party admission is $10 for DJ dances and $20 for Live Music dances; the Newcomer Taster class including a DJ dance is $16; 4-week series including dance cost $72 for one series or $108 for two series; series drop-ins with DJ dance cost $20 for one class or $30 for two classes; series drop-ins with Live Music dance cost $25 for one class or $35 for two classes; the 9-week April 1–May 27 option costs $120, which is 25% off the regular $162 price, and includes 50% off any second series in April.
Wednesday Night Hop was founded in 2005 by Megan Sershen Hornbecker and Trevor Gattis. It is now run by a steering committee made up of Gilles Bouvier, Nick Gonella, Sol Zitter, and Tamra Seto, and it is licensed by Silicon Valley Swing Dance LLC. Guest teachers listed for the program include Alana Tran, Alex Phelps, Ali Wilkening, Alice Chang, Amanda Collins, Amy Sorenson, Andree George, Annika Mauro, Audrey Ho, Ben Doughty, Bryan Lopez, Calvin Chu, Calvin Lu, Chris Ortega, Daniel Tan, Edward Paddock, Franz Jundis, Gaurab Banerjee, Haily Holt, Helen Garfinkle, James Yeh, Jamie Shen, Jeannie Tran, Karen Huddleston, Kevin Weng, Liwen Chen, Margot Helm, Max Ramirez, Michelle Li, Minh Hoang, Paige Stanley, Patty Anderson, Paul Csonka, Paulina Bargalló, Penny Tsai, Peter Bullen, Roni Chau, Rosetta Phan, Samantha Yeh, and Sarah-Marie Chan.
Some classes may require attendees to wear a mask, and all attendees are expected to follow staff directions about mask use. Each dancer must register separately because of a waiver requirement. The program offers options to volunteer time in exchange for free dance or class, and notes that a community fund may be able to help. The program also references dance etiquette and a code of conduct, and notes that private lessons are available.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
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