Save the Breakaway!
Sign the Petition & Save Our Dance Home! The Breakaway, the only weekly swing dance and Lindy hop venue in Oakland, is in danger of losing its home at Lake Merritt. Please sign [...]
Lindy by the Lake: Independence
LbtL, 78°, partly cloudy with a chance of swing! Summer is in full swing! The weather outside was perfect for another Lindy by the Lake. Traditionally, July is a rough month for local [...]
Lindy by the Lake: Warmth (1st Anniversary)
A word of Gratitude as LbtL turns one. Time swing outs when you're having fun! It's incredible how quickly Lindy by the Lake turned one. LbtL is no longer a baby! Lindy hop [...]
Oakland Swing is turning one!
LBTL is turning ONE. Help us usher in our anniversary month with a potluck hang-out! We are so frigging excited. It hit us today that Lindy by the Lake is turning ONE next [...]
Lindy by the Lake: Whismy
Believe in the joy of an unscheduled dance break! Lindy by the Lake gets Whimsical in the month of October. Yet another fun edition of Lindy by the Lake wrapped up, with about [...]
Lindy by the Lake: Growth
LbtL, getting bigger and better! The Lindy by the Lake community just keeps getting bigger and better! This month’s theme is Growth. People have asked us, what’s the concept behind the monthly titles. [...]
Lindy by the Lake: Revelry
Sunshine & Swing, is all we need. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful sunny day for swing and song! DJ Benji Ng was at the helm of things, leading off with [...]
Lindy by the Lake: Community
It was a beautiful day of swing under the sun! After a successful first Lindy by the Lake, local Lindy hoppers headed out again to lake Merritt for some community building via dance [...]
Inaugural Lindy by the Lake: Pride
We came, we saw, we danced…by the Lake. And history was made. The first Lindy by the Lake kicked off at the corner of East 18th St and Lakeshore Drive. About 35 Lindy [...]