Charlottesville Swing Dance Society

Charlottesville Swing Dance Society (CSDS) is a West Coast Swing dance club serving Charlottesville and the surrounding area. Look here for info on the next dance or checkout the newsletter below.

Read the CSDS April 2025 Newsletter. Subscribe to the Newsletter to receive it each month in your email!

Attendees of all CSDS events are expected to be familiar with and abide by our Code of Conduct.

Next Dance and Workshop Event: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Instructor/DJ: Erica Smith

Location: Ivy Creek United Methodist Church (674 Woodlands Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901)

We are thrilled to welcome back renowned champion dance pro, coach, and choreographer Erica Smith as our guest instructor on Saturday, May 10th. The event will be held at Ivy Creek United Methodist Church with 2 afternoon workshops. Erica will then lead a fun pre-dance lesson. You won’t want to miss this great event!

Please see our CSDS Workshop Event page for complete details and to pre-register. Pre-registration begins Monday, April 21 and ends Thursday, May 8th. You must pre-register to get the discount prices.

more info on Erica

Erica is a World Professional Triple Threat Champion (West Coast Swing, Salsa and Hustle), Professional Just Hustle Champion, Hustle Hall of Fame Inductee, and a US Open Strictly Hand Dance Champion. Erica is an active Champion West Coast Swing competitor as a follower, Advanced/All Star West Coast Swing competitor as a leader, and a long time Director of JT Swing Teams DC – a performance based West Coast Swing Team.

To become a member go to our Membership page.