Greater Phoenix Swing Dance Club
4853 E. Thomas Rd.,
Phoenix 602-269-5657
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This club holds dances at the VFW every Sunday night, with beginner lessons at 5 p.m. and intermediate lessons at 6 p.m. Once you’ve mastered the steps to West Coast swing, test your skills during the social dance from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., which typically attracts around 200 people. Lessons run $7 for non-members and $4 for members. (A one-year membership costs $35). “It’s a very non-threatening environment, and we have people from their 20s up into their 80s,” says Dick Taylor, 64, a member for 10 years.

Paragon Dance Studios
931 E. Elliot Rd., Ste. 101,
Tempe 480-777-8877
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With lessons offered every night of the week, you won’t run out of options here. Test out a variety of moves, including salsa, West Coast swing, nightclub, ballroom and tango, then strut your stuff at the Saturday-night dance parties. For $10, you’ll receive lessons at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., then open dancing from 9:15 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Dance FX Studios
1859 W. Guadalupe Rd., Ste. 105,
Mesa 480-968-6177
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If you’re looking for something unique, Dance FX offers both private and group lessons in Country Western, belly dancing, Zumba, hip-hop, salsa and tango. Classes are $10 each when you pre-pay for 10, $12 if you register online or by phone, and $15 for drop-ins.

Tango Discovery Arizona
602-903-6532
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Master the sexiest dance around – the tango – from Ravi and Satya Khalsa, who call themselves the only “Master Teachers” in North America. The couple has two options for those tempted by the tango: Saturday group classes at Cannedy Performing Arts Center (6222 N. Seventh St., Phoenix), with beginning lessons at 6 p.m. and intermediate lessons at

7 p.m. ($10 per dancer); or lessons on the third Wednesday of every month at The Trunk Space (1506 W. Grand Ave., Phoenix) from 7 p.m. to

9 p.m. ($5 per dancer).

Club Red Swing
2155 E. University Drive, Tempe
clubredswing.com

The Lindy Hop is the dance du jour here, but people from all over the Valley flock to this happenin’ club for the Charleston, Balboa, Shag, soul, blues and West Coast swing. With a full bar and menu, a 1,200-square-foot floating dance floor, a 62-inch flat screen and plenty of pumped-up music, Red Swing is more club than classroom. A mere $5 covers the 7:30-8:30 p.m. dance lesson plus the dancing afterward. Classes are taught by national swing champion Josh Leitz and Janet Tolifson, the first woman to teach the Lindy Hop in Arizona.

Hit these clubs, then check out the Greater Phoenix Swing Dance Club’s 27th-annual Fourth of July convention July 2-6 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort, where more than 1,000 dancers from across the country will come for lessons, dances and contests.

For more information, visit gpsdc.com.