Cat’s Corner is Back – One Night Pop Up (for now!)
Wednesday, April 23 | 7pm–Midnight | Bissap Baobab, 2243 Mission St, SF
Cat’s Corner is back for a special Wednesday night celebration of swing, style, and soul—featuring live New Orleans-style jazz, two dance lessons, and a cocktail-themed dress-up night!
💃 Dance Lessons
Start your evening with a 90-minute Intermediate Lindy Hop Workshop taught by Nathan Dias & Ilsa Gobuleva (7–8:30pm), followed by a fun and friendly Beginner Swing Warm-up (8:30–9pm).
🎷 Live Music & Social Dancing
From 9–11:30pm, swing out to the sounds of Grammy-winning trombonist Mike Rinta and his New Orleans Dance Party Band, featuring vocalist Emily Day. DJed tunes carry us through the final stretch, 11:30 to midnight.
🍸 Theme: Match Your Cocktail Night
Come dressed to match your drink—whether it’s a Manhattan in maroon or a Mojito in mint—and you might just win a prize!
🍽 Drinks & Small Bites
Enjoy creative cocktails and Senegalese-Californian fusion bites from Bissap Baobab’s kitchen.
🎟 Admission
• General Admission: $15 (includes beginner lesson)
• Workshop: $25 early bird (by Mon, Apr 21), $35 door
• All ages welcome
👉 Let's make it swing!
- April 23, 2025
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Cat's Corner Pop Up with Mike Rinta's New Orleans Dance Party ft. Emily Day!
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Welcome to Cat's Corner
Cat’s Corner is San Francisco’s iconic Wednesday Night Swing Dance Party, known for its swing & Lindy Hop classes, live music with rotating bands, and a welcoming social atmosphere with cocktails and good vibes.
Operating in San Francisco in one form or another since 2001, Cat’s Corner is currently bringing the community together with pop-up events while we search for the next great venue to call home.
What dancers and students are saying
I've danced at swing clubs all around the world, and Cat's Corner is one of the best. Great environment, great people and great music.
Cat's Corner has been a fun learning experience so far, and I look forward to taking several more months of classes here. I've been telling my friends all about it!
[a] primo destination for hopping the night away