About Us
What is Swing-out.com?
Swing-out.com is a jazz dance calendar and directory for Türkiye. It publishes city Guides (organisations and venues), city Calendars where enabled, a country Festival & Weekender Calendar, and a Festival & Weekender Guide. An Instagram account supports the Istanbul calendar.
Main sections
- swing-out.com/turkiye — Country Index (Guides and Calendars)
- swing-out.com/turkiye/guides — City Guides
- swing-out.com/turkiye/calendars — City Calendars and Festival Calendar
- swing-out.com/turkiye/festivals-and-weekenders-calendar — Festival & Weekender Calendar
- swing-out.com/turkiye/festival-and-weekender-guide — Festival & Weekender Guide (organisations)
Instagram account of Istanbul Calendar
instagram.com/swing.out.istanbul
Content
What we share on Instagram:
- Social dances
- Workshops
- Festivals
- Weekenders
- Updates on events
- News
- Congratulations, celebrations, condolences, etc.
What we don’t share:
- Information about new classes
About Calendars
Public city Calendars are currently enabled for Eskişehir and Istanbul:
City calendar filters include:
- Social
- Practice
- Workshop
- Festival & Weekender
About Us
Founded by Can Usta on April 18, 2013, as a Facebook page called Swing’in Istanbul, our aim was to announce the growing number of jazz dance events. In July 2017, we transitioned to a calendar format. Later, we changed the name to Swing Network and eventually to Swing-out.com.
Community
Burcu Balaban
@burcubalabannBorn in Eskişehir in 1989, Burcu studied Mathematics at Bilgi University and MSGSÜ. Although her interest in dance began with Folk Dances in primary school, she discovered her passion for Lindy Hop (swing) during her university years after exploring various dance styles. What started as a hobby evolved into a desire to share the joy of dance. She has been teaching Lindy Hop and solo jazz in various locations for many years. At the beginning of 2019, she introduced the first Lindy Hop and solo jazz classes in Eskişehir and continues to teach regularly in both Istanbul and Eskişehir.
Can Usta
@canustaCan is a visual designer, web producer and artist. He encountered lindy-hop in 2013, becoming a student of Istanbul Lindy Hoppers and Swing Istanbul simultaneously. He began teaching at Swing Istanbul in 2015. He grew up in Istanbul and moved to London in 2019 and remains an active dancer. He offers private lindy-hop lessons. You can find more information about him at canusta.com.
Esra Baltaoğlu
@esrabaltEsra holds a BA in Mathematics-Computer from Ege University and a master’s degree from Bilgi MIS. She works as a white-collar professional in the private sector. Esra has been dancing since 2019, attending workshops and festivals. In addition to swing dance, she also practices blues and balboa. She believes in the healing and relaxing power of dance and strives to share this positive impact with others.
FAQ
Are new organisations included in announcements?
We currently promote events organized by established entities.
How many times do you announce an event?
We announce social events once. However, we may announce festivals and other special events multiple times.
What content do you share?
We currently share the following:
- City Calendar events for Eskişehir and Istanbul (socials, workshops, practices, festivals, weekenders)
- National festivals and weekenders on the Festival & Weekender Calendar
- City Guide directories for organisations and venues
- We do not share news about classes
Are you announcing events that are only announced as an Instagram story?
It’s not possible to re-share an Instagram story directly. Therefore, we primarily share posts. We may make exceptions if we know an event will not be shared as a post.
How can I report a mistake on the calendar or your Instagram feed?
You can contact us through the methods listed in the Contact section. We will update the information as soon as possible.
How can I see the weekly calendar on Instagram?
You can find the weekly calendar under the story highlights on our Instagram profile.
Can I add content to the calendar?
We have a dedicated team updating the calendar, but you can let us know if you’re interested in contributing.
Who is the person in the Swing-out.com logo?
That’s Frankie Manning, a key figure in the revival of swing dancing. You can learn more about him here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Manning
Contact
You can contact us at info@swing-out.com