about US

Harbour Hop festival was established in 2013 as an initiative to bring joy to our local Rotterdam swing dance community, and to celebrate and show off what we learned at our local dance school. Harbour Hop is run entirely by volunteers and relies on the hard work and dedication of enthusiastic dancers.

Our inspiration lies in the swing style of jazz music and dance of the Swing Era of the 1930s and early 1940s. The majority of swing dances have African-American roots and their origins predate the Swing Era. One of these is Lindy Hop, a fun and energetic partner dance, originating in the African American community of Harlem, New York city; it is a fusion of its predecessors, such as jazz, tap, charleston and African dance.

We are a not-for-profit, officially registered at the Kamer van Koophandel as “Stichting Harbour Hop” under number 67467768.

We like to acknowledge the authors of the media on this website, foremost Karina Dukalska for graphical design and artist images, Juliya Khadasevich for the background picture and the bands, artists and venues for their promo material. We try to be complete, but if we missed your contribution, drop us an email, please.