What is Omaha Jitterbugs?
A Nonprofit That Builds Community And
Happiness Through Social Swing Dancing
The Details
Omaha Jitterbugs provides affordable swing dance instruction and social dances that build community and spread joy. Serving more than 150 adults and children each week, Omaha Jitterbugs improves mental and physical health, teaches social skills, and fosters personal expression.
A nonprofit arts organization founded in 2000, it runs Jitterbugs’ Night Out weekly, provides educational programs for all ages, and hosts regional events, featuring national instructors and music acts.
Our Programs
All Ages. All Skill-Levels.
Omaha Jitterbugs’ programs build community, foster creativity, and improve mental and physical health, and through dance arts education.
- JNO: Weekly Social Dancing
- Teen & Adult Classes
- Itsy Bitsy: Early Childhood Classes
- Omahoppers: Performance Team
- Workshops
- Lindy in the Park
- Cowtown Jamborama: Annual Jazz and Swing Dance Festival
It’s easy to try.
Swing dance is for everyone! You can start anytime at our weekly Friday lesson and dance, where learning is easy, affordable, and fun.
It’s a welcoming community.
Meet new people and find community in Omaha and around the world. Social dances, rotating classes, and worldwide events foster serendipitous connections.
It’s life-changing.
Our programs nourish the human spirit. Health improves, confidence boosts, and people grow. Nowhere else can you find creativity, exercise, social connection, and fun all in one place.
Ready to give it a try?
Join us at Jitterbugs Night Out on Friday nights!
Our Impact
Enriching lives through the dances and music of the American Swing Era
150
Dancers Served Weekly
72
Social Dances Annually
16
Live Music Events Annually
Our Supporters
Thank you to our 60+ volunteers, 120+ donors, local businesses, and grants helping make social dance accessible to all!
Nebraska Arts Council
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
Humanities Nebraska
Millard Foundation
Omaha Community Foundation
Paul J. and Tina M. LaFave Charitable Fund
Jerry Smith Charitable Fund
The Kelley Family Foundation
Cubby’s 66
Smoothie King
Great Western Bank
Ted & Wally’s Ice Cream
Coneflower Creamery
Our Community Partners
We partner with various organizations to bring swing dance and music to Omaha.
Arts in Motion
Bancroft Street Market
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
Creighton University Dance Club
Dance Chance Omaha
Durham Museum
FOE #38
Great Plains Black History Museum
Nebraskans for the Arts
Noddle Companies / Stinson Park
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands
Omaha Children’s Museum
Omaha Community Foundation
Omaha Swing Dance Club
Peartree Performing Arts
Sokol Auditorium
UNO Jazz Band
Vintage Ballroom
Tech Soup
Help spread the joy!
Omaha Jitterbugs relies on donors and volunteers, like you, to provide dance and music education to the greater Omaha community. Get involved!
Omaha Jitterbugs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and all donations are tax-deductible.