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

Omaha Jitterbugs