Next Swing Dance & Next Live Band
The next Orlando Swing Dance is Saturday, March 13, from 8pm to midnight at the Whirl & Twirl. Don’t miss DJ Josh as he spins your favorite tunes guaranteed to keep the dance floor hopp’in all night!
There will be a free beginner swing dance lesson from 8pm to 9pm that will take you from the very basic and then teach you 3 or 4 moves you can enjoy practicing right away at the dance that follows from 9pm to Midnight.
Drinks and snacks are available for a $1.00 donation and this is a non-smoking, all ages welcome event, all for only $7!
Next Live Band…
We are excited to welcome back local Jazz great, Bill Allred on Saturday March 27th 2010!
As many of you will remember, Bill played for us in January with Washington Swing Musician Solomon Douglas, and now he’s back with his Quartet!
Now in its 20th year of existence, Bill Allred’s Quartet was born in Orlando, Florida, in 1990 as a group of ex-Rosie O’Grady and Disney musicians when the staff musician roles in both places began to erode. They started essentially as a “kicks” band, collecting and playing the arrangements of Matty Matlock and Billy Maxted. After performing at a few jazz festivals, they realized that there was a real market for their “little big band” type of sound. That was more than 19 years and 13 recordings ago.
You will be sure to hear music from such greats as Jelly Roll Morton to Count Basie and all the stops in between, sure to thrill both swing dancers and music lovers alike!
There will be a free beginner swing dance lesson from 8pm to 9pm that will take you from the very basic and then teach you 3 or 4 moves you can enjoy practicing right away at the dance that follows from 9pm to Midnight.
Drinks and snacks are available for a $1.00 donation and this is a non-smoking, all ages welcome event, all for only $12.00





The next swing dance is Saturday, January 23rd with guest DJ Rob Shrewsbury who will keep the dance floor hopp’in! Guest teaching are long time Orlando Instructors,
Quartet! Nicole is known for her big band and jazz style and is loved throughout Orlando for keeping the dance floor full of great energy!
Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the live band on Saturday night. Solomon Douglas did a great job as always and the dance floor was full of energy! The photos from the night are posted on the
Orlando Swing Dance is excited to welcome the Solomon Douglas Quartet to Orlando on Saturday, January 9th for a very special live performance!
The photos from Saturday night’s Christmas Dance are ready to view on the
Coming up Saturday December 12th! The annual Christmas Swing Dance! We’ll be celebrating the season with a special night of holiday swing music mixed in with all your regular favorites. The venue will be decked out, so dress in your danceable Christmas best and come out for one of the best dances of the year! This special event is only $7 per person, all ages welcome!
Solomon comes to us all the way from Washington State! He is known worldwide for his passion and style when it comes to big band and swing music. His influences as a pianist include Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk, just to name a few!