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!
Mark your calendars! Orlando Swing Dance is excited to welcome Solomon Douglas to Orlando on Saturday, January 9th for a very special live performance!
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!
Be sure to set aside the night for a great evening of music and dance! See you on the floor!
The photos from Saturday Night’s Thanksgiving Dance are now up and ready to view on the Photos Page.
Mark your calendars for the annual Christmas Swing Dance! On Saturday, December 12th 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!
The next swing dance is Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday Nov. 28th. That’s right, this is your chance to come out and dance off all the turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie that was consumed during the Thankgiving holiday. Better yet, bring family and friends out dancing as well! Family friendly (all ages welcome!) and no partner required.
The photos from the Saturday Night Live Band Swing Dance are ready to view on the Photos page.
Thanks to all who came out and made the live band swing dance a great night! And a Special thank you to Joe & Tabthia for their great Dips & Tricks class! We hope to see them next time they visit us from DC!
Mark your calendars now! More live music on the way!
Saturday, November 14th
This Orlando Swing Dance will feature music by “Kid Dutch and his Blusicians”. This band is sure to keep you movin’ on the dance floor all night long. This band knows what the dancers want and they crank out pure musical inspiration. …and it doesn’t stop there! These guys are one of the most entertaining bands around… fun for dancers and non-dancers alike. They’ll be playing the music of Louis Jordan, Smiley Lewis, Fats Waller, Slim Gaillard, Cab Calloway, Fats Domino, B.B. King, and many others.
In addition the night will kick off early with a very special Dips and Tricks class by Joe & Tabitha at 7pm! Originally residents of the Orlando scene, Joe & Tabitha now regularly teach in Washington DC. This class is open to anyone who knows the swing basic and wants to add some flash into their dancing. The regular beginner swing lesson will follow at 8pm with Rob and Dawn Shrewsbury teaching. As always, dancing starts at 9pm and goes to midnight.
Special event admission: $12 per person
Click here for more info.
Check out the photos from the Halloween Swing Dance and Consume Contest!
…And congrats to the winners of a 6 month Free Dance Pass and Free Passes to the next Live Band Night on November 14th!
Pick out your favorite Halloween Costume and get ready to show it off in our annual Halloween Costume Contest and Swing Dance! Not only will there be great prizes, but our DJ will be playing all the best in Halloween Swing Dance Music, that’s right, there is such a thing!
The dance will feature a killer costume contest with some awesome prizes, including passes to the November 14th live band dance and a 6 month free dance pass! So start thinking of some original consume ideas now! We;ll be looking for creativity. It’s a family friendly event, so yes, your consumes must cover all your “bits & pieces”. There will be lots of candy, decorations and a heaping helping of great swing music to dance to all night long!
Family friendly and admission is only $7.00!
As always, there will be a beginer lesson included with admission! Local instructors Josh & Maria will be teaching!
Rob & Dawn
The next dance is this Saturday, Oct. 10th, with long time local instructors Rob & Dawn Shrewsbury teaching the beginning lesson from 8pm – 9pm. As always the lesson is included with admission! Then Rob will be spinning the tunes for the dance, his music is sure to keep the floor hoppin’ all night!
Mark your calendars, because we have a lot coming up for you!
* Halloween Swing Dance – Saturday, October 24th
* Live Band Swing Dance “Kid Dutch” – Saturday, November, 14th
Upcoming Events!
Be sure to mark your calendars, because we have a lot coming up for you!
* DJ Swing Dance – Saturday, October 10th
* Halloween Swing Dance – Saturday, October 24th
* Live Band Swing Dance “Kid Dutch” – Saturday, November, 14th
Next Series Class – Balboa!
Also note the next series class is starting Sunday, November 1st. This 4 week series class is on Balboa, a popular vintage dance that allows you to dance to very fast music! The class will be taught by long standing local instructors Rob & Dawn Shrewsbury of Flying Footwork Productions.
This is a great class and I highly recommend it!
Be sure to check out the photos page and see the pictures from the Sock Hop! Thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a great night! There was tons of energy on a packed floor! Special thank you to DJ Steve who came all the way from Tampa to keep the tunes spinn’ all night long!
