The Lindy Hop, Balboa and Waltz revival in Toronto is underway! Join us!
Swing Dance courses, workshops & dances! Plus Waltz & 1920s dances!
St. Barnabas
St. Barnabas
St. Barnabas
Dovercourt House
Swing Into Summer Series 2026
(Seven weeks)
DJ(s) TBA
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
Upper Hall
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
175 Hampton Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z3
SCHEDULE
Friday, June 5, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Dance Party
9:50pm – 11:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Let’s 1920s Two Step and Shimmie all over the floor after the Friday Night Workshop.
DJ(s) TBA
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
Event package pricing TBA
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DJ Paulette Brockington during the band breaks
About Paulette: https://artspectrum.org/paulettebrockington.htm
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
Upper Hall
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
175 Hampton Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z3
SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Doors
5:40pm – 6:00pm
1920s Partner Charleston Beginner Lesson
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
Lesson included with admission.
6:00pm – 6:30pm
Jazz Age Fox Trot & One Step Beginner Lesson
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
Lesson included with admission.
6:30pm – 7:40pm
Swing Dance Party
7:45pm – 11:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Roaring 20s Jazz Age Saturday Night Swing!
THEME: 1920s Jazz Age Garden Party.
Photo Ops & Props.
Jazz Age style attire encouraged but optional.
Learn super popular easy-to-learn Roaring 20s dance crazes!
The band’s music is excellent for Lindy Hop and other swing dances, and for all the Jazz Age dances taught on Friday and Saturday.
Traveling dances go on the outside track. Non-traveling dances in the middle. Like at the Savoy and other ballrooms in the Jazz Age and Swing Era.
THE LESSONS:
Learn vernacular Jazz Age Fox Trot and One Step, which was by the far the most popular dancing of the 1920s and Jazz Age, when everyone did partner dancing. It is free-spirited, open-ended, improvisational, playful and easy to learn. The basic step is just walking.
It works for all tempos of music, from fast to slow, and everything in between.
It is not modern ballroom Foxtrot.
The music from the Jazz Age and Swing Era that is played at swing dances today is almost always described as Fox Trot on the original records and sheet music. (Because that is what people mostly danced then, including to swing music.)
Learn 1920s solo and partnered Charleston. It was a huge dance craze in the mid 1920s, and is done around the world today.
DÉCOR:
The Jazz Age style décor for the Saturday and Sunday dance parties includes Art Deco designs, and a nod to 1920s Egyptomania.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ Paulette Brockington during the band breaks
About Paulette: https://artspectrum.org/paulettebrockington.htm
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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DJ for Blues: Paulette Brockington
Paulette is a US-based DJ for Blues, Lindy Hop, Swing and other dancing
More about Paulette: https://artspectrum.org/paulettebrockington.htm
DJ for Waltz: Simon Threlkeld
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
Upper Hall
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
175 Hampton Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z3
SCHEDULE
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Jazz Age Waltz Dance
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Jazz Age Blues Dance
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
6:30pm – 8:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Jazz Age Waltz & Blues Supper Dance
Part of Toronto’s Roaring 20s Jazz Age Dance Weekend
Blues DJ: Paulette Brockington
Waltz DJ: Simon Threlkeld
Theme: Jazz Age Garden Party.
Photo Ops & Props.
Jazz Age style attire is encouraged but optional.
The first half of the dance features 1920s Waltz music, and the second half 1920s Blues music, including later recordings of 1920s tunes. Most of the dancing taught on the weekend is suitable or adaptable to Blues music, in our opinion.
Some snacks will be served (included with admission).
Supper options:
– You may bring supper and have it at the hall. (There are many restaurants nearby on “The Danforth.”)
– Please do not bring peanuts or shellfish to the hall, because the venue has a peanut and shellfish-free policy.
Decor:
The 1920s Jazz Age style décor for this party, and the Saturday Night party, includes Art Deco designs, and a big nod to 1920s Egyptomania.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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INFO
***If you are seeking instructors for larger events such as corporate functions, weddings, themed parties, etc. then please refer to Our Services.
Interested in Private Lessons?
We often receive requests for private and semi-private lessons. Please provide us with as much details as possible and we will do our best to match you with an instructor. Please note that despite our best efforts, an instructor match is not guaranteed.
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