Band
6:15pm – 10:30pm
St. Barnabas Anglican Church
Blast
5:45pm – 10:30pm
La Plaza @ Dovercourt House
6:15pm – 10:30pm
Dovercourt House
6:00pm – 10:30pm
La Plaza @ Dovercourt House
Cloud
6:15pm – 10:30pm
St. Barnabas Anglican Church
6:15pm – 10:30pm
La Plaza @ Dovercourt House
6:15pm – 10:30pm
St. Barnabas Anglican Church
Swing Band
6:15pm – 10:30pm
Dovercourt House
6:15pm – 10:30pm
St. Barnabas Anglican Church
6:15pm – 10:30pm
Dovercourt House
DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.
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, March 16, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
We are excited to have The Savoy Band for the first time this year at Swing Toronto!
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.
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 Simon Threlkeld during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
La Plaza Basement Lounge
Use entrance, down the steps, on the north side of the main landing.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Traditional Waltz Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Simon Threlkeld & Vicky Yeung
Lesson included with admission.
5:45pm – 6:00pm
Irish Country Jive Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Simon Threlkeld & Vicky Yeung
Lesson included with admission.
6:00pm – 6:45pm
Polka Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Simon Threlkeld & Vicky Yeung
Lesson included with admission.
6:45pm – 7:20pm
Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
This St Patrick’s Day, come to a Live Band Irish St Patrick’s Day Dance Party!!
Learn Traditional Waltz, Polka from an Irish point of view, and Irish Country Jive (an Irish style of Swing Dance popular in Ireland)! Stay for the dance party. Or just come to the party.
Reel Blast is an Irish Ceili dance band
– Rachel Shenin on Fiddle
– Shannon Darby on Fiddle
– Greg Ashton on Banjo
– Stephen Cooper on Bouzouki (Irish Bouzouki) & Guitar
Maureen Mulvey will call one Irish “Ceili Dance” in each of the band’s three sets. These are easy-to-do dances that everyone joins in and does together. Maureen is a long-time highly regarded teacher and caller for Irish dance.
The band will play Reels, Jigs and Polkas, all of which are good for dancing Polka and other things, plus Waltzes. On the two band breaks, Irish Country Jive music will be played.
Wearing green and Irish-themed things is encouraged, but optional.
La Plaza is a fully licensed bar & cocktail lounge run by friends of Swing Toronto. There’s a good vibe, large dance floor, and good things to eat.
Presented by Swing Toronto & Waltz Toronto
This is part of the Sunday Night Live Band Dance Series at La Plaza
DJ Simon Threlkeld during band breaks.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
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 Brady Lang during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
2nd Floor
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
The Sonny Balcones are back at Swing Toronto!
From their website https://www.thesonnybalcones.com/ :
“The Sonny Balcones are a Toronto based jazz band that combine
30’s and 40’s swing with french jazz, bossanova, new orleans trad and sultry torch songs.
Their live show has a comfort and familiarity as if an old friend has invited you into their living room while they tell you about all their (mis)adventures since you last met.
You’ll find yourself snapping your fingers, tapping your toes,
or making eyes across the bar.
Music to swoon to.”
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ Brady Lang during band breaks.
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 Simon Threlkeld during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
La Plaza Basement Lounge
Use entrance, down the steps, on the north side of the main landing.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Traditional Waltz Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Simon Threlkeld, Gabrielle Kauffman & Charlie Foster
6:00pm – 6:20pm
Country One Step Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Simon Threlkeld, Gabrielle Kauffman & Charlie Foster
6:20pm – 6:40pm
Swing Dance Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Simon Threlkeld, Gabrielle Kauffman & Charlie Foster
6:40pm – 7:20pm
Western Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Come, chill & dance to music that you can Blues, Slow Bal, or Slow Swing to (or any other dance that makes you happy!).
We are delighted that Jamie Oliver, the band leader of the Double Cuts, it bringing a Western Swing band to the La Plaza Sunday Night Live Band Dance Series!
Take the beginner lessons and stay for the dance party!
Western Swing is a joyful, fun, unique style of Swing music, started by Bob Wills and is Texas Playboys in the 1930s and 40s. It is dance music. Western Swing bands tend to also play some waltzes and polkas.
La Plaza is a fully licensed bar & cocktail lounge run by friends of Swing Toronto. This live band dance party is part of the new Sunday Night Live Band Series at La Plaza.
DJ Simon Threlkeld during band breaks.
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 Aleks Valuiskikh during band breaks.
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, March 30, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Viper’s Cloud brings their jazz manouche for us to lindy, bal, and floss to!
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ Aleks Valuiskikh during band breaks.
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 Gabrielle Kauffman during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
La Plaza Basement Lounge
Use entrance, down the steps, on the north side of the main landing.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Slow Balboa Swing Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Gabrielle Kauffman & Jinglei
6:15pm – 7:30pm
Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Come, chill & dance to music that you can Blues, Slow Bal, or Slow Swing to (or any other dance that makes you happy!).
Take the beginner dance lesson, and stay for the Blues & Slow Swing Party featuring the Heather Luckhart Quartet!
This is the first time Heather and her Blues band are playing for Swing Toronto!
Slow Balboa is a graceful form or Slow Swing Dance, with an enthusiastic following.
Blues Dance originates from African-American culture with some forms of Blues Dance going back over 100 years. It is done all around the world today.
Come for the great live music, and to dance, or just to hang out.
DJ Gabrielle Kauffman during band breaks.
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’d music during band breaks.
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, April 6, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Taylor returns with his clarinet and band to give us more swingin’ tunes!
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
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’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
2nd Floor
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Peter returns with his smooth 88s and swinging band!
DJ’d music during band breaks.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
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, April 20, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
They’re back!
From their website:
The Sonny Balcones are a Toronto based jazz band that combine
30’s and 40’s swing with french jazz, bossanova, new orleans trad and sultry torch songs.
Their live show has a comfort and familiarity as if an old friend has invited you into their living room while they tell you about all their (mis)adventures since you last met.
You’ll find yourself snapping your fingers, tapping your toes,
or making eyes across the bar.
Music to swoon to.
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
2nd Floor
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Dance with your two left feet to the swingin’ tunes of Jacqueline Chia and her band!
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
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DJ’d music during band breaks.
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, May 4, 2024
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teacher(s): Special guest instructor Gabriela Novellino from Brazil, and teaching partner.
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
The Savoy Band is back for a big weekend of Star Wars shenanigans. They’ll be super-sized this time as a sextet!
It will be an awesome night!
May the Fourth be with you…
Special Announcement! This dance is part of the Gabs Novellino Workshop Weekend. Gabriela “Gabs” Novellino is a special guest instructor from Brazil and one of the organizational leaders and instructors for swing dance in South America.
Want to learn more about this special workshop weekend? Click HERE!
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
If you only plan to attend this dance party, you can register using the a la carte option.
However, we do encourage you to attend the workshop weekend with Gabs Novellino!
Want to learn more about this special workshop weekend? Click here!
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