2026 HOGTOWN STOMP LINDY HOP WEEKEND

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November 27 & 28, 2026

PRESENTS

HOGTOWN STOMP LINDY HOP WEEKEND

with ALYSSA BEARD & NICHOLAS TRAN

The renowned Lindy Hop dancers, teachers and dance champions are coming to Toronto!

Details

The weekend starts in

Days

Hours

Minutes

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Alyssa Beard

Lindy Hop, Charleston, Vernacular Jazz, Blues

Originally from Baltimore and now surviving in Montreal, is a Black American dancer immersed in rhythm. Thanks to her ballroom-dancing grandma, Emma, Alyssa was jazz dancing in early childhood, and strutting her stuff at block party dance-offs like it was nobody’s business (although she often lost the dance battle to 10-year-olds).

At 12, she was uprooted to Texas and plunged into the world of Latin dance, clubbing, and even country dance. Then a Groupon deal threw her into a Lindy Hop class, and boom, instant jazz addiction. It felt like coming home, the music resonated, reconnecting her with her roots and her family’s history.

Now in Montreal, Alyssa teaches dance, cranks out art for events, and keeps inventing new ways to shake things up. She’s on a mission to spread her passion for the Black American experience and dive deeper into her cultural heritage.

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Nicholas Tran

Lindy Hop, Charleston, Vernacular Jazz, Blues

Nicholas’ passion for jazz dance stems from being a jazz music lover back when YouTube’s highest resolution was 480p. An indeterminate number of years later, he entered the world of Lindy Hop and jazz dance via a lucky roll of collegiate clubs. While his formative years dancing had a greater focus on avoiding paperwork, being coerced into scene organizing, and sustaining the swing dance subreddit, he has been tackling the breadth and depth of jazz dance training in recent years. Nicholas can be found nowadays in Montreal, listening to obscure Mingus and Hampton deep cuts, tap dancing at 2 a.m., and plotting to drag everyone around him into achieving their jazz dance dreams.

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SCHEDULE & PACKAGES

Weekend package deal $135 / $100 Full-Time Students

Friday, Nov 27

6:30PM to 10:30PM

Solo Jazz Workshop & Dance

$35 / $25

Saturday, Nov 28

10:30AM to 4:15PM

Lindy Hop Intermediate Workshop

$90 / $75

Saturday, Nov 28

6:15PM to 10:30PM

Saturday Night Swing

$22 / $16

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Alyssa

Solo Vernacular Jazz Workshop & Dance

ALL LEVELS
Beginner friendly

Friday, November 27, 2026
6:30pm – 10:30pm
St. Barnabas Anglican Church

Details

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FEATURED

Friday, November 27, 2026

6:30pm – 10:30pm

WORKSHOP & DANCE

All Levels!

Hogtown Stomp Friday Night with Alyssa Beard

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

PREREQUISITE

For the workshop, prior dance experience is recommended, but not required. No need to bring a dance partner.

TEACHER

DETAILS

Take a Solo Vernacular Jazz Workshop from Alyssa Beard!
Unlock new ways to express your solo jazz through isolations and integrations
Historical inspiration: Mable Lee (the great Swing Era dancer and singer)

Workshop followed by Swing Dance Party with DJs Aleksandr Valuiskikh & Dina Waluyo.

NEED A PARTNER?

Toronto Find a Dance Partner

A partner is NOT required. It is common for people to attend by themselves. Partner rotation is allowed and encouraged in all lessons. You may register on your own or with a partner. Nevertheless, if you still seek a partner, please post that at the Facebook event.

You can also ask people at Swing Toronto dances and such. You could also click the buttons above for help.

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, November 27, 2026

Doors

6:30pm – 7:00pm

Solo Vernacular Jazz Workshop

7:00pm – 8:30pm

DJ’d Swing Dance Party

8:35pm – 10:30pm

LEARN MORE

PRICE

Prices are per person. HST included.

Full Weekend Package

$130

($115.04 + $14.96 HST)

Full-Time Students with ID

$100

($88.50 + $11.50 HST)

Friday Night Only

$35

($30.97 + $4.03 HST)

Full-Time Students with ID

$25

($22.12 + $2.88 HST)

Friday Dance Only after 8:35pm

$15 cash pay at door

*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.

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BOOTCAMP AND DANCE PACKAGES

$60 regular for the workshop, lesson and dance party (4-10:30pm)
$40 F/T student for the workshop, lesson and dance party (4-10:30pm))
Special offer: $40 for everything 4pm to 10:30pm if you took Vicky’s Rockabilly Jive workshop before

Workshop & Dance PACKAGE 3:45-10:15pm

CASH ONLY AT DOOR

$60

$40 full-time students with ID

ALSO! If you took our Rock ‘n Roll course or workshop before, your workshop registration includes free admission to the dance & Rockabilly Jive lesson, 6:15-10:30pm

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FEATURED

Saturday, November 28, 2026

10:30am – 4:15pm

WORKSHOP

All Levels!

Lindy Hop Intermediate

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

PREREQUISITE

Your Lindy Hop is at an intermediate level or higher. You have taken at least a few months of classes before the workshop. You can do the following 6 and 8 count shapes:
6-count Send Out, Tuck Turn, Change of Places (under-the-arm, pass-by), Circle, and Norma 6-ct Phrase (4 6-ct moves and an 8-ct Lindy Circle); and 8-count Swing Out (from closed and open), with an outside and inside turn, Double Tuck Turn, Lindy Circle, and Frankie 8-ct phrase (3 Swing Outs and a Lindy Circle).

TEACHER

DETAILS

ALYSSA BEARD & NICHOLAS TRAN teach FOUR ONE HOUR LINDY HOP WORKSHOPS!
A rare chance to learn from these two renowned Lindy teachers & dancers in Toronto!

Workshop 1: RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME
Playing around with new ideas in closed position

Workshop 2: SUGARPUSH, SPICE & EVERYTHING NICE
Working on compression, styling and spicing things up

Workshop 3: VERSATILE VARIATIONS
Building ways to express rhythms and ideas in your dancing

Workshop 4: LINDYLYMPICS
Playing games to train your dancing

NEED A PARTNER?

Toronto Find a Dance Partner

You can also ask people at Swing Toronto dances and such. You could also click the buttons above for help.

VENUE

Gym

Enter the Gym through the double doors facing Evans Ave. Parking is in the church parking lot on Evans Ave.

St. Paul’s Church
404 Willard Avenue, Toronto, ON M6S 3R4

SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 28, 2026

Doors

10:30am – 11:00am

Lindy Hop Workshop 1

11:00pm – 12:00pm

Lindy Hop Workshop 2

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch Break

1:00pm – 2:15pm

Lindy Hop Workshop 3

2:15pm – 3:15pm

Lindy Hop Workshop 4

3:15pm – 4:15pm

LEARN MORE

PRICE

Prices are per person. HST included.

Full Weekend Package

$130

($115.04 + $14.96 HST)

Full-Time Students with ID

$100

($88.50 + $11.50 HST)

Saturday Wksps Only 10:30am-4:30pm

$90

($79.65 + $10.35 HST)

Full-Time Students with ID

$75

($66.37 + $8.63 HST)

*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.

BOOTCAMP AND DANCE PACKAGES

Workshop & Dance PACKAGE 3:45-10:15pm

CASH ONLY AT DOOR

$60

$40 full-time students with ID

ALSO! If you took our Rock ‘n Roll course or workshop before, your workshop registration includes free admission to the dance & Rockabilly Jive lesson, 6:15-10:30pm

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FEATURED

Saturday, November 28, 2026

6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Hogtown Stomp
Saturday Night Swing

ft. The Savoy Band

DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.

VENUE

Gym

Enter the Gym through the double doors facing Evans Ave. Parking is in the church parking lot on Evans Ave.

St. Paul’s Church
404 Willard Ave, Toronto, ON M6S 3R5

SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 28, 2026

Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson

Teachers: TBA

Lesson included with admission.

6:15pm – 7:15pm

Swing Dance Party

7:30pm – 10:30pm

DETAILS

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
Absolute beginners are welcome!

The Saturday Night Party of the Hogtown Stomp Lindy Hop Weekend!

ft. The Savoy Band

Woot! They’re back again! It’s always a gem having The Savoy Band play many of their Swing Jazz era tunes that dancers love but not many other bands play!

The Savoy Band is a modern 5-piece swing combo that takes inspiration from the vintage sound of the 1920s, 30s and 40s.

with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble

DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.

LEARN MORE

PRICE

Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.

Prices are per person. HST included.

Dance ONLY

$22

($19.47 + $2.53)

$16 full-time students with ID

($14.16 + $1.84)

HOGTOWN STOMP 2026 Weekend Package

$130

($115.04 + $14.96 HST)

$100 full-time students with ID

($88.50 + $11.50 HST)

*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.