The Rock

Saturday, October 25, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

The Ben Harvey Combo
Saturday Night Swing

The Ben Harvey Combo

We welcome Ben and his quintet back to Saturday Night Swing!
Slide
Saturday, October 25, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. The Ben Harvey Combo

DJ Zac Saunders during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

St. Wenceslaus Hall

Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.

St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9

SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 25, 2025

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!

ft. The Ben Harvey Combo

with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble

DJ Zac Saunders during band breaks.

PRICE

Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.

Prices are per person. HST included.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

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Saturday, November 1, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. Continenza Jazz

DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

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, November 1, 2025

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!

We are happy to have Continenza Jazz back for the third time!

DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.

PRICE

Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.

Prices are per person. HST included.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

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Saturday, November 8, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. The Sonny Balcones w/ Nat Beja

DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

St. Wenceslaus Hall

Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.

St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9

SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 8, 2025

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!

ft. The Sonny Balcones w/ Nat Beja
The Sonny Balcones are back with more swingin’ tunes, this time with Nat Beja!

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.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

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Saturday, November 15, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. Fat Quarter

DJ’d music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

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, November 15, 2025

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!

We are happy to have Fat Quarter back to play from the American Songbook and songs from the Savoy Ballroom!

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.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

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Swing Toronto
Sunday, November 16, 2025
6:30pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Sunday Night Rockabilly Party
ft. Nicholas Campbell & The Metre Cheaters!

DJ Vicky Yeung during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

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, November 16, 2025

Rock ‘n Roll Swing Beginner Lesson

Teachers: Vicky Yeung

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Dance Party

7:30pm – 10:30pm

No prior experience or partner needed. Absolute beginners are welcome.

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 to have Nicholas Campbell and the Metre Cheaters back, for a great night of toe tappin’ highly danceable Rockabilly music!
Take the Rock ‘n Roll oriented beginner swing dance lesson. Stay for the dance party.

In the afternoon (4pm to 6:30pm), learn Rockabilly Jive from Swing Toronto Rock ‘n Roller, Vicky Yeung!

The La Plaza bar and cocktail lounge has a good dance floor, a full bar, and good things to eat at reasonable prices.

The band plays to long sets from 7:30pm to 10pm, with DJ Vicky Yeung spinning more tunes til 10:30pm.

DISCOUNT for returning students: dancers who have taken Vicky’s Rockabilly workshop before, get the dance & 6:30pm lesson included in the workshop only price!

NOTE: This is the evening part of Swing Toronto’s Rock ‘n Roll Sunday at La Plaza, which starts with Vicky’s Rockabilly Jive Bootcamp Workshop at 4pm!
For Workshop details and registration, and the package deal price for the whole thing 4pm-10:30pm, see the Rockabilly Jive Bootcamp listing under WORKSHOPS.

DJ Vicky Yeung during band breaks.

PRICE

Same prices online and at door.

Prices are per person. HST included.

$20 Regular Admission
$15 Full-Time Students with ID
$15 Dance only after 7:30pm
$10 Dance only F/T student after 7:30pm

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PACKAGE DEAL for the Rockabilly Jive Bootcamp, Beginner Lesson & Dance Party, 4pm-10:30pm, all at La Plaza.
See the Rockabilly Jive Bootcamp listing under WORKSHOPS
$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
Slide
Saturday, November 22, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. Taylor Maslin Band

DJ’d music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

St. Wenceslaus Hall

Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.

St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9

SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 22, 2025

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!

ft. band TBA

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.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

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Slide
Saturday, November 29, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. The Savoy Band

DJ’d music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

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, November 29, 2025

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!

ft. The Savoy Band
Your local favourites are back!
A modern 5-piece swing combo inspired by the vintage sound of the 20s-40s. Co-leaders Lindy hoppers Dina & Sasha deliver music they’d love to dance 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.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

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Toronto Lindy Hop’s 1st Annual Winter Lindyland Dance
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Slide
Saturday, December 13, 2025
6:15pm – 10:45pm

DANCE

Yule Holiday Saturday Night Swing Ball
ft. Peter Hill Swing Band ft. Alisha Oliver

DJ’d music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

St. Wenceslaus Hall

Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.

St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9

SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Charleston mini-lesson

Teachers: TBA

Lesson included with admission.

6:15pm – 6:25pm

Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson

Teachers: TBA

Lesson included with admission.

6:25pm – 7:25pm

Ball

7:30pm – 10:45pm

DETAILS

No prior experience needed, no need to bring your own dance partners, absolute beginners are welcome.

ft. Peter Hill Swing Band ft. Alisha Oliver

Holiday Yule Swing Ball!
We are delighted to have Peter Hill’s band with Alisha Oliver for our annual Holiday/Yule/Christmas Ball!

Wearing Yule/Christmas colours (red, green, white, silver, gold), Yule/Christmas-themed things, or dressing up, is encouraged, but also entirely optional.

Light eats will be served, included with admission.

Learn Lindy Hop, the joyful swing dance from the Swing Era that is done all around the world today. Stay for the Ball.

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.

$25
($22.12 + $2.88 HST)
$20 full-time students with ID
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)

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Slide
Saturday, December 20, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. Fat Quarter

DJ’d music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

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, December 20, 2025

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!

ft. Fat Quarter

Fat Quarter is back to play their carefully curated book of 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.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.

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Slide
Saturday, December 27, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. The Savoy Band

DJ’d music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

St. Wenceslaus Hall

Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.

St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9

SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 27, 2025

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!

ft. The Savoy Band

Our scene favourite is back! Come and swing out into the New Year with The Savoy 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.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

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Slide
Saturday, January 3, 2026
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. Gabriel Kerekes Quintet

DJ’d music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

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, January 3, 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!

ft. Gabriel Kerekes Quintet

We are starting the new year with welcoming Gabriel Kerekes back to playing for Swing Toronto! It’s been awhile, and we are looking forward to hearing Gabriel’s 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.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.

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