Here is where to swing dance in Toronto the week of June 22nd-June 28th, 2015
TODAY: TD Jazz festival presents @12:30pm in
Nathan Phillips Square – Toronto Star Stage:
“Jim Galloway’s Wee Big Band under the direction of Martin Loomer“
Location: Nathan Phillips Square
Time: 12:30pm
Cost: FREE
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TUESDAY: “Tyler Yarema” is at the Reservoir Lounge
Location: The Reservoir Lounge (52 Wellington Street East)
Time: 8:45pm-close
Cost: $5
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WEDNESDAY: UT-Swing is hosting a FREE Patio dance at Sidney Smith
Location: 100 St. George St.
Time: 7pm-9pm (no lesson this week)
Cost: FREE
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“Mama Hen & the Big Roosters” are playing some sultry swing and some bluesy blues at the Paddock
Location: The Paddock Tavern (178 Bathurst St)
Time: 6-8pm
Cost: $10
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THURSDAY: Blues Fans can also hit up the Monarch Pub for “The Gary Kendall Band”
Location: Monarch Pub (33 Gerrard St. West)
Time: 8pm till Midnight
Cost: FREE
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FRIDAY: Lindy Hop Revolution Social Dance (FB Invite)
Location: LHR Studio (703 Bloor St. West-USE THE REAR DOOR to access our studio)
Time: 8pm-Midnight
Cost: $5 ($3 for beginners)
SATURDAY: TLH Workshop weekend “Lindyworks (Sept 18th-20th)” with “Evita Arce & Michael Jagger” from New York and “Anaïs Sékiné & Aleix Prats Ferrer” from Montreal
Registration OPENS at NOON!
www.lindyworks.ca
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“The Happy Pals” are at Grossmans Tavern
Location: Grossmans (379 Spadina Ave)
Time: 4:30pm-8pm
Cost: Free (tip the band)
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Bees’ Knees Dance is holding a Dance show “Drop Me Off in Harlem”.
Celebrating the music, dance, and culture in New York City’s famed borough from the Harlem Renaissance through the swing era… and beyond!
Location: Al Green Theatre (750 Spadina Ave)
Time: 7pm
Cost: $20 advance
$25 at the door (if available) (NOTE: Save your Ticket stub and get $3 off at the Saturday Night Swing Dance at the Dovercourt after the show)
http://beeskneesdance.com/
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Then..Saturday Night Swing at the Dovercourt House presents TLH Theme Night (CANADA DAY) AND “Peter Shea Swing Trio”
Location: Dovercourt House (805 Dovercourt Rd)
Time: Beginner Charleston 7pm, Beginner Lindy Hop 8pm.
Teachers: Kevin Miller & Joanna Genova
Swing Dance Party 9:10pm to 1am.
Cost: Dance Party $13, $15 with one class, $18 with both. $3 off for full-time students.
***Bees Knees Dance also has their “Drop Me Off in Harlem: The Bees’ Knees Dance Show” before hand and if you save your ticket stub you will get $3 off door charge!***
THEME: Canada day! Come in red and white, or with a Canada themed t shirt of some kind, or in anything else that suggests Canada to you (NOT Mandatory)
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SUNDAY: “New Orleans Connection Allstars” are at Grossmans
Location: Grossmans (379 Spadina Ave)
Time: 4:30pm-8pm
Cost: Free (tip the band)