Swingin Saturday Afternoons
Saturday afternoons - I.AM.Dance Studios (Fitzroy)
Two back-to-back beginner classes designed for dancers starting swing dancing from scratch followed by social dancing!
Sign up for a single class or fast track your swing journey by taking two classes with different swing rhythms.
They'll introduce the fundamentals of swing dancing, the basic shapes and some accessible moves you can use on the social dance floor straightaway
Expect to have fun and meet loads of new people!
We'll also share some of the amazing artists who have created swing and hope to inspire you to learn more about this rich, living culture.
Tickets at the door
Solo Blues with Shob and Coco
Saturday April 11, 2026 - Studio Take Care (Brunswick)
Join us to explore dancing blues solo and with friends! Shob and Coco will teach some classic vernacular solo blues vocabulary as well as explore blues aesthetics in your solo movement.
Then in the second class we will learn how to trade phrases, draw inspiration, share rhythms as well as affirm and appreciate our friends! How can we lift them up as we dance together and bring out the best in us both?
Class 1 (10:30am): Explore classic solo blues vocabulary
Class 2 (11:45am): Riffin' and cuttin' with friends
Slow Jam Social Dancing
Saturday April 11, 2026 - I.AM.Dance Studios (Fitzroy)
Enjoy a night of slow jazz and swing...catering for lindy hoppers, balboa dancers and blues dancers alike! We will come together in the stunning I.AM.DANCE Studio in Fitzroy to dance slow lindy, slow balboa and ballrooming blues.
Bal Jam - SUNDAY Edition
Friday, May 8, 2026 - Fairfield Bowling Club
Bringing you a fun, relaxed opportunity to meet and dance with other bal lovers 🙂
Featuring an intermediate pure balboa class to get you inspired and then 2.5 hours of great social dancing...featuring some beautiful slow balboa tunes as well!
This is a wonderfully chilled edition of social dancing to DJed music.
Monday night blues
Monday nights - Fairfield Bowling Club (Fairfield)
These classes are designed for dancers starting from scratch. They'll introduce the fundamentals of blues dancing, the basic shapes and some accessible moves you can use on the social dance floor. Each class will build up your blues vocabulary so you can start creating and improvising with your partner.
Expect to have fun and meet loads of new people, while you explore becoming a grounded, versatile and expressive dancer.
We'll also share some of the amazing artists who have created the blues and hope to inspire you to learn more about this rich, living culture.
Tuesday night swing
Tuesday nights - Fairfield Bowling Club (Fairfield)
These classes are designed for dancers starting from scratch. They'll introduce the fundamentals of swing dancing, the basic shapes and some accessible moves you can use on the social dance floor. Each class will build up your swing dancing vocabulary so you can start creating and improvising with your partner.
Expect to have fun and meet loads of new people, while you explore becoming a grounded, versatile and expressive dancer.
We'll also share some of the amazing artists who have created jazz music and hope to inspire you to learn more about this rich, living culture.
Thursday night blues
Thursday nights - I.AM.DANCE Studios (Fitzroy)
These classes are designed for dancers starting from scratch. They'll introduce the fundamentals of blues dancing, the basic shapes and some accessible moves you can use on the social dance floor. Each class will build up your blues vocabulary so you can start creating and improvising with your partner.
Expect to have fun and meet loads of new people, while you explore becoming a grounded, versatile and expressive dancer.
We'll also share some of the amazing artists who have created the blues and hope to inspire you to learn more about this rich, living culture.
Tickets at the door
Live Blues @ Lulie Tavern
Sunday Feb 15 - 1 pm - 4 pm
Enjoy a taster lesson with Shob and Andy before hearing the talented Andy Swann Shake 'n' Shimmy trio play some amazing blues songs.
Beginner lesson at 1pm
Entry is free, and Lulie Tavern has a great kitchen and full bar, so enjoy a delicious meal before, during or after the show.
