Swingin Saturday Afternoons
Saturday afternoons - I.AM.Dance Studios (Fitzroy)
Fun, welcoming beginner class designed for dancers starting swing dancing from scratch followed by social dancing!
Begin your swing journey by exploring the basic rhythms, shapes, and 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
Bal Jam
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.
Level up your blues
Saturday May 16, 2026 - I.AM.Dance Studios (Fitzroy)
It's time for a challenge! In this workshop Shob and Andy are excited to share challenging concepts that require a deep dive into our blues technique.
These classes require body awareness, openness to feedback and a willingness to focus on the small details that make all the difference.
Tools of the trade: next level solo jazz skills!
Saturday May 23, 2026 - Studio Take Care (Brunswick)
We are so proud to present a challenging solo jazz workshop to extend and inspire our intermediate and advanced dancers...with the incredible Loz Yee!
Part 1 (10-11:15 am) - Enhance your solo jazz with skills, drills and lots of fun and games. With a focus on repertoire, rhythm and repetition...you will be jazz jamming with confidence in no time!
Part 2 (11:30-12:45 pm) - A fun mindbending choreography challenge!
12:45-1pm - Recaps and wrap up
The Night Owls 4th Birthday Party
Saturday May 23 - I.AM.Dance Studios (Fitzroy)
We are turning four years old and we would love to celebrate with our amazing Night Owls community! In our beautiful new venue at I.AM.DANCE we are so proud to present two of our favourites Jon Hunt and Georgia Brooks together...bringing you a night of incredible swing music!
And then we will end the night with a soul and blues set to bring the party home!
If that's not enough, we have a free beginner swing class...an exciting performance and CAKE!
7:30 pm: Beginner swing dancing lesson
8:00pm: Live swing music with Jon Hunt and Georgia Brooks
10:30pm: DJed blues and soul party
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
