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Swing @ the Roxbury Hotel
182 St Johns Road, Glebe,
8pm – 12pm Cost $6.00
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday night of the month, lots of great swing music, fantastic wooden floor and an atmosphere to match make this a night not to be missed. Great two for one cocktails available at the bar along with a fantastic menu at the bistro.

What is Swing Dancing?

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Swing Dance Classes in Sydney

LOCATION/TEACHERS	DETAILS
Glebe, Tuesday Glebe Town Hall 160 St John Rd GLEBE (formerly Camperdown) Teachers – Sharon and Bruce	Tuesday 7-8pm – Beginners $12 Tuesday 8-9pm – Intermediate $14 Tuesday 9-10pm – Advanced $16 Start Dates – 23rd Feb 2010
Bondi Junction Circa Lounge Bar, Teagardens Hotel Bronte Rd Teachers – Bruce and Amy	Monday 7pm Beginners $12 Monday 8pm – Intermediate $14 Start Dates – Class on Hold
Wentworthville Community Centre Banksia Room 2 Lane St, Wentworthville Teachers – Ray and Teena (Classes originally held at Toongabbie*)	Monday 7-8pm – Beginners $12 Monday 8-9pm – Intermediate – $14 Start Dates – 22nd Feb 2010
Enmore – Thursday St Lukes Hall 11 Stanmore Rd, Enmore Teachers, Peta and Bruce *(Formerly Camperdown)*	Thursday 7-8pm – Beginners – * $12 Thursday 8-9pm – Intermediate – * $14 Start Dates – 25th Feb 2010


Dance Class Fees for all styles Beginners $12 per class Intermediate $14 per class.Your second class in the same style in the same week is half price!*

What is Swing Dancing?

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Swingtime Australia is Sydney’s specialists when it comes to Swing dancing. Swing dancing originated in the late 1930s and reached it’s peak in the 1940s with Big Bands led by Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Count Basie. These Bands had the lads jumping and jiving in dance halls across the world.

Dance halls were the night clubs of the day and many had more than 1000 people swing dancing most nights of the week! To name a few, The Savoy Ballroom, The Cotton Club and The Trocadero are some of the legendary dance halls where Swing reigned supreme!!

Although the classic 40s era may be over, the music, dancing and fashion still lives on today! Some old timers even say that there are more people swing dancing worldwide today than back in the 40s. Neo-swing artists, such as Royal Crown Revue, Cherry Poppin Daddies and Michael Buble, have Swing music still hitting the charts today!

Swingtime Australia specialise in teaching Lindy Hop (the most popular style of Swing dancing) as well as other styles like Collegiate Shag, St Louis Shag and Balboa. Whether you want to simply learn the ropes to Swing dancing or want to go all the way and become an advanced swing dancer, we can take you there.

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Our Beginner dance classes are run in a six week cycle which cover the six count and eight count Lindy Hop basics. Our Intermediate and Advanced classes also run on a six week course and build on what was taught in the Beginner classes.We also run and promote many Swing events across Sydney on a regular basis.