Saturday, March 28, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm
DANCE
DJ Zac Saunders during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
TOP FLOOR
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. The Sonny Balcones
We are happy to have The Sonny Balcones back for more toe tappin’ tunes!
The Sonny Balcones are a Toronto based jazz band that combine 30’s and 40’s swing with french jazz, new orleans trad and sultry torch songs. Their live show has a comfort and familiarity as if an old friend has invited you into their living room while they tell you about all their (mis)adventures since you last met. You’ll find yourself snapping your fingers, tapping your toes, or making eyes across the bar.
Music to swoon to.
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.
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DANCE
DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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, April 4, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Shraddha Pai Swing Band
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.
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DANCE
DJ Eric Zhang during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
TOP FLOOR
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Sean McCarthy and His Rhythm Makers
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.
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DANCE
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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, April 18, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Gabriel Kerekes and the All Angels Jazz Band
After kicking off the Swing Toronto new year for us, we are excited to have Gabriel and his band back again to play their fun and 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.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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DANCE
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
TOP FLOOR
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. The Savoy Band
Holy moly! We finally got The Savoy Band to play for us in 2026! It’s been awhile, so this is a can’t-miss opportunity to dance to a swing dancer’s band, led by champion swing dancers Aleks & Dina!
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.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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, May 2, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teacher(s): TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
We are delighted to have The Ben Harvey Combo back at Saturday Night Swing!
Learn Lindy Hop, the classic joyful Swing Dance of the Swing Era, with a rich history, and an enthusiastic following all around the world today! Stay for the Dance Party!
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.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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DANCE
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
TOP FLOOR
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Continenza Jazz
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
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DANCE
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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, May 16, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Karina Muhir Swing 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.
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DANCE
DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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, May 30, 2026
Balboa Beginner Lesson
Teachers: Gabrielle Kauffman & Alice Golushko
Lesson included with admission.
6:00pm – 6:45pm
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBD
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Swing Dance Party
7:30pm – 10:30pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
ft. Taylor Maslin Band
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
Taylor, his clarinet and band return to play their toe-tapping interpretations of American Songbook and Swing-Era standards.
DJ’d music during band breaks.
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
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DJ(s) TBA
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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
Friday, June 5, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Dance Party
9:50pm – 11:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Let’s 1920s Two Step and Shimmie all over the floor after the Friday Night Workshop.
DJ(s) TBA
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
Event package pricing TBA
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DJ’d music during band breaks.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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, June 6, 2026
Doors
5:40pm – 6:00pm
1920s Partner Charleston Beginner Lesson
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
Lesson included with admission.
6:00pm – 6:30pm
Jazz Age Fox Trot & One Step Beginner Lesson
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
Lesson included with admission.
6:30pm – 7:40pm
Swing Dance Party
7:45pm – 11:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Roaring 20s Jazz Age Saturday Night Swing!
Theme: 1920s Jazz Age Garden Party
Learn super popular easy-to-learn dance crazes of the Roaring 20s Jazz Age! Stay for the Dance Party ft Ben Harvey and his Ornamentals!
Good music for Lindy Hop and Swing, and for 1920s traveling dances.
Traveling dances go on the outside track. Non-traveling dances in the middle. Like at the Savoy and other ballrooms in the Jazz Age and Swing Era.
Learn vernacular Jazz Age Fox Trot and One Step, from fast & jazzy, to slow & romantic. This was by the far the most popular dancing of the 1920s and Jazz Age, when everyone danced. It is fun, free-spirited, open-ended, improvisational and easy to learn. The basic step is just walking.
Fox Trot in the Jazz Age was a broad concept. It could include One Step, Two Step, and alternating between slow and quick steps. It is not modern ballroom Foxtrot.
The swing music from the Jazz Age and Swing Era that is played at swing dances today, is almost always described, on the original records and sheet music, as music for Fox Trot. (Because that is what people mostly danced then, including to swing music.)
Learn 1920s solo and partnered Charleston. It was a huge dance craze in the mid 1920s, and is done around the world today.
The roots of these dances and the music they go with is African American.
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.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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DJ(s) TBA
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
VENUE
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
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson
Teachers: TBA
Lesson included with admission.
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Jazz Age Waltz Dance
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Jazz Age Blues Dance
Teacher(s): Cheryl Henry & Simon Threlkeld
6:30pm – 8:00pm
DETAILS
Absolute beginners are welcome!
Jazz Age Waltz & Blues Supper Dance
Part of Toronto’s Roaring 20s Jazz Age Dance Weekend
The first half of the dance features 1920s Waltz music, and the second half 1920s Blues music, including later recording of 1920s tunes. Most of the dancing taught on the weekend is suitable or adaptable to Blues music, in our opinion.
Some snacks will be served (included with admission).
Supper options:
– You may bring supper and have it in the hall or at the picnic tables just outside the hall on church grounds. (There are many restaurants and such nearby on “The Danforth.”)
– Please do not bring peanuts or shellfish to the hall, because the venue has a peanut and shellfish-free policy.
DJ(s) TBA
with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble
PRICE
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.
Prices are per person. HST included.
Event package pricing TBA
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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