The Rock

Thursday, December 18, 2025
6:30pm – 10:30pm

Holiday Swing Social & Lessons
Calling all Swing Toronto students!
Swing Toronto presents a Yule/Holiday Swing Dance Social.
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The Lindy Hop, Balboa and Waltz revival in Toronto is underway! Join us!

For all Swing Toronto events, vaccination proof is no longer required. Masks optional.
PAULETTE
BROCKINGTON
WORKSHOPS
Paulette Brockington
African Movement and Lindy Hop
Friday, February 28
7:00pm – 8:15pm
St. Barnabas
Paulette Brockington
Swingin’ The
Blues
Friday, February 28
8:30pm – 10:00pm
St. Barnabas
Paulette Brockington
Lindy Hop for Lindy Hoppers Part One
Saturday, March 1
1:30pm – 2:45pm
St. Barnabas
Paulette Brockington
Blues In My Shoes Part One
Saturday, March 1
3:00pm – 4:30pm
St. Barnabas
Paulette Brockington
Jammin’ not Jivin’ Part 1 (Vernacular Solo Jazz)
Saturday, March 1
4:45pm – 6:00pm
St. Barnabas
Paulette Brockington
Lindy Hop Part 2: Lindy Hop In A Hip Hop World
Sunday, March 2
1:00pm – 2:40pm
Eastminster United Church
Paulette Brockington
Blues In My Shoes Part Two
Sunday, March 2
3:00pm – 4:30pm
St. Barnabas
Paulette Brockington
Jammin’ not Jivin’ Part 2 (Vernacular Solo Jazz)
Sunday, March 2
4:50pm – 6:05pm
St. Barnabas
Paulette Brockington
Guided Practice & Social For Workshop Participants
Sunday, March 2
6:30pm – 8:30pm
St. Barnabas
Thursdays
Collegiate Shag Beginner & Intermediate
Starts November 2
(Seven weeks)
Thursdays
Collegiate Shag Beginner & Intermediate
Starts November 2
(Seven weeks)
Thursdays
Collegiate Shag Beginner & Intermediate
Starts November 2
(Seven weeks)
TORONTO
LINDY
EXCHANGE
OCT 3 to 5

Note: There is NO Saturday Night Swing on December 23, 2023.

Toronto Lindy Exchange Friday Night
The Savoy Band
Friday, October 3
St. Wenceslaus
Toronto Lindy Exchange Friday Late Night
Peter Hill Band w/ Alisha Oliver
Friday, October 3
St. Wenceslaus
Toronto Lindy Exchange Saturday Afternoon
Viper’s Cloud
Saturday, October 4
Dovercourt House
Toronto Lindy Exchange Lindy Revival Throwback Dance
Saturday, October 4
Dovercourt House
Toronto Lindy Exchange Saturday Night Swing
Solomon Douglas Heptet
Saturday, October 4
Dovercourt House
Toronto Lindy Exchange Saturday Late Night
Toby Hughes’ New Deans of Swing
Saturday, October 4
Dovercourt House
Toronto Lindy Exchange Sunday Afternoon
Solomon Douglas Quartet
Sunday, October 5
St. Wenceslaus
Toronto Lindy Exchange Sunday Night Swing
Shannon Butcher & The Choice Cuts
Sunday, October 5
St. Wenceslaus
UPCOMING
DANCES

Beginner class included!

Note: There is NO Saturday Night Swing on December 23, 2023.

Yule Holiday Saturday Night Swing Ball
Peter Hill Swing Band
ft. Alisha Oliver
Saturday, December 13, 2025
St. Wenceslaus
Holiday Swing Social & Lessons
Beginner Lessons in Lindy Hop, Partner Charleston, Balboa, and Traditional Waltz!
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Dovercourt House
Saturday Night Swing
Fat Quarter
Saturday, December 20, 2025
St. Barnabas
Saturday Night Swing
John Collin Jazz Band
Saturday, December 27, 2025
St. Wenceslaus
New Year’s Day Swing!
The Sonny Balcones
Thursday, January 1, 2026
St. Barnabas
Saturday Night Swing
Gabriel Kerekes and the All Angels Jazz Band
Saturday, January 3, 2026
St. Barnabas

NEW YEAR Series 2026

Mondays
Lindy Hop Beginner 8-count
Starts September 8
(Five weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
Tuesdays
Lindy Hop Beginner 6-count
Starts September 9
(Seven weeks)
WORKSHOPS

New workshops coming soon!

Vicky Yeung
Rockabilly Jive
Bootcamp
Sunday, April 6
1:00pm – 3:40pm
Trinity-St. Paul’s
Thursdays
Collegiate Shag Beginner & Intermediate
Starts November 2
(Seven weeks)
Vicky Yeung
Lindy Hop Intermediate Intensive
Saturday, September 27
1:00pm – 3:30pm
Thursdays
Collegiate Shag Beginner & Intermediate
Starts November 2
(Seven weeks)
Thursdays
Collegiate Shag Beginner & Intermediate
Starts November 2
(Seven weeks)
Thursdays
Collegiate Shag Beginner & Intermediate
Starts November 2
(Seven weeks)
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Swing Toronto
Thursday, December 18, 2025
6:30pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Holiday Swing Social & Lessons
with Beginner Lessons in Lindy Hop, Partner Charleston, Balboa, and Traditional Waltz

DJ Vicky Yeung during band breaks.

DJs Catherine Carriere and more TBA

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

Top Floor

Use entrance, down the steps, on the north side of the main landing.

Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON M6H 2X4

SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Traditional Waltz Beginner Lessson

Teachers: Catherine Carriere, Simon Threlkeld, TBA, TBA

6:30pm – 7:00pm

Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson

Teachers: Catherine Carriere

Teachers: Catherine Carriere, Simon Threlkeld, TBA, TBA

7:00pm – 7:30pm

Partner Charleston Beginner Lesson

Teachers: Catherine Carriere

Teachers: Catherine Carriere, Simon Threlkeld, TBA, TBA

7:30pm – 8:00pm

Balboa Beginner Lesson

Teachers: Catherine Carriere

Teachers: Catherine Carriere, Simon Threlkeld, TBA, TBA

8:00pm – 8:30pm

Swing Dance Holiday Social

8:30pm – 10:30pm

No prior experience is needed, absolute beginners are welcome, there is no need to bring your own dance partners.

Come, chill & dance to music that you can Blues, Slow Bal, or Slow Swing to (or any other dance that makes you happy!).

Calling all Swing Toronto students!
Swing Toronto presents a Yule/Holiday Swing Dance Social. Four 30 minute beginner friendly dance lessons followed by a swing dance social.

This is especially for Swing Toronto students. Everyone else is also very much welcome and invited.

Holiday themed attire is encouraged but optional.

PRICE

Same prices online and at door.

Prices are per person. HST included.

$20 Regular Admission
$15 Full-Time Students with ID
$10 Dance only after 8:30pm
$5 Dance only F/T student after 8:30pm

*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.

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PACKAGE DEAL for the Rockabilly Jive Bootcamp, Beginner Lesson & Dance Party, 4pm-10:30pm, all at La Plaza.
See the Rockabilly Jive Bootcamp listing under WORKSHOPS
$60
$40 full-time students with ID
ALSO! If you took our Rock ‘n Roll course or workshop before, your workshop registration includes free admission to the dance & Rockabilly Jive lesson, 6:15-10:30pm
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Saturday, December 20, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

1/2 price admission if you completed a Swing Toronto weeknight course ending in December 2025 (pay cash at door)

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. Fat Quarter

DJ Eric Zhang music during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

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, December 20, 2025

Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson

Teachers: TBA

Lesson included with admission.

6:15pm – 7:15pm

Swing Dance Party

7:30pm – 10:30pm

DETAILS

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
Absolute beginners are welcome!

ft. Fat Quarter

Fat Quarter is back to play their carefully curated book of swingin’ tunes!

with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble

DJ Eric Zhang music during band breaks.

PRICE

Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.

Prices are per person. HST included.

1/2 price admission if you completed a Swing Toronto weeknight course ending in December 2025 (pay cash at door)

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.

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Saturday, December 27, 2025
6:15pm – 10:30pm

DANCE

Saturday Night Swing
ft. John Collin Jazz Band

DJ Catherine Carriere during band breaks.

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

St. Wenceslaus Hall

Go through the gate to the parking lot on the south side of the church.

St. Wenceslaus Parish
496 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3H9

SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Lindy Hop Beginner Lesson

Teachers: TBA

Lesson included with admission.

6:15pm – 7:15pm

Swing Dance Party

7:30pm – 10:30pm

DETAILS

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
Absolute beginners are welcome!

ft. John Collin Jazz Band

We have John and his band back for their sophomore performance with Swing Toronto!

with the Drew Jurecka Jazz Manouche Ensemble

DJ Catherine Carriere during band breaks.

PRICE

Same prices online and at door. Lessons included.

Prices are per person. HST included.

$20
($17.70 + $2.30 HST)
$15 full-time students with ID
($13.27 + $1.73 HST)

*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.

SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.

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