Swing Dance Sydney

Great bands and the best DJs

Swing Dance Sydney is all about the best swinging jazz.

We host parties with live music as often as possible. We can put on a party to beef up your workshop weekend, and we happily host visiting international and interstate artists.

Our regular parties

Social dancing is the reason we take classes, right? We've run regular parties over the years, with our house DJ Sam Carroll and live bands:

• Harlem
• Swinging at the PBC
• Block Party

Past parties:

We make sure to work regularly with the best bands we can find in Sydney, Australia, and overseas.

• 2025
• Jazz with Ramona party with Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band, 8th February 2025.

• 2024
• All the Swing Dances Party with DJs, Saturday 24 August 2024.

• 2019
• Rhythm Jam with Sam Dobson's Quintet (Sydney) and Thomas Wadelton tapping, 12 October 2019.
• Jazz BANG 2019 with Kate Wadey and her band, Andrew Dickeson's Jazz Family Band, and Marie Wilson and her band, 3rd, 4th, 5th May 2019.

• 2018
• Jazz with Ramona 2018 with Andrew Scott's Pocket Five, Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band, and the Unity Hall Jazz Band, 5th, 6th, and 7th October 2018.
• Jazz BANG 2018 parties with the Unity Hall Jazz Band, Andrew Dickeson's Jazz Family Band, and Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band, 4th, 5th, 6th May 2018.
• Heather Stewart and the Dirty Ragtimers at Harlem, 7th April 2018.
• Harlem with Professor Cunningham and his Old School (New York), 10th March 2018.
• Harlem (monthly 2015-2018)

• 2017
• Swing Dance Sydney Xmas Party with Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band (Sydney) 13th December, 2017.
• Steve Arié and his Hot Four (Sydney) Swinging at the PBC, 9th August 2017.
• Little Big Weekend no.7 2017 parties with Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band and Andrew Dickeson's Jazz Family Band, 5th, 6th, 7th May 2017.
• Jazz with Ramona 2017 with Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band, 10th February 2017.
• Harlem with The Splendid Six (Amsterdam), 7th January 2017.
• Swinging at the PBC (2012-2017)

• 2016
• Professor Cunningham and his Old School (New York) Swinging at the PBC, 14th December 2016.
• Harlem Stays Up Late with Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band (Sydney), 5th November 2016.
• The Last Minute Exchange, 4th-6th November 2016.
• Harlem with Professor Cunningham and his Old School (New York), 3rd June 2017.
• Little Big Weekend no.6 2016 parties with house band, Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band, 13th, 14th, 15th May 2016.
• Jazz with Ramona 2016 with The Splendid Six, and Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band, 5th and 6th February 2016.

• 2015
• Little Big Weekend no. 5 2015 parties with DJs, The Splendid Six, and Unity Hall Jazz Band, 9th, 10th, 11th October 2015.
• Harlem with Adam Hall and his Velvet Playboys (Perth, WA), 2nd May 2015.
• The Underscore Orkestra (Portland, Oregon) Swinging at the PBC, 14th January 2015.

• 2014
• Andy Baylor and his Big Four (Melbourne) Swinging at the PBC, 12th November 2014.
• Frankie Fest Ball, Saturday 14th June, 2014.
• The Squeezebox Trio (Sydney), 8th April 2014.

• 2013
• Hetty Kate (Melbourne) and Ian Date (Ireland) Swinging at the PBC, 4th December 2013.
• The Underscore Orkestra (Portland, Oregon) Swinging at the PBC, 26th February 2013.