We dance because we love the music, and the music is GREAT.
We were founded by Sam Carroll in 2012. We used to run weekly lindy hop, tap, and solo jazz dance classes. But we got tired of that. Now we just run parties and weekend events in Sydney, Australia. FUN.
We specialise in the dances of the swing and jazz eras. We love lindy hop, solo jazz, and rhythm tap.
Sam discovered lindy hop in 1998, teaching in 2002, and she hasn't stopped for a breath yet. She's a great fan of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers and Frankie Manning, she adores eccentric solo dance (the weirder the better), and she's nuts about Leon James.
Sam has a long professional history in the jazz dance world. She DJs each year in Sweden, Korea, and all over Australia, and has been involved in running some of the largest dance events in Australia. She teaches workshops for dancers on topics like DJing, tech for DJs, and dancing!
We believe in jazz music and dance.
We believe in the best throw-down, heart-stopping lindy hop, and that every song should be a solid sender that makes you leap to your feet.
We believe that every dancer and musician has a right to working and playing safely.
We believe that happiness is a right.
We do not believe in doing things ‘for the scene’. We are the scene.
We believe in making dance events socially sustainable. That means we can pay our bills, our workplaces are safe, and we don’t burn out.
We plan for the future by remembering the past and caring for each other now.
Jazz music and dance are, and always have been, revolutionary.
We are anti-racist. It’s not enough to just ‘not be racist’.
We are feminist.
We are queer.
We are young and old.
We are community, and we have each other’s back.
You are with us in this. In joining us on the dance floor, or working with us (as a teacher, DJ, musician, sound engineer, volunteer, or staff), you agree to treat all participants with care and respect, and to abide by our Code of Conduct and Safety policy.
Jazz and swing era dances.
Historic solo jazz, lindy hop, charleston, tap.
We will get you dancing.
