Social Swing Dancing in Sydney

Sydney Social Swing Dance Guide

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

2nd Friday of the month

Swing Central (by Swing Patrol)
7.30pm, St Stephens Anglican Church, Newtown, $15, BYO, large wooden dance floor, consult facebook events for changes.

2nd Saturday of the month

Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band
7.00pm, Pratten Park Bowls Club, Ashfield, $15/$20/$25
Full kitchen and bar (no BYO), large wooden dance floor.

4th Saturday of the month

Jitterbug Jump (by Jitterbug Club)
8.00pm, Arthur Murray Studio 276 Norton St, Leichhardt, $20, BYO, large wooden dance floor.

Sunday

About this guide

About this guide

This is a list of swing dance events organised by dancers for dancers, or frequented by dancers on a regular basis. The best independent (and comphrensive) source for swing dance info in Sydney is the 'Sydney Let's Swing Dance' facebook group.

Start time indicates beginning of social dancing. As there are so many organising bodies, we cannot guarantee all details are up to date.

We recommend consulting the websites of the many Sydney lindy hop, balboa, blues, and shag schools and organisations for more information about parties and events.

Live music

Live Music

Sydney is home to some of the greatest jazz musicians in Australia (if not the world?!), and we can find them near dance floors every week.

Check their facebook pages for gig updates, or consult the Sydney Jazz Club gig guide. There may not be dancers there, but the music will be grand.

Bands to watch out for

  • Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band.
  • Andrew Scott's band (various incarnations)
  • Arthur Washington Quartet (residency: 7pm Wednesdays at the Cricketers Arms Hotel in Surry Hills)
  • Bathtub Gin Orchestra
  • Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts (residency: Botany View Hotel, 597 King St, Newtown)
  • George Washingmachine Band
  • Jane Solo (vocalist)
  • Kate Wadey (vocalist, band leader)
  • Tilly Street (vocalist, band leader)
  • Unity Hall Jazz Band

Venues to check

  • Botany View Hotel, 597 King St, Newtown (Thursday evenings)
  • Cricketers Arms Hotel in Surry Hills (Wednesday evenings)
  • The Eveleigh Hotel, 158 Abercombie St, Redfern (Sunday afternoons)
  • Lord Wolseley Hotel, 265 Bulwara Rd, Ultimo (Sundays)
Sydney Jazz Club Gig Guide