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Swing Toronto (a.k.a. Odd Socks) Homepage! We are friendly and experienced producers of
dance events in Toronto, including
Saturday Night Swing and special event dance weekends with
some of the world's best partner dance teachers. |
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Come to
Saturday Night Live Band Swing every Saturday Night at Dovercourt
House featuring a great line-up of
live swing bands! Plus beginner dance classes before the
dance party!
Come to
Friday Night Live Band Blues happening the third Friday of
each month at Dovercourt House! Beginner friendly blues dance classes before the Dance
Party!
Come to
Mostly Waltz -
First and Third Friday Night Live Band Mostly Waltz Dances -
excellent beginner friendly dance lessons
followed by Dances featuring excellent live bands! Plus
special monthly
Saturday daytime workshops, and
Monday night waltz classes!
All Swing Toronto and Mostly Waltz venues are
conveniently located on the Bloor subway line, and feature big sprung
wood dance floors in charming high ceilinged dance halls! There is no
need to bring your own dance partners. Beginners and newcomers are
welcome! |
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| Saturday Night
Swing |
Mostly Waltz -
Dances & Lessons |
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Come to
Saturday Night Live Band Swing at Dovercourt House
every Saturday Night featuring some of the best live swing bands anywhere, excellent beginner
dance lessons, and more! Everyone welcome. Big sprung wood dance
floors, charming dance halls, licensed, no need to bring your own dance
partners! |
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Come to
Mostly Waltz
Second Friday Live Band Dances, special workshops, weekly
Monday night courses.
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| Film clips of Lindy Hop, Charleston and
Peabody:
Let's Make
Music featuring Dean Collins & Jewel McGowan 1939/40 (Lindy Hop),
Ghost
Catchers 1944 (Lindy Hop), Caitlin & Peter 2005
(Lindy Hop),
Chad &
Midori 2004 (Peabody & Charleston),
Swing Me
Brother Swing with Natalie & Yuval 2004 (Lindy Hop),
Hot
Chocolate featuring Whitey's Lindy Hoppers and Duke Ellington 1941 (Lindy
Hop),
Mulholland
Drive 2001 (Lindy Hop scene at the start of the movie),
Hellzapoppin' 1942 featuring Whitey's Lindy
Hoppers (Lindy Hop),
Groovie Movie 1943/1944 (Lindy Hop),
Rip It Up
1956 (Lindy Hop),
Candyman
music video 2006 (Lindy Hop),
Savoy Ballroom Tribute put together 2006 (slow to load),
Camp
Jitterbug Lindy Hop finals 2008,
Natalie
& Yuval 2006 (Lindy Hop),
Natalie & Yuval Clowns Routine 2006 (Lindy Hop),
Kevin &
Emily 2008.
Why I Dance (and why
you should too)
For more film and video footage of Lindy Hop and related dances
from 1914 to the present see Lindy Hop Film and Video Footage at the Dance Links page. (Click on
the Dance Links button to your left.) For video
footage of Waltz see the Waltz page. Here is some additional footage: Social dancing at Gaskells Balls in
Oakland, California -
Polka
(October 2005),
Waltz (October 2005),
Waltz (December 2006);
Social
Dance Irregulars Ball in 2003 in Pasdena, California. |
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