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The Night Owls Class Cards

Saturday 1 November 2025
Pick up a class card to save money and get a class for free! It's the best way to come to class
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The Night Owls - Monday Night Blues

Between Monday 13 April 2026 and Monday 7 December 2026
These classes are designed for dancers starting from scratch. They'll introduce the fundamentals of blues dancing, the basic shapes and some accessible moves you can use on the social dance floor. Each class will build up your blues vocabulary so you can start creating and improvising with your partner. Expect to have fun and meet loads of new people, while you explore becoming a grounded, versatile and expressive dancer. We'll also share some of the amazing artists who have created the blues and hope to inspire you to learn more about this rich, living culture.
Fairfield Bowling Club
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The Night Owls - Tuesday Night Swing

Between Tuesday 14 April 2026 and Tuesday 1 December 2026
These classes are designed for dancers starting from scratch. They'll introduce the fundamentals of swing dancing, the basic shapes and some accessible moves you can use on the social dance floor. Each class will build up your swing dancing vocabulary so you can start creating and improvising with your partner. Expect to have fun and meet loads of new people, while you explore becoming a grounded, versatile and expressive dancer. We'll also share some of the amazing artists who have created jazz music and hope to inspire you to learn more about this rich, living culture.
Fairfield Bowling Club
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Swingin' Saturday Afternoons

Between Saturday 11 April 2026 and Saturday 12 December 2026
Enjoy an afternoon of jazz and swing...catering for dancers of all levels! We will come together in the stunning I.AM.DANCE Studio in Fitzroy. Two back-to-back beginner classes designed for dancers starting swing dancing from scratch followed by social dancing! Sign up for a single class or fast track your swing journey by taking two classes with different swing rhythms. Learn the fundamentals of swing dancing, the basic shapes and some accessible moves you can use on the social dance floor straightaway. Expect to have fun and meet loads of new people! We'll also share some of the amazing artists who have created swing and hope to inspire you to learn more about this rich, living culture. 1-2pm Beginner swing 2-3pm Beginner swing 3-4:30pm Social dancing!! Cost: Beginner swing (pay at the door - each class $28 or grab a weekly membership for $43 and take unlimited classes at I.AM.DANCE) Social dancing $10 (pay online or at the door)
I.AM.DANCE
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Bal Jam - May 8, 2026

Friday 8 May 2026
Welcome to Melbourne's newest Balboa social night! Co-hosted by John, Julia, Shob and Andy and bringing you a fun, relaxed opportunity to meet and dance with other bal lovers :) Featuring an intermediate pure balboa class to get you inspired and then 2.5 hours of great social dancing...featuring some beautiful slow balboa tunes as well! This is a wonderfully chilled edition of social dancing to DJed music.
Fairfield Bowls Club
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Level up your Blues

Workshop
It's time for a challenge! In this workshop Shob and Andy are excited to share challenging concepts that require a deep dive into our blues technique. These classes require body awareness, openness to feedback and a willingness to focus on the small details that make all the difference. Class 1 (1-2:15pm) "Ballroomin' challenge" - Advanced ballrooming blues skills and shapes ** Class 2 (2:30 - 3:45pm) "Slow down your blues" - How to have control, balance and blues aesthetics when the music really slows down ** ** Must be comfortable in close embrace** This workshop is designed for dedicated blues dancers with at least 2 years experience who are regularly social dancing, working on their blues and are comfortable with all the blues foundational principles and rhythms
Big Bang Studio
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Tools of the trade: next level solo jazz skills!

Saturday 23 May 2026
We are so proud to present a challenging solo jazz workshop to extend and inspire our intermediate and advanced dancers...with the incredible Loz Yee! Part 1 (10-11:15 am) - Enhance your solo jazz with skills, drills and lots of fun and games. With a focus on repertoire, rhythm and repetition...you will be jazz jamming with confidence in no time! Part 2 (11:30-12:45 pm) - A fun mindbending choreography challenge! 12:45-1pm - Recaps and wrap up
Studio Take Care
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Night Owls birthday party

Saturday 23 May 2026
We are turning four years old and we would love to celebrate with our amazing Night Owls community! In our beautiful new venue at I.AM.DANCE we are so proud to present two of our favourites Jon Hunt and Georgia Brooks together...bringing you a night of incredible swing music! And then we will end the night with a soul and blues set to bring the party home! If that's not enough, we have a free beginner swing class...an exciting performance and CAKE! 7:30 pm: Beginner swing dancing lesson 8:00pm: Live swing music with Jon Hunt and Georgia Brooks 10:30pm: DJed blues and soul party
I.AM.DANCE Studios