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)

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.

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.

Looking to push your dancing to the next level? If you've been searching for more advanced Lindy Hop classes around Melbourne, then this is for YOU! Designed for experienced Lindy Hop dancers who are ready to refine their technique, improve their connection and movement, and expand what's possible in their social dancing. Whether you're looking to improve your connection, add new moves to your repertoire or expand on your dancing skills, this workshop is designed to give you practical things you can take straight to the social dance floor. To get the most out of the session, you should: Be comfortable dancing both Lindy Hop and Charleston. Be confident improvising and adapting your dancing. Regularly incorporate variations, rhythm changes and styling into your dancing. Have good fundamentals and be comfortable with faster-paced learning. Join us at the beautiful I.AM.DANCE, bring a water bottle and spare shirt. Joel and Steph can't wait to dance with you!

Join us for an amazing night of social dancing and a high stakes "winner takes all" DJ Battle between a team of our veteran teachers and a team of fresh blues enthusiasts! Who will lay down the best bangers of the night and take the crown?? You have to be there to find out! Kicks off with a free blues taster class at 8pm so a perfect opportunity to bring along a new friend to our scene Then dance the night away voting for your favourite DJ to make the final and hopefully win the glory!

Learn one of the most iconic and celebrated solo jazz routines in the history of swing dancing...The Big Apple! Choreographed by Frankie Manning and The Whitey's Lindy Hoppers and still danced in lindy hop communities all over the world. The routine is exhilarating to dance, full of classic jazz steps and amazing rhythms. Miya and Shob will teach the routine from scratch over 2 sessions..exploring the classic choreography but also allowing you a chance to play with different options for individual expression and stylings. These workshops are aimed at dancers with some basic solo jazz skills under their belt and keen for a challenge! Session 1 Sat Oct 17 10:30-1pm..."From the start up to the bridge" Session 2 Sat Oct 24 10:30-1pm..."Take it from the bridge to the end and put it all together" We will have an opportunity to dance the routine at our live swing night on Sat Oct 24th so you can put your learning straight into action! And you will be ready to bust out the routine at MLX!

At the Night Owls we love to dance all the dances..and are excited to bring out swing and balboa communities together to dance to the amazing music of The Jon Hunt Band featuring Georgia Brooks. An evening of jazz music with tempos friendly for swing, balboa AND slow balboa! The night kicks off with a taster balboa class with our superstar teachers John and Julia. Stay tuned for some fun surprises as well!