SwingVancouver provides information pertaining to swing dances in Vancouver and its neighbouring swing cities.

This Week in Swing

Monday Nov 17 to Sunday Nov 23

• Dancing this week is on Monday night at the Yale, Friday at Fat City in Langley, Saturday at the Legion and Sunday in Abbotsford. See below for details.

Where to Swing Dance

Monday

• The Yale - Dance to live R&B music on Monday nights at the Yale, a Rhythm and Blues bar downtown at the corner of Drake and Granville. Band starts at roughly 9:45pm. No cover charge but please support the bar. To find out who's playing, go to The Yale's website.

Friday

• Fat City Swing in Langley - Dance every Friday at the West Langley Hall, 9400 208th Street. Drop-in lesson from 8 to 9, then dancing until 11:30. Admission on band nights is $13 or $11 for students. On DJ nights, it's $8 or $7 for students. This is a Fat City Swing event.

• Blues in the City - An after-hours blues dance every fourth Friday of the month at Academie Duello, 422 Richards Street in downtown Vancouver. Drop-in blues lesson from 10:15-11:00pm, then dancing until 3:00am. Admission is $8. The next dance is on Nov 28.

Saturday

• Stomp it Off - Swing at the Legion Hall on Saturday night, 2205 Commercial Drive at E.6th Ave. Doors open at 7:45 with a beginner drop-in lesson from 8:00-9:00pm, then dancing until 1:00am. Admission is $10 ($17 if there's a band), members pay $7 ($15 for a band). This is a Jungle Swing event.

Sunday

• Suburban Swing - Swing at the Abbotsford Seniors Centre Ballroom at 33889 Essendene Avenue in Abbotsford (get off Hwy 1 at Exit 90, go north, turn right onto Essendene). Beginner drop-in lesson from 7:45-8:30pm, then dancing until 11:00pm. Cost is $8 or $7 for students. This is a Suburban Swing event.

How to stay in the loop

This site is a great resource for what is happening and what is coming up. Other great online places to stay in the loop as to the what, who, and where of swing dancing in Vancouver and it's neighbouring swing dancing cities are:

• LindyHopper.ca is Canada's national swing dancing forum, featuring information on events in Vancouver, all around North America, and the World, plus a place for discussions on all things swing and non-swing

• LindyExchange.com is where you can keep up on the latest upcoming exchanges, camps, and the like

• Jungle Swing for swing lessons and the like in Vancouver

• Fat City Swing for what's going on in Langley

• Suburban Swing for what's going on in Abbotsford

• Sweet Swing for what's going on in Surrey

• Red Hot Swing for what's going on in Victoria

• White Heat for what's going on in Seattle

• The Jitterbug Junkies are Vancouver's longest running swing dance performance team