DANCES & EVENTS

Below is some helpful social dance etiquette information to help get you started.

WEEKLY PRACTICE SESSIONS

Vermont Swings hosts a weekly Practice Session every Tuesday from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Champlain Club, 20 Crowley Street in Burlington. Our Practice Session is your weekly opportunity for social dancing and practice in a friendly, casual environment. Instructors are present to ask questions and work out moves and our DJs are always open to requests! NOTE: Practice Sessions may be cancelled due to weather or holidays. Please sign up for our newsletter below to get up-to-date information about our dances and events!

DANCES

We host Saturday Swing dances and Tuesday Practice Session dances. See our Calendar for the current schedule.

We welcome any and all who are interested in social dancing regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Please join us on the dance floor.

SPECIAL EVENTS

APR 28 \| Hot Box Honey
	7:30pm-10:30pm \| $20.00 \| All Ages \| The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401 View Website Hot Box Honey spices up the Burlington music scene! Led by jazz vocalist Jane Evans and guitarist Gregory Evans, Hot Box Honey showcases an upbeat eclectic mix of swing classics. Free beginner swing dance lesson at 7:30pm downstairs; band plays from 8-10:30pm. Admission is sliding scale of $20-10, volunteers get in for $15. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com. Feel free to bring snacks to share. No partner or dance experience necessary. Please bring clean shoes that won't track in street grime onto our wonderful dance floor. Questions? Please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com Vermont Swings is an LGBTQS affirming community. Everyone is welcome to join and experience our dance community. For more info about Hot Box Honey, please visit their website: http://hotboxhoney.com/

MAY 18 \| Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers
	7:30pm-10:30pm \| $20.00 \| All Ages \| The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401 View Website FRIDAY dance! Back by popular demand (and because we're on their spring tour route), Sweet Megg and the Wayfarers are back in town for a night of hot swing jazz and dancing! Free beginner swing dance lesson at 7:30pm downstairs; band plays from 8-10:30pm. Admission is sliding scale of $20-10, volunteers get in for $15. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com. The bar will be open for beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Feel free to bring snacks to share. No partner or dance experience necessary. Please bring clean shoes that won't track in street grime onto our wonderful dance floor. Questions? Please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com Vermont Swings is an LGBTQS affirming community. Everyone is welcome to join and experience our dance community. For more info about Megg and her band, please visit their website and Facebook page: http://www.sweetmeggswayfarers.com/music/ https://www.facebook.com/SweetMeggTheWayfarers

NOV 10 \| Starline Rhythm Boys
	7:30pm-10:30pm \| $20.00 \| All Ages \| The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401 View Website Celebrating their 20th year together as a band, the Starline Rhythm Boys are perennial favorites with Vermont Swings dancers with their own take on classic rockabilly and honky tonk tunes. Free beginner swing dance lesson at 7:30pm downstairs; band plays from 8-10:30pm. Admission is sliding scale of $20-10, volunteers get in for $15. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com. The bar will be open for beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Feel free to bring snacks to share. No partner or dance experience necessary. Please bring clean shoes that won't track in street grime onto our wonderful dance floor. Questions? Please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com Vermont Swings is an LGBTQS affirming community. Everyone is welcome to join and experience our dance community. Danny Coane, the rockin' pride of Vermont, just keeps rollin'. He has fronted bluegrass, country and blues bands, but the rockabilly, rock 'n roll act "The Throbulators" gained him national exposure. Billy Bratcher holds down the beat for the trio on upright bass. He toured with Texas Juke Joint King Wayne Hancock and became well known throughout the US for mastering the unique "slap bass" style. Al Lemery shines bright under any stage light. See starlinerhythmboys.com and https://www.facebook.com/starlinerhythmboys/

APR 28 \| Hot Box Honey
	7:30pm-10:30pm \| $20.00 \| All Ages \| The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401 View Website Hot Box Honey spices up the Burlington music scene! Led by jazz vocalist Jane Evans and guitarist Gregory Evans, Hot Box Honey showcases an upbeat eclectic mix of swing classics. Free beginner swing dance lesson at 7:30pm downstairs; band plays from 8-10:30pm. Admission is sliding scale of $20-10, volunteers get in for $15. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com. Feel free to bring snacks to share. No partner or dance experience necessary. Please bring clean shoes that won't track in street grime onto our wonderful dance floor. Questions? Please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com Vermont Swings is an LGBTQS affirming community. Everyone is welcome to join and experience our dance community. For more info about Hot Box Honey, please visit their website: http://hotboxhoney.com/

MAY 18 \| Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers
	7:30pm-10:30pm \| $20.00 \| All Ages \| The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401 View Website FRIDAY dance! Back by popular demand (and because we're on their spring tour route), Sweet Megg and the Wayfarers are back in town for a night of hot swing jazz and dancing! Free beginner swing dance lesson at 7:30pm downstairs; band plays from 8-10:30pm. Admission is sliding scale of $20-10, volunteers get in for $15. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com. The bar will be open for beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Feel free to bring snacks to share. No partner or dance experience necessary. Please bring clean shoes that won't track in street grime onto our wonderful dance floor. Questions? Please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com Vermont Swings is an LGBTQS affirming community. Everyone is welcome to join and experience our dance community. For more info about Megg and her band, please visit their website and Facebook page: http://www.sweetmeggswayfarers.com/music/ https://www.facebook.com/SweetMeggTheWayfarers

NOV 10 \| Starline Rhythm Boys
	7:30pm-10:30pm \| $20.00 \| All Ages \| The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401 View Website Celebrating their 20th year together as a band, the Starline Rhythm Boys are perennial favorites with Vermont Swings dancers with their own take on classic rockabilly and honky tonk tunes. Free beginner swing dance lesson at 7:30pm downstairs; band plays from 8-10:30pm. Admission is sliding scale of $20-10, volunteers get in for $15. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com. The bar will be open for beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Feel free to bring snacks to share. No partner or dance experience necessary. Please bring clean shoes that won't track in street grime onto our wonderful dance floor. Questions? Please contact us at contact@vermontswings.com Vermont Swings is an LGBTQS affirming community. Everyone is welcome to join and experience our dance community. Danny Coane, the rockin' pride of Vermont, just keeps rollin'. He has fronted bluegrass, country and blues bands, but the rockabilly, rock 'n roll act "The Throbulators" gained him national exposure. Billy Bratcher holds down the beat for the trio on upright bass. He toured with Texas Juke Joint King Wayne Hancock and became well known throughout the US for mastering the unique "slap bass" style. Al Lemery shines bright under any stage light. See starlinerhythmboys.com and https://www.facebook.com/starlinerhythmboys/

DANCES & EVENTS

WEEKLY PRACTICE SESSIONS

DANCES

SPECIAL EVENTS

APR 28 | Hot Box Honey

7:30pm-10:30pm | $20.00 | All Ages | The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401

MAY 18 | Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers

7:30pm-10:30pm | $20.00 | All Ages | The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401

NOV 10 | Starline Rhythm Boys

7:30pm-10:30pm | $20.00 | All Ages | The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT 05401