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Weekly Tuesday Night Swing Dance – Third Coast Swing

You spend the week often isolated, in front of screens, toiling away. Then your dance night comes around and you see people you recognize, some you know deeply. You move your body and you sink into the music. Sometimes you dance until you can’t. Sometimes you mostly sit and chat. The night is what you…

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Bix Fest is Back! – March 12-15

“A Tribute to Bix Fest” is a weekend-long swing jazz fest in Mt. Pleasant celebrating Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke. Bix was a musical prodigy that lived hard, died young, and made an unforgettable impact on trad and early swing jazz. Learn more about Bix here. This yearly fest started in 1989 as a ‘birthday party to…

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New Year’s 2026 Falcon Bowl Swing Dance

Dance into the New Year with Brew City Big Band playing at Falcon Bowl. A spacious ballroom wood floor, an exceptional swinging 20+ piece big band, and 3 hours of dancing plus a blues/soul/swing dance afterparty! Tired of going to music events and not being able to squeeze onto the tiny floor? Or, the venue…

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First Friday Dances – Andy Stefancin

October brings cooler weather, crisp leaves, and the return of the First Friday swing dances. Held at the Elk’s Lodge in Waukesha each month from October to May, this is Wisconsin’s largest dedicated-swing dance event. It was previously hosted by Maureen of the Jumpin’ Jive Club for nearly 20 years. Revived after the pandemic shutdown,…

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Hi, I’m Cassidy. As melodramatic as this sounds, dancing swing and blues transformed my life. I fell in love with the music, the movement, and the community. I hope this blog helps you and others on your dance journey.

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