After a summer hiatus, the weekly “Traditional Tuesday” swing dance returns to Falcon Bowl on September 3, 2024. Every Tuesday is the free 7:00 to 7:50 basic dance lesson followed by free bands and swing DJs playing from 8:00 to 10:00 (sometimes 10:30).

The band lineup has expanded with Sweet Sheiks, 3rd Ward Jazz Band, John Carr Band, and others joining the familiar Tuesday bands of Extra Crispy Brass Band, Old Sam and the Tear Drops, and Sliphorn Jazz Band.

The dance lessons will be primarily the basic style of swing that is danced ubiquitously around Milwaukee – East Coast Swing (“6-Count Lindy Hop”) with certain dates dedicated to Blues, Balboa, and other such styles when various dance groups are preparing for their weekend workshops or special dances. The lessons are crafted to produce dancers with strong fundamentals and an appreciation of the local and greater swing/blues dance community.

How can you get involved?

This weekly event is a unique partnership between the musicians and the dancers with the shared vision of vastly expanding the Milwaukee audience that listens to – and dances to – music from this era. Being hosted at Falcon Bowl gives this partnership a boost. The venue is a wonderful and sizable dance hall surrounded by thousands of diverse citizens within a couple minutes of walk. Falcon Bowl is also the current home of Cream City Swing, the dance organization that hosts the Monday night Lindy Hop dance lessons – the only only place in Milwaukee to follow a leveling-up style of swing lessons that builds each week to produce dancers of advanced skill.

As a dancer or musician, this should excite you!

If you are interested in getting involved as a musician, dance teacher, host, DJ, promoter, or with some other skill or effort, email us at MilwaukeeStomp@gmail.com. Tell us what you have to share (time, energy, skills, resources) and to what extent you can share them with the community and we will gladly accept your offer. No effort is too small to be appreciated.