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Special Events: Double Trouble!
August 16th: Double Trouble! Enjoy an evening of music for West Coast Swing AND Lindy Hop! We'll have two rooms running with two different DJs! Do you prefer your swing music old school? Or would you rather get down with blues and funk? You choose! And don't miss our special WCS Beginner Lesson at the same time as our regular swing lesson, featuring Andre Danis and Maria Ford! More upcoming events!
Dance shoes!
In order to keep the dance floors perfect for dancing, please bring dance shoes, or simply an extra dry pair of shoes to dance in when you come swing dancing!
Saturday Night Swing
This Ottawa swing dance night is a weekly event - come swing dance with us every Saturday night! Complete beginners welcome!
Saturday Night Swing features great jazz and blues music for all styles of swing dancing, and frequent special events.
FREE Swing Lesson At 8:15pm!
Learn to swing dance in less than an hour with Swing Dynamite's All-Star teaching team!
The Details
- Address: 151 Chapel St.
- Beginner Lesson: 8:15pm (Doors open at 8:00pm)
- Dancing: 9:00pm-1am
- Dress Code: Night on the Town
- Note: Please bring a change of shoes to dance in!
- Admission: $7 ($5 for students)
- Special Events: With a live band! $12 ($10 for students). Prices may vary - check the calendar for details!
Contests!
We have frequent contests at Saturday Night Swing, from serious swing competitions to silly contests. Learn about some of our past contests.
DJ List
We've got some of Canada's best swing DJs lined up to get you dancing!
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House DJ Byron Alley (Montreal, QC/Ottawa, ON) — As House DJ in Montreal at the Petit Medley, Jello Bar and Studio 88-Swing's Swing Fever nights as well as special events, Byron sometimes clocked more than 15 hours behind the turntables in a single week. He's known for his versatility in playing many styles of swingable music, but his greatest loves are early Jazz and Swing from the 20's and 30's, and the entire blues family of music. He's also DJed in over a dozen events in Canada and the US. Read more.
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House DJ Claudia Petrilli (Ottawa, ON) - Claudia's DJing at all of Ottawa's nights, including the OSDS and the Boathouse, has made discerning swing dancers take note. Specializing in vintage swing music as well as blues and gospel, her tasteful selections have drawn her invitations to spin in Toronto, Montreal and Quebec city, where her DJing for the Canadian Balboa Championships earned her rave reviews. If you missed her at the 2008 Canadian Swing Championships, where she kept the dancing going past 5am, come enjoy her spinning at the 2008 Waterloo MezzJelly Blues event. Read more.
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Guest DJ Joe Lin (Waterloo, ON/Ottawa, ON) — Joe carved his musical ear by listening and dancing to live blues in Waterloo, but his musical tastes are varied, ranging from groovy modern blues to vintage jazz and much more. The pleasure of watching people make musical discoveries on the dance floor is his reason for DJ'ing, and he believes it's his years of dancing that have given him a good sense of what gets swing dancers jumpin' and groovin'. Joe thrives on music with grit and depth, and is always on the lookout for great music to keep his sets fresh. A popular DJ for late night blues dances, he was invited to spin at Montreal's second blues exchange, From Montreal With Love 2, in February 2008.
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Guest DJ Andre "Old Skool" Danis Known as a popular local WCS teacher, Andre also has years of DJing experience, having run DJ-and-light show business for many years. Now Ottawa's lucky to have him spinning tunes for the local West Coast Swing lovers! Andre and his partner, Maria, teach West Coast Swing at Swing Dynamite, as well as both Swing and Hustle dancing in East Ottawa.
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Guest DJ Louise "LuLuLuv" Gour Louise comes from a long line of "social" dancers, and first learned to appreciate dancing at family gatherings. She has been dancing Swing, Hustle, Ballroom and Two-Step since 1997. Today, Louise is known for her exceptional musicality and funky style, both in DJing and dancing. She and her partner, Bob, teach group and private lessons in West Ottawa.
