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  • Practice is on for tonite 4/3

    Due to only a couple inches of slushy snow on the ground in town, we are holding the new weekly practice session from 8-9 PM at the Dance Zone. If you can’t make it because of the weather where you are at, no worries. Please be safe. We’ll be back next week. Plus there’s the…

  • Blues Lesson & Dance Cancelled 2/24

    Brian & Janell were going to teach a West Coast Swing lesson before a performance by Flat Broke Blues Band on February 24th. Unfortunately, due to the lack of snow tourism in the U.P. this winter, this event will need to be postponed to the spring. We will keep you posted.

  • It’s Happening!

    When we started up in November, our goal was to slowly build a swing dancing community with a mix of quality instruction, an atmosphere of friendliness and music that makes you want to move! Last night we had a floor full of folks who stuck around after the lesson to dance & socialize. That’s great!…

  • But Wait… There’s More

    The East Coast Swing lesson Monique & I were going to teach in our next monthly dance on December 2nd has evolved into full Lindy Hop swing out instruction. “East Coast Swing” is a 1940s creation of two American dance associations (with help from Arthur Murray). Dance instructors assumed Lindy Hop, which had been danced…

  • This Again?

    Jodi Miri and Ryan Iovacci got the ball rolling with regular swing dances in January of ’23. Many thanks to them! At some point last spring we counted at least 60 people in one of the lessons! What happens over time, though, is some people tire of beginner lessons. They think to themselves “I’ve already…

  • The Train is Rolling

    Thanks to an incredible turnout at our first dance this fall we decided to make it a monthly occurrence. Mark your calendars for swing dancing on the 1st Saturday of every month at Dance Zone in Marquette. We’ll be alternating between the two “coasts” of swing: east and west. Brian & Janell taught West Coast…