Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach hosts free concerts with Swing bands during the summer including the Satin Dollz. There’s usually a great turnout of dancers and a great ambiance! Bring a picnic blanket, water, and snacks if you wish.
Camp Hollywood is the biggest and best annual Swing dance event in Southern California. Dancers and instructors come from around the world to attend this celebration of Swing dancing, Balboa, Blues, and more. The popularity of Camp Hollywood has not diminished over time, and a solid attendance is expected! There are classes during the day and contests and…
The Original Farmer’s Market on Fairfax features live bands, some of which are great to Swing dance to! Dancing is outside, sometimes in the West Patio, and even better, sometimes under the clock tower. I love the atmosphere of this L.A. landmark. It’s one of my favorite outdoor dance events! I’ll post the schedule here…
The only regularly-occurring Swing dance venue on the West Side, Rusty’s was a weekly Swing dance institution since 1998 until it was paused for COVID. Now it’s back as a monthly venue on the first Friday of every month. As always, it features some great live bands. Crowd is friendly with a very wide range…