Thanks to all who attended last Wednesday, making it our biggest & best Halloween Costume Ball ever!  The full PHOTO ALBUM is now online!  NEW — Each photo gives you the option of sharing or downloading the smaller-size (720 x 540) version, or purchasing (just $1.99) the monster-size version (3072 x 2304) in a digital download that's perfect for printing & framing, digitally displaying, gifting, or making a life-size cardboard cutout of yourself.  Enjoy the photos!

 

Free Alcove SuperSpecial — Save $155! — Only 7 Alcoves Remain

Tickets are now on sale for Swingin' the New Year at the spectacular St. Petersburg Coliseum!  Save $5/Ticket — Purchase by December 10th.  This annual Grand New Year's Eve Celebration for All Ages has become Florida's biggest swing-dance event!  This year's Celebration features the 18-Piece Tom Kats Big Band!  Group discounts and VIP Alcoves and Tables are available for parties of 10 or more, so start organizing your group today.  This year's Swingin' the New Year promises to be the greatest ever...make plans now to join us!  Get details & purchase tickets at www.TampaBaySwing.com

SWING TIME SECTION — We've reserved a central block of 60 of the best seats in the house for Swing Time regulars, and are selling these Wednesdays at the Gulfport Casino Swing Nights, while they last!  So if you'd like to hang with the Swing Time crowd, get your ticket(s) this Wednesday!  Tickets in the Swing Time Section are available exclusively to dancers who attend (and purchase them in person at) prior Swing Time events.

FRIDAY NIGHT SWING DANCE
at the Suncoast Jazz Classic festival
Friday November 22nd,  6pm-Midnight+,  at Marriott Sand Key

Dance to FIVE superbly swinging bands from across the USA!  Each band performs one full set of music for your dancing pleasure!  The lineup is:

   6:15- 7:15pm - Cornet Chop Suey (St. Louis, MO)
   7:30- 8:30pm - Dave Bennett & the Memphis Boys (Detroit, MI)
   8:45- 9:45pm - Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band (Orlando, FL)
  10:00-11:00pm - Kelly/Scott Sextet (Jacksonville, FL)
  11:15-12:15am - Wally's Warehouse Waifs (Michigan)

HUGE DANCE FLOOR — This dance takes place in the big Sand Key Ballroom (2nd Floor) of the fabulous Marriott on Sand Key.  For one night only, the Sand Key Ballroom will be set up dance-style, with chairs moved to the walls and the entire floor cleared for dancing!  Doors open 6pm.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: Attention Dancers! — Your ticket gets you into both the Swing Dance AND the other four music halls of the festival!  Cajun/Zydeco fans will want to catch Tom Rigney & Flambeau, one of the hottest bands on the American roots music scene, playing two sets of music (6:15-7:15pm & 10-11pm) at the Sheraton across the street (which has a dance floor).  Rock'n'Roll/Rockabilly fans will want to check out Dave Bennett & the Memphis Boys, an incredibly talented act also playing two sets of music (7:30-8:30pm @ Marriott & 11:15pm-12:15am @ Sheraton).  Big Band Swing fans will find an abundance of music in the big-band style.  Jazz lovers will delight to the variety of swinging jazz bands.  Complete Band Schedule

Sponsored by the Suncoast Jazz Classic festival, this dance kicks off the Tampa Bay Lindy Exchange, where admission is included with Weekend Passes.  Individual tickets to this 5-band dance are $22 in advance or $25 the day of event.  Buy Tickets & Weekend Passes securely online.  Advance tickets will also be available this Wednesday at the Gulfport Casino Swing Night.