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Swing Dance Wednesday Night Twin Cities
The Minneapolis–St. Paul area’s longest-running weekly live music swing dance offers Twin Cities audiences a warm, welcoming night out filled with live music, dancing, and a dance lesson included with admission.
Founded at the iconic Lee’s Liquor Lounge more than two decades ago, Shannon and Bill have helped grow Swing Dance Wednesday into a lively gathering place for dancers, music lovers, and anyone curious to step onto the floor. Their weekly dance features a carefully curated lineup of local and regional bands, with music ranging from traditional New Orleans jazz, Hot Club swing, small swing combos, and vocal jazz to Great American Songbook favorites, Western swing, 1950s roots rock, rockabilly, and more
Read The Current Blog "This Place is a Landmark" Swing Dancers Mark The End of an Era as Lee's Liquor Lounge Closes by Simone Cazares
Instruction or Performance for Events:
From a solo instructor to a group of dancers we can provide engaging instruction or entertainment for a memorable event. Popular themes include:
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1900-1920 - Ragtime Era Dances for Downton Abbey themed events
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1920s -1930s Learn the Charleston and Jazz Dances for a Speakeasy, Prohibition, Great Gatsby, Downton Abbey (seasons 4-6) or Jazz Age event
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1930-1940s Swing dances for a Greatest Generation, Veterans Day or VE Day Dance
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1950s-1960s: Swing and Fad dances for a Sock Hop, Vintage Prom, Mad Men or Back to the 50's event
Instruction for Workshops:
Choose from Instruction and Performance menu below for our most popular topics.
Instruction and Performance Dance by Era:
1900-1920s
Ragtime Era Dances
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Castle Walk
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One Step
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Fox Trot
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Turkey Trot
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Animal Dances
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And More...
1920s
Jazz Age Dances
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Charleston
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Black Bottom
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Raccoon
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Jazz Steps
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And More...
1930-1940s
Swing Era Dances
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Original Big Apple
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Box Shag
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Heel Shag
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Little Apple
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Lindy Hop
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Shag dances in Single, Double, & Triple Rhythm
1950-1960s
Rock & Roll Era Dances
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6-count Swing
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Bop
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The Stroll
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Hully-Gully
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Mid-Century Fad &
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Go-Go Dances
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And More...
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