Toronto Celebrates World Lindy Hop Day-June 1st, 2024
Schedule
Sat Jun 01 2024 at 06:00 pm to 11:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Cecil Comunity Centre | Toronto, ON
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Toronto Lindy Hop presents on June 1st-A World Lindy Hop Swing Dance at Cecil Community Centre.TICKETS NOW ON SALE: https://tinyurl.com/yc2y8fwe
Main Website: https://www.torontowlhd.com/
DATE: June 1st
LOCATION: Cecil Community Centre (58 Cecil St.)
BEGINNER LINDY HOP LESSON- taught by Mandi Gould and Osman Omar
THE BAND: Martin Loomer’s Orange Devils
We’re thrilled to welcome Martin Loomer’s 14-piece swing band orchestra back to the dance floor! Featuring music by Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Carter, Count Basie and many more! This is one of the best bands in town for swing dancers and Lindy Hoppers. https://www.facebook.com/OrangeDevilsBigBand
TICKETS: $45 ($50 at the door)*
*NOTE: Toronto World Lindy Hop Day (TOWLHD) is a fundraiser for Toronto Lindy Hop – a not-for-profit organization. Money from this event will go back to the community. Stay tuned for exciting updates on what TLH has planned in 2024!
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JUNE 1st-Saturday schedule:
6:30 p.m.: Doors open!
6:45 p.m.: Beginner swing dance lesson starts (no partner required).
8 p.m. sharp: Martin Loomer’s Orange Devils play, with DJ dance breaks in between sets
11:40 p.m.-midnight: DJ spins/swings us out
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Why Saturday June 1st?
Real talk..we wanted our event to be May 25th to be close to World Lindy Hop Day (May 26th) but our regular venue was booked up early and our city has no affordable replacements. So we hope you will understand and extend the WLHD party a bit longer into June with us!
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ABOUT WORLD LINDY HOP DAY & TOWLHD:
As one of the prime creators of the Lindy hop, and the most influential person in swing dance history, Frankie Manning’s birthday (May 26th, 1914) is a fitting marker for World Lindy Hop Day. Since the 1980s, his birthday has inspired special events across the globe in celebration of the man, the music, and the dance. Grounded in unity and collaboration, World Lindy Hop Day, celebrated every May 26th, encourages people from all different backgrounds to enjoy and share the many benefits of this joyous and enduring dance. Toronto is proud to join in World Lindy Hop Day celebrations, with other Lindy Hop communities around the world.
Toronto World Lindy Hop Day welcomes people from all walks of life, all ages, and from around the world to experience this exuberant Black social dance. Originating in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, the Lindy hop is done to the big band jazz of the era.
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Where is it happening?
Cecil Comunity Centre, 58 Cecil St, Toronto, ON M5T 1N6, Canada,Toronto, OntarioEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
