Friday Night Swing

Friday Night Swing

page for Friday Night Swing. Friday Night Swing (FNS) is part of AACTMAD (Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance). Will have live music!

We host special swing dances throughout the year which include live music, workshops or contests to enrich the local dance scene and draw dancers from surrounding communities. Although we do not host our own weekly dance, we also use this page and our Facebook group to promote swing dances in our area.

2023 Dances Sponsored or Co-sponsored by FNS:

* Valentine's Day Dance: Friday, February 17th

08/07/2024

See you Friday!

05/07/2024

It's First Friday: you know what that means! Swing dance for FREE at Riverside Swings: 2nd floor dance studio, Riverside Arts Center.

8-9pm Beginner lesson
9-late Social dance & blues

27/06/2024

Here's the July schedule at Riverside Swings! Please note: July 19-21 is KISSME, our very own lindy exchange, and we'll be dancing at Concourse Hall - NOT Riverside Arts Center! www.kissmeinannarbor.com

06/06/2024

KISSME in Ann Arbor (Keep it Simple & Swing Michigan Exchange) is July 19-21! Prices go up in July, so don't wait to register ๐ŸŽถ

https://www.kissmeinannarbor.com/

Featuring 3 jam-packed days of dancing and 3 live bands: Saturday night with Philadelphia's Cecilia & the Big Time, an outdoor Sunday dance with our local River Skippers, a DJ'd dance in the river and Sunday night hot jazz with Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings!

04/06/2024

Happy June! You know what that means? It's FIRST FRIDAY this week and dancing is FREE at Riverside Swings!

Friday is also Ypsi Pride, so you could make a whole evening of it by first swinging by the festivities in Depot Town. Don't miss the blues dance performance by our friends Rhizome Roots Studio, 5:15pm at the Freighthouse Stage! Rhizome Roots will then be joining us at Riverside Arts Center after our regular swing dance to DJ some late night blues fusion.

See you Friday!

31/05/2024

See you tonight at Riverside Arts Center! Beginner lesson 8-9, Swing dance 9-late ๐Ÿ˜

24/05/2024

Dance with us tonight at Riverside Swings for our final dance of May! Then next week we'll have our FREE first Friday dance as we head into June ๐Ÿคฉ

14/05/2024

Learn the Charleston at Riverside Swings this Friday!

7-8pm free Charleston lesson
8-9pm free Beginner East Coast less
9-late Social dance + Blues

2nd floor Riverside Arts Center ๐Ÿคฉ

02/05/2024

It's 1st Friday: free dance this week at Riverside Swings! Join us in the 2nd floor dance studio at Riverside Arts Center.

23/04/2024

Registration is OPEN for KissMe in Ann Arbor: Keep It Simple and Swing Michigan Exchange!

July 19-21: 3 days of dancing, 2 live bands and splashing in the river! Featuring Cecilia and the Big Time from Philly, plus the local group The River Skippers.

$60 for the full weekend, and prices go up in July!

Register and learn more at https://www.kissmeinannarbor.com/ ๐ŸŽถ

17/04/2024

See you at Riverside Arts Center on Friday!

10/04/2024

Check it out! Swing & Blues workshop at Riverside Arts Center on April 20th, hosted by Ypsi Pride and Rhizome Roots Studio ๐Ÿคฉ View the FB event for more info: https://fb.me/e/8dvubRcZu

09/04/2024

We have a minor update to our April schedule: our April 19th Charleston lesson will now be from 7-8pm, NOT from 8-9pm. And remember, all lessons at Riverside Swings are FREE!

03/04/2024

It's First Friday this week, which means dancing at Riverside Swings is FREE! Join us in the 2nd floor dance studio at Riverside Arts Center

Swing Dance Night 26/03/2024

https://ums.org/performance/swing-dance-night/

Join us in Ypsi next Thursday, April 4th for a swing dance and live music at the Depot Town Freighthouse! Thank you UMS for putting on this exciting event ๐ŸŽถ

Swing Dance Night Join Riverside Swings and Swing Ann Arbor for a night of swing dance at the Freighthouse. Learn the basics from local experts, then dance the night away to the hot horn-riffs and bouncing bass-lines of Ferndaleโ€™s Aston Neighborhood Pleasure Club. All are welcome! Come alone, with a partner, or in ...

22/03/2024

See you tonight at Riverside Arts Center: 8-9pm lesson with Laura & Kenny, 9-late dance!

12/03/2024

We have two concurrent lessons at Riverside Swings this week! The Charleston lesson will be in the dance studio about 1/2 a floor above the room where we regularly meet -- but if you haven't been there before, meet at the main 2nd floor dance studio at Riverside Arts Center and we'll direct you where to go!

29/02/2024

See you tomorrow!

28/02/2024

Dance at Riverside Swings every Friday night in the 2nd floor dance studio at Riverside Arts Center!

13/02/2024

NO dancing at Riverside Arts Center this Friday: instead, join us at Concourse Hall instead for the Valentine's dance!

06/02/2024

Join us for a Valentine's Dance at Concourse Hall, Friday February 16th! Featuring live music from The Wolverines from 7:30-10:30 ๐ŸŽถ

Message us if you're interested in volunteering for discounted admission to the dance! See full event details here: https://fb.me/e/4Lb8wHUyQ

01/02/2024

Interested in volunteering for the Valentine's Dance on Feb. 16th?

Volunteers get into the dance for only $10! That's for an evening of LIVE music from The Wolverines (regular price is $30/$20 for students).

Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FDyzte6BMvEb_7kduHAPYPYsAIlmqNPRNg9PVMrZd_I/edit =0

Videos (show all)

This Friday at Riverside Swings: 7-8pm Free beginner Charleston lesson, 8-9pm free beginner 6-count swing lesson, 9-late...
Join us at Riverside Swings this Friday and every Friday: beginner lesson 8-9, swing dance 9-11, blues 11-late!
This Friday at Riverside Swings (Nov. 17th):7-8pm Free Blues Lesson co-taught with Rhizome Roots Studio 8-9pm Free Charl...
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This Friday at Riverside Swings we're holding a free raffle for private lessons with a local swing dance instructor! Com...
Just a little over a week till FNS' next dance, on Friday June 3rd! In the meantime, you can dance this Friday at Rivers...

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