Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance
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Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance
March 1 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm EST
>>> PROOF OF VACCINE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED (see below) <<
* 7-8pm – Swing Dance Lesson. No partner needed.
* 8-11pm – Dance to live band (see list below)
Cost: $20 General, $15 Student, 65+ Senior, DFO Member
Albany Elks, 25 S Allen St, Albany, NY 12208 (1 block south of Rt. 20 Madison/Western)
Beginners: Take the 7pm East Coast Swing lesson and you’ll be dancing with nice people within the hour! No partner needed.
Spacious, attractive A/C hall (plus new large fans) with large wooden dance floor.
Sponsored by the Dance Flurry Organization (DFO): www.danceflurry.org
Proof of vaccine is no longer required. Stay home if you feel sick, or were in close contact with someone who tested positive. Masks are not required, but are welcome.
Volunteers needed! Please contact us if you’d be interested in being on the Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance committee and helping with the dance, especially with take down.
Ambassador Program: The DFO has established this program to welcome all people, especially beginners, to our dances. For more information, please ask at the front desk.
2023-2024 Dates:
Sept 1 – Kevin Smith’s GypZBilly Band
Oct 6 – Miss Paula and the Twangbusters
Nov 3 – The Fabulous Versatones with Special Guess Jonathan Greene
Dec 1 – Mark Gamsjager and the Lustre Kings
Jan 5 – Sonny & Perley Jive Five
Mar 1 – Alan Thompson Little Big Band
Apr 5: The Dylan Perrillo Quartet. Dylan Perrillo is an upright bass player and bandleader from Albany, NY. Since graduating from the Crane School of Music in 2012 he has toured around the country and parts of Canada but, finds much inspiration in the Capital Region. He performs regularly with the Useless Cans, Hot Club of Saratoga, The Giroux Brothers and Bryan Brundige and his Piggly Wigglies as well as freelancing with various regional groups. He has most recently had the pleasure of playing alongside Stephane Wrembel, John Ellis, Bobby Militello, and others on the stage at Saratoga Springs’ fabled venue, Caffe Lena. In addition to performing, he also enjoys arranging and writing for his eleven piece band, the Dylan Perrillo Orchestra and his Quartet. Don’t miss the Shim Sham and Snow Ball dances at the break.
May 3 – Kip Beacco & The Lucky 5
June 7
No Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance in July and August.
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