Swing Aus

09/22/2026

Swing Aus T-Shirts! Available for pre-order until October 3rd. We will have a limited number of sizes available at the door so snag yours now to make sure you get one!

https://www.swing-aus.com/registration-2026/p/2026-t-shirt

08/17/2026

HOUSING INFORMATION IS UP!

Free local housing within our Lancaster dance community will be offered on a LIMITED basis. We recommend having a backup plan in the event we’re unable to locate a host for you. Housing will be granted in the order it is signed up in and you can expect housing confirmation emails to go out beginning of October!

If you are a member of our local dance scene and have an extra couch/bed in your home, please consider signing up to host dancers coming in from out of town! This makes travel much more attainable for our friends coming from out of town.

We also have a hotel block for anyone interested in going that route!

HOUSING Housing will be offered on a LIMITED basis. We recommend having a backup plan in the event we’re unable to locate a host for you. Housing will be granted in the order it is signed up in. We have reserved a hotel block for anyone interested in going that route!Select one of these two forms ...

08/07/2026

SATURDAY NIGHT BAND ANNOUNCEMENT:

CHELSEA REED AND THE FAIRWEATHER FIVE!

Chelsea Reed is a jazz vocalist, arranger, composer, and bandleader living in Philadelphia. In October 2012, she invited a few friends over to play for some dancers in a South Philly living room. Since that fateful day, she's been singing and playing for blues and swing dancing audiences all over the world, adding musicians along the way as the leader of the Fair Weather Band. With five albums and over a decade of touring under their belts, Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Band continue to bring the soul of a dance to any show--whether at a jazz club, backroom blues bar, or festival stage. Their 2020 release, Carolina Lullaby showcases original songs steeped in jazz, blues, and folk traditions where Reed’s soaring vocals and swing musicality shine. In 2023, she released The Christmas EP, a collection of swinging holiday standards with her mini big band, the 10 piece orchestra Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Nine. Reed’s signature voice lives at the crossroads of barrel house blues, raucous big band swing, and the gems of the Great American Songbook for a true tour of American roots music. Reed and her bandmates draw upon the intensity and heart of the dance floor.

Chelsea Reed and the Fairweather Band will be playing our Saturday night dance!

08/03/2026

FRIDAY NIGHT BAND ANNOUNCEMENT:

THE CORNER POCKET JAZZ BAND feat. vocalist Chelsea Reed!

The Corner Pocket Jazz Band was formed back in 2016 when Baltimore swing dance organizer Chiles Vandenbosche hired Jon Tigert to make a band, and he decided to run with it. Built by swing dancers, for swing dancers, the band hails from Baltimore, Maryland where they play regularly at the legendary Mobtown Ballroom as well as for New Columbia Swing, the longest running swing dance in Washington DC. Playing the hits of the 1930's, 40's, and 50s, this small combo Jazz band takes its cues from the sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Jack Teagarden, Sammy Davis Jr, Tennessee Ernie Ford and more. Led by Jon Tigert and a rotating cast of side musicians, the band is often different every night, keeping the music fresh and exciting, and allowing each musician to add their own flavor to each song. Never the same twice, the Corner Pocket Jazz Band is an exciting take on the classic swing band. Follow us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CornerPocketJazzBand