Syndicate live music and other special events
Our fourth DJ Battle of the Bands at the Fed will feature Lionel Hampton (presented by DJ Mike Roberts) battling Tommy Dorsey (presented by DJ Emelise Baldwin) and Benny Goodman (presented by Nik Brauer). Come learn about your favorite swing era band leaders and vote for your favorite!
The Austin Swing Syndicate will be hosting a Strictly competition this January! A “strictly” is a social dancing competition where you can choose your partner in advance.
If you are interested in competing, all you need to do is be in the Art Gallery by 9:15pm with your partner to compete in the prelims. There is no fee to compete, and you can win prizes if you place in the finals! Each couple will get a number and there will be multiple judges to determine which couples will compete in the finals in the main ballroom at 10:30pm. Be sure to attend Four on the Floor classes in January to prepare for the competition!
The Austin Swing Syndicate presents an evening of Old Hollywood Glam! Your Paparazzi awaits! Early bird tickets for just $40 are still available as of 11/13, so get yours today before they sell out.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1232565540218543/
7:30pm Doors
8:00pm Swing dance lesson
9:00pm Dan Walton and His Orchestra
COMPLEMENTARY CHAMPAGNE TOAST AT MIDNIGHT
CASH BAR | HORS D’OEUVRES
COAT CHECK
DANCE LESSON | PERFORMANCES
SELFIE STATION
FREE PARKING
THE QUARTERS GARAGE
2216 RIO GRANDE ST
Please join us for a series of swing dance workshops in December while Four on the Floor in on winter break. You can register for classes online here!
Take your dancing to the next level in this fun, interactive workshop! Matt Mitchell and George White will discuss song structure, timing, phrasing, dynamic changes, call and response, and other concepts dancers use to be musical and create the story they want to tell through dance.
Learn the Big Apple with Lian Tarhay in this 4-week progressive workshop series that concludes with a performance on Thursday, Jan 3. The Big Apple is a group dance made up of fun solo jazz moves every swing dancer should know. The Big Apple was popular with dancers in the 1930s and is still danced all over the world today!
Learn the basics of Balboa, Collegiate Shag, and Lindy Hop with Amanda Pincock and Matt Mitchell. In just one hour, you’ll learn enough to attempt these dances on the social floor. Whether you are Bal or Shag curious or want to learn the opposite role, this workshop is for you!
You’ve been dancing Lindy Hop for a while, you’re comfortable with the Lindy rhythm and basic swingouts or maybe even some variations, and you’re ready to make those swingouts look and feel even better. Joanna Lucero and Mike Roberts will help you take your Lindy Hop swingouts to the next level!
You’ve been attending our main ballroom lesson and you know some basic 6-count Swing, but you want to add more fun, advanced moves to your repertoire. Join Jennifer Reed and Andrew Munoz for this workshop designed for all you Jitterbugs!
Join us for our annual Holiday Dance at the Austin Swing Syndicate. Take a photo in front of the Fed’s Christmas tree and swing out to your favorite holiday tunes. Stay “tuned” for more info!
To kick off a weekend of live swing music from the best modern dance bands in the US, Devan Jones will be playing the weekly Fed dance on 11/15. https://www.facebook.com/events/1108885489270170/
$7 members
$10 non-members
FREE for ALX weekend pass holders
Join the Austin Swing Syndicate for the 19th Anniversary Austin Lindy Exchange!
This year’s event will honor Frankie Manning‘s contribution to Lindy Hop and our wonderful dance community world-wide. We are proud to announce a top-notch lineup of exceptional swing bands:
The Jonathan Stout Orchestra, Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five feat. Hilary Alexander, Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders, Jonathan Doyle Swingtet, …and more!
Devon Jones and the Uptown Stomp will be playing the Thursday night of ALX on November 15th so be sure to come out to the Fed even if you can’t make all of ALX to meet some great out-of-town dancers.
This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
For our Halloween Dance this year, we’re going to be boogying under the black lights. Don’t forget your costume so you can enter our annual costume contest! As usual, the beginner class is included with admission:
$8 non-members
$5 members
Our third DJ Battle of the Bands at the Fed will feature fierce competition between Duke Ellington (presented by DJ Gina Helfrich) and Chick Webb (presented by DJ Lian Tarhay). Come learn about your favorite swing era band leaders and vote for your favorite!
A rematch of the 1937 between Webb and Ellington at the Savoy! Read more about that battle here: