Swing dancing in Raleigh every Sunday night is the place to be if you want a fun night out, meet friendly, passionate people and learn to dance. The Carolina Dance Club is celebrating 11 years of Sunday night swing dancing at the beautiful. Come join us, no partner necessary and dress is casual.
Each Sunday we present the best in swing dance music from the 1930, 40, 50’s era of swing right up to today’s contemporary Top 40 swing sounds. We do this with two music “swing” sets. These swing sets brings together under one roof beginner, intermediate and advanced Lindy, East Coast Swing “Jitterbug” and West Coast Swing dancers. You choose what gets you swingin’. It’s all good and all here!
What 1st time attendees can look forward to – You will Meet and mix with friendly, supportive dancers from the age of 16 to 70 yr. The atmosphere is comfortably, casual and smoke free. Enjoy the FREE Beginner East Coast Swing Lesson at 6:15 pm and learn some fun new moves as you mix with other beginners. What’s great about this dance is we have beginners and experienced dancers alike dancing side by side on the dance floor every Sunday night. It is the biggest weekly swing dance in the Triangle area with over 120 dancers every Sunday.
We have a beautiful venue at the Raleigh Elks Lodge that has a spacious wood dance floor, great air conditioning (important in the hot summer months), comfortable table seating around the dance floor and it’s smoke free. Cash bar serves soda, water, beer, wine, mix drinks, all at a reasonable price. No partner necessary, dress is casual and most important – very newcomer friendly.
EVENING SWING SCHEDULE:
FREE BEGINNERS EAST COAST SWING LESSON @ 6:15 pm with paid admission. No partner necessary. Casual dress, all welcome.
Two Music Sets by our& guest DJ’s
The “Early Set” (7-8:45 pm) features classic 1930, 40′s Big Band, Swinging Jazz, 50-60′s Rock n’Roll Swing, Rockabilly, and Jump Blues for our Lindy & East Coast Swing “Jitterbug” style swing dancers.
The “Late Set” (8:45-10 pm) features Top 40, R&B, Blues, Hip Hop for the West Coast Swing and Hustle dancers.
ONE SMALL ADMISSION PRICE: includes Beginners East Coast Swing Lesson. $6 College Students (16-22 yrs.), $10 General Public, $7 CDC Carolina Dance Club.
Group Reservations Available: Discounted admission and a reserved table for a group of 10 or more. Celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation, company party or a singles night out with us. It’s fun, inexpensive and heart healthy. Contact us to reserve a table. (919) 494-2300