Ongoing
Thursdays
Ongoing Thursdays, 7:30-10:30 pm. Gainesville Swing Dancing every Thursday evening from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM, you can find us at the Rosa B Williams Center. We kick off the night with a one-hour beginner lesson, followed by two hours of social dancing in a beautiful, air-conditioned hardwood dance hall.
We cannot wait to hit the dance floor with all of you.
No partner or experience needed.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.
Admission:
Free, donations encouraged via cash or Venmo.
Connect with Us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gainesvillelindyscoop/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gainesville.swingdancing/
GroupMe: https://groupme.com/join_group/94661829/xshrLqwd
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/gainesville_swingdancing. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [events]
2025
April 2025
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Wed 2 Apr, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 pm Beginner lesson
8:30 pm Dancing
$5
Get ready to dance the night away with Porch Swing. Join us in the Rion Ballroom for Swing Dancing with LIVE MUSIC, a spacious dance floor, and an awesome atmosphere. Don’t miss out on an evening full of great moves and good vibes. See you there.
Parking: Free parking in the Reitz Union Parking Garage. Rion Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, 32611. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
Thursday 10 April 2025
Thu 10 Apr, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 PM Beginner and Intermediate Lessons
8:30 PM Dancing
Admission Free. Donations encouraged via cash or Venmo.
Saddle up and join GSD for FREE swing dancin’ every Thursday in a gorgeous, air-conditioned, historic dance hall with hardwood floors smoother than a Tennessee whiskey. Come on down for a rootin’-tootin’ evenin’ filled with country tunes and two-steppin’ in a friendly, down-home atmosphere where everyone is welcome.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
Friday 25 April 2025
Fri 25 Apr, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 pm Beginner lesson
8:30 pm Dancing
$5
Dust off your glad rags and join the GSD hep cats for our ritzy Spring Formal. Alex Kaufman and his Orchestra will be blowin’ the joint with live tunes that will have us jitterbuggin' until the cows come home. Doll up in your swankiest duds, cause we are steppin’ back to 1939, daddy-o. Get ready to cut a rug, jive, and swing the night away.
Parking: Free parking in the Reitz Union Parking Garage. Rion Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, 32611. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]