Hello Swing On In Friends & Family – and our brand-new BBLX Family!
Wow… what a ride October has been!
Ray and I have finally come up for air — feet, minds, and bodies tired, but hearts so full. 🩵
This newsletter won’t be too long (promise!) , I said most of my teary thank-yous over the mic at BBLX , but there are a few last heartfelt acknowledgements, plus all your photo links, review pages, and the big reveal… BBLX 2026 dates!
💌 THANK YOU
To everyone who had faith in us, who said yes, who travelled, who danced, who believed — you made this happen.
BBLX was truly a community effort, and your messages and smiles told us it was something special. From the bottom of our hearts — thank you.
🏠 PLEASE LEAVE A GOOGLE REVIEW
Supporting our venues helps us grow this fledgling exchange!
If you enjoyed your time at these beautiful Byron locations, please leave them a kind review:
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Club Byron (Matt & team): Leave a Review →
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Byron Bay Community Theatre (Jon, Kristina & team): Leave a Review →
A quick review goes a long way to support the venues who support swing dancing. 💃
📸 PHOTO & VIDEO CREDITS
A big shout-out to the two creative dynamos who captured all the BBLX joy:
🎥 Hielrick from Once Upon A Time — our gorgeous, crazy French filmmaker.
Tag and follow: Once Upon A Time on Instagram →
Download your Welcome & Entry Photos:
🔗 Link 1
🔗 Link 2
🔗 Link 3
📷 Simone Gorman-Clark — always smiling and snapping!
Follow & tag her when sharing your photos: Simone on Instagram →
Links to Simones galleries:
INSTRUCTIONS SCREENSHOT BELOW
All images are also uploaded to our Swing On In Facebook Page Albums:
👉 facebook.com/SwingOnIn
Please tag @byron_bay_lindy_exchange and @swing_on_in when you share as well as the artists, it helps us grow and keeps our little dance world buzzing and the algorithm climbing!
🎶 OUR INCREDIBLE ARTISTS
Huge love to our music makers and DJs who kept the dance floor alive all weekend:
🎷 Lucky Seven – The hottest swing band in Australia @
🎤 Mary Max & The Tweed Set – Our not-so-secret Northern Rivers weapon @
🎺 Melissa Western & The Jumping Bin Chickens – Straight from Edinburgh Fringe to Kingscliff @
🎧 Our DJs:
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@thatlandkyguysteve (DJ Stephen Fee – Perth)
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@dj_lindyhopper_coops (DJ Kylie Coops – Adelaide)
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@swing_on_in (DJ Swing-A-Billy Ray –Our very own local hunk.. well mine! 🙂 )
💃 Special mention to:
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Mel & Trav from @adelaide_lindy_exchange & Swing That Thing for your gorgeous performance, energy and support
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Sarah from Wellbeing with Sarah (online classes available!) – thanks for your strengthen and Stretch Class, just what we needed
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Melissa Pilot @lady_mel_bee – for the welcome picnic & delicious charcuterie boards! YUM!
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Michael & Gabrielle – our walking tour hosts extraordinaire, passionate and gorgeous humans! No lighthouse walk is better than with these two Angels!
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Leigh from Adelaide – for the spontaneous Charleston Stroll Class! Thanks for suggesting and making it happen! What a hit!
🌍 FRIENDS FROM NEAR & FAR
We were thrilled to have dancers from across Australia, the UK, and Germany join us!
From yoga to brunches, op-shop runs to beach hangs — it was all the magic an exchange should be.
🗓 SAVE THE DATE – BBLX 2026
Yes, it’s happening!
📅 Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026
Outside of school holidays, so you can snag affordable accommodation and flights.
Early bird tickets go on sale next year — stay tuned!
🕺 Almost a Wrap….
We’re wrapping up a huge year — from Cooly Rocks On (June) to Italy’s Summer Jamboree (July/August) , Beauties Feeling Fabulous Disco Ball (September), BBLX, and Chromefest (October) — whew!
As we sail into summer, we’re slowing down a little… but yes, word is out — Christmas Dance incoming! 🎄💃 More on that soon.
Til then,
Stay cool, dance like no one’s watching, and we’ll see you on the floor soon!
With full hearts,
Chrissy & Ray
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ByronBayLindyExchange.com.au | SwingOnIn.com.au
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