Hello and hello, Swing dance family and friends!
Lots coming up — strap in, grab a cuppa and get up to speed! There’s something for everyone this month, from festivals to showcases to international adventures. Let’s go!
Saturday 30 May – Big Apple Practice & BBQ Catchup
10:30am Broadwater (Gold Coast) – Open stage warm-up & practice
12:00pm Snags & picnic social — BYO drinks & specialty dietary items. We’ll supply the snags and picnic gathering goodness!
A huge thanks to Waka for coordinating and running the Big Apple challenge — you’re a legend!
Want to know more or find out exactly where we’ll be? Give us a call or text — Chrissy: 0409 727 888
Classes Update — June Joy!
No classes Wednesday 3 June (Gold Coast) and Thursday 4 June (Mullumbimby) due to Cooly Rocks On Festival starting this week. Classes resume as usual the following week.
While Ray eases his way back into full dance duties, the following classes will keep you on your toes!
Gold Coast
- Ray & Kellie – Beginners
- Ian & Chrissy – Balboa
- David, Waka & Courtenay – Advanced
Mullumbimby
- Ray & Deryn – Beginners
- Chrissy & Guest Teacher – Intermediate
- Advanced – Lucky Dip Fun!
Cooly Rocks On — We’ll Be There!
Cooly Rocks On is coming in hot! Here’s where we’ll be for the week-long festival fun on the beaches of Coolangatta — coolyrockson.com.au
For those joining us (or as Ian says, avoiding us ), we highly recommend grabbing the CRO App — it’s simple, easy to use, and keeps you across everything happening.
We’re staying at Twin Towns — easy walk to everything. And a cheeky hot tip for those driving: you can usually get a park underneath. Shhh!
- 3June
Pin Up Pageant Sashing — Elvis Bar
3:00pm Miss Chrissy will be officially hosting duties at the Pin Up Pageant Sashing! Come along and support your Swing On In Pin Up gals Abbey, Amanda and Heather.
4:00pm – 7:30pm Then stick around for the sweet sounds of Swing A Billy Ray!
- 4June
Lindy Hop Classes — The Strand
10:15am Chrissy & Ray teach two back-to-back Lindy Hop classes — always fun and popular! Just $10 per class.
- 4June
Swing A Billy Ray DJ Sets — Elvis Precinct
2:00pm – 7:00pm Elvis Precinct DJ set
7:00pm – 10:00pm The Moonlight Swing Dance
The Moonlight Swing Dance is hosted by Swing On In featuring live entertainment by Sam Ghezzi from the Netherlands and Swing A Billy Ray. Shine times for everyone to join in: Shim Sham · The Big Apple · Final Jam!
- 5June
CRO Pin Up Pageant — Queen Elizabeth Park
4:00pm Get along and be entertained by 12 amazing Pin Ups — including three of our very own swing dance gals!
Miss Seraphina Sass (Abbey)Miss Wila-Ray (Amanda)Miss Heather Lee (Heather)Go show them some love!
6:15pm – 8:00pm Swing A Billy Ray DJ set – Elvis Precinct
- 6June
Swing A Billy Ray DJ Sets — Elvis Precinct
10:00am – 12:30pm Come dance the morning away!
- 7June
The Elvis Gospel Church — A Must See! + Ray’s Final DJ Sets
Sunday is a big one! Don’t miss the legendary Elvis Gospel Church — trust us on this one.
10:00am – 12:30pm Swing A Billy Ray – Elvis Precinct
2:30pm – 4:00pm Swing A Billy Ray – Elvis Precinct
* Clearly Ray will be working hard and I’ll be swanning around! Ha! — Chrissy
Bands we want to see: Sam Ghezzi & His Dreammakers · The Hi Stakes · Johnny Law · Josh’s Foolish Hearts
Help Us Spread the Word — BBLX Postcards!
We have 1,000 BBLX postcards and would love for all our Swing On In peeps coming along next weekend to grab a bunch and hand them out to dancers. Ray and I will have them on us — just grab some when you see us!
BBLX marketing is everyone’s business, right? Thanks team! You are the best!
Byron Bay Lindy Exchange — 16–18 October 2026
Bands, venues, merch and extra party details coming out starting next week!
Merch pre-sale releasing soon for full weekend pass holders. Early bird tickets close 30 June — full price applies after that!
Just Happened — Brisbane Swing Thing!
What a great turn out for the Brisbane Swing Things with our Swing On In crew — we love attending exchanges with you crazy cats! Never a dull moment.
The BST team did such a fantastic job, and thanks to everyone for the lovely dances and great conversations on the floor!
Our Next Adventures
Need a 3rd & 4th job to keep up with all the events coming up! Ah well — you only dance (live) once!
Greazefest — Australia’s No.1 Kustom Kulture Festival
Swing A Billy Ray will be entertaining the whole weekend alongside a suite of incredible live bands. Miss Chrissy will be there doing vintage styling hair and makeup and selling off some threads! Cars, live entertainment, markets — and lots of dancing!
Cairns Swing Festival
Our next travelling adventure — a dance exchange in Cairns and it’s going to be a hoot! More exciting news to come, but check out the event and book your flights. We’re looking to share an Airbnb — we’ll have a spare bed and David McBride is sleeping in the bathtub!
Sydney Lindy Exchange
Sydney, here we come! More details to follow — watch this space.
Byron Bay Lindy Exchange 2026
Lots of fun stuff being designed behind the scenes — bands, venue, and extra party details coming out starting next week! Merch pre-sale for full weekend pass holders releasing soon. Get your early bird tickets now — they close 30 June!
Shout Outs!
Our favourite Head of the Mullum Italian Mafia Mummas — Mel!
Did you know? Not only is Mel a great friend who always smells amazing and dances like there’s no tomorrow — she is also a brilliant Radio DJ Host running her own program every Wednesday night on Bay FM 99.9!
Tune in to That’s Amore — 6pm to 7pm Wednesdays at bayfm.org. Italian tunes, fabulous flavour, and maybe give her a cheeky phone-in. (No, don’t. But maybe yes! )
Room available! Mel has a house in the heart of Byron Bay and is looking for two housemates. If you’re a cool, chill person looking for new digs — reach out to us and we’ll pass on your details, or message Mel directly if you have her contact. Share the love and help a fellow swing buddy out!
David, Waka & Courtenay — Our Advanced Class Dream Team!
A big warm thank you to David, Courtenay and Waka for their incredible work teaching the Swing On In Advanced classes on the Gold Coast. Watching this class learn, grow and shine makes us so incredibly proud. You are all wonderful and we are so grateful for you!
Beauties Feeling Fabulous — Our Charity Heart
