Swing Workshop this Weekend!!!!

Last weekend was the Sun Valley Jazz Festival and this coming weekend is the swing workshop at ISU.

Joel Plys and Jenna Applegarth are excellent national instructors and we are lucky to have them both with us here in Idaho.

TWO LIVE BANDS!!!! If you can't make it to the classes, there are dances both nights!
Kevin Young Jazz Quartet on Friday night, Oct 21st!

Time: 8:30-10:30pm

Location: ISU Student Union Ballroom, Pocatello


The Jazz House Big Band plays on Saturday night, Oct 22!

Time: 8:00-11:30pm

Location: Veterans Memorial Building, 300 North Johnson Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83204

October 21-22- ISwingU Dance Workshop in Pocatello!

Put this on your calendars! This is not to be missed!

This swing dance workshop includes 10 hours of dancing instruction plus dances at night all for $50. This is a great opportunity to learn from one of Rick and Meredith's instructors, Joel Plys from San Diego.


The most current information on this event can be found on: http://iswingu.​blogspot.com/

or email Robert: hansrobe@isu.ed​u

Summer Dancing Events

Even though it's summer and many people are out camping and hiking - we are all still finding good places to go out and dance. There are the EIRMC River Concerts and Alive at Five events adding to the mix this summer in Idaho Falls. Last Friday we had a large group out dancing to the Jazz House Big Band at the Rotary fundraiser in Pocatello. We all had a great time with dancers there from Pocatello, Idaho Falls and Rexburg.

5th Wheel at the Portneuf Brewery in Pocatello

There is a new band playing out that we can dance to called 5th Wheel. We had a great time dancing to them this past Saturday in the loft at Portneuf. All the dancers left tired and happy. We are lucky enough they are playing again this Saturday at CoHo in Pocatello from 7-10pm. Hope to see you on the dance floor!

Ray Street Blues this Saturday at the Cellar 7pm

It's been over a year since this band has been out and playing.  Swing Junction is excited to have them back on our calendar.  This is a rock/blues band and they are playing this Saturday at 7pm at the Cellar.  Dance space is tight but it's a great venue and a great band. 


Come out and join us!

Kevin Young Jazz Quartet This Weekend

This weekend the Kevin Young Jazz Quartet is playing at the Zone, here in Idaho Falls.  The band starts at 9pm and this event is FREE!  This quartet always plays some tunes for swing dancers so come and join us this weekend.  The Zone is one of the rare venues in IF with a dance floor to practice your steps.

Great Time at the Elks Lodge

This has been a very full week;  dancing at the Cellar during the Eastern Idaho Jazz Society Jam Session, the new balboa class on Friday and on Saturday, the fundraiser at the Elks lodge with the Jazz House Big Band.

The lesson was packed with over 40 people and it was great to see a full dance floor this year.  This is an event we'd like to have more often to be able to dance to a live big band on a large dance floor. 

New Balboa Class and Dancing Stuff

By request, we are offering a five week balboa series starting Friday, Feb 4th.  This is a great dance for conserving energy, dancing at fast tempos, and dancing in tight spaces.  Contact us if you are interested!

We all had a great time at the Eastern Idaho Jazz Society Jam Session this past Wednesday.  The musicians were great and there were lots of danceable tunes.  The next Jam Session is Wednesday, February 2nd.

Come join us at Vino Rosso for the Kevin Young Jazz Quartet this Wednesday, Jan 12th at 7pm!