Swing
Tatiana Eva-Marie & the Avalon Jazz Band
Friday, July 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM
Dance floor opens at 6:00
Dance lesson at 6:30
Live music at 7:30
Tatiana Eva-Marie & the Avalon Jazz Band
Style: Gypsy Jazz, French Jazz
Dance Instructor: Roddy Caravella teaches Charleston
DJ: Cara Wolinsky
With the Avalon Jazz Band in residence, the dance floor erupts with the joie de vivre of an impromptu party on the banks of the Seine. Fronted by Tatiana Eva-Marie, “one of the finest rising jazz vocalists” (Vanity Fair), the Avalon Jazz Band infuses the New York swing renaissance with Django Reinhardt–style bravado, zazou boldness, and millennial cool.
Parisian Vintage Fashion Contest
To compete for best-dressed prizes, be on the dance floor by 7:30 pm in your chicest vintage dancer ensemble with a French flair.
Judges: Voon Chew, Laura Okita, and Carol Markel.
Prizes: Tickets to Midsummer Night Swing 2017, a Nespresso machine, $100 Zabar’s gift card, and dinner for two at Lincoln Center Kitchen
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Accessibility
The dance floor is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices are available to borrow from the Information Tent.
For more information about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please contact [email protected] or 212.875.5456.