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New York’s Hottest Outdoor Dance Party
Every summer, the world’s finest dance bands turn
Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park into New York’s
favorite outdoor ballroom for pros and newcomers
alike, with the electrifying sounds of swing, salsa,
samba, tango, and more.
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June 27–July 16, 2011
MON Free Audience Thank-You Show
Jonathan Stout Orchestra
featuring Hilary Alexander
JUN Big Band Swing
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Dance Lesson: Heather Flock teaches Lindy Hop
DJ: Ryan Swift
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JUN
Soul Train
Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley
(one set at 7:30)
Extended DJ set by Biz Markie
WED
6
JUL
THU
7
JUL
FRI
8
JUL
Dance Lesson: Tyrone Proctor
teaches Soul Train party dances
DJ: Biz Markie
Swingtime Big Band
JUN
Dance Lesson: Eva Carrozza
teaches Foxtrot and Swing
DJ: Michelle & Bob of MB Music Services
29
THU
30
JUN
FRI
1
JUL
SAT
2
JUL
Swing, Ballroom
Hector del Curto’s
Eternal Tango Orchestra
Tango
Dance Lesson: Carolina Zokalski and Diego Di Falco
teach Tango
DJ: DJ Ko Tanaka
Diogo Nogueira
Gilberto Santa Rosa (one set at 8:00)
JUL
Dance Lesson: Carlos Konig
teaches Salsa on 2 (New York Style)
DJ: DJ Andreas
5
Salsa
Tribute to Ralph Mercado
featuring MioSotis, Tito Puente, Jr.,
Ray Sepulveda, Tony Vega,
and Dave Valentin
Musical Director: Bobby Allende
Cumbia, Vallenato
Dance Lesson: Ricardo Torres teaches Cumbia
DJ: Geko Jones (Que Bajo?! NYC)
SAT Kids Dance!
with Rodney Lopez
16
JUL
Ballroom, Tango, Swing
Dance Lesson: Rodney Lopez
FREE
3:00–4:30
SAT Tribute to Illinois Jacquet
16 featuring
Harlem Renaissance Orchestra
JUL with special guest Billy Harper
featuring the Third Annual
Ambassador Prize Dance Contest
Salsa
Big Band Swing
Dance Lesson: Eddie Torres
teaches Mambo and Salsa
DJ: DJ Henry Knowles
Dance Lesson: Margaret Batiuchok teaches Swing
DJ: Ryan Mascaro
For dance contest information visit
MidsummerNightSwing.org
JUL
Single Tickets: $17
Six-Night Pass: $90
Season Pass: $160
TUE
Palmetto Bug Stompers
Group Dance Lesson 6:30–7:15
New York debut
New Orleans Swing, Traditional Jazz
(GATES OPEN AT 6:00)
12
JUL
WED
13
JUL
New York debut
Jump Blues, Swing, Rock ’n’ Roll
Dance Lesson: Chance Bushman and
Amy Johnson of New Orleans teach Lindy Hop
and Swing
DJ: DJ Eve
live music and Dancing
7:30–8:30 AND 9:00–10:00
Charlie Harris, Maeve Donnelly,
Geraldine Cotter, and
Eamonn Cotter
Midsummer Night Swing is sponsored by
Traditional Irish CEiLI
Dance Lesson: Megan Downes
teaches Ceili and set dancing
DJ: Kevin Westley
Presented in association with Catskills Irish Arts week,
made possible in part with the support of Culture Ireland
as part of Imagine Ireland, a year of Irish Arts in America
in 2011
Salsa, Plena, Boogaloo
TUE
1980s Dance Pop, New Wave
JUL
Dance Lesson: Paolo Pasta Lanna
teaches Lindy Hop and Boogie-Woogie
DJ: DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus
9
Aurora y Zon del Barrio
with special guests Yomo Toro
and Larry Harlow
Dance Lesson: Jimmy Anton
teaches Salsa and Mambo
DJ: DJ Turmix
No Parking on the Dance Floor:
The Losers Lounge Presents an
’80s Dance Party
15
Ray Collins’ Hot Club
New York debut
Dance Lesson: Marizete and Kilby
teach Samba de Gafieira (Partner Samba)
DJ: Greg Caz
Dance Lesson: John Knapp and Meredith Stead
teach Texas Two-Step
DJ: Meredith Ochs
FRI Lisandro Meza and
Juan José Meza
SAT
Samba
Sponsored by Samaba99 Antioxidant SuperFruit Bars
Hot Jazz, Western Swing
Dance Lesson: Buddha Stretch
teaches Hip-Hop from the ’80s
DJ: Mark Goodman
R&B, Funk, Soul
WED
Hot Club of Cowtown
THU
Caravan Palace
JUL
Dance Lesson: Angela Harriel
teaches Lindy Hip-Hop and Electro Coast Swing
DJ: DJ Dhundee
14
Electro-swing, Gypsy Jazz, House
Presented in association with GeminiandScorpio.com
Visit MidsummerNightSwing.org for more information
about the fashion contest
(unless otherwise noted)
and made possible in part by grants from
Daisy and Paul Soros
Official Sponsor ofEndowment
Lincoln Center, Inc.
Charina
Fund
Official Airline
of Lincoln Center, Inc.
Official
Sponsors
Movado is an Official Sponsor of Lincoln Center, Inc.
Official Sponsor
of the Fashion
Lincoln
Center Airline of Lincoln Center, Inc.
United
Airlines
is the
Official
Online Experience
First Republic Bank is the Official Sponsor of the Fashion Lincoln
Center Online Experience
National Sponsor of Lincoln Center, Inc.
MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center, Inc.
Media Partners WNYC, WFUV
Hospitality Partner Zabar’s and Zabars.com
Travel Partner Amtrak
Photo Credit: Dancing Couple: Brian Stanton © 2010
TO buy tickets and swing passes: MidsummerNightSwing.org 212.721.6500
Avery Fisher Hall Box Office (Broadway at 65th Street)