Gem City Swing

06/07/2025

🌈 We had the BEST TIME walking in the Dayton Pride Parade today! To our q***r GCS members, we see you, we love you, you belong here!

Thanks to for letting us be a small part of celebrating Dayton's q***r community. 🌈

06/05/2025

One week from today! See y'all there!

Get ready to have a swingin' good time as the Summer Music Series continues featuring Big Band Night with The Bob Gray Orchestra! Gem City Swing will also be hosting a free swing dance lesson at intermission so make sure to bring those dancing shoes...

Big Band Night with The Bob Gray Orchestra
Thurs, June 12 from 7-9 p.m.

05/27/2025

Act like a rabbit and join us at our weekly Tuesday lesson and social dance! Lessons start at 7pm, social dance starts at 8pm. $10 for both.

05/23/2025

Have you heard??? 2025 is Gem City Swing's 10th birthday! Save the date for our 10th Anniversary Celebration: Saturday, August 16th in the evening at America's Packard Museum. More details to follow! 🎉🎂🎉

05/21/2025

🌈 Exciting news: we're walking in the Dayton Pride Parade on June 7th! At Gem City Swing, we believe in cultivating a dance community in which everyone can be themselves--whether lead, follow, or both!

To sign up to walk with us in the parade (we only have 25 spots!), please fill out the following form. We will send you information about meeting location and time as soon as we get that from the organizers! 🌈

https://forms.gle/Ycy2vpyhzyDt4MKe6

05/20/2025

Cheers to the beginning of a summer where we take every opportunity to dance outside ☀️💃🌳

05/09/2025

Our friends at CincyHop are offering an early bird discount through the 11th!

Register now thru May 11 to get the lowest ticket price of the year for - Cincinnati’s ultimate dance exchange weekend!
Visit us at CincyHop.org for more info. .dance .era.steps

05/05/2025

Great news! Fundamentals, our two-month beginner series, starts back up THIS TUESDAY (May 6th)! If you're looking to pick up a new hobby or try out the coolest thing there is to do in Dayton on a Tuesday night, now is the perfect time.

Class starts at 7pm at the American Czechoslovakian Club on Valley Street. $10 for the lesson AND our social dance (where you get to practice what you learned). No need to bring a partner--just yourself and clothes you can dance in.

Can't wait to see you there!

04/29/2025

Today's lessons are all about the Shim Sham! Our Fundamentals class will be learning the steps of this classic line dance, and our Next Steps class will be learning variations of the moves to spice it up! See you at 7pm!

04/26/2025

Today, 10 Gem City Swing members helped Fiver Rivers MetroParks clean up RiverScape MetroPark for their Adopt-A-Park Day! Who knew swing dance and mulching were transferable skills??

We can't wait to see our hard work in action during big band nights at RiverScape this summer! We'll be there to teach intro swing dance lessons during band breaks (and to admire our Earth Day efforts!). Mark your calendars for June 12th, July 17th, and August 14th.

Thank you to Five Rivers MetroParks for being stewards of our planet and for allowing us to give back to the community we call home!

04/04/2025

Are you looking for a focused opportunity to level up your blossoming skills as a swing dancer? Then join us for a Practice Session on the third Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm!

Practice sessions are dedicated time and space for swing dancers to practice and improve. They are self-directed and FREE! Prior swing dance experience is highly recommended. Check out Gem City Swing Practice Sessions for more information!