Friday April 13th (evening)- Fall Ball

Music by Gordon Webster and Friends.

  • Where: Lyneham Performing Arts Centre (Lyneham High School), 61 Goodwin Street Lyneham ACT
  • Time: Free swing dance class at 7pm, social dancing starts at 8pm
  • Cost: $25 pre-paid, $30 at the door, included in the Gold Pass

Friday April 13th (after midnight) - A swingin' afterparty!

  • Where: Canberra Technology Park, Canberra City Band Hall, 49 Phillip Avenue, Watson (building adjacent to carpark at Antill St end)
  • When: 12:00am, midnight
  • Cost: $10, included in the Gold Pass

Saturday April 14th (day) - Jumptown Jam Workshops

  • Where: Canberra Technology Park, Canberra City Band Hall, 49 Phillip Avenue, Watson (building adjacent to carpark at Antill St end)
  • When: Workshops will run from 9:30am until 4:30pm. For more details, check out the workshops page.

Saturday April 14th (evening) - Jam Night

Dance your heart out to more amazing music from the talented Gordon Webster, and enjoy the relaxed Jack and Jill competition - no matter if you're a competitor or a spectator, you'll have a great night.

  • Where: Lyneham Performing Arts Centre (Lyneham High School), 61 Goodwin Street Lyneham ACT
  • When: Doors open 7:30 pm
  • Cost: $25 pre-paid, $30 at the door, included in the Gold Pass

Saturday April 14th (after midnight) - The second swingin' afterparty!

Dance the night away

  • Where: Canberra Technology Park, Canberra City Band Hall, 49 Phillip Avenue, Watson (building adjacent to carpark at Antill St end)
  • When: 12:00am, midnight
  • Cost: $10, included in the Gold Pass

Sunday April 15rd (day) - more workshops!

  • Where: Canberra Technology Park, Canberra City Band Hall, 49 Phillip Avenue, Watson (building adjacent to carpark at Antill St end)
  • When: Workshops will run from 9:30am until 4:30pm. For more details, check out the workshops page.

Sunday April 15th (evening) - cool down party

Kick back to some slow swing and blues to wind down the weekend. Stay tuned for more details

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Music

Gordon Webster

Gordon Webster

Pianist Gordon Webster is one of the most sought after musicians in the Swing dancing world. His tremendous musicianship and passion, supported by his first-hand knowledge of social dancing, have inspired lindy hoppers at hundreds of dance events worldwide. Drawing on influences as diverse as Fats Waller, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris, Webster serves up a smorgasbord of styles unified by one characteristic: irresistible danceability.

Born in Ottawa, Canada, Mr. Webster began playing the piano at age 4. He moved to Toronto in 1993 to study jazz piano at University of Toronto. In 2001, while still living in Toronto, he became obsessed with the lindy hop and began traveling to exchanges and camps as both a musician and a dancer. In 2002, Gordon met his wife Katie, a lindy hopper, at Swing Out New Hampshire. In 2004, he moved to New York City to pursue his Masters of Music degree at Manhattan School of Music, where he graduated in 2006.

One of the most active and versatile musicians on the scene, Webster maintains ongoing collaborative relationships with a diverse array of jazz/blues and lindy hop luminaries, and is an associate member of one of the most popular traditional jazz bands on the U.S. lindy hop scene, the Cangelosi Cards.

Gordon plays with many amazing musicians and this year he’s got more from the USA! We’ve got Rob Adkin back on the upright bass & Adrian Cunningham on clarinet/sax. Plus amazing Australian musician’s to complete the band.

Lily Dior... Australian jazz vocalist

Lily Dior

Lily Dior is one of Australia’s most captivating singers possessing a warm lyrical voice that lends itself equally to the cool subtleties of jazz, and the passionate styling of rhythm and blues. Whether singing a tender jazz ballad or a soul classic Lily brings heart and depth to every song she sings.

The daughter of professional musicians who met and married in London, Lily spent the first five years of her life touring the world with her parents before they settled in Australia. Lily pursued a solo career that has since taken her around the world.

The release of her debut album ‘Invitation’ was enthusiastically received by audiences and critics alike. “Invitation is a deep, moving piece of work that is almost ridiculously listenable and is destined to be required listening for any music lover possessing a cultured taste.” (Craig N Pearce,Drum Media). “She can belt out a song, dramatize a lyric, swing hard and earthy, flirt, sing a tender song – Lily can ‘tell a story’.” (Jim McLeod, ABC) Her second CD ‘Clear Day’, released on Jazzgroove Records, is a moody and sensitive collection of standards and originals with superb arrangements by Gerard Masters.