Come join us in person for an epic night of swinging beats and smooth moves. Celebrate International Jazz Month with live music, dancing, and good vibes that'll take you right back to the legendary Savoy Ballroom. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just love jazz, this is the place to be. Let's stomp, sway, and spin the night away!
Jessie Redmon Fauset sculpted African American literature in the 1920's supporting the careers of Harlem Renaissance luminaries Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, Nella Larson and Claude McKay among others. In a biographical note the ardent Francophile Fauset shared, "Like the French, I adore dancing." Actually, it turns out that W. E. B. DuBois danced. Countee Cullen danced. Dorothy West danced and more. In honor of the many Harlem Renaissance writers and artists who danced at The Savoy Ballroom (1926-1958) and other places, this event is held in their memory.
Fittingly, April is International Jazz Month and in the vein of The Savoy Ballroom's tradition, two bands - The Chris McBride Band and The Eyal Vilner Swing Band will have everyone stomping back to the days of the legendary ballroom!To get everyone moving, Sam Coleman and Candice Franklin-Cox will bring your toe-tapping up to speed with instruction on swing dance basics.Bring friends, have a good time and keep Countee Cullen's poem, She of the Dancing Feet in mind.And what would I do in heaven, pray,Me with my dancing feet,And limbs like apple boughs that swayWhen the gusty rain winds beat?
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 4-8PM
Our Lady of Lourdes in Harlem
468 West 143rd Street, NYC4-8PM
Free and Open to the Public