What to expect
A three-day celebration featuring music, swing history talks, social dancing, and international workshops. The festival honours Norma Miller, the legendary Lindy Hop icon from the Harlem swing era who performed her final concert in Palermo in 2018. Live jazz bands will recreate atmospheres reminiscent of New Orleans clubs. The 2nd edition of the festival takes place at the historic beach resort Alle Terrazze in Mondello, one of the Belle Epoque symbols in Palermo.
Who you'll dance with
Teachers
United Kingdom
Charlotte Middlemiss is one of the UK and Europe's leading swing dance teachers and performers of authentic dances such as the 1940s Lind...
United Kingdom
Joseph Sewell is one of the UK and Europe's leading international dancers, instructors and educators of African American swing dances suc...
Buenos Aires, Argentina
World-renowned swing dancer and teacher specializing in Lindy Hop and Authentic Jazz, born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with 18...
United Kingdom
Sharon Davis was part of the famous Swing dance company, The Harlem Hot Shots, and has taught seminars at the most prestigious Swing danc...
Los Angeles, USA
Karine Hermes is a professional swing dance instructor, performer, choreographer and organizer based in Los Angeles. She has taught in fe...
Los Angeles, USA
Stephen Sayer is a dancer and instructor dedicated to preserving American partner jazz dances of the 1920s-1950s. Originally from Dayton,...
France
Jean-Charles aka JoYsS is an actor who shares a huge love story with dance. He originally comes from the Hip-hop Culture. His main focus ...
Rome, Italy
Karen Fantasia is from Rome and works as a professional dancer. She has invested her life studying dance, from ballet to contemporary dan...
Music
Europe
Formed in 2015, the Hot Swing Sextet is a group of 6 musicians from Bordeaux, France, accustomed to playing for dancers. The band propose...
Europe
The Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra has been performing since 1990 from Pescara, Italy, providing high class music, showmanship and storytell...
Europe
Led by Luca Filastro, a jazz pianist, arranger, and orchestra conductor who began playing the piano at the age of five. With a prestigiou...
Pescara, Italy
Modena, Italy
Milan, Italy
Venues
Alle Terrazze
Viale Regina Elena, 90151 Mondello, Palermo, Italy
Alle Terrazze
Viale Regina Elena, 90151 Mondello, Palermo, Italy
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A historic beach resort in Mondello, one of the Belle Epoque symbols in Palermo.