Ongoing
Thursdays
Ongoing Thursdays, 7:30-10:30 pm. Gainesville Swing Dancing every Thursday evening from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM, you can find us at the Rosa B Williams Center. We kick off the night with a one-hour beginner lesson, followed by two hours of social dancing in a beautiful, air-conditioned hardwood dance hall.
We cannot wait to hit the dance floor with all of you.
No partner or experience needed.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.
Admission:
Free, donations encouraged via cash or Venmo.
Connect with Us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gainesvillelindyscoop/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gainesville.swingdancing/
GroupMe: https://groupme.com/join_group/94661829/xshrLqwd
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/gainesville_swingdancing. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [events]
2025
September 2025
Saturday 20 September 2025
Sat 20 Sep, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 pm Beginner lesson
8:30 pm Dancing
Costumes encouraged.
Everyone is welcome.
No partner or experience needed.
Free parking in the Reitz Union Parking Garage
Admission:
Free. Recommended donation of $5 encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rion Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, 32611. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
October 2025
Thursday 2 October 2025
Thu 2 Oct, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 Lesson
8:30 Dancing
Join GSD for FREE swing dancing every Thursday in a beautiful, air-conditioned, historic dance hall with hardwood floors with LIVE MUSIC from Porch Swing! Join us for an evening filled with music and dancing in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
No partner or experience is needed.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.
Admission:
Free, donations encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][events]
Friday 10 October 2025
Fri 10 Oct to Sun 12 Oct. This October, the ghosts are groovin’ and the ghouls are gettin’ down — and you are invited to the most spooktacular swing dance weekend of the year.
Join us October 10–12 in Gainesville, Florida, for three thrilling days of workshops, socials, and frightfully good fun.
But beware… this year, it’s not just a workshop — it’s a RETREAT.
Your ticket includes lodging so you can dance ‘til midnight, rest in peace (literally), and wake up ready to haunt the dance floor again. Non-lodging tickets are also available.
Do not miss this boo-tiful weekend of tricks, treats, and swingouts so good… they will raise the dead. Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center, 210 SE 134 Avenue, Micanopy. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
Saturday 11 October 2025
Sat 11 Oct to Sun 12 Oct. This October, the ghosts are groovin’ and the ghouls are gettin’ down — and you are invited to the most spooktacular swing dance weekend of the year.
Join us October 10–12 in Gainesville, Florida, for three thrilling days of workshops, socials, and frightfully good fun.
But beware… this year, it’s not just a workshop — it’s a RETREAT.
Your ticket includes lodging so you can dance ‘til midnight, rest in peace (literally), and wake up ready to haunt the dance floor again. Non-lodging tickets are also available.
Do not miss this boo-tiful weekend of tricks, treats, and swingouts so good… they will raise the dead. Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center, 210 SE 134 Avenue, Micanopy. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
Sunday 12 October 2025
Sun 12 Oct. This October, the ghosts are groovin’ and the ghouls are gettin’ down — and you are invited to the most spooktacular swing dance weekend of the year.
Join us October 10–12 in Gainesville, Florida, for three thrilling days of workshops, socials, and frightfully good fun.
But beware… this year, it’s not just a workshop — it’s a RETREAT.
Your ticket includes lodging so you can dance ‘til midnight, rest in peace (literally), and wake up ready to haunt the dance floor again. Non-lodging tickets are also available.
Do not miss this boo-tiful weekend of tricks, treats, and swingouts so good… they will raise the dead. Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center, 210 SE 134 Avenue, Micanopy. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Tue 14 Oct, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 pm Beginner lesson
8:30 pm Dancing
Show your Gator pride with orange and blue.
Everyone is welcome.
No partner or experience needed.
Free parking in the Reitz Union Parking Garage
Admission:
Free. Recommended donation of $5 encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rion Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, 32611. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
Friday 24 October 2025
Fri 24 Oct, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 pm Beginner lesson
8:30 pm Dancing
Everyone is welcome.
No partner or experience needed.
Free parking in the Reitz Union Parking Garage
Admission:
Free. Recommended donation of $5 encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rion Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, 32611. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][facebook][events]
Thursday 30 October 2025
Thu 30 Oct, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 Lesson
8:30 Dancing
Costumes encouraged.
Everyone welcome.
No partner or experience is needed.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.
Admission:
Free, donations encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][events]
November 2025
Thursday 6 November 2025
Thu 6 Nov, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 Lesson
8:30 Dancing
Join GSD for FREE swing dancing every Thursday in a beautiful, air-conditioned, historic dance hall with hardwood floors with LIVE MUSIC from Porch Swing! Join us for an evening filled with music and dancing in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
No partner or experience is needed.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.
Admission:
Free, donations encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][events]
Saturday 8 November 2025
Sat 8 Nov, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 pm Beginner lesson
8:30 pm Dancing
Everyone is welcome.
No partner or experience needed.
Free parking in the Reitz Union Parking Garage
Admission:
Free. Recommended donation of $5 encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rion Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, 32611. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][events]
Friday 21 November 2025
Fri 21 Nov, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 pm Beginner lesson
8:30 pm Dancing
Everyone is welcome.
No partner or experience needed.
Free parking in the Reitz Union Parking Garage
Admission:
Free. Recommended donation of $5 encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rion Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, 32611. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][events]
December 2025
Thursday 4 December 2025
Thu 4 Dec, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 Lesson
8:30 Dancing
Join GSD for FREE swing dancing every Thursday in a beautiful, air-conditioned, historic dance hall with hardwood floors with LIVE MUSIC from Porch Swing! Join us for an evening filled with music and dancing in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
No partner or experience is needed.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.
Admission:
Free, donations encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][events]
Saturday 13 December 2025
Sat 13 Dec, 7:30-10:30 pm. 7:30 Lesson
8:30 Dancing
Formal attire highly recommended.
Join GSD for FREE swing dancing every Thursday in a beautiful, air-conditioned, historic dance hall with hardwood floors with LIVE MUSIC from Porch Swing! Join us for an evening filled with music and dancing in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
No partner or experience is needed.
Parking:
Free street parking is available in front of or beside the building, as well as in the nearby Friends of the Library lot.
Admission:
Free, donations encouraged via cash or Venmo. Rosa B Williams Center, 524 NW First Street, Gainesville, 32601. Edward Stephen Gavlick III, 352-246-4525, SwingDancing.Gainesville@gmail.com. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [gainesvilleswingdancing][events]