Vancouver Swing Society

05/01/2026

05/01/2026

Registration for Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026 is open! Shuffle on over to the link in the comments to register now!

04/27/2026

Registration for Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026 opens this Friday, May 1st at 9am. We offer flexible pricing scheme - pick the price that works for you, no limits on the number of passes at each price point. We also offer discounted industry passes for full time artists & volunteer work exchanges - contact us if you are interested!

04/23/2026

We can't wait to dance with you all again at Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026 this fall! Thanks EG Dance Photography for the wonderful photos from last year.

04/20/2026

Thinking of taking classes at Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026? This year classes will be at an intermediate level! Our instructors will also be available for private lessons. Message us to get in touch with them and set something up!

04/16/2026

Registration for Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026 opens Friday, May 1st at 9am. Join us for a weekend full of social dancing!

04/13/2026

Josh Roberts will be returning as bandleader for Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026! Josh is a killer guitar player, arranger, and bandleader who has played at many dance events Camp Jitterbug, Big Sky Weekend, Portland Lindy Exchange, Northwest Balboa Festival, and Lindy Bout. We are delighted to have him back!

04/09/2026

From when I started 2008 to 2010, the home of swing dancing in Vancouver was the Commercial Drive Legion. You could find me there almost every Saturday night, and it was the site of many milestones in my dancing career: my first time making finals in both lindy hop and balboa competitions and my first team competition.

So I am especially thrilled that we'll be holding Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026 here! In addition to the many memories, the Legion has a beautiful sprung wood floor, and is in a great location right by the Commercial SkyTrain Station with tons of great restaurants & ships nearby.

04/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who shared kind word about last year's VBMF. Excited to be bringing you all another event full of amazing live music, excellent instruction, and tons of dancing at Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026!

04/02/2026

DJ Spotlight! We are thrilled to welcome Ann Sychterz to the DJ team at Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026! Ann began swing dancing in Waterloo, Canada and now lives in the US. Since getting her first songs, she has DJed in her home scenes including the one she co-founded in Switzerland called Swingtime Lausanne. She has had the fortune of playing swing jazz including head and competition DJ for events around the world. Digging through old stuff and new (soft spot for the original stuff), small group to big band to Newport, North American and European, she aims to create an atmosphere worthy of creativity and playing around with the dance.

03/30/2026

Meet your Vancouver Balboa Mini Fest 2026 Instructors! We are so excited to welcome Theresa Manney to this year's teaching staff. Looking for a private lesson with Theresa during the weekend? Let us know and we'll connect you!

Theresa has been a dance enthusiast for as long as she can remember. She has extensive experience in ballet, modern and aerial arts, but nothing captures her heart like jazz music and swing dancing. She adores many styles, especially Balboa, Collegiate S**g, Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz.

As an instructor, Theresa is known for having a keen eye for body mechanics with a strong focus to encourage her students to listen to the music as a way to inspire movement.