Social Dances
The main events during NYLX are our social dances, featuring some of the top swing bands in the world at historic and unique NYC venues… go to all three!
Friday, September 20th
SONY HALL
235 W 46th St. (btw 8th Ave & Broadway)
8:00pm to 1:00am
featuring live music by
GORDON WEBSTER BAND
HOT TODDIES JAZZ BAND w/Hannah Gill & Queen Esther
performance by KILOWATT DANCE THEATER
DANDY WELLINGTON, emcee
DJ ANDRIUS
special guest performance by tap dancer DEWITT FLEMING JR
representing A WONDERFUL WORLD The Louis Armstrong Musical
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $49 Early Bird // $54 in advance // $59 at the door
(PRO TIP: Best ticket pricing available via NYLX Packages)
this event is ALL AGES!
This dance is included with NYLX event package
HISTORY: Opened in 1938 in the basement of the Paramount Hotel, the space soon became the famed Diamond Horseshoe nightclub in the 1940s. Later it become a legitimate Broadway theatre, and then a private venue through the 1980’s. It remained mostly closed in the 1990s and 2000s, and reemerged in 2013 after a 20-million-dollar renovation into the theater for the immersive production of “Queen of the Night.” It was then purchased by the Blue Note Group, and reopened as Sony Hall in 2018.
Saturday, September 21st
PRINCE GEORGE BALLROOM
15 East 27th st (btw 5th & 6th Ave)
7:00pm to 1:00am / doors 6:30pm
featuring live music by
EYAL VILNER BIG BAND
ADRIEN CHEVALIER GYPSY TRIO
MIKEY JUNIOR BLUES BAND
BRIAN DAVIS, emcee - “MR. TAPTASTIC”
performance by KILOWATT DANCE THEATER
Honoree presentation at 9:30pm to Lana Turner
DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $35 Early Bird // $39 in advance // $45 at the door
Late Night Blues Only (after 10:45pm): $19 Advance // $25 Door
add-on: 4hr Full Open Bar = $45
add-on: 4hr Beer/Wine Open Bar = $35
(no cash bar available for individual drink purchases)
PRO TIP: Best ticket pricing available via NYLX Packages
this event is ALL AGES!
This event is in collaboration with KILOWATT DANCE THEATER
This dance is included with NYLX event package
HISTORY: Built originally as in 1904 as the Ballroom to the Prince George Hotel, it was a key fixture in the vibrant Madison Square neighborhood, with prominent guests such as playwright Eugene O’Neill. In 1996, Breaking Ground acquired The Prince George Hotel, and with the help of government agencies and corporate partners, transformed the building into permanent supportive housing for homeless and low-income single adults. In 2005, Breaking Ground completed the restoration of the 5,000 square-foot Prince George Ballroom, and then another extensive restoration in 2015 modernizing the historic space while maintaining its original Neo-Renaissance features.
MISSION: The Prince George Ballroom is owned and operated by Breaking Ground, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides affordable housing for homeless and low income New Yorkers. 100% of net proceeds from ballroom events support this mission."
Sunday, September 22nd
You Should Be Dancing...! Dance Center
37 West 26th Street (2nd fl)
7:30pm to 2:30am
featuring live music by
DANNY JONOKUCHI & THE REVISIONISTS
DANNY LIPSITZ & BRASS TACKS
performance by BIG APPLE LINDY HOPPERS
DJ Odysseus Bailer
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $29 Early Bird // $35 in advance // $39 at the door
Late Night: $15 Advance // $20 Door
(PRO TIP: Best ticket pricing available via NYLX Packages)
this event is ALL AGES!
This dance is included with NYLX event package
Throw down at NYLX’s official Sunday night farewell social dance featuring live music by DANNY JONOKUCHI & THE REVISIONISTS, and DANNY LIPSITZ & BRASS TACKS; plus DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER and performances by BIG APPLE LINDY HOPPERS, all at our home base of YSBD! We’ve got lots in the works for this night (including a special bar & midnight pizza), so even if you’ve been to YSBD before, you’ve never seen it like this!
