Dancing, music and smiles amongst the greenery of the Adelaide Botanic Garden… delightful!
Join friends and family for a day of swing dancing, live music and a community picnic.
Put your dancing shoes on, learn some dance moves, and join the Swing Dance Adelaide community in dancing to the tunes of a live band - the appropriately named Garden Animals.
Music and garden loving non-dancers also welcome. Vintage or botanically themed attire encouraged.
The workshop, presented by Matty from Swing Out Adelaide, is suitable for all ages - no swing dance experience or partner required (but registrations encouraged).
Times:
11am-12pm - swing dance workshop
12-3pm - social swing dancing to live music and DJ sets, swing dance performances and community picnic.
Location:
Wetlands Amphitheatre, Adelaide Botanic Garden (E15 on the map, Google Maps link here)
We encourage using public transport. If driving, we recommend parking on Hackney Road and entering via the Hackney Gate.
Cost:
This event is free but registration is encouraged.
Event details:
For dancing, we recommend wearing sneakers, flats or similar.
A water fountain is located nearby - bring your refillable water bottle.
In the event of very inclement weather, this event may be relocated to elsewhere in the Adelaide Botanic Garden or postponed to a future date. We will inform via website, social media channels and signage if this occurs and thank you for your understanding.
Access support:
Everyone welcome. Please contact us if you have any access requirements so we can best support your involvement.
This event is made possible with thanks to the generous support of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia, the Nature Festival, and Swing Dance Adelaide, a not-for-profit volunteer-run organisation.
