Philly Fish Fry

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING!!! We were so happy to have all of you back in Bodek dancing to the amazing live music from Corner Pocket! We hope you had as much fun as we did :))) see you monthly starting September!

INTRODUCING our intermediate instructor: the ONE AND ONLY Jon Tigert!

Jon Tigert found swing dancing at the tender age of 15 and never looked back. Now, somewhat older than 15, Jon shares his knowledge of the dance all over the United States and the World. You may know him from his roles at events such as Lindy Focus, Lindy Fest, The Canadian Swing Dance Championships, The Chinese Lindy Hop Championships, Herrang Dance Camp, The International Lindy Hop Championships and many more. Known for his concise language, historical knowledge and and infinite supply of dad jokes, Jon's classes are immensely informative and entertaining. Beyond teaching, Jon is often seen behind the microphone as a well known MC and host, behind the computer as a DJ, or behind the drum kit playing and singing with various musical groups, including the Corner Pocket Jazz Band!

Come see Jon perform AND teach this Saturday, 4/9 at 8pm in Houston Hall’s historic Bodek Lounge!

WE ARE BACK!!! Come join us on April 9th with Corner Pocket! A Facebook event with all the details you need will be up shortly and linked in the bio :) stay tuned!

THE DAY IS HERE! Hear Eyal Vilner’s perspective as a world renowned swing musician in our online swing musicality workshop TONIGHT from 8-9pm EDT. Link in our bio (and here: tinyurl.com/phillyfishfryzooms)

DON’T MISS IT! Join Philly Fish Fry and world renowned band leader, composer, and dancer Eyal Vilner in his swing musicality workshop TOMORROW, fri 4/23 from 8-9PM EDT. Find the link in our bio!

IN TWO DAYS - A can't miss event! Come hear from Eyal Vilner this Friday, April 23rd at 8pm ET! He will be discussing swing music from his perspective as a musician. Grab your favorite beverage and click going on our Facebook event (link in bio!) https://fb.me/e/23386dbNn

EYAL VILNER is back with PHILLY FISH FRY! 🎣 Mark your calendars for next Friday - Eyal Vilner will be giving a musicality lesson for swing dancers, drawing from his experience as a renowned band leader, saxophonist, and composer for Eyal Vilner Big Bang, plus his own experience as a dancer! The workshop will include both exploration of concepts and music breaks to practise these concepts to, taken from Eyal’s newest album, “Live from Washington Square Park”. We may even get to hear Eyal play his saxophone live from his living room...

Let us know what YOU want to learn from Eyal Vilner! Go to our Instagram or Facebook stories & fill out our polls - or shoot us a DM!

With all of us waiting anxiously till the day we can safely social dancing again, what better time to improve our jazz listening skills? This is workshop you don’t want to miss.

Join us and in a collaboration event this Thursday (2/18) where we watch and discuss a documentary of jazz performer and entertainer extraordinaire, Nina Simone! Many of us who swing dance know her songs like the back of our hand, but this biopic featuring archival clips and diary entries from Simone herself will take us deeper into her nuanced life as an African American, a mother, and a civil rights activist. We will also be having a friendly discussion about the movie after the showing!

Come meet the person behind the music and find out what the means for us as swing dancers! Link in bio.