Event Program.

Friday June 20th, 2025

Shuffle and Scooch - Friday Welcome Dance

We will kick off with a welcome dance at the Marrickville Lawn Tennis Club. This newly refurbished venue has beautiful wooden floors, an affordable bar and a stage for our wonderful band. Due to capacity, this event is limited to full-weekend pass holders. There will not be any tickets sold at the door.

6:45 PM - Doors open.

7:00PM - Swing Walk/Peabody Class - This quickstep dance is a variation of the most popular dance of the jazz age: the Foxtrot. While this dance was popular, the famous Savoy Ballroom in Harlem was referred to as ‘the Racetrack’ - danced primarily in a closed hold, dancers doing swing walk or Peabody glide round and round the dance floor. Join this class to learn this iconic partner dance. Our guest teachers for this class are Cameron Yip and Emely Davidson.

8 PM - Social dance starts. Our Live Band will be led by Kate Wadey, a beloved name in the swing dance community. Kate's enchanting voice and passion for swing music always shines through, captivating the audience and keeping everyone on their feet. With the brilliant talents of Andrew Scott on piano, Sam Dobson on double bass, and Tim Geldens on drums, get ready to be delighted by their swingin’ melodies and undeniable groove. The band will play three swingin sets throughout the evening.
This venue has a fully licenced bar and operates under the supervision of RSA-qualified volunteer and casual staff. There is no BYO allowed.

11:00 PM - Social dance finishes.

Fast Foot Jam is a Shag and Bal weekender bringing you two action packed days of workshops, three nights of incredible social dancing to live jazz bands, and an endurance competition to find out who has the fastest feet of them all.

The daily program is presented below. There are no beginner level workshops. All attendees should be comfortable dancing the style taught in the session and be ready to advance their skills in the blueprint or explorer workshops. The program is subject to change. Keep an eye on Instagram for any changes/updates to the program!

Saturday June 21st, 2025

Workshops

Saturday workshops will begin in Marrickville at 10AM and end by 4PM.
Feel free to take a break, get some food, shop and explore Marrickville during the day.

Workshop venues include:

The Fast Foot Ball - Saturday evening

The Marrickville Town Hall will transform into a vibrant space for our Saturday evening dance.
Get Tickets here.

6:45 PM - Doors open.

7:00PM - Collegiate Shag taster class with guest teachers Alex Flore and Squish Falzon.

7:45 PM - Social dance starts - all swing era dance styles welcome and encouraged! Our Live band will be led by Eamon McNelis. Award-winning trumpeter and singer Eamon McNelis plays evocative, swinging tunes from the 1930’s and 1940’s. Repertoire from the catalogues of Billie Holiday, Una Mae Carlisle, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Hoagy Carmicheal and more. Eamon McNelis will come up from Melbourne to collaborate with Sydney’s finest Jazz musicians throughout this unforgettable evening of hot, swingin jazz.

9:30 PM - Endurance Comp to live band - Details here.

11:30 PM - Social dance finishes.

If you still have the energy, head down the road for a late night party at The Wriggle Room.

This is not included in the full weekend pass - you can buy tickets here.

Sunday June 22nd, 2025

Workshops

Sunday workshops will begin at 10AM and end by 3PM. There is a stretch and recover session to look after your body on Sunday morning. Feel free to take a break, get some food, shop and explore Marrickville during the day.

Workshop venues include:

For private lessons with our instructors, please contact the organisers in advance.

Sunday Tea Dance

The Marrickville Town Hall will be used to finish the weekend on a high. Get tickets here.

5:00 PM - Doors open and social dance starts. Live band led by Geroge Washingmachine, an exceptional jazz violinist and singer playing Jazz Manouche music that will inspire you to dance the night away.

8:00 PM - Social dance finishes

We encourage you to head out to dinner after the dance.