Vail Jazz presents Hot House West July 23 at Vail Village's Solaris Plaza for a swingin' good time!

4:30PM FREE beginner Lindy Hop dance lesson
5:00-7:00PM Live performance and social dancing

Join the Vail Jazz community to learn the basics of Lindy Hop at this summer’s last FREE concert on the Solaris Plaza!

Dance professionals Kenny and Delilah from Swingin’ Denver will be leading FREE beginner Lindy Hop lessons! Lindy Hop is a joyful, free-spirited, and infectious form of vernacular dance created in the 1920s within the Black community. It is a partnered social dance, but you don’t need to bring your own partner. We rotate during the class so that you have a chance to meet and dance with many community members, while learning the history of this fast-paced art form!

All ages are welcome! Free swing lessons begin at 4:30PM, and the dancing will continue throughout the show. Put your new (or refined!) dance skills to good use at the concert immediately following the lesson.

Hot House West takes the stage with a seven piece band immediately at 5pm. When Hot House West begin to play, they unleash an impressive kinetic force, with pulsating, driving arrangements, the controlled fury of collective improvisation, and a spirit which no other band can match. This hard-hitting and straight-forward swing band have won over countless fans with their provocative and action-filled style of American jazz.

Presenting Sponsor: Discover Vail