Route 66 at The Camden Palace Ballroom

Dublin's weekly social swing night at the Camden Palace Ballroom.

Every Wednesday, The Palace reverberates with the sounds and sights of all things swing.

From the 26th March, the Beginners Swing class will continue to be at 8.00pm til 8.45pm – this is a drop in class and ideal for people who have never tried swing dancing before. Each week we take you through the basic rhythms and show you some moves to get you dancing.

After a couple of months in the 8.00pm class, you’ll be itching to try something new. And this is where the 7.00pm – 7.45pm class comes in handy. In this class, we’ll take you beyond the basic rhythms and moves that you have learnt previously, and broaden your Swing dancing repertoire. We’re calling this class “Beyond the Basics” and recommend you do a couple of months of 8.00pm classes before moving up to join us. Like the Beginners class, this is a drop in class.

The cost of each class is included in the €8 entry price for Route 66. Do stay on after the classes to enjoy the social side of learning to dance – have a drink at the bar, enjoy the music, practice your moves.

The 8.00pm class is ideal if you've never danced swing before - you can turn up any week, and don't need to bring a partner to dance with.

It's a lovely venue, parts of the film The Commitments were filmed there, and there's pool tables upstairs for those looking to be diverted from the dance floor.

The teachers for the classes, and DJs for the evening, alternate on a weekly basis between Jessica (2nd Apr, 16th Apr, 30th Apr) and Jamie & Clare (26th Mar, 9th Apr, 23rd Apr).

The Camden Palace Ballroom is on Camden Street Lower, near Whelans and The Village, and has a fully licensed bar. You can find it in box N54 of this map.