Almost a century after the roaring 20’s concluded, social dancing is returning to the Palais Royale ballroom!  The one-of-a-kind venue will be open for social dancing from 1pm to 5pm on Sunday afternoon March 19th.  Read below why this is

The Palais Royale Ballroom, a beloved landmark and historical treasure, will be hosting a special Valentine’s Day performance by the Glenn Chipkar & Swing Shift Big Band Orchestra on Saturday February 11, 2023. Enjoy the music of Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Nelson

On the advice of the Vice-President and Provost of the University of Toronto, Hart House Theatre in concert with the student executive of The Festival of Dance are cancelling the 2020 performances. Over 200 dancers now perform each year during

Toronto’s Annual Valentine’s Big Band Dance with the Swing Shift Big Band is back for their 14th year a the elegant Palais Royale on the Lake. Bring your Valentine and Dance to The Big Band Classics of Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Peggy

Last Friday April 12 the Toronto Swing Dance Society held a special dance that included a tribute to Gero Hajek who contributed tirelessly to the dance community and the community at large. Gero passed suddenly in February. Gero was instrumental

Anna Devuyst, an accomplished ballroom dance performer, competitor, teacher, adjudicator, and proprietor of Koreatown’s Anna’s Dance Centre in Toronto, passed away on September 4, 2018, at the age of 63. Amost everyone who has spent any time in the world

We are sharing the sad news, that Mr. Kwok, who for many years organized and DJ’d the Saturday and Sunday Ballroom dances at Bob Rumball Manor on 2395 Bayview Ave, died on Tuesday March 5th, 2019. Nearly 80 years old,

Toronto’s Annual Valentine’s Big Band Dance with the Swing Shift Big Band is back for their 12th year a the elegant Palais Royale on the Lake. Bring your Valentine and Dance to The Big Band Classics of Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee,

Luka and Jenalyn, ballroom cabaret dancers, from Toronto will be returning to the World of Dance Competition this year for a second shot at the million dollar prize. Also competing from Toronto this year are the contemporary dancers  Opus Dance Collective. 

Email The internationally acclaimed Dancing Classrooms of Mad Hot Ballroom, Take the Lead and Dancing in Jaffa fame has been serving students of the Upper Elementary System of Ontario since 2007 through the charitable mission of Join the Dance (Canada).