Second City Swingout

A moment for the BAND this past weekend 👏👏👏

If you were in the room... You know the band was COOKIN all weekend, with both classic charts and some brand NEW original tunes composed specifically for Second City Swingout 2025.😍

Luckily for you, regardless of if you were in the room or if you missed the event, you can take the music home with you! The band was being recorded all weekend by and his sound team, and you can PRE-ORDER the digital album for just $10 (or digital + vinyl for $30). INSANE.

don't snooze on this one, folks! Support live music, support new charts made for dancers 🙌

Digital album pre-order: https://trafficjamswing.com/scs/shop/p/album-digital

Digital and vinyl: https://trafficjamswing.com/scs/shop/p/jake-sanders-the-midwest-all-stars-live-at-second-city-swingout-vinyl-digital-pre-order

📌2025 Strictly Finalists!

Congratulations to ALL the competitors in the prelims on a job well done! Don't miss the finals tomorrow night at the top of the 2nd band set! 💥

T-minus ~48 hrs until we are dancing at the !!! 🤩 We have such an amazing group of locals and out of towners joining us this year - what's the most interesting location you see here on our attendance word cloud?? 👀

Our final DJ announcement is a special one - Chicago's own !! If you've danced to her tunes locally or all around the Midwest, you know she never fails to keep the vibes exactly where you want them all night long. 🔥

"Sam Zorich hails from right here in Chicago, and is thrilled to return as a DJ at her hometown event. Sam started dancing in college, but has been collecting jazz music since she picked up the saxophone to join her middle school jazz band. After dancing for a few years, she built up the courage to put that collection to use and the rest is history! Sam has DJd locally and at regional lindy hop, balboa, and even s**g events around the Midwest. She’s still a saxophone lover at heart, and might be guilty of playing one too many Johnny Hodges tunes, but her main goal as a DJ is to play music that gets people onto the floor and keeps them there!"

This band tho… 🤩😍🎵

We may be sold out of full weekend passes, but we have dance-only passes still available so you can dance your 🍑 off to this incredible CUSTOM band lead by ! 🙌

Can’t make it to the event, but still want to soak in all the great tunes?? Well, lucky you - they’re recording a LIVE ALBUM at the event, so you can listen to (and DJ at your local events!) all the amazing songs over and over again! You can even PRE-ORDER the album on our website now to support the project and get the music before it's even available 💿

🔗 www.secondcityswingout.com

We're just under 2 months until Second City Swingout 2025!! 🙌

Do you have your pass yet? We're well over halfway sold out, so if you haven't grabbed yours yet... Don't wait! 💨

What are you most excited for about this year's event?? ⬇️

Personally... We can't wait for the LIVE ALBUM that is going to be recorded by Jake Sanders and the Midwest All-Stars! 🤩

Can't make it to the event but still want to support jazz musicians creating NEW music for dancers? You can PRE-ORDER the album to support the project! 😎

www.secondcityswingout.com

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIetvO1PLpe/?igsh=NnNuZ25vY3BzdTJr

We're just under 2 months until Second City Swingout 2025!! 🙌 Do you have your pass yet? We're well over halfway sold out, so if you haven't grabbed yours yet... Don't wait! 💨 What are you most excited for about this year's event?? ⬇️ Personally... We can't wait for the LIVE ALBUM that is going to be recorded by Jake Sanders and the Midwest All-Stars! 🤩 Can't make it to the event but still want to support jazz musicians creating NEW music for dancers? You can PRE-ORDER the album to support the project! 😎 www.secondcityswingout.com

Have you registered for competitions yet? 👀

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHrkI1SPOUq/?igsh=bWdtNjlrNHU1ams=

🏆 we're excited to bring back our Mix and Match and Strictly competitions this year! 👏 Both of these comps can be added onto your registration at any time, so snag a spot in the M&M grab a partner for the strictly - we can't wait to see what 🔥 y'all bring to the floor this year! 🤩 #lindyhop #jazzdance #swingdance #secondcityswingout #secondcityswingout2025

Who's excited to learn from Gaby Cook again this year? 😍

We are halfway sold out of full weekend passes, folks. Dont wait!

www.secondcityswingout.com

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We can’t wait to have @gaby_cook back in Chicago for #secondcityswingout2025!! Learn a little more about her for this week’s 🌟Instructor Feature Friday🌟 post! ⬇️ “Gaby Cook is an esteemed, active professional in the global lindy hop community. For 20 years, she has established her career performing and teaching for major swing dance festivals worldwide — including Camp Hollywood, Beantown, Swing Out New Hampshire, Herräng Dance Camp, Lindy on the Rocks, Paris Jazz Roots, Stompology and Lindy Focus. On stage, she is a principal dancer for the acclaimed “SW!NG OUT”, which premiered at the Joyce theater (2021) and tours regularly. Other stage credits include: “Macy’s Day Parade Live Broadcast” for Nickelodeon’s Blues Clues (2022), “Swing’s the Thing” with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (2023), “Decades of Dance” at the BET Soultrain Awards (2021), “Don’t Mean a Thing” with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center (2021) and many appearances in film and TV. She regularly advocates for lindy hop in industry dance communities and is consistently “on-call” with university dance programs (past: Julliard, Marymount, NYU, Columbia). In New York, Gaby curates and teaches several swing dance programs, including Midtown Swing with AJ Howard and Swings at the 92NY with Nathan Bugh. In class, she is playful, informative and honest. She prioritizes equality for followers and leaders in the classroom space — and has championed a movement first approach to teaching partnered dance content. Online at @gaby_cook” #lindyhop #swingdance #dancer #swingdancers #lindyhoppers

This band...🤩🤩🤩 Have you pre-ordered your copy of the LIVE ALBUM they'll be cooking up at Second City Swingout? You can snag a digital copy for just $10 or vinyl/digital combo for $30!

www.secondcityswingout.com

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHV_a5nPsru/?igsh=eTJ3eGVycHAzNmF3

If that band roster doesn't get you absolutely PUMPED for June... We don't know what will!! 🙌 @jake_sanders has lined up an incredibly talented band for us for #secondcityswingout2025 - the audio on this post is from last year's, featuring the same musicians that we'll have this year. 🤩 PLUS - this year, we're adding in @naomisdevils on vocals (😍) and recording a live ALBUM at the event!!! Trust us when we say - you're going to want to pre-order that. 😏💿 Sound off in the comments - who's excited to dance to this killer band?? ⬇️ #lindyhop #swingdance #jazzdance #jazz #jazzband #chicagodance