Free Dance Party Features La Crosse Jazz Orchestra
09/04/19Winona, Minn. – Rhythm @ the River is coming to Winona in September, and the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra will be part of the free live music dance party.
Rhythm @ the River will run from 4 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Levee Park, located on the banks of the Mississippi River at 58 Center St., Winona.
The LJO, western Wisconsin’s premier big band, will perform swing music for dancing from 7 to 9 p.m. Golpe Tierra, an Afro jazz salsa band from Madison, will perform earlier in the day. In addition, Stan and Molly Breitlow from River City Ballroom Dancers will give free dance lessons.
"You have to see to believe the incredible dancing by the young swing dance group in Winona," says Greg Balfany, LJO director. "When we last played in Winona there were over 50 dancers jitterbugging like it was the '40s!"
The full schedule:
4:00-4:30 – Salsa dance lesson – for all levels of dance
4:30-6:00 – Salsa dance session – live music with Golpe Tierra
6:00-6:30 – Project FINE Welcome Week kickoff performance
6:30-7:00 – Swing dance lesson – for all levels of dance
7:00-9:00 – Swing dance session – live music with the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra
Rhythm @ the River is sponsored by WINONArts, Project FINE, River City Ballroom Dancers, Breightlow Ballroom Dance, Winona Parks and Recreation, East Side Productions and the Boathouse.