DJ Nomad at Rhythm City Strut

Summertime...and the swinging is easy with DJ Nomad (Lawrence Chan) spinning tunes for us this week! Happy birthday to vocalist Helen Humes born June 23, 1913, who started out singing the blues as a teen before joining Count Basie's band (you can hear her on 'Thursday', Rhythm City's unofficial theme song). In the 50s she turned to jump blues and R&B, bridging the gap between big-band swing jazz and rhythm and blues. She said of her work: "I'm not trying to be a star! I want to work and be happy and just go along and have my friends – and that's my career." Pictured: Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie and Helen Humes. ADMISSION • FREE for Intro to Swing students • $5 for all other RCP students • $10 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. • Free admission if you've never danced before - bring your friends! • Volunteers always dance for free, sign up for a shift at the door! A portion of our revenue goes to payyourrent.ca, a multi-nation Indigenous-led project to receive payment from settlers. Our classes and events take place on the stolen land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. Please be considerate of others’ decision to mask or not. Stay home if you feel unwell. Thank you for helping us keep our community safe. Oh and don't forget to bring your own water bottle!