DJ Peach Mango Pie 🍑🥭🥧 at Rhythm City Strut

It's our weekly Lindy social with DJ Peach Mango Pie (Johann De Guzman) spinning tunes for your happy feet! Happy birthday to the Savoy King, drummer and bandleader extraordinaire Chick Webb, born February 10, 1905! From childhood Webb suffered from tuberculosis leaving him with short stature and a badly deformed spine. The idea of playing an instrument was suggested by his doctor to "loosen up" his bones. In 1931, his band became the house band at the Savoy Ballroom and he became one of the best-regarded bandleaders and drummers of the new "swing" style. In 1938, Webb's health began to decline but he continued to play, refusing to give up touring so that his band could remain employed during the Great Depression, and disregarding his own discomfort and fatigue, which often found him passing out from physical exhaustion after finishing sets. Webb died from spinal tuberculosis at the age of 34, on June 16, 1939, in Baltimore. Reportedly his last words were, "I'm sorry, I've got to go." Long live the King! 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!