Pride Prom 2025 with The Cottontails, Elsa Touche, and After-Hours Jam at the Woodchopper's Ball

PRIDE PROM 2025: It’s prom season, so we’re celebrating Pride Month with Pride Prom 2025! On June 24th, come join us for a fabulously swingin’ evening of music, dance, and performance at the Woodchopper’s Ball’s inaugural Pride Prom. Dress up, show your pride, have fun, dance to a live band, The Cottontails, and celebrate the art of human connection via partner dancing! THE COTTONTAILS: The Cottontails are one of San Francisco's most exciting, talented, and versatile swing dance bands around, playing a wide range of styles: 1920s Gatsby-era jazz, classic 30's/'40s swing, and vintage '50s/'60s R&B. Something for everyone, and fun for all! Featuring Karina Denike, whose "vocal prowess recalls traditional jazz chops with modern style, relevance, and soul." (The Owl Mag) Website: http://www.thecottontails.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut8BOLC9AwY ELSA TOUCHE: Beloved San Francisco drag queen Elsa Touche performs during the band break, 10:15-10:30pm. Elsa Touche has appeared on drag stages throughout the Bay Area and beyond for many years. Voted by SF Weekly readers in 2020 as Favorite Drag Queen in San Francisco, Elsa is also a co-hostess of the Monster Show, a former Ms. California Gold, and a former Crown Princess in the San Francisco Ducal Court! WOODCHOPPER'S BALL: The Woodchopper's Ball, San Francisco's swing hot spot, is a weekly Tuesday night swing dance event held at the historic Verdi Club in San Francisco's Mission district. Named after the classic 1939 swing tune by the Woody Herman Orchestra (and their biggest hit!), it features monthly classes, a full bar (21+ only), and a dance party with a drop-in lesson and the largest variety of live swing dance music in town! http://www.woodchoppersball.com/ * LIVE MUSIC DANCE PARTY, 9:00-11:30pm, with a different band each week! $20 admission includes a drop-in Basic Swing dance lesson (9:00-9:15pm), perfect for complete beginners (no partner required)! * AFTER-HOURS MUSICIANS JAM SESSION & PARTY (every last Tuesday of the month), 11:30pm-1:30am, in the lounge, with the bar open extra late and space for dancing! Included with admission to Live Music Dance Party, must arrive before doors close at 12:00am midnight. Musicians of all levels welcome! * PHOTO BOOTH: Capture the magic of prom night with our fun and free photo booth—strike a pose, grab a prop, and take home unforgettable memories! Don’t miss your chance to snap the perfect shot with your friends! * FULL BAR & LOUNGE, 8:00pm-closing (21+ only)! Enjoy a classic cocktail in the swanky vintage bar and lounge! * 2,500-SQ-FT DANCE FLOOR: Large, beautiful, hardwood dance floor with plenty of room to swing out! * JUNE (4-week) LINDY HOP and BALBOA monthly class series conclude tonight, 7:00-9:00pm. Single Monthly Class drop-in: $30/person/week (includes Dance Party!), no partner required. http://www.woodchoppersball.com/monthly-classes/ EVENING SCHEDULE: 6:30pm: Doors Open 7:00-8:00pm: Monthly Intermediate Lindy Hop & Balboa Classes 8:00-9:00pm: Monthly Beginning Lindy Hop & Balboa Classes 8:00pm-closing: Full Bar Open (21+ only) 9:00-9:15pm: Drop-In Basic Swing Dance Lesson 9:00-11:30pm: Live Music Dance Party 10:15-10:30pm: Drag Queen Elsa Touche 11:30pm-1:30am: After-Hours Musicians Jam Session