New York Lindy Exchange (NYLX 2026) October 9-11, 2026

The NEW YORK LINDY EXCHANGE (or NYLX) was started in 2023 in order to create an annual international dance exchange celebrating & teaching Lindy Hop, from the city of its birth, and 100% produced by local NYC dancers.

Now entering its fourth year, the exchange continues to bring together internationally known dance instructors, award winning swing bands, while paying homage to our lindy hop past.

NYLX 2026 will be a 3 day long weekend with workshops in the morning and afternoon, followed by social dances in the evening at iconic venues evoking the history of the Big Apple. This year’s theme is “Lindy Hop: The Past is Prologue.” As William Shakespeare once said, “What’s past is prologue,” meaning that past shapes the present and future. Includes a presentation by Julia Loving about the Savoy Ballroom which celebrated its 100th opening birthday in March this year.

An integral part of the NYLX, is honoring our lindy hop past. In 2023 we proudly celebrated the lives and legacies of dancer such as Sugar Sullivan, Sonny Allen, Barbara Billups, Crystal Johnson, Ryan Francois, and Clyde Wilder. In 2024 we celebrated the Harlem Icon, Lana Turner. In 2025 we celebrated the Frankie Manning Foundation. Each was given an official NYC Proclamation by the Mayors Office and Manhattan Borough Presidents Office. We plan to continue this with honorees each year. This year we will be honoring Laura Jeffers dancers, choreography, Director of the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers and mentor to many in the Lindy Hop community.

Bands for the social dancers include some of the finest for swing dancing in the world such as Gordon Webster Band, Eyal Vilner Big Band, Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists, Charles Turner and Uptown Swing, Charnee Wade Band, Hot Toddies Jazz Band and many more.

So if you want to add some New York City flavor to your life, come swing in the Big Apple at NYLX!

NYLX is an exciting collaboration between the top local swing producers in New York City: Prohibition Productions, Swing with Us NYC, and You Should Be dancing…! Dance Center.


NYLX is 100% produced by NYC dancers!
The producing team is:

– Tammy & Charlie –
YOU SHOULD BE DANCING…! Dance Center
www.youshouldbedancing.nyc

– Patrick Soluri –
PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS
www.prohibitionproductions.com

– Julia Loving –
SWING WITH US NYC
www.swingwithusnyc.com

original artwork for NYLX by JAZMIN MONTALVO