About

The Melbourne Jazz Dance Association is a non-profit organisation devoted to the preservation and promotion of vernacular jazz dance and music in Melbourne, Australia.

These vernacular jazz dances developed in response to jazz music in the the United States during the first half of the 20th century and include lindy hop, charleston, balboa, 'blues' dancing, shag and blackbottom.

Founded in 2005, the MJDA began with its first event, the fifth annual Melbourne Lindy Exchange - MLX5: the Shoestring Exchange. The MLX5 theme reflected not only the MJDA's budget for the event, but also their commitment to providing affordable, quality social swing dancing events in Melbourne.
In 2006 the MJDA will follow the success of the Shoestring Exchange with MLX6.

The MJDA was founded by Sam Carroll, Di King, Brian Renehan, Wendy Rehehan and Darren Witt but welcomes new members, encouraging them to make contact for more information.