In May of 2020, Rhythm Relief was created by Nick Williams in cooperation with PSDF to provide financial support to members of the swing dance community affected by COVID-19. In May of 2021, we decided to make the Rhythm Relief Fund a permanent program of Pacific Swing Dance Foundation—it’s clear to us that our community needs ways to raise and distribute financial support when disaster strikes. When you contribute to Rhythm Relief, your money is used to make grants to members of the swing dance community when they need financial help and to maintain the capability to respond in special…
Nick Williams, in partnership with the Pacific Swing Dance Foundation, is throwing a spectacular live-stream swing show coming straight to your home. The purpose of the benefit show is to raise money for full-time swing dance instructors and full-time musicians who have been financially hit by Covid-19. The money raised in the show will compensate the performers for their time, and all additional funds raised will go to a fund for dancers and musicians. Any full-time dancer or musician will be able to apply for the funds we raise through PSDF.
Complete details are available at our Rhythm Relief page.
Patrons at or above the $50 level will receive an enamel pin from Pacific Swing Dance Foundation.
I am so happy to be a part of such an incredible community of artists who continue to inspire and are finding creative ways to share themselves with the world!
You’re doing incredible work, I’m happy to help!
I usually sew and sell bow ties at local dance events, but lately all my leftover fabric and sewing time has gone into making masks! Anyone that asks about cost is told to donate to a COVID relief fund, but some insist on giving me cash to donate. This money is from an older gentleman that runs the volunteer program at the local animal shelter! He is a kind soul and I am thankful I was able to help him stay safe and help keep the dance alive!
Together the best is possible.
This donation is from @Pinhawk and the support of the Balboa dancers from around the world. Thank you!
Dance is life! Thank you 🙏
Thank you for what all professional swing dancers do for swing dancing communities. It is YOU who keep swing dancing alive. Thanks again! <3
Much love!
Best wishes to all during these crazy times!
<3
Keep it up!
Thank you for organizing this important event and supporting all the artists! Will there be a schedule posted for those outside America timezones? Thank you!
This amount represents proceeds from “The Rent Party” benefit plus additional private funds. I always bragged to non-dancers that, thanks to swing dancing, I was happier than almost any adult I knew. Now, when I don’t have access to it, I realize that helping our community survive means more to me than I even realized. I know that so many others feel the same. You musicians and dancers have made our lives better, and I look forward to the day when we can all get out there and be the luckiest people in the world again.
Thank you guys to keep us inspired.
We miss you.
Well done Nick with coming up with this amazing idea and organising it all