In January of 2024, Rhythm Relief is undertaking an effort to raise funds to aid swing dance community members affected by the Los Angeles fires.
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 circumstances. A portion of the funds—between 10% and 30%—are also used to help PSDF pay for the administrative expenses of a non-profit business. Those expenses cover things like accounting and financial compliance, paying administrative staff, IT expenses, etc.
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.
Thank you for all you do
Truly grateful for all of the hardworking instructors and musicians keeping Lindy Hop alive.
Thanks for all y’all do for our community and for our dance!
I’m thinking of all of you and missing you during the usual Camp Jitterbug weekend…it was lovely to see so many wonderful faces that I adore on this benefit. Take care and will see you all soon:-) Love you all.
Wonderful show! Want to support all our friends, dance teachers, and musicians. My husband, Dave Parry, and I met doing this dance after my grandparents did this dance…which we are going to teach our daughter! Thank you for putting this on and taking care of our community.
So cool. Even though it is a small amount, I hope it will help you
Thanks for the amazing show!
Thank you all for creating this awesome show filled with high quality, joy and love! It truly gave inspiration and hope for us all!
Hope to give a little help to a big and incredible community! Stay strong and keep dancing!
God Bless All of You for your love, support and passion for keeping the love of jazz music and swing/lindy dance alive and thriving.
Thank you so so much for making all of this happen! I enjoyed every second of the show. High quality, joy and love! It really gave inspiration and hope. Thank you!!!
GREAT show! Thanks Nick and ALL!
Beautiful show. Thank you!
Dancers stay together!! Until we dance together again <3
Hugs from Paris and a huge thank you!