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 putting this together–can’t wait to watch! Also, thanks for all the jitterblasts, Nick–best dance workout online!
I only watched an hour, to date, but the music and dancing was fantastic. I don’t get around much anymore, but it was so good to see old friends perform. It was delightful to see how dancers and musicians incorporated technology to share the art form with the world. Well done, everyone, stay safe and healthy and thank you for keeping the music and the dance alive!
Love Swing Dancing and the Music!
To the joy of swing music and dance!!
As a small swing dance society we feel a strong need to support those we admire and appreciate and who have given us so much these past years. Thank you!
I absolutely love the swing dance community. If everyone could swing dance, the whole world would be smiling! Let’s hope we can all get back to dancing soon.
You are all great <3 Congrats on putting on a beautiful show!
Nice show!
Thank you for keeping the world happy!
Thanks guys!
Thanks y’all!
As we used to say affectionately back home – “Show me something!”
Thanks for organizing this, Nick and the Rhythm Relief team. Rip it up!
Thank you for organizing such a fantastic event. Looking forward for the today’s show! We hope the situation will get better soon.
With Love,
Krystal & Alex
– thank you for continually growing and sharing your magic in music and dance with so many of us.
Cause we’re all in the same boat here. Sorry I can’t do more, being a half-time dance instructor my income has been reduced by 60% now too =)