Trocadero Dance Palace

Sydney’s original Trocadero had its heyday in the 1940s and 50s with lindy-hoppers, swingsters, rockabillies and cha cha cha-ers dancing the nights away in all their finery. It was demolished in the 70s but its spirit jives on in our gloriously re-imagined new night club – Trocadero Dance Palace.

For four nights only, the Festival transforms the newly refurbished Sydney Town Hall into swing-dancing heaven. Our Troc features a huge dance floor, a fabulous floorshow and sizzling swing music played by Sydney’s spectacular all-girl Sirens Big Band, just as it did in its halcyon days – but with plenty of 2011 edge.

An inexhaustible team of dancers will inspire and challenge you to burn up the floor. We’ll even give you dance lessons so everyone can join in!

So shine up your dancing shoes, get frocked up, grab a partner and head on down to George Street to soak up the atmosphere and energy of Sydney’s newest/oldest night club – Trocadero Dance Palace.

This is a licensed venue. Over 18s only.

Please note, the Trocadero Dance Palace event runs until 9pm. If you wish to stay for the Troc Party Nights, with Orkestra del Sol on Wednesday and Thursday and Royal Crown Revue on Friday and Saturday, you will need to purchase a separate ticket.  

Director: Kris Stewart

Design:
Set and Costume Design: Kate Roberts and Mat McCall
Lighting Design: Matt Marshall
AV Design: Eddi Goodfellow

Choreographer: Cameron Mitchell

Musical Directors: Dan Barnett and David Theak
Female vocalist: Lanie Lane 
Back up vocalists: Josie Lane & Lizzie Moore  

Sirens Big Band:
Harriet Harding (Band manager), Jessica Dunn (Band manager), Loretta Palmeiro, Rebecca Grubb, Samantha Paver, Ruth Wells, Ellen Kirkwood, Lisa Gori, Crystal Barecca, Lynda Bacon, Emma Riley, Ros Jorgenson, Fiona Keating, Rosie Marks-Smith, Monique Lysiak, Milan Ring, Lauren Benson

Dancers
Charles Bartley, Henry Byalikov, Catarina Santos, Romina Villafranca

Aerial Artists: Elli Huber and Leanne Kelly

A selection of food and beverages will be available.

Gallery Seating Information

Gallery seats are intended for patrons who would prefer to watch rather than participate in the dancing segments of the show.  Dance floor access from gallery seats is possible but will be determined by capacity, and can not be guaranteed.

The galleries are accessible by stairs or a lift.

Drinks purchased at the bars on the ground floor can be taken into gallery seating in plastic glasses only.

Gallery seats are all General Admission.