The Bendigo Jailhouse Rockers meet each MONDAY night at 7:30pm till 10:00pm at St Andrews Hall 24 Myers St, Bendigo. Thats at the top end of St Andrews Av, just up from the Council Offices in the centre of town.
For any enquires : please contact Leanne on 5435 2075 or 0448 016 787
Bendigo Jailhouse Rockers Club Inc.
Bendigo Jailhouse Rockers Club was formed in August 1996. Our original home was at the Finn Street Reserve hall where we operated for some years until relocating to our current venue – St Andrews Church hall in Myers Street. We meet every Monday night from 7.30 to 10pm (with the exception of a small break over Christmas/New Year). Lessons run from 7.30 to 8.30pm, social dancing follows, and a light supper is provided.
We provide to our members and the general public a variety of lessons including Beginners Rock’n’Roll, Intermediate Rock’n’Roll, Beginners Swing and Intermediate Swing. Each of these lessons are run over a seven (7) week course for only $42 per course. $20 for under 18's.
We are currently running additional lessons nights every second Thursday for rock’n’roll partner and line dancing ($5 for members, $8 for non-members).
We run four major dances each year in March, May, August and October, featuring fantastic rock’n’roll bands. For the last two years our August dance (to celebrate our birthday) has been held as a mini festival over Saturday night and Sunday, with music, classic car show and shine, dance workshop, Jack’n’Jill dance competition, clothing stall and BBQ lunch all provided. And due to popularity and requests, 2009 looks like extending to the Friday night, which is fantastic for Bendigo as a whole, as we attract many visitors from out of town.
We also hold a number of other social events, such as dinner dances, throughout the year.
We have many requests for demonstrations and lesson workshops at fete’s, dances, nursing homes, schools and the like, and have travelled as far a field as Pyramid Hill to fulfil these requests.
Our club boasts a consistent membership of around 180 members, and to become a member it is currently only $25.00 to join. Club membership gives you (amongst other things) discounted rates to all club run functions.
Visitors are always welcome to join in on Monday night club nights for social dancing. A small entry fee of $5, and includes a light supper. For more information please call Roma (Publicity Officer) on 5446 7293 or Leanne (President) on 5435 2075 or 0448 016 787 evenings.
