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Breaking News!!  America's Got Talent's LINDSEY NORTON
will perform live at band intermission at Swing Time's 12th Anniversary Celebration!
After performing, Lindsey will be in the house to greet fans and sign autographs!

Eight to the Bar is a pioneer of the modern swing resurgence, together for 35 years and recording 12 albums!  The band swings with a jump jive, jump blues, and boogie woogie sound that inspires dancers wherever they go.  The band is known for the vocal harmonies created by their two female singers and backed by boogie-woogie piano, sax, and an all-star rhythm section.  Eight to the Bar plays about 200 events each year, including prestigious shows, venues, festivals, and dances across the globe!  They love to perform for swing dancers!  They've appeared in concert with Ray Charles, Manhattan Transfer, Roy Orbison, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Robert Cray, and Neil Young, to name a few.  And a fun fact for the road... Eight to the Bar's sax player, Collin Tilton, was a collaborator of superstar, Van Morrison, playing sax and flute on the multi-platinum Moondance album!  Last time they played Swing Time, they rocked the house at the Gulfport Casino, with many dancers naming them their favorite new band!  Catch Eight to the Bar LIVE, in this rare Florida appearance, at Swing Time's 12th Anniversary Celebration!

Lindsey Norton is a rising star of acrobatic dance whose numerous accolades include bringing home 2 Gold Medals in the 2010 World Dance Championships.  She recently finished among the Top 25 contestants of what is no doubt the world's toughest talent competition, this season's America's Got Talent on NBC, where Lindsey performed for millions of television (and live-audience) viewers in four rounds of Auditions, Eliminations, Quarterfinals, and Wildcards.  But you never see the full performance on TV; of Lindsey's 4 performances, 50, 20, 90, and 90 seconds were actually televised.  So here's the best part...On Friday September 21st, you'll see Lindsey's best performance, full song and dance, in its entirety, live at the Gulfport Casino Ballroom!  Never before has a Tampa Bay swing-dance event been packed with so much talent and excitement!  Join us!

The Gulfport Casino Ballroom is one of the world's top dance destinations, offering social dance excitement in a picturesque beachfront setting.  It features a rich history, a grand dance floor, a full bar, a smoke-free atmosphere, and free parking.  The Gulfport Casino Ballroom is located in the St. Petersburg, Florida area at 5500 Shore Blvd. S., Gulfport, FL 33707.

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