Name: Vintage Spotlight Dance Weekend 2026
Start: 2026-02-13T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-14T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Midland Hotel Bradford

Dance to live bands and music from the 20s to the 40's at the second Vintage Dance weekend at the gorgeous ballrooms of the Midland Hotel, Bradford . Jive, lindy, balboa and shag plus some northern soul! It's happening from Friday 13th February to late Saturday 14th February 2026.
Weekend tickets are £48 . Day tickets now available. £21 for Friday evening and £29 for all day Saturday. https://buytickets.at/vintagespotlight/2009866
Join up with your vintage friends and dance the winter blues away in the gorgoeus ballrooms of the sumptious Victorian Midland Hotel.
Friday starts at 7:00pm in the Princes ballroom with popular DJ Tony Stickland and the wonderful swing band Louis, Louis Louis.
MC for the weekend will again be the wonderful Stevie Cruz!!
Saturday we are using the two ballrooms, the French and the Princes ballroom.
In the French ballroom, in the afternoon, there will be dance classes and at least one talk - details to be confirmed later. Fiona and Martin will be providing classes in lindyhop and balboa.
In the Princes ballroom, there will be dancing from 11:00am with the wonderful singer you all liked from the Bradford Live dance, Mark Memphis, singing songs from the 50's and 60's. DJs will be "Let's Boogie".We'll also be having some soul and Motown from the DJs. Dress up 50's/60's style! Next to the stage will be an area, including rails, where you can place vintage clothes to sell. Please put size, price and your name on an attached luggage tag. This will be manned by Jeanne, who is an amazing seamstress who will be selling some of her vintage items. If you have ever had a vintage outfit you have dreamed of, Jeanne can probably make it for a reasonable price.
From 2pm, we will be having music from DJ Windy with two sets from the wonderful gypsy jazz band, the Hot Club of Halifax.
There will be a break from 5pm to 7pm for meals etc.
The evening will start at 7:00pm with the fantastic swing band the Leeds City Stompers and DJ Windy. The dance will finish at 11:00pm. Dress will be 1920's inspired - some great places within the hotel to take photos of gangsters and flappers!
If you dont have a hotel room but wish to change outfits for the different dances, there will be a locked room available to put your suitcases in and change.
Due to the very high cost of hiring the ballrooms, I have decided, for this year at least, to not hire one for Sunday and so people who are staying at the hotel can go straight home after breakfast and checking out. Check out by 11:00am.
Hotel Prices for weekend: Rooms and Meals.(Please phone 01274 735735 option 2 to book)
Standard double or twin £99 per night WITH BREAKFAST (lovely breakfast room)
So a cost for two sharing for whole dance weekend is £294 or only £147 EACH
Upgrade to an Executive room (well worth it) is £25 per night
Upgrade to King Executive is £35 per night
There are three rooms with four poster beds which will cost £195 per night.
Single occupancy for a standard room is £79 per night.
Rooms will be payable by card on check-in.
Evening meal on Friday will cost £26 for 2 courses, from 5:30pm. (ballroom opens at 7:00pm)
An afternoon tea on Saturday or Sunday will cost £16.50 each (no offers on at moment but if you book as dancer you will get free prosecco)
Special Valentine's meal on Saturday evening with live singer (our own wonderful Stevie Cruz) will cost £32 for 3 courses with prosecco. Sit down will be at 5:30pm (during break from dancing).
You must book evening meals and afternoon tea with the hotel beforehand. The hotel has space for about 50 cars around the back (put registration number in machine at hotel reception). If the car park is full, Broadway Shopping Mall is directly opposite which provides secure 24 hour parking. The hotel is in the centre and very easily reachable by train or bus. Forster Square train station is barely 5 minutes walk.
This event got brilliant feedback last year! Even the hotel staff loved the event.
Booking.com review for the hotel from 28th December 2025 "Just beautiful. Felt like you were going back in time. The size and scale brought to mind the opulence and grandeur of the past"
Single American traveller on 27th December 2025 "The Midland hotel is this amazing high gothic masterpiece. I really hope it is preserved and taken care of. I love the architecture, the location and the staff are always so nice and helpful"