Swinging at the Cotton Club

The Lindy Hop Dance Company bring Swinging at the Cotton Club to the Pavilion Theatre on Sunday 17 January, a matinee that takes you back to 1920s and '30s New York City and Harlem's Cotton Club, the city's hottest nightclub of the era. It's a dance and orchestra show that celebrates the club's music and the dancing that went with it.

If you're not familiar with the name, the Cotton Club was the heart of the Harlem scene during those decades. On its stage, stars like Bojangles Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers lit up the room, while greats like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and Ella Fitzgerald performed live. This production brings that world back to life with a live orchestra and dancers on stage together, so you get the music and the movement in one go.

The venue has its own connection to the era. The Pavilion Theatre was built in 1926, right at the end of Worthing Pier with the sea as a backdrop. Over the years it's hosted a real mix of things — from the National Lottery Prize Draw and dinner dances to contemporary theatre, music and comedy. It marked its centenary with backstage tours that still run today, so the building itself is almost as old as the era the show is celebrating.

It's a Sunday afternoon slot, running from 3:00pm to 5:20pm, with tickets between £22 and £37. If you fancy a bit of 1920s Harlem in Worthing, that's the one.