Larry Rohter of the New York Times calls forró music “something that sounds new and exotic but which you can still dance to in the old-fashioned way — close and tight.”

Join the forró “boomlet in New York” tonight in Damrosch Park at Midsummer Night Swing. Dance lesson starts at 6:30 and Mestres Do Forró Nordestino go on 7:30. It’ll be close and tight, and a lot of fun.

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We are excited to announce Jeffrey Williams, winner of Bravo’s The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection season 2, as our judge for the costume contest tomorrow night at Midsummer Night Swing.

So break out your best and baddest King of Pop or Prince inspired attire and help the Losers Lounge celebrate these music legends. As Jeffrey says, “Great music is like wearing your favorite piece of clothing. Whether chic, sexy, or comfortable, it always makes you feel divinely at your highest!! Forever will Michael Jackson and Prince take me high and reign as fashion icons.”

Costume contest winners are awarded 2 Pepsi speed passes for both No Doubt and Karmin and Dragonette’s “Good Morning America“‘s Concerts in Central Park, 4 Tickets for the Yankees vs. Rangers game courtesy of Diet Pepsi, and a $50 Zabars gift certificate.

Time to start digging through your closet…

So when we said Midsummer Night Swing was “New York’s hottest outdoor dance party,” we didn’t mean 90+ degree weather. Nonetheless, here are some of our dancers last night, unfazed by the heat!