The Florida Boppers Inc. (FBI) was formed as a dance club in Oct 1989. The founders were Bill Maddox, Bryan Thomas and Joel Brown. Originally there were approximately 70 charter members. FBI members started having weekly dances at Thunderbird Lounge and later moved to T-Birds lounge, Crawdaddy's, Bimini lounge and finally call
We are approximately 100 members strong, and we usually dance to R&B and "Beach" music. We swing, shag, and bop at parties in Jacksonville and travel to dance events all across the country.*