Blues Blaze
10/1/2010
City: New York City, NY
Dances: Blues

Blues Blaze 2010 takes place in New York City from October 1st to October 3rd, 2010. It promises to be an amazing phenomena with the top blues dance instructors in the world! Steven Mitchell & Virginie Jensen are back again with us this year. They are long revered around the world as the top instructors for both lindyhop and our dance, blues. Steven&Virginie's Website. Damon Stone and Heidi Fite are among those responsible for the current national blues dance phenomena that has swept the USA. They are the driving forces behind BluesSHOUT (formerly, Cheap Thrills) and Down Home Blues. About Damon &Heidi Joe Demers and Danielle Hatley are lindyhop teachers who have bursted out as extremely popular blues dance instructors. They have been teaching in both Canada and the USA and are known for vintage blues and guru ability to give workshop participants useful dancing tools. Joe&Nelle's Website

3-TRACKS: ADVANCED, INTERMEDIATE, BEGINNER
This year there will be three tracks - Advanced, Intermediate and Beginner. Your track is determined by the instructors. Dancers who are already familiar to the instructor team may bypass auditions with the recommendation of a member of the instructor tracking team.
[Note: Tracking details will go up on the official Blues Blaze 2010 website when ready.]

BLUES DANCE COMPETITIONS:
Want to challenge your blues dancing? We will have 2 open competitions - Open Jack & Jill (enter individually) and Strictly Blues (enter as partnered couples). All are free to enter the open competitions. For the more seasoned and accomplished blues dance competitors - Invitational Jack & Jill and Invitational Strictlys. Competitions will take place at the Friday and Saturday night dances. Feel free to watch the YouTube videos of last year's competitions (see right column of this page).
[Note: Comp rules will go up on the official Blues Blaze 2010 website when ready.]

NIGHT DANCES - BANDS & DJs:
Get ready to rock the night with your blues dancing! There will be blues dancers in town from all over the world. There will also be competitions to dazzle and amaze you. Each night will have both a main night dance and a late night dance. We are working on bringing you amazing music nights with great bands and djs. Stay tuned. It. will. be. AWESOME.

Gypsy House Party - Dallas
10/29/2010
City: Dallas
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

The Gypsy House Party returns. This year with more party themes and redefined music. lindy,blues and soul.
Check the website often for more information.

Camp Blues #5: Comparative Blues Styles
8/12/2010
City: San Francisco, CA
Dances: Blues

Camp Blues #5: Comparative Blues Styles
8/12/2010
City: San Francisco, CA
Dances: Blues

A live-in Blues Dance camp four days of classroom and semi-private instruction. Your dancing will never be the same again.

PittStop Lindy Hop Exchange
11/19/2010
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Lindy

After 10 straight years...
Leave it all on the floor!

7 Dances, 28 hours of dancing, great venues, great bands, great times!

Cincinnati Lindy Exchange
8/6/2010
City: Cincinnati, OH
Dances: Lindy

Cincinnati's inaugural Lindy exchange, with dancing north, south, and ON the Ohio River!

Pirate Swing 2011
3/11/2011
City: Ann Arbor
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Pirates Swing 2011 is the second annual installment of this Lindy/Blues workshop. Teachers include: Evita Arce, Michael Jagger, Mike Legett, and Reuel Reis.

Red Hot Blues 'n BBQ
7/16/2010
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Blues

Capital Blues presents...
Red Hot Blues 'n BBQ
Laid Back Blues Exchange
July 16-18 2010

Blues Muse
10/22/2010
City: Philadelphia, PA
Dances: Blues

A follow-focused workshop weekend to inspire and amuse

5th Provence Swing Festival
10/8/2010
City: Aix en Provence - France
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

This French great swing event will include Lindy Hop and Balboa classes with top international teachers
Tasters, two swing parties
with orchestra, shows and competitions -jack'n'jill contest

A special opportunity for a Provence sightseeing!!!

see you soon

Emerald City Blues Festival
11/12/2010
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Blues

The best blues event in the country returns for the 6th year. Don't miss this one!

Lindustrial Revolution
9/3/2010
City: Charlottesville
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Dance Your Nuts & Bolts Off!

Join us over Labor Day weekend in beautiful Charlottesville, VA for a Lindy Hop workshop weekend unlike any other! Andrew Thigpen and Karen Turman will be joining us for two jam-packed days of workshops, dances, late nights, food, & fun!

- 8+ Hours of Fabulous Lindy Hop & Charleston Workshops with Andrew Thigpen & Karen Turman!
- Jack & Jill Competition
- Live Music with ACME Swing Mfg. Co.
- Labor Day BBQ Picnic
- Lindy AND Blues Rooms at the Late Night Dances!
- Block party on Friday afternoon
- Bobbing for Apples
- Get Your Own "Lindustrial" Caricature
- More restaurants than you can shake a stick at
- At least 20 NEW friends guaranteed

need we say more?

Full Weekend Passes are available for the low low price of $75

Register Today at http://www.lindustrialrevolution.com

Catalina Jazz Dance Festival
11/12/2010
City: Catalina Island, CA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Other

Jazz Dance Festival
IN ALL THE WORLD, NO EVENT LIKE THIS...
Similar to the Balboa Rendezvous and the use of the Balboa Pavilion,
2PlySwing productions again offers a very special and unique dance experience.
You will not find a more beautiful setting for a dance camp than the Casino Ballroom...

Swing, IN 2010
9/3/2010
City: Indianapolis
Dances: Blues, Lindy

3rd Yr, and we just keep bringing it better and harder! We are already lining up some great unique venues, still including our late-night venue of choice Riolo for some great dirty blues!

This is 3 FULL days of exchange style dance with a workshop and competitions thrown in... I promise you will walk away tiered... but OH SO HAPPY!

Don't Forget to save the date!

Orlando Lindy Exchange
3/4/2011
City: Orlando, FL
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Our fourth iteration, a fantastic weekend of swing, perfect for the lindy hop enthusiast.

Aspen Blues Recess
8/20/2010
City: Aspen, CO
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Tango, West_Coast, Other

Three days of Fusion Blues dancing, hot springing, camping, hiking, and more dancing in some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains in the country! ABR was the first of a unique new series of national blues fusion exchanges that focus on building dancer community and solidarity, love for the nature and the outdoors, and unrestrained self-expression through fusion music. Aspen Blues Recess, along with the other Blues Recess events, is unique because instead of having a host in a city where you get to know the few dancers you are housed with very well and everyone else via having your face silently nuzzled-up to theirs' on the dance floor, at a recess event the event itself is your host, with every dancer living, exploring, and dancing together in the same place all weekend. Because of the event's unique nature registration will cap out at 100 dancers, so check back this Spring when registration opens up to reserve your spot for ABR 2010!

Stir It!
10/29/2010
City: Zurich, CH
Dances: Blues, Lindy

STIR IT! 10
Workshop & Parties
Style your lindy, groove your connection, jazz your spirit!
29. - 31.10.2010 Zürich, Schweiz
Three days of workshop and parties. Pre party on thursday.

Lindy and jazz classes, special track, taster classes, crash courses, live music in classes, …

Steven Mitchell (USA)
Joseph & Trisha Sewell (UK)
Andrew Twiss & Evin Galang (USA)
Thomas Blacharz & Alice Mei (FR)
Ursula Ledergerber (CH) & Dave Madison (USA)
Olivier Wan Chort, & Delphine Dorseuil (FR)
and Nadja Sieger, …

Herräng Dance Camp
7/3/2010
City: Herräng, SE
Dances: Lindy, Other

Herrang is the world's most comprehensive dance camp focusing on african-american jazz dances.

If you haven't gone to Herrang yet, you're missing out.

Blues and Fusion with Campbell & Chris
8/13/2010
City: Heidelberg, Germany
Dances: Blues

Lindy And Party Dance Weekend
9/9/2010
City: Phoenix, AZ
Dances: Blues, Lindy, West_Coast

End Your Summer with a Bam!
-30+ hours of social dancing in two ballrooms! Main Lindy Ballroom and a Smaller Funk Soul & Blues Room.
-Tons of great workshops!
-$3000 in prizes
-Hospitality Room with FREE drinks
-The Ultimate Pool Party
-Waterpark with a lazy river (FREE if you're staying at the hotel, 10 bucks otherwise)
-There's a westie event (http://www.desertcityswing.com) in the same hotel at the same time. It's a completely separate event, but we're gonna party together!
-3 levels of Jack and Jill
Amateur (no pros - if anybody calls you a sandbagger do Open)
Open/Advanced
Invitational (1st ever invitational of its kind for Lindy Hop. Determined by the votes of champion and professional lindy hoppers.)

Hi-De-Hon! 2010 Baltimore Exchange
10/15/2010
City: Baltimore,
Dances: Blues, Lindy

1st time ever! Come check out the exploding Lindy scene in Charm City!

Sacramento Lindy Exchange 2010
10/15/2010
City: Sacramento, CA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

The Sacramento Lindy Exchange is back for its 7th year and better than ever!
The Sacramento Lindy Exchange has a proud tradition as one of the best Lindy Hop events in Northern California with its line up of great bands that just make you want to swing out! This year is no exception.
Join us October 15 - 17th for a weekend of amazing music and dancing as we bring the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra to headline the exchange on Saturday night. At the Midtown Stomp 5 year anniversary party the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra absolutely tore the roof off the place so don’t miss out as they kick off the exchange! We’ve also booked one of Sacramento’s favorite local bands the Harley White Orchestra to play Saturday night.
Both Friday and Saturday nights evening dances are held in the beautiful Eastern Star Ballroom built in the 1920s featuring a 6000 square foot dance floor that is sprung and very fast. You’ll have plenty of room to dance the night away!

Keep it simple and swing, Michigan Exchange 2010
7/23/2010
City: Ann Arbor, MI
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Three great bands
Two beautiful ballrooms
One fun little town.

Saturday include the famous Ann Arbor Art Fair and Barbara Morrison!

LindyShock 2010
10/29/2010
City: Budapest, HU
Dances: Lindy

Hop around the world in 5 days!

Vegas Exchange 2010
9/24/2010
City: Las Vegas, NV
Dances: Lindy

Cruisin' for a Bluesin'
3/4/2011
City: Los Angeles
Dances: Blues

All Inclusive Cruise – 4 Days and 3 Nights of Mayhem & Revelry!

All the Food You Can Eat!
Room and Board
Blues Games
Blues Dancing every night
All Carnival Onboard Entertainment
Casinos
$50 Fun Cash per Cabin
Port Fees & Taxes
Fuel Charge
Documentation Fees
Talent TBA

Boston Fusion Exchange
1/7/2011
City: Boston, MA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Tango, West_Coast, Other

The Fusion Exchange (FX) is an annual dance event held in a different city every year. Prior locations have included Houston, TX (2008), Portland, OR (2009), and San Diego, CA (2010). In January 2011, we are heading to Boston, MA! It is a celebration of individual expression, and sharing that experience with others through social dance. We give our attendees the tools to build something new and enjoyable as they grow and challenge their dancing.

What is Fusion?
Fusion is the combination of dance styles to best match the music that is playing. It is driven solely by the sounds, melodies, and rhythms contained in the music and interpreted by the dancers. Fusion blends a multitude of dances — particularly blues, tango, west coast swing, lindy, waltz, and hip-hop — in any combination. This collective dance knowledge enhances the experience, so that participants get the most from each dance with every partner. Additionally, each partner fully contributes to and influences the dance; both follows and leads actively inspire each other. The fusion exchange is about embracing our varied backgrounds to create something new. It has no defined aesthetic. It is, simply put, imagination in motion.

Boogie by the Bay
10/7/2010
City: Burlingame, CA
Dances: Lindy, West_Coast

This is a West Coast event that often has some Lindy Hop competitions.

SLO Lindy Workshop
11/5/2010
City: San Luis Obispo
Dances: Lindy

Two day workshop with a dance Friday night. More details to come.

Easterns Bayside Blues and Wine Festival
8/14/2010
City: Essex, MD
Dances: Blues

Blues and Wine Festival hosting 5 bands from Baltimore and Philly. Unlimited Blues Music from 1pm-11pm. Wine Tasting with 10 Maryland Wineries from 1pm-7pm.
At Eastern Yacht Club 2330 Seneca Road, Essex, MD 21221
For tickets $20 advance $25 at door call Sharon 410-391-2251 or Ellen 703-887-2701

River City Lindy Exchange
8/20/2010
City: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, West_Coast

This year we are bringing the Blues, with 2 live blues bands sure to take the sweet late night love and turn it into some thick, low down goodness. Featuring Howard Glazer from Detroit, and Spotlighting our local talent and favorite from last year Ms. Molly B. and her band Blue Molly!

With Blues, Gypsy Jazz (live saturday evening), Swing, Detroit Soul, and an overall awesome party weekend... It doesn't matter what, how, or where you're dancing, it's gonna be a good time!

So, come help us deliver on our second year of partying and help us maintain our reputation of the best late-night's in the midwest!

San Francisco Lindy Exchange 2010
9/16/2010
City: San Francisco, CA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

More info coming!

Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown
9/30/2010
City: New Orleans, LA
Dances: Lindy

Beantown Camp 2010
6/24/2010
City: Beverley
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Join a phenomenal gathering of instructors, live music, DJs and dancers from across the country and beyond! Beantown Camp is designed as an all-inclusive vacation—a dance immersion. It is amazing what a week can do for your dancing and your spirit! For those who would like to attend but are not able to do the complete experience, there are multiple options to choose from.

Austin Blues Party 4
7/2/2010
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Blues

Portland Blues Experience
7/1/2010
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

Where America's second largest blues festival turns into a dance weekend like no other.

Spend up to 18 hours a day dancing, and help feed the hungry at the same time. Proceeds from all festival passes go to the Oregon Food Bank.

Enjoy evening and late-night dancing with featured blues DJs Steven "Dr. Feelgood" Watkins, -topher Howard, and Joshua Keroes, along with themed nights for groove and soul, alternative blues, and west coast swing.

Come and spend four days filled with:

Music from over 75 amazing live bands and both local and national DJs
Dancing in the afternoon, evening, and into the morning
Dance performances by invited guests
A competition for you to showcase your blues dancing
An evening riverboat cruise with three levels of live bands including porterdavis, the Bridgetown Sextet, and Alan Hager
Riverbank fireworks
And if you need a break from dancing, there will also be community activities like hiking, wine tasting, and restaurant and coffee outings available.

Cancelled? Vancouver Lindy & Blues Exchange
9/24/2010
City: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dances: Blues, Lindy

We're back and we're pissed off... So we party!

Bluez Cruize 2010
7/16/2010
City: Edinburgh
Dances: Blues

Scotland's first blues dancing exchange hosted by Zoot Swing, Scotland's leading swing and blues dance providers. Bluez Cruize will have 3 nights of dancing,and two days of social activities, including Scottish Whisky tasting.

Friday we'll dance on a boat docked in one of the oldest parts of Edinburgh's docks.

Saturday night will be on a boat cruising the Firth of Forth between Edinburgh and the Kingdom of Fife, followed by late night dancing till the wee hours.

Sunday is live music night with guitar duo, full bar, cosy hidey-holes and excellent dance floor.

So if you want a taste of blues dancing with us friendly scots, we look forward to welcoming you to our first ever blues exchange - Bluez Cruize.

BamBLOOZled
12/3/2010
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Blues

Blues Workshops and Exchange December 3-5 2010

We are so excited about this weekend. No, you won't be bamboozled, you'll be BamBLOOZled.
[bam-BLOO-zuhld]
- verb

1. to dance every blues dance in an entire blues weekend.
2. to reach the next level in your dancing ability.
3. to find a new level of euphoria dancing to the likes of Kim Massie.
4. to learn more about the dance you love from great instructors.

Grenoble Swing Dance Festival
11/12/2010
City: Grenoble, France
Dances: Lindy

4 awesome couples of teachers :
Skye & Frida
Thomas & Alice
Max & Annie
Todd & Nina

6 levels, more than 10hrs of classes, 3 nights of dancing, Big Bands, Crazy Parties....

Arctic Lindy Exchange 2010
8/9/2010
City: ICELAND
Dances: Lindy

World's first and only travelling lindy event is back! The exchange will take place officially for a whole week between 9th-15th August and the settings for this year are the capital Reykjavik and Isafjördur

Bring it Home Blues
9/11/2010
City: Seattle
Dances: Blues

Bring your game face cause this is a day of competitions, performances, and social dancing to rock your world and strut your stuff.
Followed by a late night house party to continue the dancing late into the morning

L.A. Blues
10/1/2010
City: Los Angeles, CA
Dances: Blues

Come to learn. Come to dance. .because Blues dancing makes you happy! This year promises another great line-up of teachers, DJs as well as some amazing live music.

Here's what some people said about last year's event -
"I loved the whole weekend. It is easily my favorite exchange."
"LA Blues was a fantastic success! Great teachers, great music, great dancers! "
"LA Blues was a great experience! The people were friendly and the dancing was playful and fun. I am definitely going back next year."

http://www.labluesdance.com
On Facebook -
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=184998882829
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=267445154209

Burning Man
8/29/2010
City: Black Rock City
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Tango, West_Coast, Other

Not a dance event, but populated by many dancers.

Down Home Blues Festival
8/6/2010
City: San Francisco
Dances: Blues

Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange
9/9/2010
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

15 Blues Artists, 4 Days, 4 Late Nites & the Beach!

No Frills, No Fluff, Just Blues!

North Star Blues 2010
9/17/2010
City: Minneapolis, MN
Dances: Blues

it’s time to mark your calendar for North Star Blues 2010!! If you were here for our first NSB and loved it, or if you could not attend (but wanted to), be sure to put down September 17-19 and plan to be in Minneapolis this year!! Keep watching for information at www.northstarblues.com. You will not want to miss the dynamic DJ’s, ‘blues’ing live bands, and superb dance sites! Until September, keep dancing and we will see you then!

Shawn & Ginger

On Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=238422417273

Edinburgh Lindy Exchange
9/24/2010
City: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Back for a 3rd year. 3 days of fantastic music form DJs and live bands. Wonderful venues in the stunning location of Edinburgh, Scotlands capital city.

Ninja Swing
8/27/2010
City: Ann Arbor, MI
Dances: Lindy

Ninja Swing Lindy Hop Workshop
with Thomas Blacharz, Alice Mei, Mike Roberts and Laura Glaess.

Burning River Blues
8/13/2010
City: Cleveland
Dances: Blues, Tango, Other

Explore and fuse the qualities of two opposing elements (Fire and Water) and the essences of two similarly emotive dances (Argentine Tango and Blues) to create a dynamic and energetic flow of connection
to your partner, to the music, and to the moment.