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Bal-ast Off
8/1/2014
City: Huntsville, AL, USA
Dances: Balboa

Balboa workshop weekend with classes taught by David Rehm & Kate Hedin.

Beantown Camp
6/26/2014
City: Beverly, MA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

A week of incredible classes and social dances at the beautiful Endicott College, 1 hour from Boston. Special events during the camp include Beantown Bounce (the instructors' show), Camp BBQ, Camp Social, Talent Show, Beantown Karaoke, Soul Party, as well as relaxation time at the beach and hanging with friends at the Pub.

Features the best food of any dance camp!

Hallowswing
10/24/2014
City: Muncie, IN, USA
Dances: Lindy

At Ball State University. You will enjoy a full weekend of swing dancing, fabulous DJs, a costume contest, live bands, a Jack and Jill contest, and more!

Feelin' Blues
1/23/2015
City: Tel Aviv, Israel
Dances: Blues

For the 4th time, Feelin’ Blues is stepping it up and setting a high bar for blues events all around!

You don’t want to miss it!
* 5 levels
* Full solo track
* A one-of-a-kind invitational track
* A special teachers training day for community leaders
* Solo, JnJ and Showcase competitions
* The best teachers from around the world: Mike Legenthal, Shawn Hershey, Brenda Russell, Justin Riley, Ksenia Parkhatskaya, Adamo Ciarallo, Vicci Moore, Ron Dobrovinsky and Sharon Guzman.
* The best DJ’s that will make you dance the night away
* An amazing Saturday night dance with live music
* Fusion after party in a local brewery
* Get ready, get excited – Go!

Price charming and group discounts are available! Registration opens August 1st.

Holy City Blues 5
11/6/2014
City: Charleston, SC, USA
Dances: Blues

Aw snap, the Blues is back! Join us in beautiful Charleston, SC for a magical weekend of LIVE Blues and dancing. Join us as we celebrate 5 years of fun, friends, and fantastic music!

Oxford Summer Blues
7/25/2014
City: Oxford, United Kingdom
Dances: Fusion

Oxford celebrates Summer with 3 days of Blues !
8 hours of tuition with 5 international teachers
3 parties
Live bands
£75 (early bird) / £85

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-summer-blues-tickets-11639976483?ref=ebtn

Kansas City Stomp
7/11/2014
City: Kansas City, MO
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

627 Stomp is excited to present Kansas City Stomp, a regional event celebrating the music and dancing of the 30's and 40's. Kansas City has a proud history as a jazz superpower and KCstomp aims to bring dancers and music fans back to its roots. We're inviting local fans and visitors from around the country to join us for what promises to be a weekend to remember!

Music City Shuffle
11/21/2014
City: Nashville, TN
Dances: Balboa

Balboa workshop weekend with classes taught by:

David Rehm
Javier Skeets Johnson
Jeremy Otth
Mickey Fortanasce
Heather Ballew
Jenna Applegarth
Kelly Arsenault
Laura Keat

Seattle Lindy Exchange
9/12/2014
City: Seattle, USA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

SLX 2014 is just around the corner, and let us be the first to tell you - it's gonna be awesome. Not just 'Seattle dance event weekend' awesome, but Mind Blowing - Soul Crushing - Question the Meaning of Your Life Awesome. That's right, this years' SLX will make you quit your day job and pursue a life of street performance and jewelry making just to save up money for next years SLX.

Let us break it down for you: three days filled with tip-top nationally acclaimed musicians, some of Seattle's best venues, the annual Jazz Dance Film Festival, all your favorite dancers in one city exchanging their moves and ideas about your favorite art form, a picnic (YUP) with a jam session, late night don't-stop-till-you-drop dances, and more! - all for an absurdly cheap price. This event is about community and the exchange of ideas concerning all things Lindy Hop, and we are so happy to say this year is going to be the best year yet for the Seattle Lindy Exchange.

So JOIN US! Tell your Friends! Come have an epic time, in an epic place, doing what we all love (epic dancing).

San Diego Lindy Exchange
7/25/2014
City: San Diego, CA
Dances: Lindy

The Crystal Blues Challenge 2014
10/31/2014
City: St Neots, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues

The chance for Blues dancers to take part in, and be part of, a weekend of Blues-focused challenges –where your peers are your judges! With seven categories, there is something for everyone –and if competing is not your thing, as part of the audience YOU and a panel of well-respected Blues-room dancers, are the judges!

Blues Exchange @ Toulouse
9/26/2014
City: Toulouse, France
Dances: Blues

Blues Exchange @ Toulouse
3 parties
3 venues
3 live bands

Edinburgh Lindy Exchange
9/19/2014
City: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

SwingIN
8/29/2014
City: Indianapolis, IN
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend

DJ Experiment Exchange - July 11th to 13th
8/11/2014
City: Philadelphia
Dances: Fusion

It's time to throw a summertime party just for you! Anyone who came to our November workshop weekend knows that when it comes to parties, DJX knows how to throw down. But this summer, we're bringing you something a little more intimate, laid back, and with social time at its prime. July 2014 will mark DJ Experiment's 1st exchange--a full weekend of dancing and playtime!

We're excited to spend Friday at L'etage--for those of you just joining us, this venue is part club, part cabaret, and wholly perfect for partying with nu-world music in the style of DJ JETLAG! Saturday we'll keep the energy going from main dance into the wee hours of a late-night (music to be released soon!), and Sunday we'll be infusing one of our city's premier club venues, Sundae Philadelphia, with a little taste of partner dancing. Daytime playtime activities to be announced soon. :)

Since we want to keep this weekend really intimate, Space will be VERY limited, so be ready to grab your ticket! More information to be released at: http://djexperiment.org/

Phoenix West Coast Swing Convention
7/3/2014
City: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Dances: West Coast

Features classes taught by:

JORDAN FRISBEE & TATIANA MOLLMANN-BENNETT
KYLE REDD & SARAH VANN DRAKE
BENJI SCHWIMMER & TORRI SMITH
ROBERT & NICOLA ROYSTON
KRIS SWEARINGEN & REBECCA LUDWICK
BEN MCHENRY & CAMEO CROSS
EDSON MODESTO JR & CINTIA FIASCHI (ZOUK)
MELISSA RUTZ
LUIS CRESPO
STEPHEN WHITE
MAXIME ZZAOUI
YENNI SETIAWAN
CHUCK BROWN (SPECIALTY WORKSHOP)
VICTORIA HENK (HIP HOP)

Bavarian Open WCS
9/11/2014
City: Munich, Germany
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop weekend.

Swing Aout Festival
8/4/2014
City: Laroquebrou, France
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Swing Camp organized by William and Lionel Mauvais.

Camp Swing
10/10/2014
City: Mendocino, CA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

In the beautiful woods of Mendocino, Camp Swing includes fabulous classes, LIVE music, great food, rustic accommodations in wood cabins and much more. Now celebrating our 18th year!

Sundance Swingout
10/17/2014
City: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Dances: Lindy

From the creators of All Follow's Eve comes Sundance Swingout! Featuring instructors Jeremy Otth & Laura Keat, Anthony Chen & Stacia Martin, and Alex Gaw & Samantha Garfield, Fort Worth will bring you a weekend filled with quality classes, live music, and fantastic dancing! Join us October 17-19, 2014 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. More information and registration available at www.sundanceswingout.com. Registration opens June 1st.

Jazz up Your Lindy
9/6/2014
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend with Skye & Marie!

Slow Dance Soiree
2/6/2015
City: Rochester, NY, USA
Dances: Blues

Classes taught by:
Peter Strom & Naomi Uyama
Mikey Pedroza & Pamela Gaizutyte
Laura Glaess & Mike Roberts

Swing Summit Teachers Week
7/12/2014
City: Ardeche, France
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

A week of swing classes in the French Alps. Class size is limited to 8 couples.

Teachers are: Ali Taghavi & Katja Uckermann (Germany)

Kris Blindert & Audun Kveberg (Germany/Norway)

Ron Dobrovinsky & Sharon Guzman (Israel)

Sarah Wastiaux & Quinten Kray (Netherlands)

Tobacco Road Blues Weekend
9/19/2014
City: Durham, NC
Dances: Blues

After a successful first year, we're back for round 2! We'll have more instructors and more dancing for another great weekend! Follow us on our website for updates.

Korea Blues Camp 2014
11/28/2014
City: Ga pyung, Korea South
Dances: Blues

Only one Blues Dance Camp in Asia.
Damon Stone
Heidi Fite
Dexter Santos
Juile Brown
Daniel Repsch
Jennifer Sowden

Hart & Soul Weekend
9/5/2014
City: hartford, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

Hart & Soul Weekend is a weekend devoted to good soul music and great dancing. Take classes from world-class instructors during the day and dance to awesome music all evening! We are bringing back our 2013 headlining band, “West End Blend”, who are phenomenal musicians. They are the gem of the Hartford music scene. We invite you to come to Hartford and party like we do.

INSTRUCTORS:
Mikey Pedroza
Mike “The Girl” Legenthal & Javier Johnson
Ria DeBiase & Damon Stone
Julie Brown & Shawn Hershey

Blues Anatomy by BRB
10/24/2014
City: Cleveland, OH
Dances: Blues

Featured Instructors: Jered Morin (Berlin, Germany) and Brooke Filsinger (Toronto, Canada)

Registration opens July 4th at 12am EST!!

Oslo Balboa Weekend
9/19/2014
City: Oslo, Norway
Dances: Balboa

Together with the brilliant instructors Mette Herlitz and Andreas Olsson (SWE) and Sanna Leinonen and Adam LaMontagne (FIN/USA) we welcome you back for another weekend of happy shuffling! We offer two days of balboa classes for the levels Beginner/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced, and three nights of social dancing. The Saturday night party topped off with the live tunes of Jazzombies. Come dance with us and enjoy the beautiful autumn in Oslo!

Drag the Blues 2014
10/24/2014
City: Barcelona
Dances: Blues

International Blues workshop in Spain, just at the end of summer.
Amazing venues. Great int teachers
More info at: www.dragtheblues.com

Seattle Fusion Festival
10/3/2014
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Fusion

Seattle Fusion Festival is back for its third year. Get ready to celebrate with us! You can expect:

3 days of classes from your favorite Seattle and national teachers
24 hours of evening and late-night dancing with great DJs and live music
Workshop topics ranging across partner and solo movement of all kinds
Lectures, discussions, and showcase performances to inspire you
Access to private lessons with some of the most talented folks around
And in the true spirit of fusion…you’d better expect the unexpected! Seattle Fusion Festival is pulling together the best of Seattle, the nation, and our wild imaginations to bring you a weekend of nonstop awesome.
For us dancing needs only a few elements: People, music, and a space to let loose. We want you (all of you!) to be there, so affordable is more important than fancy.

Seattle Fusion Festival is like your classic Seattleite — low-maintenance and high-quality. At its core this festival is an excuse for us, as a community of dancers, to get together and connect, share ideas, strut our stuff, challenge each other, grow, and have fun!

Swingtimate
12/11/2014
City: Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop and competition weekend with classes taught by Kyle Redd & Sarah Vann Drake.

Blues Lady Blues
9/5/2014
City: London
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz

Blues Lady Blues is a weekend of Solo Blues focused on female bodies and movement to which ANYONE may attend. We are excited to bring you the fist Solo Blues Festival in Europe.

Hot Mess
7/25/2014
City: Philadelphia, USA
Dances: Lindy

Hot Mess returns July 25-27, hotter and messier than ever! We’ve got a FULL WEEKEND of classes, dances, live music, and of course, the Hot Mess Competition! For classes, we’re bringing in Mikey Pedroza & Gaby Cook, nationally acclaimed instructors that are sure to knock your socks off. Of course, we’ve also got Philadelphia’s favorite bands – Perseverance Jazz Band, Josh Fialkoff and the Philadelphia Stride, and Chelsea Reed and the Fairweather Five – to keep us swinging each and every night.

Swing Era Festival
7/1/2014
City: Krakow, Poland
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshops in Swing Era dance, music, movies, fashion, etc. Featuring top international instructors!

DC Swing Experience
11/13/2014
City: Herndon, VA
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop weekend.

San Francisco Lindy Exchange 2014
9/18/2014
City: San Francisco, CA
Dances: Lindy

The world's oldest, biggest and best Lindy Exchange is back!

Gordon Webster

Barbara Morrison

Gordon and Barbara on the same stage!

The world's best dancers!

Four days of unstoppable fun and incredible music

Registration is OPEN!

Swing Summit Week 2
7/5/2014
City: Ardeche, France
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

A week of swing classes in the French Alps. Class size is limited to 8 couples.

Teachers are: Ali Taghavi & Katja Uckermann (Germany)

Kris Blindert & Audun Kveberg (Germany/Norway)

Ron Dobrovinsky & Sharon Guzman (Israel)

Sarah Wastiaux & Quinten Kray (Netherlands)

Prague Swing X-Mas
12/12/2014
City: Prague, Czech Republic
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend.

Snowbound Blues
12/5/2014
City: Rochester, NY
Dances: Blues

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Mike Legenthal
Dan Legenthal
Damon Stone
Joy Arico
John Joven
Shoshi Krieger
Flouer Courtney Evelyn

Austin Blues Party 8
3/27/2015
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Blues

Come on home to Texas and enjoy Austin in the springtime. We'll have 3 official nights of dancing (plus pre-parties and after-parties), workshops that will blow your mind, friendly competitions to inspire, and live music (Austin is, after all, the live music capital of the world). Experience the biggest damn party around!

Austin Fusion Party
1/9/2015
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Fusion

Because the Fusion dream lives on, in smaller, regional exchanges... Come to Texas!

Paris Blues Lindy Balboa Workshop II
10/10/2014
City: Paris, France
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:
Anne-Helene Cavasa (Toulouse) & Bernard Cavasa (Toulouse)
Cédric Clerc (Strasbourg) & Caroline Faivre (Grenoble)

Orient Lindy Express
9/18/2014
City: Istanbul, Turkey
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Lindy Hop Track:

Thomas & Alice
Dax & Sarah
Hasse & Marie
Skye & Marie
Peter & Naomi
(more to be announced)

Authentic Jazz Track:

Dax Hock
Sarah Breck
Skye Humphries
Thomas Blacharz
Alice Mei

Rhythm Shuffle 2014
9/12/2014
City: Buffalo
Dances: Balboa

Lindy Hop into Blues-Workshop
8/23/2014
City: Stuttgart, Germany
Dances: Blues

Blues Workshop with Jered Morin. Get interested in blues from slow lindy dancing, learn ballroomin blues, breakaways and dips&tricks.

Cincinnati Lindy Exchange 5
8/7/2014
City: Cincinnati, OH
Dances: Lindy

Our first 4 have been great, but number 5 is going to be our biggest weekend bash to date. Don't miss out on our 4 day weekend with 3-4 exciting live bands, amazing DJ's and great dancers!
Registration to open in May or June

Swing Fling
7/31/2014
City: Washington, DC
Dances: West Coast, Other

4 days of west coast swing and hustle workshops with top instructors.

Winter Blues 2015
1/30/2015
City: Greenville, SC
Dances: Blues

Winter Blues is returning for its third year with everything you love and then some! Save the date, and more info will be up soon.

Sea of Rhythm 2014
11/21/2014
City: Melbourne
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz, Other

For the first time in Melbourne, SEA OF RHYTHM is bringing together Lindy Hop, Jazz, Tap Dance, Breakdance and West African Drum and Dance - in a three day celebration of their connection in rhythm and spirit. Classes (and parties!) with Ramona Staffeld, Remy Kouakou Kouame, Jason Samuels Smith, Pape Moussa Sonko, and more. Live music, classes, jam nights and a gala show.

Balboa Dayz 2015
1/23/2015
City: Dresden, Germany
Dances: Balboa

We are excited to announce our third installment of the Balboa Dayz series. It will take place at the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, on amazing wooden floor. It will be an intensive, fun filled Balboa extravaganza, jam packed with workshops and hundreds of dancers from all across the globe to experience and celebrate the excitement of Balboa with us. We could find amazing teachers for you!!!

Nicolas & Sandrine Gressier (Toulouse), Anne-Helene + Bernard Cavasa (Toulouse) and Andreas Olsson + Mette Herlitz (Stockholm).

Bluesli 2.0
9/20/2014
City: Zurich, Switzerland
Dances: Blues

Brenda Russell is coming to town!
so we thought to do this two days instead of just one. intensive training! get your blues groove on...

Austin Lindy Exchange
11/21/2014
City: Austin, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

The longest continually running exchange has 10 bands this year, for most of the weekend there will be 2 bands playing simultaneously.

Atlanta Swing Classic
10/2/2014
City: Atlanta, GA, USA
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop weekend with classes taught by:

- Mario Robau Jr. - MC
- Jessica Cox
- John Lindo
- Jennifer DeLuca
- Ben Morris
- Michael Kielbasa
- Matt and Crystal Auclair
- Mary Ann Nunez
- Robin Smith
- Jason Barnes
- Gary Jobst
- Hannah and Nicole Clonch
- Michael and LeAnn Norris
- Hugo Miguez and Stacy Kay
- Stephen White
- Sonya Dessureault
- Kevin Kane and Shantala Davis
- Tashina Beckmann

Summer Hummer
8/21/2014
City: Framingham, MA
Dances: West Coast

WEst coast swing workshop weekend with classes by:

Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann- Bennett
Kyle Redd & Sarah Vann Drake
Gary McIntyre & Susan Kirklin
Robert & Nicola Royston
Gregory Scott & Lemery Rollins
Myles Munroe & Tessa Cunningham Munroe
Michael Kielbasa & Malia San Nicolas
Ben Morris
Arjay Centeno
Anne Fleming

Blues Weekend in Poznan
8/9/2014
City: Poznan, Poland
Dances: Blues

Hi, guys!

I would like to invite you to Poznan for a weekend of Blues dancing! The weekend will include 6 hours of workshops for beginners and 2 parties for everyone. The weekend will be on the 9th and 10th of August.

The workshops are optional, feel free to come just for the parties!

Workshops instructors – Gordon McKormick and David C. Tritel

Workshops prices (6h):
Before 20/07 – 100 zl
After 20/07 – 120 zl

Parties – only 5 zl each! :)

To register, please e-mail bluesinpoznan@gmail.com

Check our facebook page for more information (Blues in Poznan)

bamBLOOZled 2014!
10/3/2014
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Blues

You gotta have more nights like this. Blues dance, competitions, classes, adventures, and wild live music. It's an unstoppable event.

Dragon Swing V
11/19/2014
City: Cracow
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Welcome to Dragon Swing V! For our fifth anniversary we will once again have our climax in the depths of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Also, to celebrate our fifth anniversary, we will have some special surprises!

Winter Blues
1/30/2015
City: Greenville, SC, USA
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Ruth Evelyn & Mike Grosser
Campbell Miller & Philippe Wilson
Julie Brown & Timothy O'Neill

Herrang Dance Camp
6/29/2014
City: Herrang, Stockholm County, Sweden
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

The largest and longest swing dance camp in the world!

Capital City Stomp 2014
9/5/2014
City: Victoria, BC, Canada
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

The Swing Dance Association of Victoria is excited to bring Kevin St. Laurent and Jo Hoffberg to Victoria, BC, Canada to teach a two day workshop. This weekend also includes two track levels, live music, theme nights, cabaret show, and CCS J&J contest. For more details, click on the above link.

Lisbon Blues Weekend Workshop
11/21/2014
City: Lisbon, Portugal
Dances: Blues

Swingin' New England
11/13/2014
City: Boston, MA, USA
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop and competition weekend and the Newton Marriott.

Rocktober
10/10/2014
City: Columbus, OH
Dances: Lindy

Lindy hop workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Kevin St. Laurent and Jo Hoffberg
Bobby White and Kate Hedin

Live Music from Robert Bell and his Hot Swing Combo

Berlin Blues Camps 2014 - A DanceMode Experience
9/27/2014
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

The camps are hosted by DanceMode teachers Brenda Russell and Catherine Palmier, and offer an immersive learning experience for all levels. Join us for one or two weeks of camp, with different tracks to choose from!

Week 1: SOCIAL TRACK
The social track is designed for students who enjoy moving to blues music wherever it’s played, be it in a festival, a bar, or even on a street corner to busking musicians. Instructors will be offering common base movements for students to explore in their own bodies and with a partner. Students will be exposed to a variety of styles of blues played in a band’s set or jam session. Supported by live music, students will discover the movements in their body which fit the music.

UPDATE: COMPETITION & PERFORMANCE track was postponed to another camp in favor of a second social track! In addition to the live music and partnered blues curriculum above there will be elective classes about scene building and teaching!

Scandanavian Open WCS
8/29/2014
City: Stockholm, Sweden
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop and competition weekend with classes taught by:

Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann-Bennett
Ben Morris & Jennifer DeLuca
Kyle Redd & Sarah Vann Drake
Olivier Massart & Henriette Koefoed Svendsen

Groovy Weekend
11/21/2014
City: Prague, Czech Republic
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Shag, Boogie Woogie

Workshop weekend.

Lindustrial Revolution
8/29/2014
City: Charlottesville, VA
Dances: Lindy

Lindustrial Revolution is in it's 5th year! The world's first and only (as far as we know) Steampunk Swing Dance Extravaganza! Stay tuned for details on instructors and bands. Registration opens April 15th. Hosted by SwingCville (www.swingcville.org)

Rose City Blues 2014
11/7/2014
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

Facebook Save the Date and for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/177085792496920/

Swing Castle Camp
9/1/2014
City: Schloss Beesenstedt, Germany
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

A dance camp in a castle.

http://www.schloss-beesenstedt.de/

Instructors:
Peter Loggins, Vincenso Fesi, Moe Sakan, Andy & Pamela, Daniel Larsson, Rikard Ekstrand and 7 nights of dancing!

Camp Hollywood
8/29/2014
City: Los Angeles, CA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

Large workshop weekend with top international instructors.

Lindystock
8/2/2014
City: Northern Ontario, Canada
Dances: Lindy

Dance-themed wilderness retreat organized by "Toronto Lindy Hop".

Barcelona Shag Festival
10/31/2014
City: Barcelona, Spain
Dances: Other

Workshop weekend.

Blues Bliss 2014
11/14/2014
City: Orlando
Dances: Blues

The third annual Blues exchange in Orlando, FL. The last two years have been amazing weekends full of amazing people. We are going to make this year even better.

Taipei Lindy Festival
9/12/2014
City: Taipei, Taiwan
Dances: Lindy

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:
Remy Kouakou Kouame (France)
Ramona Noel Staffeld (USA)
Sinclair Ang (Singapore)
Soochan Lee & Hyun Jung Choi (Korea)

Shakori Hills Alt-Blues Recess
9/25/2014
City: Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Dances: Fusion

The setting is 84 acres of hardwood forest in their peak fall color 20 minutes outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. There will be dancing and skill-share workshops during the day and dances raging into the dawn. We will have ecstatic dance sessions every morning, contra dancing with callers, and countless hours of some of the most inspiring live and DJed Blues, Alt-Blues, and Fusion music. You will be fed all local, organic food as we all work together to co-produce an experience beyond the every day.

Philly Swing Classic
9/19/2014
City: Philadelphia, PA
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop weekend.

The Moon Blues
10/17/2014
City: Bordeaux, France
Dances: Blues

Blues Dance Festival with Anne-Hélène & Bernard, and Adamo & Vicci !!
Two parties with band and a blues afternoon the sunday !!
Here we go !!

Julie & Claire

Bluesila 2014
8/29/2014
City: 60 km from Vilnius, Lithuania
Dances: Blues

In August 29-31 everyone is welcome in camp side “Pailgio Perlas 2” where you will find The 4th International Blues Dance Summer Camp in Lithuania Bluesila.
BLUESILA – summer dance camp fot those who enjoy Blues. This event became an anual event of Lithuanian dance society and takes place in the end of August. During camp time The Blues music never stops so you can dance whenever you want, with the breaks for classes, shows and competitions.

Gypsy House Party
10/24/2014
City: Dallas, TX
Dances: Blues, Other

A weekend of the best blues, soul and old skool R&B dance music!

Hep Cats Holiday
7/4/2014
City: North Somerset/Bristol, England, UK
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Other

Classes in Lindy Hop, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Boogie Woogie & Balboa held at Sand Bay Leisure Resort!

The Revival
11/14/2014
City: Malmö, Sweden
Dances: Balboa

The Revival 14-16 November 2014.
Pre-party 13th and after-party 17th.
Internationally renowned teachers and live music all five nights!
More info on therevival.se

Fog City Stomp
11/14/2014
City: San Francisco, CA
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend.

Bal-aska
9/4/2014
City: Anchorage, Alaska
Dances: Balboa

Balboa workshop weekend.

Blues Muse 2014
10/17/2014
City: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dances: Blues

Philadelphia's follow-focused workshop weekend is back, ready to bring you even more creativity, inspiration, and amusement for 2014!

What makes a blues dance magical? A great song, an inspiring follow, and a receptive lead. Blues Muse is a workshop weekend dedicated to bringing out the muse in every follow, and teaching leads to appreciate and collaborate with their partner.

Blues Muse 2014 will run October 17th-19th, so mark your calendars now!

Ottawa Blues Blast
8/1/2014
City: Ottawa, ON
Dances: Blues

International Lindy Hop Championships
8/21/2014
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

This event features the most intense and inspirational competitions as well as workshops and live music!

Albany Lindy & Blues & Swimming (ALBS) 2014
7/11/2014
City: Albany, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

Albany Lindy & Blues & Swimming (ALBS) 2014.
Come out and party with us!
July 11-13, 2014. Albany, NY
See website for details as they become available: http://www.albanylindyandblues.com/

Blues Muse
10/17/2014
City: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend focused on following.

Winter Swing Weekend
11/7/2014
City: Edinburgh, Scotland
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Edinburgh Swing Dance Society's annual Winter Swing Weekend, with the amazing Michael&Evita and Scottie Cupit. More teachers tbc. A weekend with a Scottish flavour, of workshops, dances with live bands and lots of cake! Not to be missed!

Southeast Summer Brawl
8/8/2014
City: Columbia, SC, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Weekend of competitions in Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Charleston, and Blues.

San Diego Swing Dance Extravaganza
11/7/2014
City: San Diego, USA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Shag

Join us for the Premiere of The San Diego Swing Dance Extravaganza! Featuring 3 levels of Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Shag!

Featuring SoCal instructors AND bands, it's a SoCal event specially created for YOU - the dancers!

Instructors:
-Jeremy Otth & Laura Keat
-Nick Williams & Sylvia Sykes
-More SoCal legends TBA!

Bands:

Jonathan Stout's Grand Slam Sextet
Jonathan Stout & his Campus Five, featuring Hilary Alexander

Venues:

-The beautiful Portuguese Hall for the Friday and Saturday night dances
-NTC Dance Place for the Sunday workshops
-San Diego's unique venue Tango del Rey for our weekly Hep Spot Sunday night dance

Competitions:

SDSDE will be holding 3 competitions throughout the weekend. On Saturday night you will have the opportunity to compete in Lindy Hop, Balboa and Shag competitions. You can choose to do 1, 2, or...The Triple Crown - All 3!

Check out the webpage where you will find out how you can win the coveted Surf Board Trophy and the rules!

Costs:

Tickets start at $160 from July 1 - August 31.
Save a massive $108 by registering early!!

(See website for full pricing details)

Galway Lindy Exchange
8/8/2014
City: Galway, Ireland
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

TinkerBal
10/3/2014
City: Boston, MA
Dances: Balboa

Balboa workshop weekend with class size limited to 8 students.

Instructors are:
* Heather Ballew
* Javier Johnson
* Laura Keat
* David Rehm

Grenoble Swing Dance Festival
11/7/2014
City: Grenoble, France
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshops taught by:

Skye & Frida
Max & Annie
Peter & Naomi
Todd & Nina
William & Maeva
Thomas & Alice

North Star Blues
9/18/2014
City: Minneapolis, USA
Dances: Blues

Nocturne Blues
7/18/2014
City: New York, NY
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend.

Camp Savoy
8/8/2014
City: Guildford (London Suburbs), England
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend at the University of Surrey with classes taught by many top international instructors.

Hot'N'Sweat Blues Vienna
7/26/2014
City: Vienna, Austria
Dances: Blues

Enjoy a hot week-end full with 6 hours of Blues and have fun with Jered Morin!

Northwest Massive Recess
8/14/2014
City: Bellingham, WA
Dances: Fusion

Boundary-pushing Alt, Fusion, and Blues music bumping until sunrise, mind-blowing skill-share workshops running in the daytime, inspiring gender-fluid and Alt competitions (with prizes!), and a radically inclusive ethic that can't help but inspire.

Cowtown Jamborama
9/11/2014
City: Omaha, USA
Dances: Lindy

Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange
9/25/2014
City: Boston
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Dirty Water is a Lindy & Blues exchange in Boston, Massachusetts.

This year will again feature the amazing Gordon Webster.

We plan on having 4 nights of dances, 2 Late nights, an apple picking trip, clam shack visit, and a dance on the Harbor.

Dublin Lindy Exchange
9/12/2014
City: Dublin
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Welcome to Dublin, capital of beautiful Ireland!

We are ready to host the 6th edition of the Dublin Lindy Exchange...

There will be four nights in amazing venues, with live bands, an after-blues-party and great activities during the day.

We welcome you to spend a weekend full of glamour and sparkle, set in the glorious time of The Great Gatsby!!!

KissMe in Ann Arbor
7/18/2014
City: Ann Arbor, MI
Dances: Lindy

Lindy Exchange featuring:

-The Robert Bell Hot Swing Combo
-The return of the Royal Garden Trio
-Wading in the waters of the Huron River
-Ann Arbor's own Alex Belhaj's Crescent City Quintet
-Sunday Evening with James Dapogny's Jazz Band
-Lots of tasty food
-Time to enjoy the Ann Arbor Art Fair

Mickey & Kelly: Hot and Cool!
7/19/2014
City: Boston, MA
Dances: Balboa

Mickey Fortanasce and Kelly Arsenault will be bringing their famous fast and slow Balboa expertise to Boston this summer for some hot and cool Balboa workshops!

Montreal Swing Riot
7/4/2014
City: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Montreal Swing Riot will feature two nights of dancing, an afternoon contest and an invitational battle between Lindy Hoppers and Street Dancers.

Crep Swing Festival
7/12/2014
City: Normandy, France
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

A week of workshops in Lindy Hop, Blues, and Balboa taught by:

William & Maéva
Jb & Tatiana
Fabien & Lisa
Albert & Gloria
Gontran

Mastering the Blues
8/8/2014
City: Tacoma, WA, USA
Dances: Blues

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Jenny Sowden (Brooklyn, NY)
Dan Repsch (Montreal)
Kevin Buster (Seattle, WA)
Kelly Edmonston (Tacoma, WA)

Albany Lindy & Blues Exchange
12/12/2014
City: Albany, NY, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Mark your calendars and save the date for our 4th ALBX December 12-14th, with killer live music, amazing DJs, just enough workshop and clinic time to blow your mind without making your head explode, and plenty of room for the Albany magic. (AKA, makin' it up as we go along)

Mid-Summer Blues Workshop
7/25/2014
City: Winnipeg, MB
Dances: Blues

Swing Dance Winnipeg is going to help you beat away those Mid-Summer Blues with, well, BLUES! We are hosting what will be an awesome workshop, with Ruby Red and Andrew Smith.

Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree
10/15/2014
City: Sun Valley, ID
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Features workshops by Josh and Emily McLaughlin and Dan Newsome and Gaby Cook as well as lots of live music!

Mountain Top Blues Camp (FB)
7/27/2014
City: Lyon , France
Dances: Blues

MTBC ( July 27-August 2, 2014) is an intensive dance experience designed to enhance and improve your overall movement application. It will help you take the technical information and transform it into movement application. So if you want to geek out on Venacular Blues, improve your body awareness and see improvement in the way you move in just one week this is the camp for you.

Welbourne Jazz Camp
8/14/2014
City: Middleburg, VA
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

A week long music AND dance camp, combining jazz music education alongside traditional jazz dance and lindy hop education.

Swing Summit Week 1
6/29/2014
City: Ardeche, France
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

A week of swing classes in the French Alps. Class size is limited to 8 couples.

Teachers are: Ali Taghavi & Katja Uckermann (Germany)

Kris Blindert & Audun Kveberg (Germany/Norway)

Ron Dobrovinsky & Sharon Guzman (Israel)

Sarah Wastiaux & Quinten Kray (Netherlands)

Sea Sun & Swing
7/25/2014
City: La Grande Motte/Montpellier, France
Dances: West Coast

10 days of WCS workshops taught by:

◾ Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann
◾ Parker Dearborn & Melissa Rutz
◾ John Lindo & Jessica Cox
◾ Ben Morris & Jennifer De Luca
◾ Myles Munroe & Tessa Cunningham
◾ Barry Jones & Patty Vo
◾ Chuck Brown & Tara Trafzer
◾ Michael Kielbasa & Tori Smith
◾ Maxence Martin & Virginie Grondin
◾ Lionel Giannone & Amandine Principe
◾ Olivier Massart & Henriette Koefoed
◾ Olivier Rio & Amandine Afonso

Porto Swing Jam Exchange
8/28/2014
City: Porto, Portugal
Dances: Lindy

Lindy Exchange

Hamburg Lindy Exchange
8/29/2014
City: Hamburg, Germany
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Featuring the harbor boat tour!

Albuquerque Fusion eXploration 2015
1/30/2015
City: Albuquerque NM, USA
Dances: Fusion

Come join us in enchanted Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a 2-track blues/fusion event!

Elm City Exchange
10/31/2014
City: New Haven, Ct, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Southeast Regional Jam
7/11/2014
City: Orlando, FL
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Weekend of competitions and social dancing.

Save the Date - DJ Experiment Exchange!
7/11/2014
City: Philadelphia
Dances: Fusion

It's time to throw a summertime party just for you! Anyone who came to our November workshop weekend knows that when it comes to parties, DJX knows how to throw down. But this summer, we're bringing you something a little more intimate, laid back, and with social time at its prime. July 2014 will mark DJ Experiment's 1st exchange--a full weekend of dancing and playtime!

We're excited to spend Friday at L'etage--for those of you just joining us, this venue is part club, part cabaret, and wholly perfect for partying with nu-world music by the DJ of JETLAG! Saturday we'll keep the energy going from main dance into the wee hours of a late-night (music to be released soon!), and Sunday we'll be infusing one of our city's premier club venues, Sundae Philadelphia, with a little taste of partner dancing. Daytime playtime activities to be announced soon. :)

Since we want to keep this weekend really intimate, Space will be VERY limited, so be ready to grab your ticket! More information to be released at: http://djexperiment.org/

Camp Balboa Seattle
9/18/2014
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Balboa

Save the Date

More Information to be Announced

Blues Without Shoes
9/19/2014
City: Rennes, France
Dances: Blues

We present you the BLUES WITHOUT SHOES !

A work shop where you will mostly dance barefooted or only with socks.

The Blues Without Shoes in a few words: 19-21 September 2014, 6 hours of classes, 3 levels, 2 parties et 1 tea party.

With a team of boosted teachers: Brian Lucky Skillen from New York but also Géraldine Pelous from Toulouse and our dear Breton teachers: Nicolas Naman et Virginie Walker from Rennes !

http://www.breizhbluesinvasion.com/index.php/en/

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Nous vous présentons le BLUES WITHOUT SHOES !

Un work shop qui comme son nom l’indique sera essentiellement nus pieds ou en chaussettes, ne vous inquiétez pas pour vos petits petons !

Le Blues Without Shoes en quelques chiffres : du vendredi 19 Septembre au 21 septembre, 6 heures de cours, 3 niveaux, 2 soirées et une tea party.

Sans oublier une équipe de profs survoltés avec le grand retour de Brian Lucky Skillen de New York mais aussi de Géraldine Pelous de Toulouse et nos bretons préférés, Nicolas Naman et Virginie Walker de Rennes !

http://www.breizhbluesinvasion.com/

Aspen Blues Recess
7/17/2014
City: Paonia, CO
Dances: Fusion

Three days of Alt-Blues, Blues, and Fusion dancing, camping, hiking, and more dancing in some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains in the country.

Western Australia Lindy Exchange
9/18/2014
City: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dances: Lindy

Save the Date - DJ Experiment Workshop Weekend!
11/15/2014
City: Philadelphia, PA
Dances: Fusion

We're returning this fall with another amazing workshop & dance weekend! Keep an eye out for announcements at http://djexperiment.org/

UConn Swing and Blues KICK-OFF DANCE
9/27/2014
City: Storrs, CT
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Shag

The University of Connecticut is a new Swing and Blues scene that is quickly growing! We are hosting our FIRST monthly dance event EVER. We would appreciate all the support and company! We will have a live band!

Boston Tea Party
2/26/2015
City: Boston, USA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, West Coast

The only Lindy Hop/West Coast Swing crossover event. Featuring classes by top international teachers and fun competitions with some of the best dancing you will see!

Portland Blues Experience
7/3/2014
City: Portland, OR, USA
Dances: Blues

Portland Blues Experience (PBEx) collaborates with the Waterfront Blues Festival to offer four days and nights of dancing to over 100 live bands and your favorite DJ’s, as well as a DME Dance Cruise down the Willamette River.

Tiny Blues Weekend - get inspired!
7/4/2014
City: Dresden, Germany
Dances: Blues

Just missed Blossom Blues Zürich? Well, we were lucky to catch two intructors from their line-up: Lucas Weismann (USA) and Lessa Lamb (USA)!

The classes on Saturday will address basic material and Sunday will build from that.

If you are a beginner you are still encouraged to come on Sunday, you might be able to flow into the second day's material just fine, because the instructors are continuing to hold the same values from day one to day two.

If you are a more advanced dancer the first day will be great to work on your basics!

Infos:
https://www.facebook.com/events/244132352454081/
http://jam-circle.de/workshops/tiny-blues-weekend/

Torino Swing Festival
9/11/2014
City: Torino, Italy
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend including the INTERPLANETARY LINDY HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Teachers include:
William Mauvais & Maéva Truntzer (FRA)
Dax Orion Hock & Sarah Breck(USA)
Valerie Salstrom & Adam Brozowski (USA)
Max Angelo Pitruzzella (FRA)

Rain City Blues 2015
2/20/2015
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Blues

You'll never feel the same way about Rain again! Now in our third year, we're gaining steam. We'll continue to have the awesome instructors, dj's and bands that you've come to expect from us, plus more awesome sauce! Check out the website for details.

OctoBlues
10/24/2014
City: Heidelberg, Germany
Dances: Blues

2 levels, 3 parties, 6 teachers, 8 hours of class, and a shipload of awesome times - get ready for OctoBlues!
Ruth Evelyn & Mike Legenthal (Boston, USA), Laura Stahl & Kris Blindert (Heidelberg, Germany) Tristan Brightman (Bristol, UK) & partner will teach you how to embrace the blues and to spread the love!

Blues Baby Blues
11/7/2014
City: London
Dances: Blues

Mountain Top Blues Camp
7/27/2014
City: Ferme Les Costes, 07160 Nonieres, France
Dances: Blues

MTBC is an intensive dance experience designed to enhance and improve your overall movement application. It will help you take the technical information and transform it into movement application. So if you want to geek out on Blues, improve your body awareness and see improvement in the way you move in just one week this is the camp for you. This camp is geared toward students that have taken a training with us before or that have attended a number of our workshops. Attendees can also invite dancers they feel will enjoy this type of immersive dance experience. (Invitees should have at least 2 years of dance experience)

Concept of our classes and teachers:

The class schedule will be designed by our teaching team so that each class builds on the previous one for better conceptual learning. There will be 4 to 5 hours of classes everyday with plenty of time to practice. Our Blues camp will feature small classes giving you greater contact with the teachers allowing you get intensive feedback to improve your dancing skills. The facility offers beautiful dance floors with scenic views indoors and outdoors which will inspire you as you are practicing.
Unfortunately this camp is only being offered to intermediate and + levels and can be offered to only 40 students so that we can really concentrate on improving dance skills and techniques.

The Fun Part:

There will be Live Blues on Friday, August 1st, supplied by Dan Nash and social dancing every night so that you won't want to go to bed.

Thanks to Marjorie the facility will offer free WI-FI to keep you connected with the outside world, three delicious home made dishes per day and a very nice swimming pool to relax and refresh yourselves. All surrounded by beautiful mountain vistas that are breathtaking!

We will also have a Market day for a bit if fun and we will close the camp with a Blues filled picnic giving us the opportunity to decompress as a group.

As you can see, the camp is a great opportunity for you to combine a very nice holiday in the mountains of France with great dance training from some of the best teachers in the world of Blues.

Class topics will include:

Solo Jazz and partnered content
Partnering techniques and tips
Musicality
Performance
Body Awareness and conditioning
Group games and activities to stimulate perceptual awareness
Tasters to sample other styles of dance
Blues History
Ballroom Blues and more
Classes also include tasters, socials and supervised practice times

Pricing is comprised of three factors:

Classes: Early bird Before February 1, 2014; 290 euro. After February: 315 euro

Food - includes a full board of 3 home cooked meals per day: 225 euro

Lodging – Camp site lodging 60-90 euro/week or
Shared room accommodations: 90-175 euro/week

For housing registration: Send an e-mail to:
sercansenozan@msn.com
with housing option. We will let you know about available places.

Volunteering: Just let us know if you are interested at the same e-mail address. We will let you know about the opportunity.

The Process
7/18/2014
City: Richmond, VA
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Richmond is hosting an educational weekend - The Process - dedicated to answering the question “What is the process that drives rapid Lindy Hop improvement?” The Process addresses this question from both a dancer and an instructor perspective, with three dancer tracks and one track dedicated to instructors seeking to improve both the quality and quantity of dancing in their local scenes. What makes The Process unique among Lindy Events is that it does not focus on content, but rather on the process of learning, teaching, practicing, and performing.

A cast of first-rate educators will guide us through The Process - Mike Faltesek and Casey Schneider of Seattle, WA; Michael Gamble & Jaya Dorf of Asheville, NC; David and Chelsea Lee of Washington, DC; and Mike Herring of Charlottesville, VA. The Process includes eight hours of workshops, five dances to live music over three days (featuring the music of Mint Julep Jazz Band, The Low Down Sires, and The Gypsy Roots!), and optional attendance at panel discussions over a catered dinner Saturday night.

Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange 2014
9/4/2014
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Dances: Blues

Celebrating 10 Years of Keeping You In The Blues. Over 50 hours of Blues dancing, fun times, live music, games, and who-knows-what-will-happen-next!

San Diego Lindy Haunt
10/24/2014
City: San Diego, CA, USA
Dances: Lindy

Halloween-themed workshop weekend.

Steel City Blues Festival
3/6/2015
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues

Featuring a jam-packed workshop schedule, our famous blues clinic, fantastic live music, fabulous dancers, and more fun than you can shake a stick at.

Bristol Blues Exchange
7/18/2014
City: Bristol
Dances: Blues

Let us pipe you aboard for two nights of live blues music, DJs, dancing and nautical naughtiness!

Bring your grog, your best frocks, your sea-legs, your dancing deck-shoes and bell bottoms (you will need your best maritime togs for Saturday’s boat-party), prepare for the dancing to carry on past the later bells of Middle Watch and keep a weather-eye on the horizon for pirates.

If you can keep your eyes open after sun-up, you may choose to explore the salty delights of Bristol Harbour Festival, auspiciously falling on the same weekend. Various members of our team will be searching out blues-related music and activities to dance to and join in.

Consider yourself press-ganged, for you’ll be keel-hauled if you don’t make your mark on the dotted line and join us for the maiden voyage of Bristol Blues Exchange!

Munich Lindy Exchange
9/18/2014
City: Munich, Germany
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Lindy exchange during Oktoberfest!

Kiel Lindy Exchange
7/4/2014
City: Kiel, Germany
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Swing Out New Hampshire
8/27/2014
City: Hebron, NH
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

The friendliest dance camp in the world! Located at a sleepaway camp in beautiful New Hampshire. Join the fun and join the sing-a-longs! Includes top international instructors!

Don't lose the blues - the next step
9/5/2014
City: Erlangen, Germany
Dances: Blues

Don't lose the blues - the next step is an all-level blues dance workshop in lovly Erlangen, germany with Vicci Moore(UK) and Adamo Ciarallo(IT), two of the best blues dance teachers in europe.
Nine hours of classes and three partys at a very good price.
Special: German barbeque and blues dance party on sunday evening at a villa.

Lindyworks
9/19/2014
City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dances: Lindy

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Michael Jagger & Evita Arce
Alain Fragman & Sylwia Bielic

Statesboro Swings Out
4/24/2015
City: Statesboro, GA, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Lindyfest featuring the Lone Star Championships
3/12/2015
City: Houston, USA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Lone Star Championships at Lindyfest is the largest and most dynamic Lindy event of its kind. “Where Epic Party Meets World Class Instruction.” This year, 2015, will be the 19th annual Lindyfest and the 8th installment of the Lone Star Championships. Jam-packed with workshops, competitions for all dance levels, superb performances, and tons of social dancing!

Knoxville Lindy Exchange 2014
9/12/2014
City: Knoxville
Dances: Lindy

You know the drill: dance, late night, dance, dance, late night, dance, afterparty. The bands though. Wait til you hear the bands. And the DJs. And the food. Oh lord, the food...

Nevermore Jazz Ball
11/6/2014
City: St. Louis. MO, USA
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Instructors include:
Mia Goldsmith, Andy Reid, Mike Faltesek, Casey Schneider, Kim Clever, David Frutos, and more!

swing in a feudal castle
12/15/2014
City: brenthonne/ french alps, France
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Let's join us for a fantastic week end in the wonderful feudal castle of the area (in Savoy and close to Geneva)

- Mini workshop 3hrs (Blues and Lindy) with Fabien Vrillon and Lisa Clark
- Different pass from70€ to 110€ including total acces at all the rooms,Museum, diner,drinks, brunch, air mattress (limit to 30)
- 30 air mattress include in the price for the 30st booking (but you have to bring your own sleepin bag)
-Medieval costume is require.
- horror party at 2am (horror costume is appreciate)
- Pre-party in Geneva Friday 14th

Olympia Dance Convergence
8/1/2014
City: Olympia Washington
Dances: Fusion

A weekend-long dance party and convergence featuring: Live Music and DJ Acts, including MR. MOO! Performances, House Parties, Workshops, Fountain Dance, Sailing Cruise, River Float 25+ hours of social dancing! Tickets: $45 Discount and free passes for Volunteers and Hosts.

Sweet Molasses Blues
7/25/2014
City: Boston
Dances: Blues

2 days and 3 nights of the best bands and dance classes we can get!

The only Blues workshop weekend we know of with a dedicated choreography class track & showcase competition!

Pensacola Blues Exchange IV
8/29/2014
City: Pensacola, FL
Dances: Fusion

Pensacola Blues Exchange IV
This will be our biggest year yet
Several Pros, Many Workshops, Beach Party, Hours and Hours of Dancing, Friendly Competitions, Free Passes and Prizes. This is an event for ANY dancer of any genre! We have a sponsored "Fusion" and "Modern" room, "DJ SUMMIT" and "BUILDING BLUES INSTRUCTORS" Workshops, and so much more!

Palm Springs Swing Dance Classic
8/14/2014
City: Palm Springs, CA
Dances: West Coast

Workshops in west coast swing. Also includes excursions to casinos, WWII museum, zoo, etc...

Northern Comfort Blues
8/1/2014
City: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dances: Blues

Workshop weekend with top international instructors.

Portland Blues Experience Camp
6/27/2014
City: Portland, OR, USA
Dances: Blues

Small group blues camp with classes taught by Brenda Russell and Daily Body training with Topher Haven, Joseph Liu, & Jonathan Janis.

Cleveland Lindy Exchange
9/19/2014
City: Cleveland, OH, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

CLEx 2014 promises to bring in new bands and venues while keeping the things you loved about last year's event -- all for a great price in a great city.

Toronto Toss Out
3/20/2015
City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dances: Balboa

Balboa workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Bobby White & Kate Hedin
Jeremy Otth & Laura Keat

Chicago Autumn Balboa Weekend
9/26/2014
City: Chicago, USA
Dances: Balboa

Join us for a weekend of balboa social dancing and balboa classes for all levels with instructors Javier Johnson, Heather Ballew, and Valerie Salstrom. Weekend passes also include FREE entry into a balboa Jack and Jill.

Treasure Island Hop w/North American Open & SFBF
12/13/2014
City: san francisco
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Weekend with dancing, North American Open Contests & Workshops in Lindy and Balboa by Todd Yannacone!

Studio hop Summer Camp
7/28/2014
City: Eauze (outside Toulouse)
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

magine a vacation center in the wilderness, on the historical roads to Santiago de Compostela, a vast 17-acre park…Imagine the French countryside, an antique house from 1875, no cars, a total peace of mind… plus swing, swing and more swing ! That’s what the Summer Camp is all about : 250 swing-crazed dancers gathered in this beautiful place, setting aside their daily worries and thinking about nothing but their passion, for a week, two… or 3. Everyone is accomodated on-site and takes meals in common, all dancing rooms feature a brand-new wooden floor specially suited for dancing. There are parties every night, in an open 3,200 sq. ft.-corral with a wooden floor, with only a roof so we don’t disturb the shooting stars (the Gers area is known for being one of the best places in France for Astronomy). For the 11th year in a row, Anne-Hélène and Bernard will be pleased to welcome you for one two, or 3 unforgettable weeks of vacation.

Lindy Academy
11/7/2014
City: Titchfield, England, UK
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Ryan Francois
Remy Kouame
Moe Sakan
Bic Graham
Simone Brown

FusionFest2015 - BluesZouk
2/27/2015
City: Southport, United Kingdom
Dances: Fusion

All NEW Dance Weekender in Feb 2015 fusing Blues & Zouk.
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Welcome to FusionFest, the UKs first fusion dance weekender. FusionFest offers dancers the unique opportunity to learn from the best instructors in different dance genres and practice their new found skills in an atmospheric environment drawing from different dance cultures. Embrace new dance styles, techniques and find inspiration from another community. FusionFest will transform your social dancing.
Held at Pontins Holiday Resort, Southport, UK. Website is under construction. See our facebook events for details and please like our facebook Page.
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Happy Dancing!
The FusionFest Team

Bluez Cruize (Scotland)
7/11/2014
City: Edinburgh
Dances: Fusion

3 blues dance parties, top blues and fusion DJ's, whisky tasting, live blues bands and dancing on a boat!

Paris Balboa Exchange
7/4/2014
City: Paris
Dances: Balboa

Des fans de Balboa vous invitent à les rejoindre dans la cité des lumières
les 4, 5 et 6 juillet 2014
Pour un exceptionnel week-end de danse, de partage et de folie!!!

Parisian Balboa enthousiasts invites you to join them in the City of Lights
from Friday, July 4th to Sunday, July 6th 2014
for an exceptional weekend of social dancing, a bit of tourism and craziness!!!

Tenhola Dance Camp
8/15/2014
City: Tenhola / Helsinki, Finland
Dances: Lindy

Workshop weekend.

Provence Swing Festival
10/10/2014
City: Provence, France
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

William Mauvais and Maéva Truntzer
Davis Thurber and Claudia Joyal Laplante
Andreas Olsson and Mette Herlitz
Remy Kouakou Kouame and Moe Sakan
Olivier Harouard and Natasha Devyatkina
Niko Rodrigues Pacaswing and Audrey Betty Doudoune

Lindy On The Rocks
7/30/2014
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend with top international instructors! At the Hilton Doubletree Hotel, 12 miles north of Denver!

Prague Blues eXchange 2015
4/24/2015
City: Prague, Czech Republic
Dances: Blues

Every year, we bring you 3 long nights packed with groovin’ live music, so you can dance your shoes off! From new talents to the biggest bands around, every year we bring together lovely city, lovely people and great music to enjoy true Prague spring and the shared passion called blues.

Prague Blues eXchange is a non-for-profit event, and one you can even help to make better! Every year we encourage dancers to step in, propose a workshop or lecture, and participate in daytime activities. It’s a FESTIVAL BY DANCERS FOR DANCERS.

Lindy 500
8/15/2014
City: Baltimore, MD, USA
Dances: Lindy

2 days of workshops taught by Peter Strom & Naomi Uyami and 2 nights of live music by Naomi and Her Handsome Devils.

Berlin Blues Camps 2014 - A DanceMode Experience
10/8/2014
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

The camps are hosted by DanceMode teachers Brenda Russell and Catherine Palmier, and offer an immersive learning experience for all levels. Join us for one or two weeks of camp, with different tracks to choose from!

Week 2:

SOLO TRACK
Solo dancing can be considered as one of our original forms of self-expression. In this track students will be working on technical skills to express and convey their thoughts and feelings through dance. A variety of traditional Jazz, Blues, and African movement will be provided to use as a base vocabulary for students to express themselves. From these movements, instructors will lead exercises to help students find the unique movements which are honest to their own bodies.

MEDITATIVE TRACK
Blues dancers are known for the late night 4am sway to the pulse. It is in that magical zone that the thoughts cease and the body finds its own way to move to the beat. But what is it that is happening in that space where the spirit moves? This track offers a guided journey for students to go back to that place. Through regular rhythms, meditative movements, in both solo and partnership, we will go, explore, and sift through that space together.

Arctic Lindy Exchange
8/11/2014
City: Reykjavik, Iceland
Dances: Lindy

A unique event that combines bus tour sightseeing around Iceland during the day, with dancing to DJs or live music at night!

Leeds Swing Exchange
8/15/2014
City: Leeds, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Three days of dancing in some of the most beautiful and historic buildings in Yorkshire. Lindy, Balboa, Blues, or whatever the hell you wanna dance, wonderful people, silly games, live music and delicious cake. What more could you want?
Oh right- fancy dress. Well there'll be that too.
Like the facebook group to stay updated. Lindy Love!

Vermont Swing Dance Championships
9/11/2014
City: Stratton , USA
Dances: Fusion

Featuring:
•Some of the world’s top West Coast Swing pros, including Ben Morris & Jennifer Deluca, John Lindo, John Festa, Robert Cordoba, Luis Crespo, Blake Hobby Dowling, and other well respected regional pros
•Three days of West Coast Swing and Blues Dancing (attend one workshop or the whole weekend!)
•Late-night social dancing until 4:00 am
•Hours of WCS dance lessons for both beginners and experienced dancers
•Competitions registered with the World Swing Dance Council
•Fun activities — Rent a kayak, stand-up paddle board, or bike; or, play tennis, enjoy the sports center, fly fishing, and tours.

New since last year:
Blues dance room
Speciality classes /Fusion
•Larger dance floor
•Dedicated private-lesson space
•All rooms at Black Bear are fully renovated
•Fun activities run by some of our pro staff – Learn more >>

The Last Hurrah Dance Camp
8/3/2014
City: Outside Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

Weekend of classic dance workshops with Stanford legend Richard Powers.

Also includes the following excursions:
•Monday afternoon – Visit to Glenkinchie distillery (yes, complete with tastings!)
•Tuesday afternoon – Visit to Edinburgh Castle and wander down Royal Mile to take in some of the street performers in the Fringe
•Wednesday afternoon – Tea Dance at Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick
•Thursday afternoon – Visit to the Royal Yacht Britannia
•Friday evening – Dinner with invited speakers

Lindy Focus
12/26/2014
City: Asheville, NC, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

Welcome to Lindy Focus! What started as a small-town, basement party all about the original swing dance has become one of the world's largest festivals of its kind, celebrating early jazz and swing music of the first half of the 20th century, and all its associated dance forms. We come together, we learn, we party, we bond, but most of all, we dance. Join us!

Manchester Lindy Exchange
7/18/2014
City: Manchester, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

The Beach Ball!
8/8/2014
City: Chicago, USA
Dances: Lindy

Put some sizzle in your swing outs this summer. Join Nina Gilkenson and Michael Seguin in Chicago for the Beach Ball!

* FIVE-hour Lindy Hop workshop with Nina and Michael
* Saturday Night Dance with Jack and Jilll
* Sunday afternoon picnic at the Beach with free snacks and live music by Chicago's own 12th Street Ramblers!
* Sunday evening dance at Honky Tonk BBQ featuring the Fat Babies!

Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival
7/18/2014
City: Birmingham UK
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz

Big Bear Music bringing jazz and blues back to Birmingham.

Mostly free!!!

Balboa Castle Camp
9/8/2014
City: Schloss Beesenstedt, Germany
Dances: Balboa

A dance camp in a castle:

http://www.schloss-beesenstedt.de/

Swing Trilogy
9/11/2014
City: Raleigh, NC, USA
Dances: West Coast

West coast swing workshop and competition weekend.

Cork City Swing
9/26/2014
City: Cork, Ireland
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz workshop in the heart of Cork City, Ireland.

Teachers:
Ali & Katja
Jon & Jenna
Kris & Eran

Registration opens Frankie's birthday 26th May
Check out our website http://corkcityswing.com for full details

Cruisin' for a Bluesin' 2015
3/20/2015
City: Los Angeles, USA
Dances: Blues

A relaxed and social time with so many of my favorite people on a floating hotel that stops where I can get the worlds best tacos and tequila? Yes please. I can dance countless hours to great music as well? I could ask for nothing more.
~ Damon Stone, St. Paul, MN 2013

Jammin' on the James
10/17/2014
City: Richmond, USA
Dances: Lindy

SAVE THE DATE!!!! We'll be back for our 12th year on the third weekend in October, as always: October 17-19, 2014. We're delighted to announce that our fantastic and talented instructors this year will be:

Marie Mattsson & Skye Humphries
and
Naomi Uyama & Peter Strom

Jammin' alumni all, they will be here to knock your socks off and teach you all kinds of cool stuff!

Our live music line-up will be kicked off by the Blue Crescent Syncopators on Friday night followed by Naomi and her Handsome Devils on Saturday night. And do I even need to say it? The ever-popular Doctors of Jazz will close things out for us on Sunday afternoon!

We will once again be at the fabulous Lewis Ginter Recreation Center with late nights at The Dance Space. And we'll have another edition of the ever popular Jick & Jall contest.

35th San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Dance
11/26/2014
City: San Diego, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Tango, Boogie Woogie

Over 30 bands and guest artists. Wed and Thurs evening.
All day Fri/Sat/Sun.
Special Swing Dance and Battle of the Bands Sat night 6:00 PM to Midnight.

Rock Ya Body
10/24/2014
City: Kirksville, MO, USA
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Kenny Nelson and Jesse Hanus
Michael Brafford and Eve Blaney Johnson Brafford
Jenny Nightingale and Daniel Hammond

Sunny Side Dance Camp
9/1/2014
City: Torrevieja/Alicante, Spain
Dances: West Coast

4 days of workshops in west coast swing, 1 day of excursions, and 1 day of competitions. Instructors are:

Robert Royston and Nicola Royston
Markus Smith and Trendlyon Veal
Catriona Wiles
Browly Adjavon

Swingin' Graz
7/4/2014
City: Graz, Austria
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Maeva Truntzer & William Mauvais (FRA)
Max Angelo Pitruzzella (FRA)
Bernard Cavasa (FRA)
Jessica Kaiser & Marcus Kakuska (AUT)