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Nocturne Blues NYC's International Exchange
8/2/2013
City: New York City, NY
Dances: Blues

NYC's first International Blues Dance Exchange, In celebration of the first International Blues Music Day, Aug 3rd 2013. Three days of classes with instructors from all over the world, and three nights of dancing in one of the greatest city's in the world. Home of the first International Blues Dance Championships. See you in August!

Rocktober 2013
10/18/2013
City: Columbus, OH
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Rocktober 2013 - Intensive Lindy Hop Workshop Weekend!

Featuring returning rock-star instructors Kevin St. Laurent and Jo Hoffberg.

Audition & Open Tracks
Live Music & Dancing

Rockstep Your Heart Out!

The Northwest Recess (NWBR)
8/15/2013
City: Bellingham, WA
Dances: Fusion

Northwest Alt Recess is considered by many the zenith of the Recess series. Like all Recess events, it focuses on building dancer community and solidarity, love for nature and the outdoors, and unrestrained self-expression through alt/fusion music and dancing. For the event we take over an 86 acre rock quarry gone circus community south of Bellingham, WA. We have access to an aerialists warehouse for late nights, flooded quarry pits for daytime swimming and cliff jumping, and thousands of acres of surrounding national forest for hiking, exploring, and dancing! www.bluesrecess.com/nw

Blues Indigo - Auckland
7/5/2013
City: Auckland, New Zealand
Dances: Blues

Jul 5-7. Blues Indigo - Auckland NZ
Blues is back at NZ's only all-blues exchange.
– two sets of international blues teachers, with Evan Hughes, Kieran Yee, Georgia Brookes and Kara Martin
– three nights of blues social dancing
– six blues workshops
– live blues band and some of Australasia’s best blues DJs
Provisional website is up and will be updated regularly if you want to be kept up to date: http://bluesindigo2013.wordpress.com/
http://bluesindigo2013.wordpress.com/passes/

Beantown Camp
6/27/2013
City: Beverly, MA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

A week of incredible classes and social dances, Beantown Bounce (the instructors' show), Camp BBQ, Camp Social, Beantown's Got Talent, 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!

Blues Anatomy by BRB
10/26/2013
City: Cleveland Ohio
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz, Other

Heidi Fite and Dexter Santos will be joining us for a fun-filled weekend of Blues workshops that
will help dancers of all levels step up their game and learn to dance the Blues!

Amazing Djs and dancers from all over the US and Canada.
Dancing 3 night and late nights and workshops for 2 days.

Bal-aska 2013
9/5/2013
City: Anchorage, AK
Dances: Balboa

This is our 2nd annual 4 day Balboa dance workshop with 3 nights of dancing to live swing/jazz bands in beautiful Alaksa! See website for details. Out of state/International discounts available.

Summertime Blues
7/19/2013
City: Columbia, SC
Dances: Blues

Julie Brown and Shawn Hershey teaching fantastic classes. Killer Djs, and a house party to wrap the weekend up.

Albany Lindy & Blues Exchange
12/6/2013
City: Albany, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

The Albany Lindy & Blues Exchange is back and ready for it's third year of awesome bands, venues, and hospitality. Visit the website for the hottest details as they come out and come visit the coolest city within a 3 hour drive!

Partnering/ Competition Blues Camp
6/29/2013
City: Portland
Dances: Blues

Pre- Pbex Dance Training in Portland, OR
with Brenda Russell & Barry Douglas, TBA
June 29 - July 2, 2013
Price $475 w/ Early Bird Discounts


This is an intensive dance camp focusing on competitions, performance, and partnering various styles of blues. Learn how to perform to live music, including many different styles. Plus an opportunity to perform at the Waterfront Blues Festival! This is the real deal... incorporating two of the greatest living Blues dance teachers, with the world's largest blues festival. Really apply that knowledge to the live music, in the competitions, and on the social floor.

Atlanta Varsity Showdown
10/25/2013
City: Atlanta
Dances: Lindy

It is the 10 year anniversary of AVS!! Awesome weekend of dancing, live music, classes, competitions, performances and more!!

Partnered Blues Camp 2013
10/8/2013
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

Post-BBE Partnered Blues Camp with Brenda Russell, Barry Douglas and Catherine Palmier (USA). Intensive 4.5-day workshop focussing on Blues roots, technique, partnered Blues, body awareness and much more. Registration is open.

2 Day Blues Intensive w/ Barry Douglas, Brenda Russell, Catherine Palmier
8/21/2013
City: Denver
Dances: Blues

This is a two day Blues Intensive workshop with Barry Douglas and Brenda Russell. It will build into Camp Blues the following weekend. Take some time to really work on your dancing, getting into the fundamentals of blues!

Sunflower Swing
6/7/2013
City: Wichita, KS
Dances: Lindy

Workshop weekend with Peter & Sylvia and Nina & Michael

Solo African Roots Blues Dance Camp w/ Brenda Russell
10/26/2013
City: Portland
Dances: Blues

The Pre- Rose City Training in Portland, OR
with Brenda Russell, Catherine Palmier, TBA
October 26- 30, 2013
$575 w/ Early Bird Discounts

This is an intensive Solo African Roots Blues Dance Camp. This is dedicated to your movement, your body, and Blues. Each evening will feature fun group outings for social interaction and integrating movement into your dancing. It's going to be a rocking good time.

KissME in Ann Arbor
7/19/2013
City: Ann Arbor
Dances: Lindy

KissME in Ann Arbor returns for its 5th year. Bands include the Careless Lovers for two nights, and Alex Belhaj's Crecent City Quartet for our Sunday picnic.

Terminal City Blues
8/30/2013
City: Vancouver
Dances: Blues

The first year of Terminal City Blues in the beautiful coastal Vancouver, B.C. brings you two tracks with top notch instructors, fantastic live music, great DJs, and all things blues to get your school year started. Held on the long weekend, it is the perfect get-away.

Instructor line-up:
Dexter Santos, Heidi Fite, Ruth Hoffman, & Mike Grosser

Live music (so far!): Sean Morse

And much more! Check back on the webpage for frequent updates.

Studio Hop Summer Camp - Jazz
7/28/2013
City: Eauze, France
Dances: Solo Jazz

A week of workshops on a secluded estate in southern France, 1.5 hours from Toulouse.

Manchester Lindy Exchange
7/19/2013
City: Manchester
Dances: Lindy

A weekend of Lindy Hop in Britains rainiest city. Come and swing in the rain!

Dallas Lindy Workshop
5/31/2013
City: Dallas
Dances: Lindy

The third annual Dallas Lindy Workshop is in your face!!! Join Todd & Pamela along with Falty & Casey for a weekend of instruction, of live music, of shoe bustin' competitions, and the best social dancing this side of the solar system. Do not miss this opportunity to cut a rug in Big Tex's backyard!

Classic City Swing
10/18/2013
City: Athens, GA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Other

Join us in Athens for a weekend of workshops, live music, and late night dances! Housing is available on a first come, first serve basis.

Southern Fried Swing
9/27/2013
City: Van Buren, Arkansas
Dances: Lindy

Join us as we serve up a heapin’ helping of swing dance, sweet tea, and Southern charm. Take your pick of beginner and advanced classes during the day, then come back at night for dances, contests, and fried chicken that will make you slap your mama. Check out our website for more details, including locations, schedules, and pricing. (And please, don’t really slap your mama!)

INSTRUCTORS
Mikey Pedroza
Gaby Cook
Scott Angelius
Kelly Arsenault
Mark Godwin
Shauna Marble

LIVE MUSIC BY
The Spicy Pickles Jazz Band

Frankfurt Main Swing Exchange
6/7/2013
City: Frankfurt Main, Germany
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Weekend of dancing and sightseeing!

Copenhagen Lindy Exchange 2014
5/29/2014
City: Copenhagen, Denmark
Dances: Blues, Lindy

More to come

The Revival 2013
11/15/2013
City: Malmö, Sweden
Dances: Balboa

The teacher line-up for the 4th Balboa Revival will be Peter Loggins, Mia Goldsmith, Jeremy Otth, Laura Keat, Andy Reid, Katja Hrastar, Janne Holmberg, and Trina Dobbs.

Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange
9/26/2013
City: Boston, Massachusetts
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Dirty Water is a lindy & blues exchange in Boston, Massachusetts. This year will again feature the amazing Gordon Webster. In fact, this will be the CD-release party for Gordon Webster: Live at Boston Swing Central. We plan on having 4 nights of dances, 2 Late nights, an apple picking trip, clam shack visit, Sam Adams Brewery tour, and a dance on the Harbor.

Orient Lindy Express
9/19/2013
City: Istanbul, Turkey
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Skye & Frida
Dax & Sarah
Hasse & Marie
Peter & Naomi
Thomas & Alice

Concept Teachers:
Louise Tangermann & Chris Härm
Minna Marttila & Saku Päivärinta
Julien Stoehr
Shorty George
more to be announced soon!

BANDS:
GENTLEMEN & GANGSTERS
KARAMBOLA

DJs
DJ Shorty George
DJ Janne Börjesson

SnowBound Blues
12/13/2013
City: Rochester, NY
Dances: Blues

3 days of Live music Dances and Parties- with 1 full day- 4 tracks of classes and 5 competitions. Largest blues event of it's kind on the East Coast.

III Gastroswing 2013
5/30/2013
City: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Swingin' In The Rain
1/10/2014
City: Seattle
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

This weekend is all about SWING DANCING. We have top level instructors, outstanding musicians, your favorite DJ's and classes covering a variety of topics. We want you to join us in Seattle for the second annual Swingin' In The Rain, and enter one of our competitions, if you are up to it!

Rose City Blues
11/8/2013
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

Rose City Blues is a yearly Blues Dance event in Portland, OR. Featuring amazing blues instructors, great live acts, DJs that will have you dancing through the night, and competitions with prizes like never before.

This event is strives to be a non-profit, community-developed event. We hold community meetings to ensure that all different aspects of our community have a voice in what is going to be offered. If you have ideas, please email us at info@rosecityblues.com.

This event is brought to you by the Portland Blues and Jazz Dance Society, a local non-profit dance organization.

Dancewoods Workshops Festival
8/26/2013
City: Modena
Dances: Other

Skye & Naomi Workshop Weekend
11/30/2013
City: Boston, MA
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

A weekend of wokshops with Skye Humphries and Naomi Uyama

Capital City Stomp 2013
9/6/2013
City: Victoria, BC, Canada
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

The Swing Dance Association of Victoria is excited to bring Nick Williams and Nina Gilkenson to Victoria, BC, Canada to teach a two day workshop. This weekend also includes 2 track levels, live music, and J&J contest. People are coming from all over the Pacific Northwest. For more details, click on the above link.

Diversion Fusion Exchange
10/18/2013
City: Denver
Dances: Fusion

a fun filled weekend with live and DJ Music, and hours and hours of awesomedancing.

TinkerBal 2013
10/5/2013
City: Boston, MA
Dances: Balboa

Come to Boston and tinker with your Bal!

4 fabulous internationally renowned Balboa instructors, 6 hours of classes -- students will be divided into small groups, and each group will move together through the weekend, working with each instructor at least once.

This class format requires that students be able to comfortably execute the basic figures of Balboa: both basics, come-around, toss-out, lollies, out and ins. Within that prerequisite all levels are welcome and encouraged!

July 4th Weekend at Pinewoods Camp
7/4/2013
City: Plymouth, MA
Dances: Other

Weekend of English Country, Contra, and Square Dancing in a pine forest!

Herräng Dance Camp
6/29/2013
City: Herrang, Sweden
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

The largest and longest swing dance camp worldwide!

Alt Recess Massive
7/15/2013
City: East of Sacramento, CA
Dances: Fusion

The 2013 Recess Massive (UBR/LVBR), while an annual event, this year will be a first in many ways. This July we will gather 20 minutes east of Grass Valley, California, where we have found a spectacular 325+ acre property of wooded mountainside in the foothills of the Sierras with panoramic views of the thousands of acres of wooded wilderness that surround us. It will be a first not only because we have deliberately chosen a venue site where we will be building and bringing in everything: our own dance venues, off grid kitchens, water storage facilities, power grid, cuddle chill zones, and thousands of square feet of mobile dance floors. But this year the event will also be a week long, running Monday to Monday (July 15th to 22nd). This already incredible setting accompanying the hallmark Recess boundary-pushing Alt, Fusion, and Blues DJs and live acts bumping until sunrise, mind-blowing skill-share workshops running in the daytimes, inspiring (and prized!) gender-f*ck and Alt competitions, and a radically inclusive ethic that can't help but inspire the community that we all deserve.

Emerald City Shuffle
7/19/2013
City: Seattle
Dances: Balboa

The Pacific Northwest’s newest and finest Balboa event! Friendly and organized staff, top level instructors, your favorite Bal DJ’s and so much more! Join us for our first annual Emerald City Shuffle, July 19-21 2013!

Emerald City Shuffle is Seattle’s newest Balboa and Bal-Swing weekend. Here at Emerald City Shuffle we embrace the roots and rich history of the dance, but still appreciate and explore where the dance is going. Focusing on top level instructors and your favorite swing tunes, we are devoted to providing you the best Balboa Event experience possible.

Join us for our first year in July, and you will likely get to see Seattle at it’s greenest, and sunniest!

Emerald City Shuffle is brought to you by AppleLindy. We couldn’t make this event happen without EastSide Stomp, our wonderful staff (visit our staff page to find out about these fantastic men and women), instructors, dj’s, musicians and of course, YOU! Thank you for supporting us!

Sweet Georgia Blues III
8/16/2013
City: Atlanta
Dances: Blues

Studio Hop Summer Camp - Blues
7/28/2013
City: Eauze, France
Dances: Blues

A week of workshops on a secluded estate in southern France, 1.5 hours from Toulouse.

Stompology VIII
6/7/2013
City: Rochester, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz

SIX INSTRUCTORS
* Mike Faltesek
* Laura Glaess
* Evita Arce
* Nathan Bugh
* Thomas Blacharz
* Andrew Nemr

THREE NIGHTS OF LIVE MUSIC
* The Careless Lovers (Friday)
* The Low-Down Sires (Saturday & Sunday)

Past topics have included: Charleston, Solo Blues, Tap, Flash Steps, Improvisation, Slides, Fast Solo Dancing, Cane Tricks, Cakewalk, Blackbottom, Movement, and Technique

Montreal Dance Fest
10/10/2013
City: Montreal, Canada
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, West Coast

Montreal’s Premier Downtown Swing Dance Event!

Champion Level Instruction!
Over 70 hours of Classes!
WCS, Lindy Hop, Balboa, & Blues Tracked Classes!
Three Ballrooms for Social Dancing!
All Night Social Dancing!
Competitions in WCS, Lindy Hop, Balboa & Blues!
Strictly Challenge for WCS, Balboa, Lindy – $700 Cash Each!!!
Downtown Montreal – Everything takes place at The Sheraton Centre Montreal
Holiday Weekend – Canadian Thanksgiving/Columbus Day!
All-Stars Attend FREE!
All-Star Intensive Tracks!
Blues Dancing Ballroom!
Thanksgiving (Canadian) Buffet Dinner Awards Ceremony!
Quaf (Drink) With Your Prof on Thursday!
Your full event pass allows you to take classes in each genre!

Seattle Lindy Exchange
8/9/2013
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Lindy

Kansas City Lindy Exchange
9/20/2013
City: Kansas City
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

A weekend of dancing featuring music from local bands and DJs and featuring touring act Johnny Boyd and his band (sat night).

Chicago Underground Blues Experience 2013
6/7/2013
City: Chicago
Dances: Blues

Chicago's Annual Underground Blues Event, featuring the Chicago Blues Festival and After Parties around the city that you'll never forget.

DJ Experiment Fusion Workshop Weekend
11/15/2013
City: Philadelphia
Dances: Fusion

DJ Experiment will be bringing you fusion based workshops and dances with special musical guest David Keogh and amazing DJs.

Dance The Bix
8/2/2013
City: Davenport, IA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend

Enter the Blues 2014
2/14/2014
City: Atlanta, GA
Dances: Blues

Enter the Blues returns in 2014 for a weekend full of workshops, competitions, and most importantly, social dancing!

Laura Keat and Remy Kouakou Kouame in NYC
5/31/2013
City: New York, NY
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend.

Dance the Blues Away
7/13/2013
City: International
Dances: Blues, Other

On July 13th, blues dancers and their friends all over the world will come together to celebrate the power of dance and raise money for a great cause. House parties in many different cities happening simultaneously will offer relaxed and open environments for music, dancing, and sharing. The money raised will go toward Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) research for individuals living with mood and anxiety disorders.

The medical community is increasingly taking note of what social dancers have known for years: that dance reduces stress, boosts confidence, and promotes happiness. Julia Dillard, a dance therapist and blues social dancer in Colorado Springs, said about the power of DMT: "My clinical internship work was with acute inpatient psychiatric clients with dual diagnosis or mood/anxiety disorders... It was pretty common for clients to say things like 'I felt happy for the first time in months!' or 'I forgot I could enjoy my life without drugs' after dance therapy sessions." There have been some enormous strides in DMT research, but there is still a long way to go.

As a participant of Dance the Blues Away, you have the opportunity to get sponsors, attend your local DtBA party, and bring your friends (non-dancers included) to experience an all-nighter celebrating joy, happiness, and well-being through dance!

Cologne Blues with David Madison
6/21/2013
City: Cologne, DE
Dances: Blues

A full weekend of Blues with David Madison of http://BluesDance.com/

Winter Blues
12/13/2013
City: Greenville, SC
Dances: Blues

Sweet Molasses Blues 2013
7/26/2013
City: Boston
Dances: Blues

Boston's original blues dance weekend returns in July 2013 with world-class dancers, instructors, DJs, bands and venues. Many dancers have fond memories of previous Sweet Molasses events or Blues SHOUT! the year we hosted. Well, we're back for more!

We are pulling out all the stops to create the finest blues workshop weekend we possibly can for you! This rests on two cornerstones:

Great Music: We're lining up musicians you've loved before along with one blues veteran who has played with both Eric Clapton and Muddy Waters, not to mention an assortment of seriously solid DJs.

Great Dancers: We have Boston's powerhouse team of instructors on board, plus some extra oomph from across the nation! We're going to focus on how to really make a solid connection with the blues, explore that through choreography, and then use that artistic depth to drive your social dancing.

Sweet & Hot 2013
12/13/2013
City: Melbourne, Australia
Dances: Lindy

Dec 13-15 Sweet & Hot 2013 with Skye & Frida - Melbourne, Australia
1929 Studios are excited to announce Sweet & Hot 2013 with Skye Humphries and Frida Segerdahl.
More details to come, or sign up for their newsletter:
http://www.sweetnhot.com.au/home/2013/5/24/sweet-hot-2013-with-skye-frida.html

Can't Stop The Blues 2: Big Damn Heroes
11/28/2013
City: Virginia Beach
Dances: Blues

November 28-Dec 1st
Can't Stop The Blues 2: Big Damn Heroes
The Continuing saga of the crew of the PULSE traveling across the 'verse bringing the knowledge of Blues Dance.

Joy Dance Camp
10/25/2013
City: Budapest, Hungary
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz, Other

4 days of Authentic Jazz, Solo Blues and Body Awareness with the one and only Steven Mitchell!
Cozy camp atmosphere and lots of personal attention!
5 fantastic, varied parties!
Make it a 10 days dance holiday and book both Joy Dance Camp and Lindy Shock - they're happening in Budapest right after each other!

San Diego Lindy Haunt
10/26/2013
City: San Diego, CA
Dances: Lindy

Workshop weekend with Zombie Prom!

Knoxville Lindy Exchange 2013
9/20/2013
City: Knoxville, TN
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Three amazing nights and two days of dancing in Knoxville, TN, where ALL OF THE SWINGOUTS will be had!

Black Water Blues 2013
6/7/2013
City: Bohinj, Slovenia
Dances: Blues

social blues exchange camp, beautiful lakeside venue, great live music, interesting non-dance related day activities.

North Star Blues
9/20/2013
City: Minneapolis, MN
Dances: Blues

2013 marks North Star Blues's 5th anniversary, and we are pulling out all the stops. All the things you have come to expect from NSB -- gorgeous fall colors, great music, lots of hangout time, and great people -- plus some extra special surprises. Be there.

Berlin Blues Explosion
10/4/2013
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

Embrace the roots, heritage & cultural traditional of Blues dance.
*3 days of workshops and 4 long nights of dancing 'til dawn
*Variety tracks: African, Solo Blues, Comp & Show, Blues Harmonica, Dance Photography & DJ Workshop
*European Blues Dance Championships 'Battle of the Beasts' (Strictly Blues, Jack n Jill, Solo Blues, Blues Showcase)
*Teachers: Barry Douglas, Brenda Russell, Chris Härm & Mike 'The Girl' Legett, Gaston Fernandez & Alba Mengual, Fabien Vrillon & Lisa Clarke
*Registration is open.

Sving du Nord
10/4/2013
City: Minneapolis, MN
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend

Swing Into Spring
2/7/2014
City: Columbia, SC
Dances: Lindy

Our sixth year. The biggest small workshop around. We've got some of the top international instructors, but we still keep that close knit local feel.

Paris Swing Workshop III
12/12/2013
City: Paris, France
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Facebook event : http://www.facebook.com/events/434354916611930/?fref=ts

Instructor :

William Mauvais (Montpellier, France)
Maeva Truntzer (Montpellier, France)
Jean-baptiste Mino (Montpellier, France)
Tatiana Udry (Montpellier, France)
Max Angelo Pitruzzella (Montpellier, France)
Alice Mei (Montpellier, France)
Thomas Blacharz (Montpellier, France)
Julien Stoehr (Montpellier)
Crystel Poetiray (Amsterdam, Pays Bas)
Dax Hock (Etats-unis)
Sarah Breck (Etats-unis)
Cédric Clerc (Strasbourg)
Caroline Faivre (Grenoble)

Contact and inscription : david.polarski@neuf.fr
+33626727885

European Swing Dance Championships
10/25/2013
City: London, UK
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

3 huge days of competitions, workshops and parties. 13 contest divisions in Lindy Hop, Balboa, Jazz Roots and Blues, with cash prizes. Workshops with top international instructors including Dax & Sarah, William & Maeva, Thomas & Alice, Nicolas & Mikaela, Ali & Katja, Max & Pamela, Juan Villafane, Ksenia Parkhatskaya and more. 3 huge parties with international DJs and live bands, including the Hot Sugar Band (Paris) and Steve Coombe's Hot Six (London), and all-night dancing.

ConFusion: the Weekend
6/21/2013
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Fusion

Come to Austin for 3 nights of Fusion dancing through wandering house parties. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/455477377854181/

MezzJelly Blues :: Canada
6/20/2013
City: Toronto, Ontario
Dances: Blues

Since 1999, MezzJelly has been your stop for hardcore dance training and all-out parties.

In fact, many of you may have had your first-ever Blues dance at a MezzJelly event. So we're excited to announce that TORONTO will be hosting you on June 21-23, 2013 for:

* mind-blowing Blues instruction from the top teachers
* sweet, sweet Blues music to move you
* friendly people (it’s Canada, eh?)
* the most fun you can have on a dance floor

SAVE THE DATE

Write it down and don’t be late: you won’t want to miss a minute of this!

Blues with Barry Douglas
12/14/2013
City: Berlin
Dances: Blues

This is not a workshop with frills! We're keeping it simple: 12 hours over Saturday and Sunday, small class-size, and aimed at people who are eager to improve their dancing and prepared to work for it!

The Balboa Gathering 2013
9/27/2013
City: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Dances: Balboa

Love Balboa presents the Sequel to The Balboa Gathering 2012...

The Balboa Gathering 2013 - An event where a collection of people unite to share the Ultimate Balboa Experience!

The Balboa Gathering 2013 is an International Balboa Swing Dance event taking place in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK on 26th - 29th September 2013.

TBG 2013 promises to offer you:

***6 of the world's best International Balboa instructors providing top quality, amazing tuition!
***2 levels - plus an Invitational level - so all standards of dancer benefit
***All workshops and parties held in one beautiful venue - for your convenience
***420m sq. sprung wooden dance floor providing social dance space for 400 dancers from around the world!
***2 days of workshops with 8 hours of classes per level
*** Competitions and extra curricular activities
***3 late night parties and 1 Pre-party
***2 bands (Thursday night and Saturday night.)
***Beautiful photos and videos from top North East photographer

Pirate Swing 2014
3/7/2014
City: Ann Arbor
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Pirate Swing brings together great teachers, great music, and a pirate theme.

Cleveland Lindy Exchange
9/20/2013
City: Cleveland, OH
Dances: Blues, Lindy

It's back! The newly revived Cleveland Lindy Exchange, now in its second year reborn.

More details to come soon. Please monitor www.clevelandlindyexchange.com for a list of venues and other updates. You can also check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/393900650700937/

The Mooche
5/31/2013
City: Cork
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Lindy Hop & Blues Dance Festival and workshop weekend in Ireland's Southern City, featuring teaching couples Kevin St Laurent & Jo Hoffberg, Chris Härm & Miranda Longaker, Joe Buckett & Paula Ryan. Comps, Parties, Bands, Hosting, DJs, lots of extras, centrally located venues nice people and insane fun.

SwingX Lindy Experience
7/5/2013
City: Cincinnatti, Oh
Dances: Lindy

Calling all dancers! Come get famous and carve your moves into the silver screen. This movie is going to rock, and SLX is your chance to be get in on the action. Grab your friends and head to Cincinnati from July 5’th-7’th for a weekend of Live bands, great venues, whirring cameras, and most importantly - top notch dancers!

If you attend this weekend you will be in the movie.

Steel City Blues Festival
3/14/2014
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues

Going into its 7th year, Steel City Blues Festival features 3 tracks of workshops taught by nationally-renowned instructors, social dancing until 5am, live music, competitions, a blues clinic, and more.

Blues Baby Blues 2013
11/8/2013
City: London, England
Dances: Blues

Join us for three days of workshops and three nights of social dancing...inluding a great live band on Saturday night, the Strictly Blues competition night and our famous late night party!

Moose Blues
5/16/2014
City: Oslo, Norway
Dances: Blues

Oslo's first blues dance festival combined with Norway's biggest national holiday Grunnlovsdagen!

Hot Blues in Toulouse
6/28/2013
City: Toulouse, France
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend organized by Bernard & Anne-Helene Cavasa

City Girl Swing Out
8/9/2013
City: Orlando, FL
Dances: Lindy

Don't just follow the leader! City Girl Swingout started last year with the dream to focus on followers as their own dancers with their own styling and beautiful movement. Our classes revolved around getting solid basics, building up the followers' confidence, adding to their repertoire of stylish movements, and taking some control by learning to lead. Certified Badass Lindsay Longstreth joined us in our quest and will be returning to teach for us again!

In addition, we're lucky to have another Certified Badass teaching us: Jo Hoffberg!

Join us and become a Certified Badass yourself!

Leads! Don't be fooled into thinking this won't benefit you as well. CGSO is a great place to lend a helping hand while working out the kinks in your oh-so-very-important basics. Being in the classes will also help leads understand what exactly a follow is thinking during specific movements which any advanced leader will tell you is invaluable.

This is not just a workshop weekend. You lucky people will be spending several days in beautiful Orlando dancing the night away! Evening dances! Late night dances! Dances! Dances! Dances! Also, there will be cake!

-Your loving CGSO organizers
-Rawr

IFD Interfusion Dance Congress
6/27/2013
City: Montréal
Dances: Fusion

This convention has been created to promote Brazilian Zouk along with other complementary genres (such as LambaZouk, Kizomba, Samba de Gafieira, West Coast Swing, Blues, Hip Hop, DanceHall and more) through instruction, performances and professional development to the international dance community as well as its newcomers. We hand picked artists who we feel will bring the highest level of quality and bring the very best energy to this unique convention.

34 HOURS OF WORKSHOPS

3 ROOMS TO PARTY
- Blues & WCS
- Zouk & Kizomba,
- Mix latin & Samba

There will be Shows, Concerts & Live Bands (Including Blues Bands).

Blues Fling Fusion: BFF 2013 with Ted & Ruby
7/26/2013
City: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dances: Fusion

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Are you ready to add a bit more fling into your dancing? Blues Fling is back this July, with more lessons and dancing! This year, we'll be having instructors Ted Maddry and Ruby Red to teach our classes.

Lindustrial Revolution
8/30/2013
City: Charlottesville, VA
Dances: Lindy

Join us for three days of workshops with Mike Roberts, Laura Glaess, Michael Gamble, and Jaya Dorf. Music by the Solomon Douglas Sextet and Sac Au Lait. Registration opens April 15th!

Afro-American Dance Jamboree!
10/18/2013
City: Madrid
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

It's the amazing LINDY HOP and BALBOA plus BLUES & JAZZ STEPS workshop that also has TAP dancing!

Swingin' Spring
6/5/2013
City: Gothenburg, Sweden
Dances: Lindy

Swingin' Spring presents the biggest year yet with 3 days of classes and 5 nights of dancing and 30th anniversary party for West Coast Jitterbugs

Swing & Swim
6/10/2013
City: Sithonia, Chalkidiki, Greece
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Camping workshop week on a beautiful beach

Melbourne Lindy Exchange
11/28/2013
City: Melbourne, Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Nov 28-Dec 1 MLX 2013: At The Movies - Melbourne VIC

http://mlx12.com or http://mlx13.com

International Lindy Hop Championships
8/22/2013
City: Washignton, DC
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Welcome to the International Lindy Hop Championships! We have experienced another year of overwhelming growth. Lindy Hoppers will come from all over the world to social dance and compete with the best of the best!Make sure you mark your calendars as we plan our 6th birthday party. You do not want to miss this stellar celebration!

Space City Blues
1/31/2014
City: Houston, TX
Dances: Blues

Space City Blues returns for its second year!

http://www.spacecityblueshouston.com

Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown
10/4/2013
City: New Orleans, LA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Swing dance festival with parade and contests.

Solo Camp 2013
9/29/2013
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

Pre-BBE Solo Blues Camp with Brenda Russell and Catherine Palmier (USA). Intensive 4-day workshop focussing on movement and body awareness. Suited for all levels. Registration is open.

Down South Camp Meeting
5/31/2013
City: Atlanta, GA
Dances: Lindy

Swing It Summer Workshops
12/6/2013
City: Perth, Australia
Dances: Lindy

Dec 6-8 Swing it Summer Workshop 2013 - Perth WA, Australia
Skye Humphries and Frida Segerdahl for the first time in Perth.
Hosted by Swing It.
https://www.facebook.com/events/638375869512627/

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Save the date because the world's most famous Lindy Hop partnership is coming to Perth! This December you'll be treated to a weekend of dancing and classes with none other than the incredible Skye & Frida.

Skye Humphries and Frida Segerdahl are without a doubt the most famous and sought after teaching team in the world. Both have won an array of international competitions and have taught all around the world...that is, everywhere except Perth.

For the first time ever Skye & Frida will be teaching in Perth and you'll have the chance to learn and dance with them over a whole weekend.

Stay tuned for more information but, in the meantime, why don't you check these amazing teachers in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18IkHPqY1nU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9NgBOLCFhA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VZ92G665vc

Classic City Swing 3
10/18/2013
City: Athens, Georgia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Dive into the Blues
6/22/2013
City: Cologne
Dances: Blues

7 hours of Workshop, Saturday night party

Canberrang 2013
8/1/2013
City: Canberra, Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

Aug 1-4 Canberrang 2013 - Canberra ACT
Hey Canberrang fans, we will be back in 2013.
4 nights and 3 days packed with Swing dancing. Live bands, late late night dj\'s. Teachers:
Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues
canberrang@jumptown.org for info.
http://www.swingplanit.com/event/canberrang
http://jumptown.com.au/
http://www.canberrang.org

Pocket Change Exchange
10/2/2013
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Oct 2-7 Pocket Change Exchange - Christchurch, New Zealand
- 6 nights of dancing (Wed – Mon)
- 6 Bands plus PCX Jammers and the Timaru PCX Jammers
- Heaps of downtime for relaxing and hanging out: Kickball, Snowboarding/Skiing trip (if there is snow!)
- Two roomed late night venue
http://swingtownrebels.co.nz/?page_id=327
http://www.facebook.com/events/188811391267081/?ref=3
Details & Registration: http://swingtownrebels.co.nz/?page_id=417

Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange
9/5/2013
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Dances: Blues

Da Blues, Da Beach, Killer DJs, Kickin' Bands, Wicked Late Nites, and Da Beach!

Oxford Lindy Exchange
6/28/2013
City: Oxford, England
Dances: Lindy

Blues Men's Retreat with Barry Douglas
10/11/2013
City: Rehoboth Beach, DE
Dances: Blues

The Blues Men's Retreat is 7 day immersive retreat, open to 15 men. We are focusing on making this an integrative, inspiring, and healing experience. (It ends the Friday before Blues Muse 2013 in Philadelphia.)

We are looking for men who are open to learn, give, share, and transform together. This is the most important factor. We want to bring about greater self awareness as men, as well as establish a broader vision of who we are and our place in the universe.

The Blues Experiment
4/27/2014
City: The Outer Banks, NC, USA
Dances: Blues

The Experiment is a radically unique, highly intensive Blues workshop featuring small, select groups of participants together with top professionals of our generation in an extraordinary live+work+play environment.

Denver Fusion Exchange
1/10/2014
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Fusion

The Fusion Exchange heads to Denver for 2014! It's the top fusion dance event and more than 700 dancers come from all over the world to dance, learn, play, and share!

Lindy on the Rocks
7/31/2013
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Lindy

Classes will run all day on Thursday and Friday, with half days on Saturday and Sunday so you can dance all night long with The George Gee Swing Orchestra!

Six competition options for you to choose from.

Instructors:
Thomas Blacharz and Alice Mei
Peter Strom and Naomi Uyama
Larua Keat and Jeremy Otth
Mikey Pedroza and Annie Trudeau
Nathan Bugh and Giselle Anguizola

Prague Blues eXchange
4/25/2014
City: Prague, Czech rep.
Dances: Blues

Every year, we bring you 3 long nights packed with groovin’ live music, so you can dance your socks off! Every year we look for at least 5 finest bands and the coolest DJs. Every year we savor with other dancers the true Prague spring. Every year we bring together lovely city, lovely people, great music and shared passion called blues.

Some info about the last year + photos: http://bluesinprague.wordpress.com/prague-blues-exchange/prague-blues-exchange-2013/

Also, Prague Blues eXchange is a strictly non-profit event. An event, where you can name your price and pay what you think is fair.

And last, but not least, a festival you can help to make even better! Every year we encourage dancers to step in, propose a workshop, lecture or pastime activities. It’s a FESTIVAL BY DANCERS FOR DANCERS.

Hamburg Balboa Weekend
5/30/2014
City: Hamburg (Germany)
Dances: Balboa

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Portland Blues Experience
7/4/2013
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

We're back for another fantastic year! PBEx coincides with the Waterfront Blues Festival, the 2nd largest US blues festival and which benefits the Oregon Food Bank.

There will be 2 cruises, tons of amazing live music, competitions, a kids' booth, excursions, classes, and lots of great dancing.

Copper Country Swing Fest 2013
10/4/2013
City: Houghton, MI
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Eight hours of Lindy and Balboa instruction with Lian Tarhay, and eight hours of live music with the Backroom Boys and the MTU Jazz Lab Band.

Rain City Blues 2014
2/28/2014
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Blues

Rain City Blues has changed its date and regrouping. More to come soon!

Balboa on the River
9/26/2013
City: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Dances: Balboa

Sep 26-29 Balboa on the River - Brisbane, Australia
In it's 8th year, from the team at Balboa Australia
- 3 Days of classes with 3 amazing international dance couples: Gontran Galinier, Joel Plys, Josh and Emily McLaughlin, Susana Bernal-Sanchez, Sylvia Sykes
- 4 Streams of classes
- 4 Nights of social dancing (2 with live music)
- Australian Balboa Championships - $500 for first prize! Jack and Jill competition
- Early Bird discounts
The website is currently being updated and registrations will open on the 1st July, 2013.
http://www.balboaaustralia.com/_botr07_/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balboa-on-the-River/144301268976000

Lindy Hop Tri-Wizard Tournament
8/30/2013
City: Huntsville
Dances: Lindy

Come join us for a weekend of wizardly danceable competition, hilarious antics, and memorable photo ops! That's right its all about competing for the glory, the gold, and whatever else it is that people compete for, in order to prove that YOUR house is the most SUPERIOR. We are putting together an exciting weekend of competition (That I guarantee you have never competed in before) and of course DANCING!

Kiel Lindy Exchange
8/9/2013
City: Kiel, Germany
Dances: Lindy

Exchange weekend featuring a boat trip and a beach trip!

Livin' the Blues
5/1/2014
City: SCOTLAND
Dances: Fusion

Scotland's Travelling Not-for-Profit Blues Dance Festival

Dublin Lindy Exchange 2013
9/13/2013
City: Dublin, Ireland
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Ireland’s first Lindy Exchange is now in its fifth year. Party all weekend in the Irish capital city. Live music. Parties. Dancing late into the night. This year our event will coincide with The Gathering, the homecoming for all Irish descendants.

All Balboa Weekend
6/13/2013
City: Cleveland, OH
Dances: Balboa

Balboa workshop weekend

Brasil Swing Out Extravaganza
10/10/2013
City: Rio de Janeiro
Dances: Lindy

Tobacco Road Blues 2013
9/27/2013
City: Durham, NC
Dances: Blues

First blues workshop weekend held in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Details TBA!

Cincinnati Lindy Exchange 4
8/1/2013
City: Cincinnati
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Put your dance shoes on, come dressed to the nines and hop on board our Lindy Express for a four day weekend event of dancing fun. We have all new bands and DJ's to get your feet a movin' and your body groovin'.

Swing out to the sweet sounds of the following bands & DJ's:

The Swingtime Big Band (Cincinnati)
The Low Down Sires (Asheville, NC)

Michael Gamble (Asheville, NC)
Jaredan Braal (Memphis, TN)
Neil Coplin (Columbus, OH)
Andry Rakotomalala (Anderson, IN)
Bryan Sykes (Cincinnati)
Jeff Mundinger (Paris, IL)
James Benze (Dayton, OH)
Cody Kerr (Lexington, KY)

Event Raffles
Pirate Swing (Ann Arbor, MI - March, 2014)

Stay tuned for more announcements.

Registration will open on May 2nd at 9:00pm and the first 50 people registered will be able to get in on our early bird pricing.

www.cincylx.com

Southern Blues
11/1/2013
City: Adelaide, South Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Join us for a dreamy weekend of Blues and Slow Lindy, featuring amazing live music from Australia’s best blues artists and DJs, dingy juke joints and dancing until the early hours of the morning.

Olympia Alt-Blues Convergence
6/7/2013
City: Olympia
Dances: Fusion

Come expecting house parties, blues bombs, live swing, and late night electronica. We will be dancing from friday evening straight through to the wee hours of monday morning, with a day of classes thrown in for good measure. Eclectic music from trad blues to live electronica will set the stage, so bring your dancing shoes and your booty shorts.

OberBluezed: Oberlin Fall Blues Dance Workshop
10/12/2013
City: Oberlin, OH
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz

Join us for a weekend of workshops: this year we focus on SOLO BLUES MOVEMENT!
Social dances with live music, DJs, and buckets of fun!
More details to come!

Jammin' on the James
10/19/2013
City: Richmond, VA
Dances: Lindy

Our 11th year!

Gainesville Lindy Exchange 3
10/18/2013
City: Gainesville, Fl
Dances: Lindy

Gainesville is back for our third year running! You don't want to miss this because GLX3 is going to be bigger and better than ever!

Toronto Toss Out!
3/14/2014
City: Toronto
Dances: Balboa

Balboa weekend workshop with Kate Hedin, Bobby White, Laura Keat and Jeremy Otth.

Paris Lindy Exchange 2013
5/31/2013
City: "Paris, FRANCE"
Dances: Lindy

SAVE THE DATE! And spread the word!
Come to Paris and enjoy 3 days of dancing in this famous lightning city

Kanas City Stomp
7/12/2013
City: Kansas City, MO
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

The Lindy Hop Dancers of Kansas City are excited to present Kansas City Stomp, a jazz event ​celebrating the best music and dancing of the swing era. Kansas City has a proud history as a jazz superpower and Kansas City Stomp 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 night to remember!​

Blues Workshops with Joe Demers and Mike Legett
8/9/2013
City: Montreal, Canada
Dances: Blues

3 nights of dancing, 2 days of classes, masters class, jack and jill - all in the heart of downtown Montreal!

Medford Jazz Festival
10/11/2013
City: Medford
Dances: Blues, Lindy, West Coast, Other

The Medford Jazz Festival is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating, fostering, sponsoring, and developing the understanding, taste and love of traditional jazz music as an art form through youth programs and an annual jazz festival. It's our 25th year celebration!
It's freakin fun!

Blues Festival "The Moon Blues"
10/25/2013
City: Bordeaux
Dances: Blues

Workshops
2 evening parties
Anne-Hélène and Bernard Casava and others teachers
Bordeaux : Unesco's city

Blossom Blues 2014
5/16/2014
City: Zurich, Switzerland
Dances: Blues

small class sizes for lots of personal feedback, international instructors, 3 parties, livemusic

Baltimore Summer Blues Summit 2013
7/6/2013
City: Baltimore, MD
Dances: Blues

This 10th Blues Summit in Baltimore brings together 4 fantastic instructors and 7 seriously talented DJs for 2 whole days and nights of blues dancing in the gorgeous Mobtown Ballroom. We’re marking 3 years of Blues Summits and, for this one, we’re pulling out all the stops and expanding to fill an entire weekend with music, dancing, and celebrating, Baltimore-style. Join us for two days of workshops with the creative and inspiring Amanda Gruhl, Chris Mayer, Julie Brown, & Shawn Hershey, and all of the dancing you can handle – Saturday night brings the classic all-night Summit blues party, featuring some of the best blues DJs in the business, and Sunday brings you a delicious blues & soul party to finish the weekend off right. It’s going to be a truly memorable Summit – and we can’t wait to see you there.

European Blues Invasion
6/20/2013
City: London, UK
Dances: Blues

European Blues Invasion broke the mold with our first event in 2012, giving Europe a new type of Dance Event that brought the dance community together to learn, share, and be inspired by international teachers and students alike.

Now in 2013 we’re back and we’re going to be better than ever. We have gathered some of the most innovative instructors to bring you an extra-long weekend of workshops, competitions, social dancing and awesome parties in the heart of the city. We bring you great live music and amazing D.J’s. We’ll give you the chance to choose your own classes and push your own learning. Registration is open at: http://www.europeanbluesinvasion.com/

Lindy 500
8/16/2013
City: Baltimore, MD
Dances: Lindy

Baltimore’s annual throwdown celebration of jazz, Lindy Hop, and all things fun–Lindy 500!

PittStop Lindy Hop
11/22/2013
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

With 7 dances including 2 late-nights, spacious venues and great bands, don't miss this fun-filled weekend of swing music and dance in Pittsburgh.

Blues Bliss
11/15/2013
City: Orlando, FL
Dances: Blues

Expect more of the same awesomeness we brought you last year with some new surprises.

Cruisin' for a Bluesin' 2014
3/14/2014
City: Los Angeles
Dances: Blues

It's Blues...on a boat! From Long Beach,CA to Mexico and back. Join us on an all inclusive cruise with dancing every night and anywhere else there's music! Games, All You Can Eat, Ensenada, Live Music...

Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange
7/18/2013
City: Virginia Beach
Dances: Blues, Lindy

VBLX - Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange July 18-21, 2013
Enjoy a SWINGING VACATION at one of America's favorite vacation spots! Dance on battleship, historic theatre, dual-room studio, and of course THE BEACH! Passes starting at $25!
http://www.vblx.com

Swingtastic - Darwin Lindy Exchange
7/31/2013
City: Darwin, Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy

July 31-Aug 4 Swingtastic 2013 - Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia
Darwin Lindy Exchange
With workshops by Jake Meadley (Swing Patrol) & Kelly Ann Doll
2 streams beginners & improvers
http://www.swingdancent.com (buy tickets there too)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/swingdancent/

G+ page: https://plus.google.com/communities/111345193609076843628

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Timetable of Events:
Wednesday Night: Opening night of Swingtastic 2013: The Darwin Lindy Exhcange
Join us at The Darwin Railway Club for a fantastic night of live music to The Hot and Cold Big Band playing your swing favourites and more
Thursday Day: Private lessons!
Thursday Night: Blues-a-palooza with us with a dinner and dance, a special blues dancing class that will get you feet moving and your heart thumping
Friday Day: Private lessons available
Friday Night: group lessons, split between Beginners and Improvers. Beginners, learn the basics of swing, Improvers, work on technique and power moves.
Saturday Day: More lessons in various styles
Saturday Night: Our gala ball, swing style, dress up, live music!
Sunday: Private lessons and our final swing at the Nightcliff Jetty, swing into sunset with your festival friends!

Studio Hop Summer Camp - Balboa
8/10/2013
City: Eauze, France
Dances: Balboa

A week of workshops on a secluded estate in southern France, 1.5 hours from Toulouse.

Albany Lindy & Blues & Swimming
7/5/2013
City: Albany, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Because it just isn't summer without a lakeside dance party!

Live music including Josh Fialkoff and Gordon Webster.

Stay tuned for details!

Penguin Swing 2014
2/14/2014
City: Grand Rapids, MI
Dances: Blues, Lindy

We're back for more after a great first year!

swingSLAM 2013
9/12/2013
City: Detroit
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

swingSLAM is a new concept event featuring a little adventure, a lot of community oriented fun, and workshops that are designed to those passionate about any part or parts of a swing scene.. This includes dancers of any level, DJ's, event organizers, scene builders, instructors, photographers, back massagers, and more!

Austin Blues Party 7
4/4/2014
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Blues

Austin Blues Party returns in 2014 with 3 nights of dancing, 2 days of workshops, friendly competitions, and great live music by some of Austin's finest!

Also, IT'S NOT SUMMER! Halleloo.

http://www.austinbluesparty.com/

Holy City Blues IV
11/7/2013
City: Charleston, SC
Dances: Blues

We're back to bring y'all a brand new weekend chock full of AWESOME! Get ready for THE Holy City Blues Exchange! Often imitated and never duplicated we're returning for another round of heart-breakin', soul-shakin' Blues!

7-10 November 2013

Featuring!
FOUR days of dance fun
Amazing LIVE bands
Two EPIC Late Nights
and ONE unforgettable Blues Ball formal

Join us in charming Charleston, South Carolina and share in our love for the great American music and dance tradition: The Blues!


It's going to be LEGEN..... (wait for it)..... DARY!



***Stay tuned for details***

Montreal West Coast Swing Workshop Starring Kyle Redd and Sarah Vann Drake
6/28/2013
City: Montreal
Dances: West Coast

Come join Kyle Redd and Sarah Vann Drake in improving your Pattern Potential and Mastery of Musicality!

The Moon Blues
10/25/2013
City: Bordeaux, France
Dances: Blues

Workshops levels 1 to 3
2 evening parties
Teachers :
Anne-Hélène and Bernard Casava
Victoria McGookin (UK) & Jered Morin (GER)

DJX Fusion Weekend
11/15/2013
City: Philadelphia, PA
Dances: Fusion

Bringing you three days of:

Workshops
Dances
Special Musical Guest, live music & DJs
Watch this space for updates and more details!

Lindy Swop: the Amsterdam Lindy Exchange
6/28/2013
City: Amsterdam, NL
Dances: Blues, Lindy

The Amsterdam Lindy Exchange is now called Lindy Swop! It will take place this year from the 28 to 30th of June, don’t miss this great opportunity to meet the Dutch lindy scene and discover the wonderful city of Amsterdam! It's going to be awesome!

Northwest Followfest
9/13/2013
City: Seattle, Washington
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

A workshop weekend focused solely on following with instructors Evita Arce, Rusty Frank, Annie Trudeau, Laura Glaess, Casey Schneider, and special guest Jean Veloz.

Little Big Weekend
12/7/2013
City: Sydney, Australia
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Dec 7-8 - Little Big Weekend 4 - Sydney, Australia
With Kieran Yee and Ramona Noel Staffeld.
the next Little Big Weekend will be all about the music. Sleep in, learn heaps, dance hard. A few times a year. Big win!

http://www.littlebigweekend.com/
https://twitter.com/LittleBigWkend
https://www.facebook.com/TheLittleBigWeekend

Southend Lindy Exchange
6/7/2013
City: Southend, England, UK
Dances: Lindy

Take Five!
4/11/2014
City: Heidelberg, Germany
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

5 teachers, 9 hours of class, fun auditions, small classes, three parties, Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz & Charleston. Awesome!

Skye and Frida, arguably the world's best lindy hoppers are coming to Heidelberg! And with them are Hasse and Marie, two of the finest and most charismatic lindy teachers out there! And we've also got amazing Laura Glaess with us for some fantastic Solo Jazz & Charleston!

All of these dancers are known not only for their great dancing but especially also for their fantastic teaching. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn your lindy from the best of the best!

Le Hot Sauce
6/21/2013
City: San Francisco, CA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Lindy and balboa workshop weekend featuring top instructors.

Down South Camp Meeting
5/30/2014
City: Atlanta
Dances: Lindy, Other

It's Down South Camp Meetin' Time! Lindy Hop, Southern Hospitality, Picnics, and more. Revival style down home lindy hop.

Gypsy House Party 2013
8/30/2013
City: Dallas, Tx
Dances: Blues, Other

Imagine a weekend of the best blues, soul, and old skool R&B music.
Imagine a party atmosphere with 3 nights of costumed theme parties.
Imagine five of the best dance DJs from around the country.
Imagine a venue that is 1/2 dance club, 1/2 living room, and 1/2 bar.
We imagine you will be coming to Gypsy House Party - Dallas.

bamBLOOZled
10/11/2013
City: Washington D.C.
Dances: Blues

Stellar Live Music! Challenging and inspiring workshops! Late Night Dancing with National DJs! Bigger and better in 2013

Swing Out New Hampshire
8/28/2013
City: Hebron, NH
Dances: Lindy

An all-inclusive swing dance camp in beautiful New Hampshire. 4 DAYS, 5 NIGHTS, 6 CLASS TRACKS, 14 INSTRUCTORS, and 2 BANDS!!!
There is no experience like this anywhere else. The gorgeous setting, amazing talent, and full-immersion camp experience all make Swing Out New Hampshire the perfect Lindy Hop vacation.

Moving With The Sacred Rhythms in Nature Costa Rica
9/22/2013
City: Costa Rica
Dances: Other

This Sacred Dance Journey is hosted by the Sacred Dance Guild and features workshop leaders Cherie Hill & JoyBeth Lufty. Located at Ama Tierra, a life-enhancing holistic retreat center nestled on 8 acres in the Central Costa Rican Mountains the journey includes Sacred Dance sessions to support you in accessing deep awareness of your mind, body, and spirit in connection with the natural world including yoga, global warm-ups, improvisation, Body Prayers, African Dance, Dancing With Your Soul and much more.

Big Sky Weekend
6/28/2013
City: Kalispell, MT
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Workshop weekend

Studio Hop Summer Camp - Lindy
8/3/2013
City: Eauze, France
Dances: Lindy

A week of workshops on a secluded estate in southern France, 1.5 hours from Toulouse.

Swinging Air Force in Paris IV
8/30/2013
City: Paris, France
Dances: Lindy, Balboa, Other

Facebook event : http://www.facebook.com/events/439012136156596/?fref=ts

Instructors of the workshop :

Max Angelo Pitruzzella (Montpellier, France)
Annie Trudeau (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Ali Taghavi (Allemagne)
Katja Uckermann (Allemagne)
Jean-baptiste Mino (Montpellier, France)
Tatiana Udry (Montpellier, France)
Patrick Szmidt (Paris, France)
Natasha Ouimet (Paris, France)
Didier Jean-François (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Marjorie Moreau (Orléans, France)
Sheila Suarez de Flores
Austin David Flores (Paris, France)
Online inscription : http://swingingairforceinparis.net/?page_id=136
Contact and inscription : david.polarski@neuf.fr
+33626727885

Philly Lindy Love
6/7/2013
City: Philadelphia, PA
Dances: Lindy

SwingIN
8/30/2013
City: Indianapolis
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz

Everyone's favorite Labor Day weekend event! Five dances in total with some of the regions best DJs and two nights with Robert Bell; two full days of classes with top instructors, and wonderful leisurely activities for Monday including several local vintage shops. There will also be three (or four depending on how you count them) competitions, Strictly, Solo, and new this year--a Cross-over JnJ that will have two separate prelims for advanced and intermediate dancers and then pair advanced leads with intermediate follows and vice versa for two separate finals. See you on the dance floor!

Instructors:
Andy Reid & Mia Goldsmith
Michael "Dargoff" Darigol & Brittany Johnson
Chris "Sugarbear" Schoenfelder & Emily Schuhmann

San Diego Lindy Exchange
7/25/2013
City: San Diego, CA
Dances: Lindy

Greenville Lindy Exchange
6/28/2013
City: Greenville, SC
Dances: Lindy

Lost Valley - CANCELLED
8/1/2013
City: Dexter, OR
Dances: Fusion

This event has been cancelled

Melbourne Swing Festival
6/7/2013
City: Melbourne, Australia
Dances: Lindy, Solo Jazz, Balboa

Now you has jazz!

4 days and nights of sheer joy and swinging jazz will be found in Melbourne’s inner city. We’ll swing this town with sizzling music, white-hot dancing, kickass contests and killer workshops. And the Melbourne International Jazz Festival will be jamming right along with us.
Check out our awesome international teaching line-up:

Skye Humphries & Naomi Uyama
Nicolas Deniau & Mikaela Hellsten
Carla Heiney & Remy Kouakou
Ramona Staffeld

San Francisco Lindy Exchange 2013
9/12/2013
City: San Francisco, CA
Dances: Lindy

After a big hit in 2012, we're planning SFLX'13 even earlier with even more surprises and great music!

Solo African Roots Blues Dance Camp
11/1/2013
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz

This is an intensive Solo African Roots Blues Dance Camp. This is dedicated to your movement, your body, and Blues. Each evening will feature fun group outings for social interaction and integrating movement into your dancing.

$500

Camp Blues w/ Brenda Russell, Barry Douglas, and Catherine Palmier
8/23/2013
City: Denver
Dances: Blues

Would you like to blues dance for three or four days straight?
Are you interested in taking part in a community of peers and instructors?
Both will happen at Camp Blues.
Treat yourself to a dance getaway!