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This is the calendar of swing and other dance events in the Greater Boston area. Always check ahead, whether it be on their website or Facebook page, for last minute changes. Please note that there is a separate website just for Argentine Tango.
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| March, 2014 | ||
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| 11 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 14 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn.
  
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9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00 |
| 15 | Shoreline Swing monthly dance,
at the East Lyme Community Center,
Society Road, East Lyme, Connecticut,
featuring The Cartells.
8:00-11:00pm (lesson: 7:00) |
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| 16 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Memphis Rockabilly Band.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 17 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 18 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 20-23 | The Boston
Tea Party, at the Boston Newton Marriott Hotel,
2345 Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30), Newton, Massachusetts.
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| 21 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring
Lowdown Stompers.
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9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00 |
| 22 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring
The Tom Nutile Big Band.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
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| 23 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
Reminisce Doo Wop Group.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 24 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 25 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 28 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring
Phil McGowan & The Easy Winners.
9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00) |
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| 29 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring
Bombay Jim and the Swingin' Sapphires.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
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 The White Lightning Ball, at the Larz Anderson Museum, 15 Newton Street, Brookline, featuring The Hot Club of Boston |
8:00pm lesson: 7:00 doors open: 6:00 |
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| 30 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
BJ Magoon & Driving Sideways.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 31 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| April, 2014 | ||
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| 1 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
To be determined. Check their website. |
8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 4 | Boston Swing Central's Anniversary Party,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring
The Beantown Swing Orchestra.
9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00) |
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| Hartford Swing Dance,
at the West Hartford Town Hall,
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, connecticut, featuring
The Cartells.
8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30) |
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| 5 | Swingtime monthly dance, at the Brookline Academy of Dance, 136 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, MA. For more info, e-mail Swingtime. | 9:00-11:00pm lesson: 8:00 |
| Johnny D's, 17 Holland Street, Somerville, featuring The Love Dogs. | 7:00pm 617-776-2004 |
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| 6 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Swing Cafe.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm | |
| Balboa Speakeasy,
at the Tavern
at the end of the World, 108 Cambridge Street, Charlestown.
Free admission; food & drink pay as you go. |
5:30-8:00pm | |
| 7 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 8 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 11 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown,
featuring The Swing Legacy.
9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00) |
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| 12 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00 |
| 13 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Mission of Blues (MOB!).
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 14 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 15 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 18 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
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9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00 |
| 19 | Uptown Swing dance,
at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline,
featuring the Solomon Douglas Quintet.
9:00-midnight (lesson at 8:15) |
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| Shoreline Swing monthly dance,
at the East Lyme Community Center,
Society Road, East Lyme, Connecticut, featuring
Super Chief Trio.
8:00-11:00pm (lesson: 7:00) |
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| 20 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Tom Yates Group.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 21 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 22 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 25-27 | Dirty Dozen Weekend,
at Studio One RI,
85 Industrial Circle, Lincoln, Rhode Island, featuring:
Workshops by Peter Strom, Naomi Uyama, Jeremy Otth, and Laura Keat. Music by Gordon Webster |
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| 25 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. Music tba.
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9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00 |
| 26 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge,
featuring Racky Thomas.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
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| 27 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Tom Nutile Big Band.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 28 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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| 29 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| May, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | Swingin' Into Spring,
at the Hilton
Hartford, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, Connecticut. |
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| 2 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown,
featuring Baby Soda Jazz Band.
9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00) |
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| Hartford Swing Dance,
at the West Hartford Town Hall,
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, featuring
The Love Dogs.
8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30) |
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| 3 | Swingtime monthly dance, at the Brookline Academy of Dance, 136 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, MA. For more info, e-mail Swingtime. | 9:00-11:00pm lesson: 8:00 |
| 4 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Love Dogs.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm | |
| Balboa Speakeasy,
at the Tavern
at the end of the World, 108 Cambridge Street, Charlestown.
Free admission; food & drink pay as you go. |
5:30-8:00pm | |
| 5 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 6 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
|
8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 9 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown,
featuring Emily Asher's Garden Party.
9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00) |
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| 10 | Uptown Swing dance,
at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline,
featuring the Sax Gordon.
9:00-midnight (lesson at 8:15) |
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| Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge,
featuring The Love Dogs.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
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| 11 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Tom Nutile Big Band.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 12 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 13 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
|
8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 16 | Boston Swing Central,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring
Phil McGowan & The Easy Winners.
9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00) |
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| 17 | Shoreline Swing monthly dance,
at the East Lyme Community Center,
Society Road, East Lyme, Connecticut, featuring Tall Richard.
8:00-11:00pm (lesson: 7:00) |
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| 18 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Juke Joint 5.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 19 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 20 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 23 | Boston Swing Central's Frankie Manning Tribute Night,
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
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9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00 |
| 24 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00 |
| 25 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster. Band tba.
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7:30-10:30pm lesson at 6:30 |
| 26 | NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge. | |
| 27 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
|
8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 31 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00 |
| June, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
Reminisce Doo Wop Group.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
|
| Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm | |
| Balboa Speakeasy,
at the Tavern
at the end of the World, 108 Cambridge Street, Charlestown.
Free admission; food & drink pay as you go. |
5:30-8:00pm | |
| 2 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 3 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
|
8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 6 | Hartford Swing Dance,
at the West Hartford Town Hall,
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut, featuring
Crazy Feet Pete.
8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30) For this month's dance, no parking available within the WHTH Parking Lot due to W.H. Days. Park on surrounding streets (e.g., Burr Rd.) as well as other neighborhood residential areas. Parking garages: Blueback Square (75 Memorial Dr. & 17 Isham Rd). Surface Lots: 41 Brace St., 977 Farmington Ave. HCD can unfortunately not reimburse for parking for this dance. (Lot prices are $0.75 /half hour, $7 max open until midnight) |
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| 7 | Uptown Swing Swing & Soul dance,
at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline. Band tba.
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9:00-midnight lesson at 8:15 |
| Swingtime monthly dance,
at the Brookline Academy of Dance, 136 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, MA,
featuring The Mood Swings Orchestra.
For more info, e-mail Swingtime.
9:00-11:00pm (lesson: 8:00) |
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| 8 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster. Band tba.
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7:30-10:30pm lesson at 6:30 |
| 9 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 10 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
|
8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 14 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00 |
| 15 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
Retro Polatin.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 16 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 17 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
| 21 | Shoreline Swing monthly dance,
at the East Lyme Community Center,
Society Road, East Lyme, COnnecticut, featuring The Zingerz.
8:00-11:00pm (lesson: 7:00) |
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| 22 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster. Band tba.
|
7:30-10:30pm lesson at 6:30 |
| 23 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 24 | Bluesy Tuesy,
at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.
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8:30pm lesson: 7:30 |
July 3 |
Beantown Lindy Hop Camp, at Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts |  |
| 28 | Swing City,
at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba.
9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00) |
9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00 |
| 29 | Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks,
134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring
The Tom Nutile Big Band.
7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30) |
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| 30 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| July, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm |
| 7 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 14 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 19 | Uptown Swing Swing & Soul dance,
at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline. Band tba.
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9:00-midnight lesson at 8:15 |
| 19-20 | Balboa workshops with Mickey Fortanasce and Kelly Arsenault, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. |  |
| 21 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 28 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| August, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford Swing Dance,
at the West Hartford Town Hall,
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut, featuring
Roger Ceresi & the Rockin' All Stars.
8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30) |
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| 3 | Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm |
| 4 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 11 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 18 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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| 25 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
Sept. 1 |
Swing Out New Hampshire,
at Lake Wicosuta, in Hebron, New Hampshire
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| September, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge. | |
| 5 | Hartford Swing Dance,
at the West Hartford Town Hall,
50 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut, featuring
Eight To The Bar.
8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30) |
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| 7 | Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm |
| 8 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 12-14 | Vermont Swing Dance Championships, at Stratton Mount Resort, Stratton, Vermont. |  |
| 15 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 22 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 29 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| October, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4-5 | Tinker Bal workshop weekend.
Small-group format Balboa workshop weekend with Heather Ballew, Javier Johnson, Laura Keat, and David Rehm. |
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| 6 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
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Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 13 | NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge. | |
| 20 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 27 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| November, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To be announced. Save the date! |  |
| 2 | Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm |
| 3 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 10 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 17 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 24 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| December, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 7 | Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. | 3:30-5:00pm |
| 8 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 15 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 22 | Monday Night Practice,
at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
|
Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00 |
| 29 | NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge. | |
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