Below you'll find information for Boston, Massachusetts, and New England. On a separate page, you'll be able to find information for the individual non-New England states. There is information available for Canada and various US national organizations.
If you believe your organization should be listed here or if you have corrections for any listings here, please write to dancenet@havetodance.com". If you hold dances on a regular basis, you should (also) probably be listed on the pages for dancing in Boston, in New England, or on the individual state pages. Don't forget to read the list of Frequently Asked Questions before sending your information in.
Boston-area Groups and Organizations
organization of individuals and dance promoters who focus on building and supporting West Coast Swing in New England.
The Dance Teachers' Club of Boston
Non-profit professional organization with teacher seminars and continued
training for club members. Member of the National Dance Council of America.
For more information, write to
dtcb111@aol.com
or call Robin Magee at 978-640-6925 or Peggy Kearsley at 617-924-0444.
09/28/2012: The website and email address are bad. Haven't checked the phone numbers yet.
Swing Time
Boston's Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Swing and Ballroom Dance Group. 617-364-7207.
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MASSABDA
Massachusetts chapter of the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association.
Boston-area Colleges
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. swing@brandeis.edu
1/11/12: Website hasn't been updated in 10 years.
Boston College Swingkids
Boston College, Newton, MA.
Boston Swing Kats
Lindy Hoppers at Boston University.
1/11/12: Website hasn't been updated in a couple of years.
Boston University Ballroom Dance Club
617-353-3635. ballroom@bu.edu.
Northeastern University Ballroom Dance Club
nuballroom@gmail.com.
Must be on Facebook to view their Facebook page
Cambridge, MA. 617-258-6554
MIT Ballroom Dance Team
Cambridge.
Harvard Medical
Area Ballroom Dance Club
Boston. hma-bdc@hcs.harvard.edu
03/05/11: This URL is bad. Is there a new one?
Harvard-Radcliffe Ballroom
Dance Club
Cambridge. hrbdc@hcs.harvard.edu
Massachusetts
The Cape and Island Chapter of the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (now USA Dance). For more information, contact Julie Kraft.
Berkshire Country chapter of USA Dance
Social ballroom dancing in Pittsfield once a month.
South Shore Dancers
Social ballroom dancing club that holds dances south of Boston. Monthly
dances and weekly practices. For more information, contact
South Shore Dancers
at P.O. Box 276, Norwell, MA 02061 or call Tom Osterland at 781-659-4703.
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New England
West Hartford/Wethersfield area. Live band and recorded music dances every month | |
southeastern Connecticut. Live band dances on the third Saturday of the month with workshops and records each month. | |
New Haven, Connecticut. The CSDS also offers regular dances and workshops in the southwestern part of the state. |
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Providence, Rhode Islandt. A non-profit group of dancers who support and promote swing dancing in Rhode Island.\
Rhode Island Chapter
of the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association.
USA Dance, Greater Hartford Chapter
Amateur Ballroom Dancer Association serving Greater Hartford, Connecticut.
New London chapter of USA Dance
New London (close to the Rhode Island border).
New Hampshire Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (NHABDA)
New England Colleges
For more information, contact swing@brown.edu.
University of Connecticut DanceSport Team
Storrs, CT.
UNH Hepcats Swing Club
For more information, contact
UNHHepcats@hotmail.com
at 603-862-2749
Dartmouth Swing Club 
Monthly dances on the 2nd Sunday of the month at Dartmouth College, Hanover.
For more information, contact club president Sean Gao at
281-725-2062.
For more information, contact ubdc@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Brown University Ballroom Dance
Club &
Team
For more information, write to
the club or
the team
University
of Rhode Island Ballroom Dance Club
National Organizations
Tracks swing dance competitors to manage the levels of competitions that dancers enter. For more information, contact Annie Hirsch.
National Association of Swing Dance Events
USA Dance
Soon to be formerly known as the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association.
For information, contact
usabdacent@aol.com.
National Hand Dance Association
1412 4th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 202-479-1080,
Fax: 202-479-1081.
National Ballroom & Entertainment Association
For more information, write to
nbea@oneota.net.
National Association of Rhythm & Blues DJs
Contact: Tom Polzin.
offers a national competition circuit for all styles of swing for novice and intermediate swing level dancers.
The American Bop Association
The American Bop Associations is a non-profit corporation formed
to promote and preserve the dance styles and music of those dances
known as Bop, Swing, Shag, and Jitterbug.
For information, contact
cincibop@sprynet.com.
National Fastdance Association
Group of affiliated members dedicated to the promotion and preservation
of dance styles known as Bop, Shag, East and West Coast Swing, DC Hand Dance, Push,
Whip, Lindy and Jitterbug. For more information, write to
Bill Maddox.
International Hustle Dance Association
For more information:
In Massachusetts, contact Kim Vanaman
In Connecticut, contact Angelina Capalbo