Any events and venues listed on this page can be cancelled without notice. Note that some of them are suspended during the summer. If you teach classes, hold workshops, play in a band, or hold dances, please read the list of frequently asked questions and follow the format guidelines when asking to have your information listed here.
Clubs and Organizations
Places to Go Dancing
Knights of Columbus, 570 North Avenue, Wakefield.
Monthly West Coast Swing dances. For more information, write to Heidi & Larry or call 978-499-3958.
This venue was discontinued 1/31/2013.
Bob's Ballroom Dance
Knights of Columbus Hall, 96 Main Street, Peabody.
Monthly ballroom dance on the last Saturday of the month, 7:00-11:00pm.
Lesson at 7:15 pm. For more information, contact
Robert Beloff at 978-281-2365.
Karen's Ballroom Dancing 
At the Knights of Columbus, 94 Washington Square East, Salem. Monthy ballroom dancing.
For more information, contact Karen at 978-531-4780.
at the New England Seafood Restaurant and Lounge, 159 Pelham Street, Methuen (next to the Outback steakhouse in the Days Hotel). Dancing to 50's music every Sunday from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
DNE School of Dance
51 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford, MA 01863. 508-251-1700.
Ballroom dancing every Saturday from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. For
more information, write to Lynn Webster at
dancene@ma.ultranet.com.
Dining, Drinks, and Dancing
Some drinking and dining establishments will have live music in addition to their usual attractions. Some of them even have a dance floor and will feature familar bands that play at swing dances.
13 Middle Street, Newburyport. Restaurant upstairs. Downstairs is a bar with live music every night of the week. Blues every Sunday evening.
Small but useable dance space. Probably room for 3 couples when busy.
Rockafellas
Salem. Think "Johnny D's". Bar with a small dance floor in front of the band area.
Not specifically a swing venue, but will occasionally feature bands who play at area swing dances.
Glenn's Restaurant and Cool Bar
44 Merrimac Street, Newburyport. 978-465-3811
No dance floor
Help!
Sometimes I'll see a favorite dance band play at a non-standard venue and I sometimes wonder if these venues are conducive for dancing, i.e., do they have a dance floor? Some of the venues and some of the bands aren't very helpful in providing that information, particularly if it discourages people from showing up. I don't get a chance to check out most of these venues so please help me provide better information to my readers by letting me know which venues are suitable for dancing. Thanks!
Teachers and Dance Studios
"The Studio of All Dance Styles"
20 Merrimac Square, Third Floor, Merrimac, MA 01860. 978-346-9290.
Classes offered in variety of dance forms including social dancing and creative movement.
SeaSide Swing
Larry & Heidi Mongeau teach West Coast Swing on the North Shore at the
Continental Restaurant, 266 Broadway (Route 1 north) in Saugus, on Monday evenings with classes from
6:30 to 9:00 pm, with opening dancing until 10:30. For more information, write to
Heidi or
Larry or call 978-499-3958.
This venue was discontinued 1/31/2013.
DNE School of Dance
51 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford, MA 01863. 978-251-1700.
For more information, write to Lynn Webster.
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119R Foster Street, Building 13 #2D, Peabody.
Classes and lessons include Ballroom (Waltz, Fox-Trot, Swing (triple, single, west coast), Rumba, Samba, Cha-Cha, Tango, Wedding Choreography and many, many more. For more information, contact Karen Batchelder at 978-531-4780.
Youth Talent School
45 New Ocean Street, Swampscott. For more information contact Filipp or call 781-710-7215.
115 Pleasant Street, Marblehead. 781-631-6262.
Swing and ballroom classes in Marblehead, MA, as well as the expected ballet classes. Home of the North Shore Civic Ballet.
Steve St. Pierre
new location tba. 781-598-0419.
Steve also teaches at various venues around the state. For more information,
write to Steve.
Miss Tina's Dance Studios
Gloucester and Danvers. For more information, contact
Miss Tina at 978-283-8758.
Group and private ballroom lessons.
Arthur Murray Dance Studios
60 Maple Street, Danvers
Community House
Classes offered occasionally at the Hamilton Wenham Community
Service's Community House in Hamilton (Route 1a). For more information, write to
info@CommunityHouse.org or
call 978-468-4818.
Center Stage DanceSport
51 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford. 508-982-1914.
Dance Businesses
185 Cambridge Street, Burlington
For information or ordering, call 781-273-3089 or 800-554-2340.
For additions or corrections, write to dancenet@havetodance.com.