This is a listing of dance studios and dance teachers in the Greater Boston area where you can learn swing, ballroom, and Latin dancing. There are also specialized pages for the Argentine Tango, Hustle and Tap Dancing. At the bottom of this page is a list of local free-lance dance teachers who are not associated with a particular dance studio.

If you are thinking about taking classes somewhere and you don't know anything about the teacher or the studios, ask around and get opinions from other dancers before signing up for classes. Hint: Look for someone whose dancing you like and ask them where they learned to dance.

This page covers mostly places within a few miles of Boston, though it might stretch all the way to I-495. If you're looking for something in your area (outside of Boston) and you don't see it here, try looking on the other pages for north, west, south, really west of Boston (Western Mass, 413 area code, etc.).

Don't see your favorite studio listed anywhere? Tell them to contact dancenet@havetodance.com.

Does the order of the venues mean anything? Sort of. Part of it has to do with how much I know the venue, BUT...for the most part, it has to do with the order in which I got the information: last in, last listed.

Rugcutters Dance Studio
268 Arlington Street, Watertown. 617-393-0254.
Private and group lessons available.

Tempo Dance Center
380 Washington Street, Brighton. 617-783-5467.

Club JoEllen
The Longfellow Dance Club, 524 Boston Post Road, Wayland. 508-358-7355.
Classes, workshops, dances.

Julie Kaufmann Dancin'
Somerville, Medford, and other locations. Group and private lessons in East and West Coast Swing, Two Step, Waltz, wedding routines, and line dances. Contact: Julie at 781-306-0642.

Springstep
98 George P. Hassett Drive in Medford Square, Medford (just off exit 32 on I-93). 781-395-0402.
non-profit arts center that offers dance classes, workshops, social dances, and other events.

Ballroom & Latin Dance Center of New England
Classes in Newton and Southborough. 617-455-5500. For more information, contact Deirdre.

Hamby Ballroom Dance Studios
Waltham.
Group and private lessons. For more information, contact Suzanne at 508-380-4647.

Robert Cordoba & Deborah Szekely
Wave Sports Pub, 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham. West Coast Swing classes and dancing every Monday.

Next Step Dance Studio
Boston area. 617-244-4182.

Anne Fleming
959 Waltham Street, Lexington. Classes on Thursdays before the dance.

New School Swing
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.

Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center
Register online or call 617-353-2748.

DanceSport Academy of New England
384 Harvard Street, Brookline.
For more information, contact Kari Hyytinen at kari@dancesport-newengland.com at 617-566-7850.

Barbara's Dance Studio
15 Linda Lane, Newton. 617-969-2677
Practice sessions every Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 pm for current students of the studio. Beginner Swing, Latin, ballroom, Wedding classes and private lessons also available. For more information, write to barbarasdance@verizon.net

Cambridge Center for Adult Education (CCAE)
Harvard Square region, Cambridge

Brookline Adult and Community Education Program (BACEP)
115 Greenough Street, Brookline, MA 02146. 617-730-2700.

SuperShag Productions
Mega Dance Complex, 406 Moody Street, Waltham.
For information, contact Chris Johnson at 617-266-2258.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Belmont
448 Common Street, Cushing Square, Belmont. 617-489-7272.
Also in Norwood.

Euroballroom Dancesport Studio
230 Adams Street, Newton. 617-641-6700

Boston Dance Zone
14-20 Linden Street, 3rd floor, Allston. For more information, contact Patrik Kisucky at 617-515-8569.

Studio 665
17 Campbell Street, Woburn. 781-932-6237

DanceSport Boston
Brighton & Weymouth.
Private lessons, groups and dances. Ballroom, Swing & Latin. For more information, contact AnneMarie at 617-325-1562.

Avanti Ballroom
105 Rumford Avenue, Newton. 617-600-4642.

Balera Ballroom
105 Rumford Avenue, Newton. For more information, call 617-969-2280.

Firebeat Dancesport Studios
14 Harvard Avenue, #3, Boston (Allston). 617-254-4600. Private instruction and group classes in latin ballroom (cha cha, rumba, samba, paso doble, and jive) and in standard (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese waltz, and quickstep). There is also a cardio fitness class.

Newton Community Education
Newton. A variety of dance classses, including Social Ballroom, Swing, Hip-Hop, Latin Line Dancing, Belly Dancing, and more. You can register on their On-line catalog or look at their Summer 2009 classes (that starts July 23, 2009). For more information, contact David Fechtor at 617-559-6720.

Wedding Dance Boston
Downtown Boston/Seaport area. Specializing in Your Wedding Dance. Private and group lessons available. For more information, contact Roseann Eliseo at 617-946-0703.

Ballroom in Boston
Classes in all styles of partner dancing at various locations in the Greater Boston area. For more information, contact Lilia Wood at 301-538-5248.

Avalon Ballroom
345 Trapelo Road, Belmont. 617-484-3900. Private and group classes, Wedding Dance Lessons & Choreography, and Social Dances. For more info, please call Russell Lee Jackson at 617-484-3900.

Hop to the Beat
Lower Falls Community Center, 545 Grove Street, Newton, MA.
Classes for all levels in Lindy/Swing, Balboa and other specialty topics. For information, call 508-435-2363 or write to info@HopToTheBeat.com. Private lessons available.

Dance in Boston
Brookline, MA
Private, group and special event lessons in ballroom, Latin and swing. Specializing in preparing wedding couples for their first dance. For more information, contact Michele at 617-285-1225.

Susan Sheppard Dance
at the Newton Music Academy, 9 Wexford Street, Needham. Ballroom dance instruction by Susan Sheppard.

Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE)
Arlington Street, Boston, MA

Karen Leeds Dance
Private lessons, classes, wedding couple first dance. East Coast Swing, Salsa, Waltz, Cha Cha, Night Club Two Step, West Coast Swing, Foxtrot. Private classes in Wellesley. Classes in Arlington and North Reading. Contact Karen at 781-235-9556.

Dancing Feats
Classes in West Newton. Practices (open to the public) on Sundays with classes from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.

It's All Swing
Watertown VFW, 295 Arsenal Street, Watertown.
Classes in Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa, and Charleston. For more information, contact Info@ItsAllSwing.com at 617-504-7436.
It's All Swing! has discontinued its operations and has been reincarnated as New School Swing in Charlestown..

Steve St. Pierre
Lynnfield Community Church, Route 129 (Route 1 & 128). 781-598-0419.
Steve also teaches at various venues around the state. For more information, write to Steve.

Out To Dance! Studio
Roslindale, MA. 617-363-0029.
Groups, semi-private classes and instruction at special events. For information, call 617-363-0029 or write to Liz@OUTtoDance.com.

Independently Blue Studios
Boston area

Free Body Studios
Cambridge. Blues dancing. Teaches the beginner lesson at and hosts the Blues dancing every Sunday at Johnny D's weekly Blues Jam. For more information, contact gui@freebodystudios.com.

MIT Ballroom Dance Club
Student Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA 617-258-6554.
Workshops and classes held throughout the year.

Harvard-Radcliffe Ballroom Dance Club
Dance classes in swing, ballroom, and Latin classes throughout the year. Check their website for the latest information. Open to all.

Dance Caliente
170 Washington Street, Arlington.
Class locations in Arlington, West Medford, and Brookline with Raul Nieves (781-646-1233) and Eileen Herman-Haase (781-391-5275). Salsa, Argentine Tango, Swing, Foxtrot.

eXtreme Dancesport
288 Norfolk Street, 3rd floor, Cambridge. 617-492-2122.
A competition focused studio with group class offerings such as Ballroom, Latin, Lindy, Salsa, A. Tango, Hustle, and others.

Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 617-547-9363.

Dance Fever
200 Wells Avenue, Newton. 617-969-0874..
Professional dance studio specializing in social and competitive ballroom dancing for kids and adults in Greater Boston area.

Gotta Dance!
Ballroom and swing dance instruction in the Boston/Cambridge area.
Gotta Dance! will not be offering classes in the Boston area from September 2007 through August 2010.

Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios
Hanover and Worcester.

Arthur Murray Dance Studios
Boston, Burlington, Randolph, Danvers, and Natick

Piazza Dance
290 Canton Street, Stoughton. 781-706-7866. Social, Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Club ,Wedding Dancing, Country Western Dancing and more. For more information, contact Patrick.

Savaria Dance Studio
1275 Providence Highway, Norwood. 781-769-9611.
Classes include a variety of partner/social dances.

Footloose Dance Studio
665 Salem Street, Malden. 781-388-2600.

Boston Ballroom Dance Center
Waltham & Watertown. For more information, contact Peter at 781-389-9996 or Marisa at 617-331-2825.

World Rhythms
313 Highland Avenue (Davis Square), Somerville. They offer a variety of world" dances including Salsa, Bollywood, Belly Dancing, Capoeira, Flamenco, etc. In addition they offer Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag and other dances in that genre.

Champions Dance Studio
165 Chelsea Street, Everett. 617-387-4215.