by Degen Pener
Atlantic City
609-441-2000
800-365-8786
Booking some of the scene’s best swing bands; call for nights
WEB SITE
www.njswing.com
Information on dancing and music in northern New Jersey
NEW MEXICO
WEB SITE
www.highaltitudeswing.com
Events and classes in both Albuquerque and Santa Fe
NEW YORK
Buffalo
WEB SITE
www.nywebshop.com/lindyhop
Homepage of the Buffalo Swing Dance Network
Long Island
WEB SITE
www.sdli.org/index.html
The homepage of Swing Dance Long Island
Manhattan
NIGHTSPOTS
Cotton Club
656 West 125th Street
212-663-7980
Monday and Thursday night swing dancing in Harlem at this re-creation of the famous club
Irving Plaza
17 Irving Place
212-777-6817
Long-running Sunday-night party sponsored by the New York Swing Dance Society
Rodeo Bar
375 Third Avenue
212-683-6500
East Coast and Western swing; call ahead for schedule
The Supper Club
240 West Forty-Seventh Street
212-921-1940
Art deco dance palace hops after midnight on Fridays and Saturdays
Swing 46 Jazz and Supper Club
349 West Forty-Sixth Street
212-262-9554
New York’s only seven-nights-a-week swing club; home to George Gee and His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra
Wells Restaurant
2249 Seventh Avenue
212-234-0700
Uptown landmark serves up chicken, waffles, and the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra every Monday night; reservations recommended
Windows on die World
1 World Trade Center
212-524-7011
More than one hundred stories above the financial district, this club offers spectacular views and dancing Fridays and Saturdays
DANCE CLASSES
Margaret Batiuchok
Cofounder of die New York Swing Dance Society
238 East Fourteenth Street
212-598-0154
Sandra Cameron Dance Studio
20 Cooper Square
212-674-0505
Dance Manhattan
39 West Nineteenth Street
212-807-0802
Nathalie Gomes
Yuval Hod
Hop, Swing, and a Jump
132 Crosby Street, Second Floor
www.hopswingjump.com
212-343-8515
Shall We Dance
200 Church Street
212-566-1081
Stepping Out
1780 Broadway
212-245-5200
WEB SITES
www.yehoodi.com
New York’s most stylish on-line event guide
www.swingout-ny.com
A comprehensive listing of teachers and events
www.users.interport.net/~zebra/nysds/index.html#bottom
New York Swing Dance Society homepage
www.nyc-swing.com
Guide to events sponsored by NYC
promoter “Lo-Fi” Lee Sobel (hotline: 212-462-3250)
Rochester
WEB SITE
www.rit.edu/~swingwww/
Homepage of the Rochester Institute of Technology swing club
Syracuse
WEB SITE
http://syrswingdance.org
Homepage of the Syracuse Swing Dance Society
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
NIGHTSPOT
Swing 1000
1000 Central Avenue
704-334-4443
Swing supper club and restaurant, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
OHIO
Akron
NIGHTSPOT
Sloopy’s
1232 Weathervane Lane
330-869-2855
Call for details
DANCE CLASSES
Anita Converse
330-869-2855
Cincinnati
NIGHTSPOTS
Havana Martini Club
580 Walnut Street
513-651-2800
Swings on Fridays
Jefferson Hall
1150 Main Street
513-723-9008
Live music and lessons on Wednesdays plus a monthly dance contest
Swing Lounge
1203 Main Street
513-665-4677
The city’s original club offers live music Thursday through Saturday; lessons on
Thursdays
DANCE CLASSES
Cincinnati Lindy Circle
Erich Gansmuller
[email protected]
Rhonda Flora
513-533-4379
David Stewart
537-298-5770
WEB SITES
http://come.to/cincyswing
Cincinnati Swing Dancing listings and more
http://w3.one.net/~mslentz/swing/
Vertical Expressions: a guide to bands, clubs, and more
Cleveland Area
NIGHTSPOTS
Dick’s Last Resort
1096 Old River Road
216-241-1234
Live music on Sundays
Grogshop
1265 Coventry Street
Cleveland Heights
216-321-5588
Not much room to dance but they book swing bands
Spy Bar
1261 West Sixth Street
216-621-7907
Music and lessons on Thursdays
Wilberts
Corner of Saint Claire and Ninth
216-771-2583
Books occasional swing bands; call for information
DANCE CLASSES
Get Hep Swing
Valerie Salstrom and Joel Plys
216-883-4519
Karl Knopp
330-626-2129
Columbus
NIGHTSPOTS
Barrister Hall
560 South High Street
614-621-1213
Live music and free lessons on Wednesdays
Counterfeit Heist
2619 North High
614-261-0043
Swing events approximately once a month
Jitterbug Café
5200 Riding Club
614-866-5195
Swing meets line dancing and karaoke
94th Aero Squadron
5030 Sawyer Road
614-237-8887
Rick Brunetto’s Big Band plays every Thursday
DANCE CLASSES
Jessica Tupa and Chul
614-421-7338
Ballroom Plus Dance Studio
5815 Emporium Square
614-891-0807
WEB SITE
http://205.133.80.114/music/sugaifoot/
The resource for swing in the capital
Dayton
NIGHTSPOTS
El Diablo
135 East Second Street
937-331-9096
Leopard-skin and tiki-themed club with a suspended dance floor, swings on Wednesdays and Fridays
Yellow Rose Night Club
852 Water Tower Lane
937-866-7765
Longest-running dance in town, on
Wednesdays
DANCE CLASSES
David Stewart
937-298-5770
WEB SITES
www.eldiablolounge.com Guide pages for the city
http://www.siscom.net/~scot/swing/main.html
Homepage of Dayton Swing
Toledo
NIGHTSPOT
CitiLounge
217 North Superior Street
419-242-2484
Open seven nights a week, lessons
&n
bsp; Mondays, live music weekends
OREGON
Portland
NIGHTSPOTS
Berbati’s Pan
213 Southwest Third and Ankeny
503-248-4579
Live music and lessons on Tuesdays
Crystal Ballroom
1332 West Burnside
503-225-0047
Swingers pack this huge, gorgeous dance
floor on Sundays
DANCE CLASSES
Jeff Freeman
503-221-1613
Denise Steele
www.thejointisjumpin.com
541-543-4443
Guy Wallman and Carrie Whipple
503-236-8289
WEB SITE
http://swingout.net
The central site for swing info in Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Area
NIGHTSPOTS
Café Chicane
15 South High Street
Westchester
610-696-6660
Thursday swing lessons at this swank bar
Edge Restaurant
4100 Main Street
Manayunk
215-483-4100
Free lessons and dancing to live music on Wednesdays
The Five Spot
5 Bank Street
215-574-0070
The house band at Philly’s premier club serves up swing five nights a week
Lehigh Valley Swing Dance Society
Fearless Fire Company Starlite Ballroom
Front and Susquehanna Streets
Allentown
610-974-8804
Sponsors a dance the third Saturday of the month
Philadelphia Swing Dance Society Commodore Barry Club
6815 Emlen Street at Carpenter Lane
215-843-8051
Lessons and live music twice a month, every other Saturday
DANCE CLASSES
Bob Butryn
215-477-0997
Donna Reinhart
215-542-0463
Jane Leibman
215-576-0345
Jim Zaccaria
www.swingon.com
609-953-9248
Jacob Morris
www.swankdaddy.com
Ashley Paine
215-568-3045
Professional Dance Academy
Monique Legare and Morley Leyton
215-659-0917
WEB SITES
www.swingdance.org
Philadelphia Swing Dance Society homepage
www.pennsylvania65000.com
Swing calendar for Philadelphia, on-line magazine, and lots of other links
www.swankdaddy.com
Another listing of Philadelphia nightspots and lessons
Pittsburgh
NIGHTSPOTS
Chauncy’s
Station Square on Carson Street
412-232-0601
Long-running night with live music by Dr. Zoot on Wednesdays
Edgewood Club
1 Pennwood Avenue
412-731-3443
Lessons and dancing every second and fourth Sunday of the month
The Pollinator Lounge
At the Beehive
Oakland
3807 Forbes Avenue
412-687-9428
Sunday night lessons and DJ dancing
Wightman School Community Building
Wightman and Solway
412-341-0292
Saturday lessons and dancing, all ages
DANCE CLASSES
Ron Buchanan
Swing Pittsburgh
622 College Avenue
412-441-1441
Bob Dunlap
412-341-0292
John E. Hill
412-243-4639
WEB SITES
http://www.pittsburghswing.com
Fun site, lots of pictures and good calendar of events
http://swinginstyle.netwebz.com/
Another swing guide for the city
RHODE ISLAND
NIGHTSPOTS
The Call
15 Elbow Street
Providence
401-751-2255
Thursday and Sunday swing dances
Hepcats
Auburn American Legion Hall
7 Legion Way
Cranston
401-727-3385
Live music and lessons the fourth Saturday of the month
Swing Newport
Elks Lodge
Corner of Bellevue Avenue and Pelham Street
Newport
401-846-0815
Monthly dances with live music and lessons; call for schedule
DANCE CLASSES
Jeff Allen
[email protected]
401-828-2273
Based in Cranston and teaches at various locations in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Ed Slattery
508-336-4617
Sarah Sloane
http://rihepcats.webjump.com
401-727-3385
Teaches in Providence, Kingston, and Cranston, Rhode Island, and Worcester, Massachusetts
WEB SITES
www.havetodance.com/danceri
Complete information on teachers and where to dance in the state
www.ridance.com
All things dance-related in Rhode Island
TENNESSEE
Knoxville
WEB SITE
http://web.utk.edu/~ksda
Homepage of the Knoxville Swing Dance Association
Memphis
NIGHTSPOTS
Café Bizmarck
704 North Highland
901-452-8511
Lessons and live music on Saturdays
Elvis Presley’s Memphis
126 Beale Street
901-527-9036
Live music and dancing on Saturdays
Hi-Tone
1913 Poplar Avenue
901-278-TONE
Lessons and live music (with the New Memphis Hepcats) on Mondays, age 18+
In the Grove
2865 Walnut Grove
901-458-9955
Supper club with dancing every night, lessons on Thursdays, age 18+
DANCE CLASSES
D’Arcy Bryan-Wilson
[email protected]
Sean Leone
901-527-4265
Neil Gallagher
901-757-1451
Chris and Jen Steinmetz
901-452-8511
Ballet Memphis
901-737-7322
Ron and Carrie Griffin
601-3934914
WEB SITE
http://members.xoom.com/SwingMemphis
Updated listing of all swing nights in Memphis
TEXAS
Austin
NIGHTSPOTS
Carousel Lounge
1110 East Fifty-Second Street
512-452-6790
Lessons by local troupe Four on the Floor on Wednesdays
Caucus Club
912 Red River
512-472-2873
Live music four nights a week at Austin’s central swing club
Continental Club
1315 South Congress Avenue
512-441-2444
Occasional live swing music; call for schedule
Jake’s Seafood and Steaks
3825 Lake Austin Boulevard
512-477-5253
Live music on Wednesday nights at this nightclub/restaurant
DANCE CLASSES
Four on the Floor
Lessons in Austin and San Antonio
www.fouronthefloor.com
512-453-3889
WEB SITES
www.fouronthefloor.com
Austin’s home of swing and Lindy Hop (with info on San Antonio too)
www.austindance.org/swing
This dance guide includes information on swing
Dallas
Red Jacket
3606 Greenville
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214-823-8333
Live music and lessons, by Smiley’s Lindy Hoppers, on Thursdays, with house band Johnny Reno and the Lounge Kings
The Sand Castle
2629 West NW Highway #330
214-956-8282
Swing six nights a week, Tuesdays through Sundays
Sons of Hermann Hall
3414 Elm Street at Exposition
214-747-4422
All ages dancing, with lessons, on Wednesdays
DANCE CLASSES
Jules Tulloch
[email protected]
214-320-3258
Smiley’s Lindy Hoppers
Elaine Hewlett and Jeff Miller
[email protected]
214-9227850
WEB SITE
www.dsds.org
Web site for Dallas Swing Dance Society—comprehensive listing of Dallas scene with links to clubs and teachers
Houston Area
NIGHTSPOTS
Melody Club Ballroom
3027 Crossview
713-785-5301
Sunday and Thursday dances sponsored
by Houston Swing Dance Society
SSQQ Dance Studio
4803 Bissonnet
Bellaire
713-861-1906