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This is the calendar of swing and other dance events in the Greater Boston area. Things may change, sometimes at the last minute, so it is suggested that you call ahead to make sure the event is still being held. You can also find information on dancing outside Boston. The other New England states really aren't all that far away so be sure to check them out (see the links to the left).

For more detail on the venues that offer regular dancing in Boston, look at the Dance Venues page. Please note that there is a webpage for Hustle dancing in the Greater Boston area and there's a separate website just for Argentine Tango.

There is a listing of regularly scheduled weekly and monthly dances. They get listed in the calendar below if and only if the dance organizers send in the specific dates that those venues will be open. Otherwise, you'll have to depend on the generic listings to figure out when they're on.

*Please note that schedules can change without notice. Always call ahead or check the venues' websites to make sure they're still on for any particular day.

Editor's Note:

I recognize that some of you bookmark this calendar page so that you can look up the week's events with just one click of your mouse or you'll find the calendar by typing "Swing Dance Boston" in Google each time. However, if you were to go to the front page occasionally, you will find a lot of additional information on dancing elsewhere in New England, not to mention dancing outside New England. Yes, there is a sister website for Argentine Tango as well as a dedicated page for Hustle! On the What's new? page, you'll see interesting local news and announcements of new class schedules. And...you might find out the webmaster is someone you see on the dance floor regularly. :-P



July, 2010
25 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring BJ Magoon & Driving Sideways 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
Balboa dance, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charleston. 4:00-7:00pm
26 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
29 Outdoor concert, Saltonstall Park, Main Street (off Watertown Square), Watertown, featuring Phil Wilson and the Berklee Rainbow Band.
Rain location: Wwatertown Public Library.
6:30-8:00pm
617-972-6431
30 Swing City, 688 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring Beantown Swing Orchestra. 8:30-midnight
lesson: 7:30
Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring Jailhouse Five + 2. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
August, 2010
1 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Eight To The Bar 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
2 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
5 Cat's Corner at The Stomp, Episcopal Church of our Savior, 21 Marathon Street, Arlington. 9:00-11:00pm
6 Hartford Swing Dance, West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut, featuring The Love Dogs. 8:30-11:30pm
Lesson: 7:30
Swing City, 688 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring Gas House Gorillas. 8:30-midnight
lesson: 7:30
Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown (Sidney Bechet Tribute) 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
7 Uptown Swing Dance, Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline, featuring Joshua Fialkoff & J-Street. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:15
Dance Boston's monthly dance, Arlington Dance Hall, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:00
8 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Fat City Band 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
9 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
12 Outdoor concert, Saltonstall Park, Main Street (off Watertown Square), Watertown, featuring Annie Raines and Paul Rishell (Blues)
Rain location: Wwatertown Public Library.
6:30-8:00pm
617-972-6431
12-15 New England Dance Festival, at the Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton
UCWDC and WSDC Competition and Social Dance Weekend, featuring Country/Swing/Line dancing
13 Swing City, Somerville City Club, 20 Inner Belt Road (Sullivan Square), Somerville. (dj night) 8:30-midnight
lesson: 7:30
Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
tba
9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
15 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Tom Nutile Big Band 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
Balboa dance, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charleston. 4:00-7:00pm
16 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
20 Swing City, 688 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 8:30-midnight
lesson: 7:30
Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. (dj night) 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
Dinner & dancing, at Hampshire House, 84 Beacon Street, Boston, featuring the Bo & Bill Winiker Band. 617-227-9600
21 Seaside Swing dance, at the Knights of Columbus, North Avenue, Wakefield. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:30pm
22 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Love Dogs 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
23 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
26 Dinner & dancing, at Upstairs on the Square, Harvard Square, Cambridge, featuring the Bo & Bill Winiker Orchestra. Dancing: 9:00pm
617-864-1933
26-29 Summer Hummer, at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel, Route 9 (exit 12 off the Mass Pike), Framingham.
27 Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. (swing & soul with Julie & Nicole) 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
Swing City, Somerville City Club, 20 Inner Belt Road (Sullivan Square), Somerville. Band tba. 8:30-midnight
lesson: 7:30
29 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Compaq Big Band 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
30 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
September, 2010
1-6 Swing Out New Hampshire, Camp Wicosuta (Hebrun), New Hampshire
2 Cat's Corner at The Stomp, Episcopal Church of our Savior, 21 Marathon Street, Arlington. 9:00-11:00pm
3 Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
tba
9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
4 Dance Boston's monthly dance, Arlington Dance Hall, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:00
Swing City, 688 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba.
Yeah, this is a Saturday dance.
8:30-midnight
lesson: 7:30
5 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Velvet Elvis Band 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
6 *NO* Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice Cambridge. n/a
10 Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
tba
9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
11 Boston Swing Dance Network, at the St. James Armenian Hall, 465 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, featuring Solomon Douglas Swingtet. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
12 Summer Outdoor Swing Dancing, Copley Square, Boston. 1:00-4:00pm
lesson: 1:00
Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Super Chief Trio 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
13 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
17 Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
tba
9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
18 Uptown Swing Dance, Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline, featuring The Racky Thomas Band. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:15
19 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Black and White 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
Balboa dance, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charleston. 4:00-7:00pm
20 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
23 Dinner & dancing, at Upstairs on the Square, Harvard Square, Cambridge, featuring the Bo & Bill Winiker Orchestra. Dancing: 9:00pm
617-864-1933
24 Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
tba
9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
25 Seaside Swing dance, at the Knights of Columbus, North Avenue, Wakefield. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:30pm
26 Swingin' Sundays, Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Rampage Trio 7:30-10:30pm
lesson: 6:30
27 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
October, 2010
1-2 Workshops with Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann. Location to be announced. tba
4 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
9 Boston Swing Dance Network, at the St. James Armenian Hall, 465 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, featuring Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphires. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
11 *NO* Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice Cambridge. n/a
16 Uptown Swing Dance, Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline, featuring Toni Lynn Washington Band 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:15
18 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
23 Seaside Swing dance, at the Knights of Columbus, North Avenue, Wakefield. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:30pm
25 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
30 Dance Boston's Halloween Dance Party, Arlington Dance Hall, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:00
November, 2010
1 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
4 Cat's Corner at The Stomp, Episcopal Church of our Savior, 21 Marathon Street, Arlington. 9:00-11:00pm
6 Dance Boston's monthly dance, Arlington Dance Hall, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:00
8 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
13 Boston Swing Dance Network, at the St. James Armenian Hall, 465 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, featuring Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
15 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
22 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
26-28 Workshops with Skye Humphries and Naomi Uyama. Skye & Naomi
27 Uptown Swing Dance, Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline, featuring Gordon Webster & friends. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:15
Seaside Swing dance, at the Knights of Columbus, North Avenue, Wakefield. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:30pm
29 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
December, 2010
2 Cat's Corner at The Stomp, Episcopal Church of our Savior, 21 Marathon Street, Arlington. 9:00-11:00pm
4 Boston Swing Dance Network, at the St. James Armenian Hall, 465 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, featuring Sweet Willie D & the Continental Walk. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00
6 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
11 Dance Boston's Holiday Potluck & Dance Party, Arlington Dance Hall, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 7:00
13 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
18 Uptown Swing Dance, Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline, featuring Sax Gordon Band. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:15
20 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
25 *NO* Seaside Swing dance in Wakefield. n/a
27 Five Guys Named Mike Monday Night Practice, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge. 8:30-11:00pm
lesson: 7:30
January, 2011
7-9 Boston Fusion Exchange, at SpringStep, 98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford.  
9 Boston Swing Dance Network, at the St. James Armenian Hall, 465 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, featuring Hot Cat Jazz Band. 9:00-midnight
lesson: 8:00

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