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
Boston's Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Swing and Ballroom Dance Group. 617-364-7207.
MASSABDA
Massachusetts chapter of the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association.
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Boston-area Colleges
Massachusetts
The Cape and Island Chapter of the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (now USA Dance). For more information, contact CCBDPresident@gmail.com.
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. |
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Rhode Island Chapter
of the USA Dance.
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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 England Colleges
For more information, contact brownswing@gmail.com.
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
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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 Ballroom & Entertainment Association
For more information, write to
nbea@oneota.net.
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.
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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