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This webpage offers information on (swing) dancing that is somewhere north of Boston with the demarcation line somewhere between Route 128 and I-495. You can jump down to the northern MA calendar below. Some of the events/places mentioned here are technically outside Boston but they may also appear in the regular Boston listings or the other Massachusetts (upon my sole determination). If something that is outside Boston but still close to the city, you might want to check the page for dancing in Boston or the Boston Calendar

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.

Places to Go Dancing

SeaSide Swing WCS

Knights of Columbus, North Avenue, Wakefield.
Monthly West Coast Swing dances. For more information, write to Heidi & Larry or call 978-499-3958.

Happy Feet
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.

Roller-World

425R Broadway (Route 1 southbound), Saugus. Ballroom dancing on Tuesdays and Saturdays with live music from 7:30 to 11:00 pm.
Editor's note: check out the drawings and giveaways at this event

Little Walter's Time Machine
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 other Sunday from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Editor's Note: Sometimes things get cancelled so that throws everything off for the week so get on their mailing list to get the last minute announcements and always check ahead, even if the calendar below says they're open.

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.

The Grog
13 Middle Street, Newburyport. Restaurant upstairs. Downstairs is a bar with live music every night of the week. Small but useable dance area. Blues every Sunday evening.

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

Dance Technics

"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 Village Green, Route 1, Danvers, on Wednesday evenings with classes from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, opening dancing until 11:00. For more information, write to Heidi or Larry or call 978-499-3958.

DNE School of Dance
51 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford, MA 01863. 978-251-1700.
For more information, write to Lynn Webster.

Karen's Ballroom Dancing & Fitness
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.

Wilmington Dance Academy
442 Main Street, Wilmington. 978-253-4598.
Weekly group classes offered in 7-week sessions Beginner and Intermediate levels (Swing, Waltz, Salsa, Merengue - Bachata, Foxtrot, Cha Cha & Rumba). Private lessons, wedding couple first dances, wedding party and group specials. Classes offered in Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Viennese Waltz, American Tango, Swing (East and West Coast), Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha Cha, Rumba, Hustle, Country Western Two Step, Nightclub Two Step, Argentine Tango and Milonga.

Youth Talent School
45 New Ocean Street, Swampscott. For more information contact Filipp or call 781-710-7215.

Marblehead School of Ballet

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
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.

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.

Dancing Connections
Wenham
Full service dance business with classes, dances, disc jockey services. Swing, Latin, ballroom and niteclub dance taught in Beverly as well as at locations in Marblehead, Newburyport, Danvers, Swampscott and Hamilton. For more information on the classes or dances, call 508-932-3908 or write to triciaandroberto@dancingconnections.com.

Center Stage DanceSport
51 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford. 508-982-1914.
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Dance Businesses

Patterson's Back Bay Dancewear
185 Cambridge Street, Burlington
For information or ordering, call 781-273-3089 or 800-554-2340.

The Local Northern Massachusetts Dance Calendar

February, 2012
3	Ballroom dance party, at the Marblehead School of Ballet, 115 Pleasant Street, Marblehead.	7:30-10:30pm
4	Karen's Ballroom Dancing, at the Knights of Columbus, 94 Washington Square East, Salem.	7:30-11:00pm lesson: 7:00

March, 2012
3	Karen's Ballroom Dancing, at the Knights of Columbus, 94 Washington Square East, Salem.	7:30-11:00pm lesson: 7:00
22-25	The Boston Tea Party, at the Newton Marriott, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30), Newton, MA.

April, 2012
7	Karen's Ballroom Dancing, at the Knights of Columbus, 94 Washington Square East, Salem.	7:30-11:00pm lesson: 7:00

May, 2012
5	Karen's Ballroom Dancing, at the Knights of Columbus, 94 Washington Square East, Salem.	7:30-11:00pm lesson: 7:00

June, 2012
June 28- July 5	Beantown Lindy Hop Camp, at Endicott College, Beverly, MA.

August, 2012
Aug. 29. - Sept. 3	Swing Out New Hampshire, at Camp Wicosuta, Hebron, New Hampshire.

September, 2012
14-16	Vermont Swing Dance Championships, at the Hampton Inn Burlington, 432 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester, VT.

For additions or corrections, write to dancenet@havetodance.com.