Dancing north of Boston

Dance Technics

The Lafayette Club, 11 High Street, Amesbury
Monthly dance party usually on the fourth Saturday of the month (check schedule below) featuring music for swing, Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, West Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz, Hustle, Ballroom, Argentine Tango, & club dancing. Beginner dance lesson at 8:00 pm, with dancing from 9:00 pm to midnight. For more information, check the website or contact Nancy at 978-346-9290.

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

Miss Tina's Dance Studios
Saturday night studio dances, Calvary Episcopal Church, 46 Cherry Street, Danvers. (check their website for specific dates).

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 Manny Crivello at 978-658-0375.

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 Sunday from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

SeaSide Swing

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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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

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.

Happy Feet
Church of Good Shepherd, 95 Woburn Street, Reading. For more information, contact Manny Crivello at 978-658-0375.