| Maine
Massachusetts
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Welcome to dancing in Maine. Don't forget to check out the venues in
northern Massachusetts. The venues
in Boston itself are only a few hours
away. Eastern New Hampshire
isn't all that far away, either. Northern Maine? Make a road trip to
Quebec.
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Abbie over at DownEastDance sends out a weekly newsletter on upcoming dance events in the area. This newsletter and their website are probably the best source of dance information in Maine. To get on the mailing list, write to downeastdance@acadia.net.
Maine tango information.
Maplewood Dance Center
383 Warren Avenue, Portland. 04103. Phone: 207-878-0584.
3200 square foot dance floor. Social dance classes offered on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from
7:30pm - 8:30pm. A different ballroom or swing dance is offered every month. A dance
social follows the lesson. A country lesson and dance is offered every Friday. For
more information, write to Joan Vance.
Dania Dance 
At the Regatta Banquette Hall, Route 236, Eliot (across from the Irving gas station).
Dance social on the last Friday of every month from 7:30 to 11:00 pm.
For more information, contact Dania Dance.
Maine Ballroom Dance
614 Congress Street, Portland. Dance parties every week on Saturday.
For more information, write to
info@maineballroomdancing.com.
Back Door Dance
Orono Community Center, Bennoch Road, Orono.
Friday swing (and some ballroom) dances every week from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Hosted by
Chuck & Sue McKay of Back Door Dance Studio. 207-843-5638.
info@backdoordance.com.
West
Coast Swing Portland 
The Gold Room, 512 Warren Avenue, Portland. West Coast Swing every Monday from
9:00 pm to midnight. Lesson at 6:45 with Anne Fleming. For more information, contact Jack DeStefano at
jackdepwm@yahoo.com or 207-831-0102.
The Joint is Jumpin'
At the Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue), Portland. Swing dancing
every second Saturday of the month from 8:00 to 11:00 pm; lesson at 7:00.
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.
Inn on the Blues
York Beach. 207-351-3221.
Yes, they have a dance floor. Six couples doing Lindy would fill it. - 09/26/10
American
Ballroom Dance Academy
Portland. 207-879-5761.
Maine Ballroom Dance
614 Congress Street, Portland. For more information, write to
info@maineballroomdancing.com.
Sea Coast Swing 
Kittery Studio, 5 Shapleigh Road, Kittery.
Seacoast Ballroom
207-772-7185. For more information write to
frederickgdunn@gmail.com.
Back Door Dance Studio
Eddington and Orono. 207-843-5638.
For more information, write to
info@backdoordance.com.
The Local Maine Dance Calendar
| February, 2012 | ||
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| 3 | Swing dance,
Westcustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road (Route 115), Noth Yarmouth, featuring the Blue Willow Band.
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8:00pm lesson: 7:00 207-653-5012 |
| 11 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| 17 | Swing dance,
Westcustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road (Route 115), Noth Yarmouth.
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8:00pm lesson: 7:00 207-653-5012 |
| March, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Swing dance,
Westcustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road (Route 115), Noth Yarmouth, featuring the Delta Knights.
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8:00pm lesson: 7:00 207-653-5012 |
| 10 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| 16 | Swing dance,
Westcustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road (Route 115), Noth Yarmouth..
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8:00pm lesson: 7:00 207-653-5012 |
| 22-25 | The Boston Tea Party,
at the Newton Marriott, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30), Newton, MA.
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| April, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| May, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| June, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
July 5 |
Beantown Lindy Hop Camp, at Endicott College, Beverly, MA. |  |
| July, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| August, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
Sept. 3 |
Swing Out New Hampshire, at Camp Wicosuta, Hebron, New Hampshire. |  |
| September, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| 14-16 | Vermont Swing Dance Championships, at the Hampton Inn Burlington, 432 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester, VT. |  |
| October, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 13 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| November, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
| December, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8 | The Joint is Jumpin',
at the Mayo Street Arts,
10 Mayo Street (off Cumberland Avenue),
Portland. |
8:00-11:00pm lesson: 7:00 |
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