This is a listing of dance studios and dance teachers in the Greater Boston
area where you can learn swing, ballroom, and Latin dancing. There are also
specialized pages for the
Argentine Tango,
Hustle and
Tap Dancing.
At the bottom of this page is a list of
local free-lance dance teachers who are not
associated with a particular dance studio.
If you are thinking about taking classes somewhere and you
don't know anything about the teacher or the studios, ask around and get
opinions from other dancers before signing up for classes.
Hint: Look for someone whose dancing you like and ask them where
they learned to dance.
This page covers mostly places within a few miles of Boston, though it might
stretch all the way to I-495. If you're looking for something in your area
(outside of Boston) and you don't see it here, try looking on the other pages
for north,
west,
south,
really west of Boston
(Western Mass, 413 area code, etc.).
Don't see your favorite studio listed anywhere? Tell them to contact
dancenet@havetodance.com.
Hop to the Beat
Lower Falls Community Center, 545 Grove Street, Newton, MA.
Classes for all levels in Lindy/Swing, Balboa and other specialty topics.
For information, call 508-435-2363 or write to
info@HopToTheBeat.com.
Private lessons available.
Club JoEllen
The Longfellow Dance Club,
524 Boston Post Road, Wayland. 508-358-7355.
Classes, workshops, dances.
It's All Swing
Watertown VFW, 295 Arsenal Street, Watertown.
Classes in Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa, and Charleston. For more information, contact
Info@ItsAllSwing.com at 617-504-7436.
Julie Kaufmann Dancin'
Somerville, Medford, and other locations.
Group and private lessons in East and West Coast Swing, Two Step, Waltz,
wedding routines, and line dances. Contact:
Julie at 781-306-0642.
Dance in Boston
Brookline, MA
Private, group and special event lessons in ballroom, Latin and swing. Specializing
in preparing wedding couples for their first dance. For more information, contact
Michele at 617-285-1225.
Springstep
98 George P. Hassett Drive in Medford Square, Medford (just off exit 32 on I-93).
781-395-0402.
non-profit arts center that offers dance classes, workshops, social dances, and other events.
Dancing Feats
Classes in West Newton. Practices (open to the public) on Sundays with
classes from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.
Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE)
Arlington Street, Boston, MA
Ballroom & Latin Dance Center of New England
Classes in Newton and Southborough. 617-455-5500. For more information,
contact
Deirdre.
Suzanne Hamby Dance
Waltham.
Group and private lessons. For more information, contact
Suzanne at 508-380-4647.
Karen Leeds Dance
Private lessons, classes, wedding couple first dance. East Coast Swing, Salsa,
Waltz, Cha Cha, Night Club Two Step, West Coast Swing, Foxtrot. Private classes
in Wellesley. Classes in Arlington and North Reading.
Contact
Karen at 781-235-9556.
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.
Robert Cordoba & Deborah Szekely
Wave Sports Pub, 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham. West Coast Swing classes and dancing
every Monday.
Out To Dance! Studio
Roslindale, MA. 617-363-0029.
Groups, semi-private classes and instruction at special events. For information,
call 617-363-0029 or write to
Liz@OUTtoDance.com.
Brookline
Adult and Community Education Program (BACEP)
115 Greenough Street, Brookline, MA 02146. 617-730-2700.
Next Step Dance Studio
Boston area. 617-244-4182.
MIT Ballroom Dance Club
Student Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA 617-258-6554.
Workshops and classes held throughout the year.
Gotta Dance!
Ballroom and swing dance instruction in the Boston/Cambridge area.
Gotta Dance! will not be offering classes in
the Boston area from September 2007 through August 2010.
SuperShag Productions
Mega Dance Complex, 406 Moody Street, Waltham.
For information, contact
Chris Johnson
at 617-266-2258.
Space for Rent
Harvard-Radcliffe
Ballroom Dance Club
Dance classes in swing, ballroom, and Latin classes throughout the year.
Check their website for the latest information. Open to all.
Barbara's Dance Studio
15 Linda Lane, Newton. 617-969-2677
Bi-weekly practice sessions. Beginner Swing, Latin, ballroom, Wedding classes and private lessons also available. For more information,
write to
info@ballroom-dance.com
Fred Astaire Dance Studios
The Penthouse of 179 South Street, Boston. 617-247-2435
1504 Providence Highway, Suite 15, Norwood. 617-769-4246
Tedeschi Plaza, Route 53, Hanover. 617-826-2500
148 Fort Pleasant Avenue, Springfield. 413-732-2558
Private and group instruction, Country & Western, weekly dance parties.
Arthur Murray Dance Studios
20 Park Plaza, Suite 330,
Boston. 617-426-3335.
171 Cambridge Street, #3,
Burlington.
781-229-7970. For more information, contact
info@amdsma.com.
34 Scanlon drive, Suite A,
Randolph. 781-767-5034
60 Maple Street,
Danvers. 978-777-4995
DanceSport Academy of
New England
384 Harvard Street, Brookline.
For more information, contact Kari Hyytinen at
kari@dancesport-newengland.com at 617-566-7850.
Dance Caliente
170 Washington Street, Arlington.
Class locations in Arlington, West Medford, and Brookline with Raul Nieves
(781-646-1233) and Eileen Herman-Haase (781-391-5275). Salsa, Argentine Tango,
Swing, Foxtrot.
Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Belmont
448 Common Street, Cushing Square, Belmont. 617-489-7272.
Euroballroom Dancesport Studio
230 Adams Street, Newton. 617-641-6700
Studio 665
17 Campbell Street,
Woburn. 781-932-6237
Boston Dance Zone
14-20 Linden Street, 3rd floor, Allston. For more information,
contact
Patrik Kisucky at 617-515-8569.
Dance Fever
200 Wells Avenue, Newton. 617-969-0874..
Professional and charming dance studio specializing in social
and competitive ballroom dancing for kids and adults in Greater Boston area.
eXtreme Dancesport
288 Norfolk Street, 3rd floor, Cambridge. 617-492-2122.
A competition focused studio with group class offerings
such as Ballroom, Latin, Lindy, Salsa, A. Tango, Hustle, and others.
IndepenDance of Boston
Brighton Center
Competitive & Social Dancing. Ballroom, Rhythm, Swing, Wedding Preparation. For more information,
contact
Charles Glaser at 617-642-5926.
DanceSport Boston
Brighton & Weymouth.
Private lessons, groups and dances. Ballroom, Swing & Latin. For more information, contact
AnneMarie
at 617-325-1562.
International Dance Studios
1347 Washington Street, West Newton.
For more information, contact
IDS at 617-965-0800.
Savaria Dance Studio
1275 Providence Highway, Norwood. 781-769-9611.
Classes include a variety of partner/social dances.
The Dance Haven
379 Salem Street, Medford. 781-391-0677.
Lessons offered for all ages in all levels from beginner to
pre-professional Ballet, Modern, Lyrical, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Ballroom.
Center Stage DanceSport
Private lessons for dancesport competitors, wedding couples, as well as
beginners. For more information, contact
Sheila at
508-982-1914.
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Footloose Dance Studio
665 Salem Street, Malden. 781-388-2600.
Avanti Ballroom
200 Wells Avenue (2nd flr), Newton. 617-202-9664.
Boston Ballroom Dance Center
Waltham & Watertown. For more information, contact Peter at 781-389-9996 or Marisa at 617-331-2825.
Balera Ballroom
105 Rumford Avenue, Newton. For more information, contact Beth Canuel at 617-969-2280.
Free Body Studios
Cambridge. Blues dancing. Teaches the beginner lesson at and hosts the Blues dancing
every Sunday at
Johnny D's weekly Blues Jam.
Piazza Dance
290 Canton Street, Stoughton. 781-706-7866.
Social, Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Club ,Wedding Dancing, Country Western
Dancing and more. For more information, contact
Patrick.
Newton Community Education
Newton. A variety of dance classses, including Social Ballroom, Swing, Hip-Hop, Latin Line Dancing,
Belly Dancing, and more. You can register on their
On-line catalog or look at their
Summer 2009 classes (that starts July 23, 2009).
For more information, contact
David Fechtor at 617-559-6720.
The Freelancers
Some teachers (listed below) aren't associated with one particular studio
and can be seen giving workshops and classes around New England, while many
of the ones listed with a studio above are available for travel.
| Bill Cameron |
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Connecticut. 860-648-9151 or email
BillCameron@dancepros.net. |
Jane Dumont
aka "Jitterbug Jane" |
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Swing DanceWorks,
Hartford, CT. 860-267-0613. Email:
jane@swingdanceworks.com.
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| Anne Fleming |
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Contact annedfleming@yahoo.com.
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| Kate Ford |
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Boston area.
WCSKate@yahoo.com.
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| Allyn L. Garvin |
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Available for private lessons,
professional coaching, performances, and class instruction in ballroom,
Latin, East/West Coast Swing, and Argentine Tango. Contact
Allyn@havetodance.com
or call 978-352-6571. |
| Alan Gaskell |
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Seen at the
Longfellow Dance Club in Wayland, MA.
617-422-0240. (Hustle & Cha Cha) |
| Stefan Gornick |
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44 Burt Road, Westhampton, MA 01027.
stefan@javanet.com. (WCS) |
| Susan Huppe |
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Group & private lessons, weddings, parties, Swing,
West Coast, Zydeco ,Cajun, Latin, ballroom. For more information,
Susan at
617-926-2467.
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| Marie Lawlor |
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Group and private lessons available in the Greater Boston area.
contact Marie at 617-254-9139.
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| Pam Levy |
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wcs, swing, social ballroom, latin and ballet (group and private).
For more information, contact prlevy@juno.com. |
| Deb Martinez |
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Deb: Debmwcs@hotmail.com
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| Larinda McRaven
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Ballroom lessons in the Newton area.
For more information, call Larinda at
617-600-4642.
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| Nancy Murphy |
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Email: dance@nancymurphy.com.
Nancy has training in ballet, ballroom, swing, latin, and argentine
tango, and she teaches classes and private lessons in the Greater Boston
area. She teaches at at
Rugcutters Dance
Studio in Watertown,
Dance Technics in Merrimac,
and the Marblehead School of Ballet. |
| Heather Osman |
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617-964-0243. Teaching-Coaching-Adjudicating in International and American Style
Ballroom and Latin. Also Tap instruction available.
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| Margarita Smirnova |
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Private and group instruction in latin and ballroom for beginners
(weddings and socials), advanced and competitive dancers in the MA & CT regions.
For more information, contact Margarita
at 617-875-8663. |
| Kim Vanaman |
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Hustle dance classes. For more information, contact Kim Vanaman
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| Roger Weiss |
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Email:
roger@bostonswingdance.com. (Lindy Hop)
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There is also a short listing of teachers outside New England.
Updated July 11, 2008
North of Boston
Rugcutters Dance Studio
