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.

Rugcutters Dance Studio
268 Arlington Street, Watertown. 617-393-0254.
Private and group lessons available.

Tempo Dance Center
380 Washington Street, Brighton. 617-783-5467.

Club JoEllen
The Longfellow Dance Club, 524 Boston Post Road, Wayland. 508-358-7355.
Classes, workshops, dances.

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.

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.

Hamby Ballroom Dance Studios
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.

Cambridge Center for Adult Education (CCAE)
Harvard Square region, Cambridge

Independently Blue Studios
Boston area

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.

DanceSport Academy of New England
384 Harvard Street, Brookline.
For more information, contact Kari Hyytinen at kari@dancesport-newengland.com at 617-566-7850.

Barbara's Dance Studio
15 Linda Lane, Newton. 617-969-2677
Practice sessions every Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 pm for current students of the studio. Beginner Swing, Latin, ballroom, Wedding classes and private lessons also available. For more information, write to barbarasdance@verizon.net

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.

SuperShag Productions
Mega Dance Complex, 406 Moody Street, Waltham.
For information, contact Chris Johnson at 617-266-2258.

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.

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.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Belmont
448 Common Street, Cushing Square, Belmont. 617-489-7272.
Also in Norwood.

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 dance studio specializing in social and competitive ballroom dancing for kids and adults in Greater Boston area.

IndepenDance of Boston
Brighton Center
Competitive & Social Dancing. Ballroom, Rhythm, Swing, Wedding Preparation. For more information, contact Charles Glaser at 617-642-5926.
This website has disappeared and left no forwarding address.

Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios
Hanover and Worcester.

Arthur Murray Dance Studios
Boston, Burlington, Randolph, Danvers, and Natick

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.
Website went away and URL points to another website.

Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 617-547-9363.

Avanti Ballroom
200 Wells Avenue (2nd flr), Newton. 617-202-9664.

Balera Ballroom
105 Rumford Avenue, Newton. For more information, contact Beth Canuel at 617-969-2280.

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.

Firebeat Dancesport Studios
14 Harvard Avenue, #3, Boston (Allston). 617-254-4600. Private instruction and group classes in latin ballroom (cha cha, rumba, samba, paso doble, and jive) and in standard (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese waltz, and quickstep). There is also a cardio fitness class.

World Rhythms
313 Highland Avenue (Davis Square), Somerville. They offer a variety of world" dances including Salsa, Bollywood, Belly Dancing, Capoeira, Flamenco, etc. In addition they offer Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag and other dances in that genre.

Savaria Dance Studio
1275 Providence Highway, Norwood. 781-769-9611.
Classes include a variety of partner/social dances.

Footloose Dance Studio
665 Salem Street, Malden. 781-388-2600.

Boston Ballroom Dance Center
Waltham & Watertown. For more information, contact Peter at 781-389-9996 or Marisa at 617-331-2825.

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. For more information, contact gui@freebodystudios.com.

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.

Wedding Dance Boston
Downtown Boston/Seaport area. Specializing in Your Wedding Dance. Private and group lessons available. For more information, contact Roseann Eliseo at 617-946-0703.

Champions Dance Studio
165 Chelsea Street, Everett. 617-387-4215.