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.

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, and really west of Boston (Western Mass, 413 area code, etc.).

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Rugcutters Dance Studio
268 Arlington Street, Watertown. 617-393-0254.
Private and group lessons available for swing, ballroom, and Argentine Tango.

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.

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.

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.

New School Swing
at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.

DanceBoston
Arlington Elks, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington.
Private and group lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Air conditioned in summer. For more information, contact Jon Schimmel at call 617-623-3134.

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.

Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center
Register online or call 617-353-2748.

Dance Union
16 Bow Street, Somerville. The Tango Society of Boston offers Salsa, Blues, Line Dance, Zumba, as well as Argentine Tango classes and dancing.

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

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

Brookline Adult and Community Education Program (BACEP)
115 Greenough Street, Brookline, MA 02146. 617-730-2700.

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

Next Step Dance Studio
Boston area. 617-244-4182.

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

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.

DanceSport Boston
Brighton & Weymouth.
Private lessons, groups and dances. Ballroom, Swing & Latin. For more information, contact AnneMarie at 617-325-1562.

Avanti Ballroom
105 Rumford Avenue, Newton. 617-600-4642.

Balera Ballroom
105 Rumford Avenue, Newton. For more information, call 617-969-2280.

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.

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.

Ballroom in Boston
Classes in all styles of partner dancing at various locations in the Greater Boston area. For more information, contact Lilia Wood at 301-538-5248.

Avalon Ballroom
345 Trapelo Road, Belmont. 617-484-3900. Private and group classes, Wedding Dance Lessons & Choreography, and Social Dances. For more info, please call Russell Lee Jackson at 617-484-3900.

DanceWorld on Broadway
368 West Broadway, South Boston. 508-243-3476.
This URL was bad on 1/11/12. Does this studio still exist?

Hop to the Beat
Sundays at Lower Falls Community Center, 545 Grove Street, Newton, MA. Mondays at Ruggles Baptist Church, 874 Beacon Street, Boston, MA. Classes for all levels in Lindy Hop style Swing, Balboa, Charleston and other specialty topics. For information, call 508-435-2363 or write to info@HopToTheBeat.com. Private lessons available.

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.

Susan Sheppard Dance
at the Newton Music Academy, 9 Wexford Street, Needham. Ballroom dance instruction by Susan Sheppard.

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. 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.

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.

Dancing Feats
Classes in West Newton.

Susan Huppe
Watertown and surrounding area. Swing and Zydeco classes available.

Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE)
Arlington Street, Boston, MA

Independently Blue Studios
Boston area
This URL was bad on 1/11/12. This listing will be deleted in the future.

The Dancing Fools
First Parish of Cambridge, 3 Church Street, Cambridge. Lessons 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Sunday before the evening's dancing at Fire & Ice.

MIT Ballroom Dance Club
Student Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA 617-258-6554.
Workshops and classes held throughout the year.

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.

Dance Caliente
Located Mondays in Arlington (UU Church at 630 Massachusetts Avenue) and Tuesdays in Medford (Springtep at 98 George P. Hassett Drive). Group and private classes in Salsa, Argentine Tango, Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz and more. Owners and teachers, Raul Nieves and Eileen Herman-Haase host Latin and Ballroom Dance Parties on select Fridays and perform interactive performances for seniors and children. For more information, contact Eileen at 781-396-1232.

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.

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

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.

Gotta Dance!
Ballroom and swing dance instruction in the Boston/Cambridge area.
Gotta Dance! has not offered classes in the Boston area since September 2007 and I have no clue if he'll ever come back to Boston. However, Ken's website has some useful information that might be worth looking at.

Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios
Hanover and Worcester.
The Hanover website was unavailable on 1/11/12.

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

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.

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.

Champions Dance Studio
165 Chelsea Street, Everett. 617-209-4064. Private, couples, and group classes in Ballroom, Latin, and Brazilian dance lessons to all ages from basic technique to competitive levels.

Leon's Dance Center
230 Adams Street, Newton. 617-372-5890. Group classes, private lessons and wedding dance lessons in Latin, Ballroom, Salsa and more.

Mass Motion Dance
100 Holton Street, Brighton. 617-562-0550. Ballroom, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, Tiny Tots, Irish Step, Yoga, Pilates, Zumba...and more

Star Dance School
50 Winchester Street, newton. 617-202-9200. The studio offers competitive and social private and group classes for kids and adults as wel as wedding dance preparation and professional dance shows.