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Exchange
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9/1/2016
City: Near Wrocław, Poland
Dances: Blues, Fusion
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9/2/2016
City: Stuttgart, Germany
Dances: Blues
With a unique flair and many things to do, this place is worth an extended visit.
9/2/2016
City: Pensacola, USA
Dances: Blues
Come join us for PenBEx 6! We will have live music and a pair of top notch instructors this year in our beautiful beach-side city!
9/9/2016
City: Boston, USA
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz
Mark your calendars, invite your friends, here comes a dance weekend you will not want to miss!
9/8/2016
City: Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Dances: Blues
It's a Bluesin' Vacation in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA. 4 Days, Da Beach, Da Blues.
9/16/2016
City: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa
A weekend packed with dancing in Scotland's capital. Over 24 hours of dancing. 5 live bands. The fantastic view of historic Edinburgh.
9/16/2016
City: Minneapolis, USA
Dances: Blues
North Star Blues is an exchange weekend designed to highlight all the things the Midwest has to offer - amazing fall weather, great bands, great DJs, and of course, great people!
9/12/2016
City: South of Lake Tahoe, USA
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Other
The High Sierra Recess Massive is the 2016 incarnation of Recess's sometimes annual event, Massive. Massive is a workshop intensive weeked event, and has a week-long pre party option starting Monday.
9/23/2016
City: Toulouse, France
Dances: Blues, Fusion
For its third edition, come and discover the beautiful city of Toulouse, and dance the whole weekend. 3 parties with 3 bands on 3 venues. Fun activities, dance and endless parties.
Bands: TBA
9/23/2016
City: Manchester, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues
Two days of dual-stream workshops, four parties and two late-nighters.
Teachers: Vicci & Adamo; Ruth & Mike.
9/23/2016
City: St. Louis, USA
Dances: Blues
Blues workshop in a blues city!
Teachers: Joe Demers and Mike the Girl
9/30/2016
City: Orlando, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy
Blues n Soul is BACK!! A passion for great music, awesome dancing, and inspired creativity on the dance floor is what Blues n Soul 4 is all about! Swing and Blues dancing to Soul, Blues, Funk, Motown, and songs that make you want to groove out all weekend long. Dance inside, on top of, or all around the box. Share your Soul in Orlando Sept. 30th - Oct 2nd 2016
9/23/2016
City: Manchester, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues
Two days of dual-stream workshops, four parties and two late-nighters.
Teachers: Vicci & Adamo; Ruth & Mike.
9/30/2016
City: Austin, USA
Dances: Blues
Brought to you by the team behind Austin Blues Party... Lonestar Strut! The first ever full weekend of tracked classes, dances, and competitions devoted to struttin', a one-step blues idiom dance originating in Memphis, TN.
Teachers: Damon Stone, Julie Brown, Grace Jones-Taylor, Nick DeWitt, Ross Blythe, Laura Cheiko
Bands: Kathy and the Kilowatts, Eddy and the Everreadies
9/30/2016
City: Moscow, Russia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz
Workshop weekend
Teachers: Ramona Staffeld, Nathan Bugh
Bands: TBA
9/30/2016
City: Orlando, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy
Blues n Soul is BACK!! A passion for great music, awesome dancing, and inspired creativity on the dance floor is what Blues n Soul 4 is all about! Swing and Blues dancing to Soul, Blues, Funk, Motown, and songs that make you want to groove out all weekend long. Dance inside, on top of, or all around the box. Share your Soul in Orlando Sept. 30th - Oct 2nd 2016
9/30/2016
City: Austin, USA
Dances: Blues
Brought to you by the team behind Austin Blues Party... Lonestar Strut! The first ever full weekend of tracked classes, dances, and competitions devoted to struttin', a one-step blues idiom dance originating in Memphis, TN.
Teachers: Damon Stone, Julie Brown, Grace Jones-Taylor, Nick DeWitt, Ross Blythe, Laura Cheiko
Bands: Kathy and the Kilowatts, Eddy and the Everreadies
9/30/2016
City: Moscow, Russia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz
Workshop weekend
Teachers: Ramona Staffeld, Nathan Bugh
Bands: TBA
10/7/2016
City: Lansing, MI, USA
Dances: Blues
Bring Your Own Blues is about choice... choice in venues, music, and dance styles. We're offering two four hour progressive workshops in different styles in different venues, and nightly choices of live music and DJed favorites in two venues 300 feet from each other.
Teachers: Jeff Meyer, Sara Lapan, Ross Blythe, Sarah Lokay
10/7/2016
City: San Francisco, USA
Dances: Blues
Mean Old Blues is a brand spankin' new blues exchange and workshop weekend in San Francisco, California. We invite you to share in our deep love for the roots of blues through two days of fantastic classes and three nights of dancing to live blues music.
10/11/2016
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues
Blues and Jazz are African American Cultural Art Forms that are expressed through music and dance in America still today.
10/14/2016
City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues
In this intimate weekender we will be getting down to the nitty-gritty of traditional blues. Then dance yourself happy at the parties with live music and fabulous DJs.
10/14/2016
City: Rochester, New York, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy
Slow jazz dancing workshops
Teachers: Evita Arce, Michael Jagger, Ann Mony, Ryan Calloway, Aleix Prats Ferrer, and Anaïs Sékiné.
Bands: Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders
10/14/2016
City: Canberra, Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy
Oct 14-16 Slowdown - Canberra, ACT
10/21/2016
City: Philadelphia, USA
Dances: Blues
Blues Muse is a workshop which focuses on the dynamics between leaders and followers. What makes a blues dance magical? A great song, an inspiring follow, and a collaborative lead. Blues Muse is a workshop weekend dedicated to bringing out the muse in every follow, and teaching leads to appreciate and collaborate with their partner. This weekend includes two full days of instruction, a blues Jack & Jill competition, an invitational Jill competition, and three nights of social dancing to nationally hailed blues bands and DJs, complete with late-night dances.
Teachers: Julie Brown, Shawn Hershey, Jenny Sowden, Dan Repsch, Vicci Moore, Adamo Ciarollo, Mike Legenthal, Dan Legenthal
Bands: TBA
10/20/2016
City: Barcelona, Spain
Dances: Blues, Fusion
The biggest blues festival of southern europe. With more than 9 bands, live music most of time.
10/21/2016
City: Knoxville, TN, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz
One of the longest running lindy exchanges in the US that prides itself in quality LIVE music and a welcoming dance and local community.
Bands: Michael Gamble and the Vanguard Serenaders, Old City Buskers
10/28/2016
City: Detroit, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other
This year there are classes in Lindy, Balboa, Tap, Jazz; Films, Talks, Contests and Performances. There's Saturday night dinner show featuring Norma Miller followed by general dancing, contests & live music. Sunday screen films while you have breakfast with Norma followed by a Q&A. There's a 2-hour a special a Hip Hop Workshop connecting vintage movement to what we think of as hip hop on Sunday afternoon. Bands play on Friday and Saturday nights.
Teachers: Carla Heiney, Zack Richard, Minn Vo, Chester Whitmore, Moncell Durden, Burnie Gipson, Paulette Brockington, Samuel Coleman, Norma Miller
Bands: TBA
10/28/2016
City: Santiago, Chile
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz, Shag
A whole weekend full of dance and and parties with live music, and classes with five of the most important and famous dancers of the world of swing!
10/28/2016
City: New Haven, CT, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Fusion
Dancers near and far, rejoice -- Elm City eXchange (ECX) is back for 2016! Whether you are a veteran ambi-dancer or have just begun to explore the wonderful world of social dancing, this will be a weekend of dancing, dining, and delight you won't want to miss!
10/28/2016
City: Budapest, Hungary
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz
10th edition!
10/28/2016
City: Budapest, Hungary
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz
10th edition!
11/4/2016
City: Phoenix,AZ, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Shag
The 16th annual Phoenix Lindy Exchange
10/28/2016
City: Budapest, Hungary
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz
10th edition!
11/10/2016
City: Charleston, SC, USA
Dances: Blues
Aw snap, the Blues is back! Join us in beautiful Charleston, SC as we celebrate the joy of Blues. We are happy to bring together musicians, dancers, and friends from across the Southeast to commence a weekend of hot, fierce, soul shakin' music! Come on down, and join the party y'all!
11/17/2016
City: Austin, TX, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Shag, West Coast
Swing out in the heart of Texas- our own state capitol of Austin. This year we’ve blown our weekend into 4 days instead of 3. We’ll start Thursday, November 17th, and end Sunday the 20th. To fill in all that time, we've collected 10 local and national live bands. We’ll dance for hours, pause to eat and mingle with the locals, then dance for hours again.
11/18/2016
City: Montreal, Canada
Dances: Blues
A journey back to the good old days of exchanges. A celebration of what made us fall in love with blues: the music, the dance, and friends. No comps. No workshops. Just dancing.
11/18/2016
City: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy
PittStop Lindy Hop celebrates its Sweet Sixteen; come join the party!
Bands: The Boilermaker Jazz Band, Miss Freddye's Blues Band, Naomi & Her Handsome Devils, Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five
12/8/2016
City: Eugene, OR, USA
Dances: Blues, Fusion
Eugene, Oregon Winter Formal exchange and workshop weekend hosted by Crossroads Blues/Fusion.
1/6/2017
City: San Diego, CA, USA
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Tango, West Coast, Other
City In Motion
1/20/2017
City: St. Louis, USA
Dances: Blues
Teachers: Sarah Lokay, Ross Blythe, Grace Jones-Taylor, Nick DeWitt
1/27/2017
City: Los Angeles, USA
Dances: Blues
L.A. Blues..because blues dancing makes you happy!
1/27/2017
City: South Florida, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy
Swing dancers from all over will descend upon FL on Jan 27-29, 2017 to attend the South Florida Lindy Exchange. There will be swing dancing & late night blues!
2/3/2017
City: Tel Aviv, Israel
Dances: Blues
Black Coffee Blues Exchange is the place to be this winter. As most of the northern hemisphere is still in the embrace of Old Man Winter, Tel Aviv is already welcoming spring. Three nights and four parties in amazing venues with outstanding live music and DJ's that will have you dancing until the early hours. In addition to this, Israel boasts one of the warmest and friendliest blues communities known to man or beast. Live shows every day with bands that know how to play for dancers and some of the best DJs around. Yeah, you don't want to miss this.
Bands: Eli and the Chocolate FActory
2/9/2017
City: Porto, Portugal
Dances: Blues
Blues must be felt and experienced, and it requires the soul to transmit that feeling. Here on the edge of Europe, with one ear on the minor key of the Atlantic waves crashing against a rugged coast, Portugal has that soul. Pining for a loved one, yearning for what might have been, feeling nostalgic for the past, dreaming of a better future - Portugal gets this and even has its own form of the Blues, known as Fado. Come find the nostalgia, the romance, and the dreaminess of Blues in the quaint and cozy city of Porto. Feel the music and the dance - against the haunting background of this romantic city on the sea.
Teachers: T.B.A.
Bands: T.B.A.
2/10/2017
City: Denver, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz
Lindy Diversion is a weekend dedicated to the roots of Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, and Blues. Featuring two nights of live music, and no competitions!
2/17/2017
City: Nashville, TN, USA
Dances: Blues
Mo Better Blues returns for it's third year!! Check back in the coming months for more details on our wonderful event.
3/3/2017
City: Austin, USA
Dances: Blues
Since 2007, Austin Blues Party has been the Central Texas resource for blues. A full weekend of workshops, live music and DJs draws folks to the heart of Texas, where we dance until we drop! Our tenth edition promises to bring the high quality music, instruction, and dancing you've come to expect from the biggest damn blues party in Texas.
Teachers: Jenny Sowden, Dan Repsch, Ruth Evelyn, Mike Grosser, Julie Brown, Tim O'Neill, Grace Jones-Taylor, Tommy Schwegmann, Dexter Santos, Campbell Miller, Laney Barhaugh
Bands: TBD
3/3/2017
City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Fusion
A weekend of blues and fusion.
3/9/2017
City: Los Angeles, USA
Dances: Blues, Fusion
Thursday, March 9th - Sunday March 12th, 2017
3/10/2017
City: Ann Arbor, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz
Choose from five track options:
3/6/2017
City: San Pancho, Mexico
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz
Get Ready for an unforgettable Lindy adventure at one of the most beautifull beach communities in Mexico.
3/17/2017
City: Pittsburgh, USA
Dances: Blues
Famous for its friendly atmosphere and well-oiled organization, the Steel City Blues Festival features multiple tracks of workshops, social dancing 'til 5AM, live music, competitions, and its hallmark blues clinic! Now in its 10th year, Steel City has grown like crazy – come and see why! March 17-19, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA. Learn more at www.SteelCityBluesFestival.com and stay in touch at facebook.com/SteelCityBlues.
5/19/2017
City: Oakland, USA
Dances: Blues
Two days of classes!
6/16/2017
City: Nashville, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Shag
Throw down in the SouthEast! Social dancing, contests, bbq, southern hospitailty.
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