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Rose City Blues
11/8/2013
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

Rose City Blues is a yearly Blues Dance event in Portland, OR. Featuring amazing blues instructors, great live acts, DJs that will have you dancing through the night, and competitions with prizes like never before.

This event is strives to be a non-profit, community-developed event. We hold community meetings to ensure that all different aspects of our community have a voice in what is going to be offered. If you have ideas, please email us at info@rosecityblues.com.

This event is brought to you by the Portland Blues and Jazz Dance Society, a local non-profit dance organization.

Lindy Swop: the Amsterdam Lindy Exchange
6/28/2013
City: Amsterdam, NL
Dances: Blues, Lindy

The Amsterdam Lindy Exchange is now called Lindy Swop! It will take place this year from the 28 to 30th of June, don’t miss this great opportunity to meet the Dutch lindy scene and discover the wonderful city of Amsterdam! It's going to be awesome!

Can't Stop The Blues 2: Big Damn Heroes
11/28/2013
City: Virginia Beach
Dances: Blues

November 28-Dec 1st
Can't Stop The Blues 2: Big Damn Heroes
The Continuing saga of the crew of the PULSE traveling across the 'verse bringing the knowledge of Blues Dance.

Blues Men's Retreat with Barry Douglas
10/11/2013
City: Rehoboth Beach, DE
Dances: Blues

The Blues Men's Retreat is 7 day immersive retreat, open to 15 men. We are focusing on making this an integrative, inspiring, and healing experience. (It ends the Friday before Blues Muse 2013 in Philadelphia.)

We are looking for men who are open to learn, give, share, and transform together. This is the most important factor. We want to bring about greater self awareness as men, as well as establish a broader vision of who we are and our place in the universe.

International Lindy Hop Championships
8/22/2013
City: Washignton, DC
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Welcome to the International Lindy Hop Championships! We have experienced another year of overwhelming growth. Lindy Hoppers will come from all over the world to social dance and compete with the best of the best!Make sure you mark your calendars as we plan our 6th birthday party. You do not want to miss this stellar celebration!

Sweet Georgia Blues III
8/16/2013
City: Atlanta
Dances: Blues

North Star Blues
9/20/2013
City: Minneapolis, MN
Dances: Blues

2013 marks North Star Blues's 5th anniversary, and we are pulling out all the stops. All the things you have come to expect from NSB -- gorgeous fall colors, great music, lots of hangout time, and great people -- plus some extra special surprises. Be there.

Dance The Bix
8/2/2013
City: Davenport, IA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend

Sweet Molasses Blues 2013
7/26/2013
City: Boston
Dances: Blues

Boston's original blues dance weekend returns in July 2013 with world-class dancers, instructors, DJs, bands and venues. Many dancers have fond memories of previous Sweet Molasses events or Blues SHOUT! the year we hosted. Well, we're back for more!

We are pulling out all the stops to create the finest blues workshop weekend we possibly can for you! This rests on two cornerstones:

Great Music: We're lining up musicians you've loved before along with one blues veteran who has played with both Eric Clapton and Muddy Waters, not to mention an assortment of seriously solid DJs.

Great Dancers: We have Boston's powerhouse team of instructors on board, plus some extra oomph from across the nation! We're going to focus on how to really make a solid connection with the blues, explore that through choreography, and then use that artistic depth to drive your social dancing.

Copenhagen Lindy Exchange 2014
5/29/2014
City: Copenhagen, Denmark
Dances: Blues, Lindy

More to come

Space City Blues
1/31/2014
City: Houston, TX
Dances: Blues

Space City Blues returns for its second year!

http://www.spacecityblueshouston.com

European Blues Invasion
6/20/2013
City: London, UK
Dances: Blues

European Blues Invasion broke the mold with our first event in 2012, giving Europe a new type of Dance Event that brought the dance community together to learn, share, and be inspired by international teachers and students alike.

Now in 2013 we’re back and we’re going to be better than ever. We have gathered some of the most innovative instructors to bring you an extra-long weekend of workshops, competitions, social dancing and awesome parties in the heart of the city. We bring you great live music and amazing D.J’s. We’ll give you the chance to choose your own classes and push your own learning. Registration is open at: http://www.europeanbluesinvasion.com/

Medford Jazz Festival
10/11/2013
City: Medford
Dances: Blues, Lindy, West Coast, Other

The Medford Jazz Festival is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating, fostering, sponsoring, and developing the understanding, taste and love of traditional jazz music as an art form through youth programs and an annual jazz festival. It's our 25th year celebration!
It's freakin fun!

Blue Moon Blues
5/24/2013
City: Copenhagen, Denmark
Dances: Blues, Fusion

After Lukes amazing workshop in Malmö we immediately asked him cancel his tickets home and spend a weekend with the rapidly growing Danish Blues community. Luke gladly agreed to come and dance with us!

Luke will spend four hours dancing with us and we asked him specifically to "go out on a limb" and do something different and special with us. He's taken the challenge and will fly in to dance with us for three days and party with us for three nights.

"As a Dancer my goal is to make the person I’m dancing with want to dance with me again and again", Luke Weismann.

The first two hours of the workshop will be Lukes fantastic break down of moves which really would spark the creativity of even the best dancers. Then he'll go into musicality and finally he'll go out on a limb... Then we'll social dance a bit before we go party all night at Blues Club.

Levels (how good do I need to be?)
You'll fit right in if you've...
~Dance blues socially on a regular basis
~Have taken beginners workshops
~Have strong background in lindy, tango or salsa
... if you do not qualify already, you are required to join a 1.5 hour, taster class w. Luke on Friday the 24th. of May 18.00 and there's a wonderful party after that you can join in on (if you want to sign up for the taster class theis.egeberg@gmail.com). Hurry though, the taster will get filled up quickly.

Programme
11.30 - 12.00 Entrance and registration
12.00 - 14.00 Blues dance break down
14.00 - 15.00 Break
16.00 - 17.00 Musicality
17.00 - 18.00 Luke goes out on a limb
21.00 - 02.00 Blues Club Saturday party!
(There are showers where we dance, so if you don't want to go home you can change into your best clothes there and go to the...)

Transportation and Location
The workshop takes place at Dansekapellet in Copenhagen (http://www.dansekapellet.dk/beliggenhed/)
Busses 6A, 66 & 69 stops just outside the door.

Price
450;- kr. for workshop & party
Tickets bought here:
http://billetto.dk/bluesdanceworkshopwithlukeweismann

Blues Fling Fusion: BFF 2013 with Ted & Ruby
7/26/2013
City: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dances: Blues, Fusion

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Are you ready to add a bit more fling into your dancing? Blues Fling is back this July, with more lessons and dancing! This year, we'll be having instructors Ted Maddry and Ruby Red to teach our classes.

ConFusion: the Weekend
6/21/2013
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Blues, Fusion

Come to Austin for 3 nights of Fusion dancing through wandering house parties. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/455477377854181/

Blues Underground: Bargin' Into the Blues
5/17/2013
City: Manchester, UK
Dances: Blues

3 Nights of dancing, with live music, great DJs and Boats in Manchester, UK.

1 day of dance workshops with Ruby Red and Lucas Weismann.

Gin Joints, Underground Venues with names like "the gas lamp" and "kro bar" as well as a blues cruise on the river!

Did we mention the Sunday Sessions? Have you ever wanted to know how to plan a class, grow your scene or run an event? This is perfect for you!

Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange
7/18/2013
City: Virginia Beach
Dances: Blues, Lindy

VBLX - Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange July 18-21, 2013
Enjoy a SWINGING VACATION at one of America's favorite vacation spots! Dance on battleship, historic theatre, dual-room studio, and of course THE BEACH! Passes starting at $25!
http://www.vblx.com

Gypsy House Party 2013
8/30/2013
City: Dallas, Tx
Dances: Blues, Other

Imagine a weekend of the best blues, soul, and old skool R&B music.
Imagine a party atmosphere with 3 nights of costumed theme parties.
Imagine five of the best dance DJs from around the country.
Imagine a venue that is 1/2 dance club, 1/2 living room, and 1/2 bar.
We imagine you will be coming to Gypsy House Party - Dallas.

Austin Blues Party 7
4/4/2014
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Blues

Austin Blues Party returns in 2014 with 3 nights of dancing, 2 days of workshops, friendly competitions, and great live music by some of Austin's finest!

Also, IT'S NOT SUMMER! Halleloo.

http://www.austinbluesparty.com/

Pocket Change Exchange
10/2/2013
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Oct 2-7 Pocket Change Exchange - Christchurch, New Zealand
- 6 nights of dancing (Wed – Mon)
- 6 Bands plus PCX Jammers and the Timaru PCX Jammers
- Heaps of downtime for relaxing and hanging out: Kickball, Snowboarding/Skiing trip (if there is snow!)
- Two roomed late night venue
http://swingtownrebels.co.nz/?page_id=327
http://www.facebook.com/events/188811391267081/?ref=3
Details & Registration: http://swingtownrebels.co.nz/?page_id=417

Tobacco Road Blues 2013
9/27/2013
City: Durham, NC
Dances: Blues

First blues workshop weekend held in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Details TBA!

The Moon Blues
10/25/2013
City: Bordeaux, France
Dances: Blues

Workshops levels 1 to 3
2 evening parties
Teachers :
Anne-Hélène and Bernard Casava
Victoria McGookin (UK) & Jered Morin (GER)

Classic City Swing 3
10/18/2013
City: Athens, Georgia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Olympia Alt-Blues Convergence
6/7/2013
City: Olympia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Fusion, Tango, Solo Jazz, West Coast, Other

Come expecting house parties, blues bombs, live swing, and late night electronica. We will be dancing from friday evening straight through to the wee hours of monday morning, with a day of classes thrown in for good measure. Eclectic music from trad blues to live electronica will set the stage, so bring your dancing shoes and your booty shorts.

Blues Bliss
11/15/2013
City: Orlando, FL
Dances: Blues

Expect more of the same awesomeness we brought you last year with some new surprises.

San Luis Obispo Lindy Exchange
5/3/2013
City: San Luis Obispo
Dances: Blues, Lindy

This year slozapoppin'! The 8th annual San Luis Obispo Lindy Exchange will have Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators, Solomon Douglas, and The Tipsy Gypsies as well as DJs from all up and down the west coast. As usual we will have our popular Lindy Games on Saturday afternoon and Beach Day on Saturday After. Come spend your weekend in slo!

Cleveland Lindy Exchange
9/20/2013
City: Cleveland, OH
Dances: Blues, Lindy

It's back! The newly revived Cleveland Lindy Exchange, now in its second year reborn.

More details to come soon. Please monitor www.clevelandlindyexchange.com for a list of venues and other updates. You can also check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/393900650700937/

Blues Baby Blues 2013
11/8/2013
City: London, England
Dances: Blues

Join us for three days of workshops and three nights of social dancing...inluding a great live band on Saturday night, the Strictly Blues competition night and our famous late night party!

Lost Valley - CANCELLED
8/1/2013
City: Dexter, OR
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Other

This event has been cancelled

IFD Interfusion Dance Congress
6/27/2013
City: Montréal
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Other

This convention has been created to promote Brazilian Zouk along with other complementary genres (such as LambaZouk, Kizomba, Samba de Gafieira, West Coast Swing, Blues, Hip Hop, DanceHall and more) through instruction, performances and professional development to the international dance community as well as its newcomers. We hand picked artists who we feel will bring the highest level of quality and bring the very best energy to this unique convention.

34 HOURS OF WORKSHOPS

3 ROOMS TO PARTY
- Blues & WCS
- Zouk & Kizomba,
- Mix latin & Samba

There will be Shows, Concerts & Live Bands (Including Blues Bands).

Cruisin' for a Bluesin' 2014
3/21/2014
City: Los Angeles
Dances: Blues

It's Blues...on a boat! From Long Beach,CA to Mexico and back. Join us on an all inclusive cruise with dancing every night and anywhere else there's music! Games, All You Can Eat, Ensenada, Live Music...

Rain City Blues 2014
2/28/2014
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Blues

Rain City Blues has changed its date and regrouping. More to come soon!

Summertime Blues
7/19/2013
City: Columbia, SC
Dances: Blues

Julie Brown and Shawn Hershey teaching fantastic classes. Killer Djs, and a house party to wrap the weekend up.

Dive into the Blues
6/22/2013
City: Cologne
Dances: Blues

7 hours of Workshop, Saturday night party

Blues with Barry Douglas
12/14/2013
City: Berlin
Dances: Blues

This is not a workshop with frills! We're keeping it simple: 12 hours over Saturday and Sunday, small class-size, and aimed at people who are eager to improve their dancing and prepared to work for it!

Blues Festival "The Moon Blues"
10/25/2013
City: Bordeaux
Dances: Blues

Workshops
2 evening parties
Anne-Hélène and Bernard Casava and others teachers
Bordeaux : Unesco's city

swingSLAM 2013
9/12/2013
City: Detroit
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

swingSLAM is a new concept event featuring a little adventure, a lot of community oriented fun, and workshops that are designed to those passionate about any part or parts of a swing scene.. This includes dancers of any level, DJ's, event organizers, scene builders, instructors, photographers, back massagers, and more!

Nocturne Blues NYC's International Exchange
8/2/2013
City: New York City, NY
Dances: Blues

NYC's first International Blues Dance Exchange, In celebration of the first International Blues Music Day, Aug 3rd 2013. Three days of classes with instructors from all over the world, and three nights of dancing in one of the greatest city's in the world. Home of the first International Blues Dance Championships. See you in August!

Swingtastic - Darwin Lindy Exchange
7/31/2013
City: Darwin, Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Swingtastic 2013 (July 31-Aug 4 2013, in Darwin)
The Darwin Lindy Exchange
With workshops by Jake Meadley (Swing Patrol) & Kelly Ann
2 streams beginners & improvers
http://www.swingdancent.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/swingdancent/

Albany Lindy & Blues & Swimming
7/5/2013
City: Albany, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Because it just isn't summer without a lakeside dance party!

Live music including Josh Fialkoff and Gordon Webster.

Stay tuned for details!

Diversion Fusion Exchange
10/18/2013
City: Denver
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Fusion, Tango, Solo Jazz, West Coast, Other

a fun filled weekend with live and DJ Music, and hours and hours of awesomedancing.

Joy Dance Camp
10/25/2013
City: Budapest, Hungary
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz, Other

4 days of Authentic Jazz, Solo Blues and Body Awareness with the one and only Steven Mitchell!
Cozy camp atmosphere and lots of personal attention!
5 fantastic, varied parties!
Make it a 10 days dance holiday and book both Joy Dance Camp and Lindy Shock - they're happening in Budapest right after each other!

Rebel Blues
5/10/2013
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Dances: Blues

May 10-12 Rebel Blues - Christchurch NZ

More details to be announced

http://swingtownrebels.co.nz/events/rebel-blues

PittStop Lindy Hop
11/22/2013
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

With 7 dances including 2 late-nights, spacious venues and great bands, don't miss this fun-filled weekend of swing music and dance in Pittsburgh.

Camp Blues
5/24/2013
City: Santa Cruz, CA
Dances: Blues

Blues retreat with Brenda Russell and Barry Douglas

European Swing Dance Championships
10/25/2013
City: London, UK
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

3 huge days of competitions, workshops and parties. 13 contest divisions in Lindy Hop, Balboa, Jazz Roots and Blues, with cash prizes. Workshops with top international instructors including Dax & Sarah, William & Maeva, Thomas & Alice, Nicolas & Mikaela, Ali & Katja, Max & Pamela, Juan Villafane, Ksenia Parkhatskaya and more. 3 huge parties with international DJs and live bands, including the Hot Sugar Band (Paris) and Steve Coombe's Hot Six (London), and all-night dancing.

Portland Blues Experience
7/4/2013
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

We're back for another fantastic year! PBEx coincides with the Waterfront Blues Festival, the 2nd largest US blues festival and which benefits the Oregon Food Bank.

There will be 2 cruises, tons of amazing live music, competitions, a kids' booth, excursions, classes, and lots of great dancing.

Terminal City Blues
8/30/2013
City: Vancouver
Dances: Blues

The first year of Terminal City Blues in the beautiful coastal Vancouver, B.C. brings you two tracks with top notch instructors, fantastic live music, great DJs, and all things blues to get your school year started. Held on the long weekend, it is the perfect get-away.

Instructor line-up:
Dexter Santos, Heidi Fite, Ruth Hoffman, & Mike Grosser

Live music (so far!): Sean Morse

And much more! Check back on the webpage for frequent updates.

OberBluezed: Oberlin Fall Blues Dance Workshop
10/12/2013
City: Oberlin, OH
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz

Join us for a weekend of workshops: this year we focus on SOLO BLUES MOVEMENT!
Social dances with live music, DJs, and buckets of fun!
More details to come!

Knoxville Lindy Exchange 2013
9/20/2013
City: Knoxville, TN
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Three amazing nights and two days of dancing in Knoxville, TN, where ALL OF THE SWINGOUTS will be had!

Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange
9/5/2013
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Dances: Blues

Da Blues, Da Beach, Killer DJs, Kickin' Bands, Wicked Late Nites, and Da Beach!

Cbus 8: Columbus Lindy & Blues Exchange
5/24/2013
City: Columbus, OH
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Cbus is the nice little exchange that has the hospitality of a house party, but all the fun and people of an exchange. This year this is what we get to offer:
7 Dances! 28 Hours of Dancing!!

Food!
2 Afternoon Feasts of Deliciousness
Late night snacks :)

Live Music!!!
- Dave Greer's Classic Jazz Stompers from Dayton, Ohio
- Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers from St. Louis, Missouri
- Local blues artists including Long Tall Deb!

Red Hot Blues 'n BBQ
5/24/2013
City: Washington D.C.
Dances: Blues

This is nothing less than a spectacular summertime party complete with four live bands, DJs from all over spinning late until 5am, and perhaps the best food you'll find at a dance event!

Blues Workshops with Joe Demers and Mike Legett
8/9/2013
City: Montreal, Canada
Dances: Blues

3 nights of dancing, 2 days of classes, masters class, jack and jill - all in the heart of downtown Montreal!

Prague Blues eXchange
5/24/2013
City: Prague, Czech Republc
Dances: Blues

Wondering what might Prague Blues eXchange mean? Imagine the end of May, romance in the heart of Europe. Great people wanting to dance all night long. Bargain prices. Sharing, encounters, community. Blues spirit alive.

We are proud to present:

- 3 groovy parties,
- 6 of the best live Blues bands,
- 5 different yet equally breathtaking (riverside, atmospherical Blues club, open-air venue with a view of Prague, open space on one of the Prague’s roofs, late night hidings),
- your old dancing friends as well as friends to be,
- beginners workshop, so that anybody can join straigt away,
- workshops to give you a taste of other styles or approaches,
- tour of Prague led by locals: true Prague experience,
- old style picnic... blankets, baskets and home-baked cakes.

Festival for dancers by dancers – join us in our effort! You can teach, DJ or share your passion with us (be it juggling, storytelling, origami or anything else).

Camp Blues Training Day
5/22/2013
City: Oakland, CA
Dances: Blues

Intensive workshop in blues and body mechanics for serious dancers! Taught by Brenda Russell and Barry Douglas.

Chicago Underground Blues Experience 2013
6/7/2013
City: Chicago
Dances: Blues

Chicago's Annual Underground Blues Event, featuring the Chicago Blues Festival and After Parties around the city that you'll never forget.

Moose Blues
5/16/2014
City: Oslo, Norway
Dances: Blues

Oslo's first blues dance festival combined with Norway's biggest national holiday Grunnlovsdagen!

Stompology VIII
6/7/2013
City: Rochester, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Solo Jazz

SIX INSTRUCTORS
* Mike Faltesek
* Laura Glaess
* Evita Arce
* Nathan Bugh
* Thomas Blacharz
* Andrew Nemr

THREE NIGHTS OF LIVE MUSIC
* The Careless Lovers (Friday)
* The Low-Down Sires (Saturday & Sunday)

Past topics have included: Charleston, Solo Blues, Tap, Flash Steps, Improvisation, Slides, Fast Solo Dancing, Cane Tricks, Cakewalk, Blackbottom, Movement, and Technique

Alt Recess Massive
7/15/2013
City: East of Sacramento, CA
Dances: Blues, Fusion

The 2013 Recess Massive (UBR/LVBR), while an annual event, this year will be a first in many ways. This July we will gather 20 minutes east of Grass Valley, California, where we have found a spectacular 325+ acre property of wooded mountainside in the foothills of the Sierras with panoramic views of the thousands of acres of wooded wilderness that surround us. It will be a first not only because we have deliberately chosen a venue site where we will be building and bringing in everything: our own dance venues, off grid kitchens, water storage facilities, power grid, cuddle chill zones, and thousands of square feet of mobile dance floors. But this year the event will also be a week long, running Monday to Monday (July 15th to 22nd). This already incredible setting accompanying the hallmark Recess boundary-pushing Alt, Fusion, and Blues DJs and live acts bumping until sunrise, mind-blowing skill-share workshops running in the daytimes, inspiring (and prized!) gender-f*ck and Alt competitions, and a radically inclusive ethic that can't help but inspire the community that we all deserve.

Off Grid Blues Spring Intensive
5/3/2013
City: Rutledge, MO
Dances: Blues

Join us for an intensive learning and community building experience. It’ll be right after Bluesshout. You will have access to some of the same instructors, but in a room of 20 instead of 60 or more. Between personalized feedback and small group dance classes, this is an event that will energize you and give you new tools for your dancing. It will also give you a window into ecovillage life.

Swingin' In The Rain
1/10/2014
City: Seattle
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

This weekend is all about SWING DANCING. We have top level instructors, outstanding musicians, your favorite DJ's and classes covering a variety of topics. We want you to join us in Seattle for the second annual Swingin' In The Rain, and enter one of our competitions, if you are up to it!

Big Sky Weekend
6/28/2013
City: Kalispell, MT
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Workshop weekend

Burning River Blues: Epic Fusion 2013
5/17/2013
City: Cleveland, OH
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Tango, West Coast, Other

Save the date! 2013 will be our best Burning River Blues event ever!!

Join us while we fuse Tango, West Coast, Blues and more!! Check our site for more info - and save us a dance when you get here!

Nürnberg SwingOmania 2013 - Germany
5/25/2013
City: Nürnberg
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Fusion

We are happy to invite you to our fusion of Lindy Hop, Balboa and Blues event. We provide two parallel tracks with international renown teachers.

MezzJelly Blues :: Canada
6/20/2013
City: Toronto, Ontario
Dances: Blues

Since 1999, MezzJelly has been your stop for hardcore dance training and all-out parties.

In fact, many of you may have had your first-ever Blues dance at a MezzJelly event. So we're excited to announce that TORONTO will be hosting you on June 21-23, 2013 for:

* mind-blowing Blues instruction from the top teachers
* sweet, sweet Blues music to move you
* friendly people (it’s Canada, eh?)
* the most fun you can have on a dance floor

SAVE THE DATE

Write it down and don’t be late: you won’t want to miss a minute of this!

Big Apple Balboa, Blues & Lindy Exchange 2013
5/10/2013
City: New York City
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

BABBLE: Big Apple Balboa, Blues & Lindy Exchange, this is where a lot began, the music is AMAZING and we dance ALL THE DANCES. From dancing all hours to amazing Live music mostly local, to a potluck picnic in Central Park to a Swing Tour of Harlem... it's a good time and known to be a true Exchange, come check out NYC!

Cologne Blues with David Madison
6/21/2013
City: Cologne, DE
Dances: Blues

A full weekend of Blues with David Madison of http://BluesDance.com/

Blues Dance Workshop + Party w. Luke Weismann
5/25/2013
City: Copenhagen, Denmark
Dances: Blues

After Lukes amazing workshop in Malmö we immediately asked him cancel his tickets home and spend a weekend with the rapidly growing Danish Blues community. Luke gladly agreed to come and dance with us!

Luke will spend four hours dancing with us and we asked him specifically to "go out on a limb" and do something different and special with us. He's taken the challenge and will fly in to dance with us for three days and party with us for three nights.

"As a Dancer my goal is to make the person I’m dancing with want to dance with me again and again", Luke Weismann.

The first two hours of the workshop will be Lukes fantastic break down of moves which really would spark the creativity of even the best dancers. Then he'll go into musicality and finally he'll go out on a limb... Then we'll social dance a bit before we go party all night at Blues Club.

Levels (how good do I need to be?)
You'll fit right in if you've...
~Dance blues socially on a regular basis
~Have taken beginners workshops
~Have strong background in lindy, tango or salsa
... if you do not qualify already, you are required to join a 1.5 hour, taster class w. Luke on Friday the 24th. of May 18.00 and there's a wonderful party after that you can join in on (if you want to sign up for the taster class theis.egeberg@gmail.com). Hurry though, the taster will get filled up quickly.

Programme
11.30 - 12.00 Entrance and registration
12.00 - 14.00 Blues dance break down
14.00 - 15.00 Break
16.00 - 17.00 Musicality
17.00 - 18.00 Luke goes out on a limb
21.00 - 02.00 Blues Club Saturday party!
(There are showers where we dance, so if you don't want to go home you can change into your best clothes there and go to the...)

Transportation and Location
The workshop takes place at Dansekapellet in Copenhagen (http://www.dansekapellet.dk/beliggenhed/)
Busses 6A, 66 & 69 stops just outside the door.

Price
450;- kr. for workshop & party

Christchurch Swing Festival
5/10/2013
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Dances: Blues, Lindy

May 10-12 Christchurch Swing Festival - Christchurch, New Zealand
Another amazing, fun-filled weekend filled with the best medley of sizzling-hot lindy and sultry blues and classes with four amazing teachers. Two of Melbourne’s most exciting swing dancers and teachers
- Kieran Yee and Ramona Noel Staffeld
- Michael and Saran from Wellington
http://www.facebook.com/events/329339057185774/?ref=3

Brisbane Lindy Exchange 2013: Sunshine Swing
5/17/2013
City: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

May 17-19 Brisbane Lindy Exchange 2013: Sunshine Swing - Brisbane QLD

We have started our planning for Sunshine Swing in 2013 - save the third weekend of May!

www.sunshineswing.com.au
or
http://brisbanelindyexchange.com.au/

Blues Anatomy by BRB
10/26/2013
City: Cleveland Ohio
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz, Other

Heidi Fite and Dexter Santos will be joining us for a fun-filled weekend of Blues workshops that
will help dancers of all levels step up their game and learn to dance the Blues!

Amazing Djs and dancers from all over the US and Canada.
Dancing 3 night and late nights and workshops for 2 days.

Steel City Blues Festival
3/14/2014
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues

Going into its 7th year, Steel City Blues Festival features 3 tracks of workshops taught by nationally-renowned instructors, social dancing until 5am, live music, competitions, a blues clinic, and more.

Nürnberg SwingOmania 2013
5/25/2013
City: Nürnberg
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

We are happy to invite you for our fusion of Lindy Hop, Balboa and Blues event. We provide two parallel tracks with international renown teachers.

Studio Hop Summer Camp - Blues
7/28/2013
City: Eauze, France
Dances: Blues

A week of workshops on a secluded estate in southern France, 1.5 hours from Toulouse.

Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange
9/26/2013
City: Boston, Massachusetts
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Dirty Water is a lindy & blues exchange in Boston, Massachusetts. This year will again feature the amazing Gordon Webster. In fact, this will be the CD-release party for Gordon Webster: Live at Boston Swing Central. We plan on having 4 nights of dances, 2 Late nights, an apple picking trip, clam shack visit, Sam Adams Brewery tour, and a dance on the Harbor.

Afro-American Dance Jamboree!
10/18/2013
City: Madrid
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

It's the amazing LINDY HOP and BALBOA plus BLUES & JAZZ STEPS workshop that also has TAP dancing!

bamBLOOZled
10/11/2013
City: Washington D.C.
Dances: Blues

Stellar Live Music! Challenging and inspiring workshops! Late Night Dancing with National DJs! Bigger and better in 2013

Blossom Blues
5/3/2013
City: Zurich
Dances: Blues

Zurich's second edition Bluesworkshop, small classes (max. 15 couples), 3 Parties.
Julie Brown, Tim O'Neill, Ruby Red, Justin Riley

Beantown Camp
6/27/2013
City: Beverly, MA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

A week of incredible classes and social dances, Beantown Bounce (the instructors' show), Camp BBQ, Camp Social, Beantown's Got Talent, Beantown Karaoke, Soul Party, as well as relaxation time at the beach and hanging with friends at the Pub.

Features the best food of any dance camp!

Denver Fusion Exchange
1/10/2014
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Fusion, Tango, West Coast, Other

The Fusion Exchange heads to Denver for 2014! It's the top fusion dance event and more than 700 dancers come from all over the world to dance, learn, play, and share!

Black Water Blues 2013
6/7/2013
City: Bohinj, Slovenia
Dances: Blues

social blues exchange camp, beautiful lakeside venue, great live music, interesting non-dance related day activities.

Melbourne Lindy Exchange
11/28/2013
City: Melbourne, Australia
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Nov 28-Dec 1 MLX 2013: At The Movies - Melbourne VIC

http://mlx12.com or http://mlx13.com

Baltimore Summer Blues Summit 2013
7/6/2013
City: Baltimore, MD
Dances: Blues

This 10th Blues Summit in Baltimore brings together 4 fantastic instructors and 7 seriously talented DJs for 2 whole days and nights of blues dancing in the gorgeous Mobtown Ballroom. We’re marking 3 years of Blues Summits and, for this one, we’re pulling out all the stops and expanding to fill an entire weekend with music, dancing, and celebrating, Baltimore-style. Join us for two days of workshops with the creative and inspiring Amanda Gruhl, Chris Mayer, Julie Brown, & Shawn Hershey, and all of the dancing you can handle – Saturday night brings the classic all-night Summit blues party, featuring some of the best blues DJs in the business, and Sunday brings you a delicious blues & soul party to finish the weekend off right. It’s going to be a truly memorable Summit – and we can’t wait to see you there.

The Mooche
5/31/2013
City: Cork
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Lindy Hop & Blues Dance Festival and workshop weekend in Ireland's Southern City, featuring teaching couples Kevin St Laurent & Jo Hoffberg, Chris Härm & Miranda Longaker, Joe Buckett & Paula Ryan. Comps, Parties, Bands, Hosting, DJs, lots of extras, centrally located venues nice people and insane fun.

Dance the Blues Away
7/13/2013
City: International
Dances: Blues, Other

On July 13th, blues dancers and their friends all over the world will come together to celebrate the power of dance and raise money for a great cause. House parties in many different cities happening simultaneously will offer relaxed and open environments for music, dancing, and sharing. The money raised will go toward Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) research for individuals living with mood and anxiety disorders.

The medical community is increasingly taking note of what social dancers have known for years: that dance reduces stress, boosts confidence, and promotes happiness. Julia Dillard, a dance therapist and blues social dancer in Colorado Springs, said about the power of DMT: "My clinical internship work was with acute inpatient psychiatric clients with dual diagnosis or mood/anxiety disorders... It was pretty common for clients to say things like 'I felt happy for the first time in months!' or 'I forgot I could enjoy my life without drugs' after dance therapy sessions." There have been some enormous strides in DMT research, but there is still a long way to go.

As a participant of Dance the Blues Away, you have the opportunity to get sponsors, attend your local DtBA party, and bring your friends (non-dancers included) to experience an all-nighter celebrating joy, happiness, and well-being through dance!

Hot Blues in Toulouse
6/28/2013
City: Toulouse, France
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend organized by Bernard & Anne-Helene Cavasa

American Blues Classic 2013
5/10/2013
City: Hamburg, Germany
Dances: Blues

American Blues by some of the top American teachers...in Germany! Choose-Your-Blues Workshop Track, Parties every night, and exploring this cool port city with friends in the summer!

Montreal Dance Fest
10/10/2013
City: Montreal, Canada
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, West Coast

Montreal’s Premier Downtown Swing Dance Event!

Champion Level Instruction!
Over 70 hours of Classes!
WCS, Lindy Hop, Balboa, & Blues Tracked Classes!
Three Ballrooms for Social Dancing!
All Night Social Dancing!
Competitions in WCS, Lindy Hop, Balboa & Blues!
Strictly Challenge for WCS, Balboa, Lindy – $700 Cash Each!!!
Downtown Montreal – Everything takes place at The Sheraton Centre Montreal
Holiday Weekend – Canadian Thanksgiving/Columbus Day!
All-Stars Attend FREE!
All-Star Intensive Tracks!
Blues Dancing Ballroom!
Thanksgiving (Canadian) Buffet Dinner Awards Ceremony!
Quaf (Drink) With Your Prof on Thursday!
Your full event pass allows you to take classes in each genre!

Winter Blues
12/13/2013
City: Greenville, SC
Dances: Blues

Charleston Lindy Exchange 7
5/16/2013
City: Charleston
Dances: Blues, Lindy