Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange
9/20/2012
City: Boston, MA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

4 nights worth of amazing dancing featuring Gordon Webster, and others to be announced...stay tuned.

T.A. Summer Swing Fest 2012!
6/22/2012
City: Tel Aviv
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Come join us for a non-stop Lindy Hop weekend in Tel Aviv, for our 3rd annual Summer Swing Festival!


* 10 hours of Lindy Hop workshops

* 3 main theme parties with Live Bands

* J&J Competitions

Teachers
Juan Villafañe & Sharon Davis
Joseph Sewel & Charlotte Middlemiss
David Orenstein & Rena Khayat

Registration will be open in March 2012!

Links
Official site www.TAswing.com
FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/173174869403952/
FB event https://www.facebook.com/events/172844302811424/
FB fan page https://www.facebook.com/pages/TA-Summer-Swing-Fest/218136378240173


Please email us for accommodation with one of our lindy hoppers here in Tel Aviv, or for hotel advice
dancetelaviv@gmail.com

Morning After Workshop with Amanda Gruhl and Shawn Hershey
11/30/2012
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

Amanda Gruhl and Shawn Hershey are coming to Denver to share their style of blending lindy hop, ballroom, blues, and Argentine tango into their dancing. It is both beautiful and powerful, and earns them praise wherever they go, most recently at the Emerald City Blues Festival, where they took 2nd place in the Strictly Competition.

Come experience the Morning After Workshop's signature inviting community attitude and focused teaching philosophy of
one instructor couple.

Register now with code Bluescal for a $10 discount!

Pitt Stop Lindy Exchange
11/16/2012
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Join us for the 12th Annual PittStop Lindy Hop Weekend!

bluesSHOUT
6/22/2012
City: Minneapolis, MN
Dances: Blues

Join us in 2012 in Minneapolis!bluesSHOUT! is a celebration of Blues dancing: a weekend of amazing live Blues music, mind-blowing Blues classes, sweaty competition, jaw-dropping performances, & a whole lotta kick-ass social dancing.

Blues Anatomy by Burning River Blues
10/26/2012
City: Cleveland, Ohio
Dances: Blues

Top Level Instructors:
Dexter Santos, Heidi Fite,
Ruth Hoffmann, Ruby Red &
Heriberto Perez just to name a few.
You don't want to miss this...
In the City of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We are going to be Rocking the blues.

This will be a weekend not to be missed. Workshops, Dance Clinics and a whole lot of dancing.
Check us out:
facebook.com/BurningRiverBlues

Blues It Or Lose It House Party Weekend O.C.: The Flavor of Freedom
7/5/2012
City: Orange County
Dances: Blues

Four nights of awesome blues dance house parties. It's like Mardi Gras, Halloween and the Food Network all wrapped into a blues exchange.

Rebel Blues
5/4/2012
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Dances: Blues

With Aussie teachers Tom & Kara! Come get your blues on with the Kiwi's :)

Campbell & Chris - The Ultimate Blues Workshop 2012
5/25/2012
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

Campbell and Chris are coming to Europe again and will throw down another Blues-packed weekend for you in Berlin.

American Lindy Hop Championships
5/11/2012
City: CHICAGO
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Tango, West_Coast, Other

A 3-day dance convention featuring live music, lots of general dancing, classes and contests.

Morning After Workshop with Heriberto Perez
9/7/2012
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Blues, Tango, Other

Back by popular demand, Heriberto Perez of Cleveland, OH returns to Denver on the one year anniversary of his Denver workshop debut. Featuring all new classes, and the one instructor focus with an inviting community feel that you expect of a Morning After Workshop. The fun continues on Labor Day with a social BBQ and dance! Register with code Bluescal for a $10 discount on a weekend pass.

Balloon Fiesta Blues Fusion Exchnage
10/12/2012
City: Albuquerque
Dances: Blues, Fusion

We'll dance to the wee hours of the morning then watch as hundreds of hot-air balloons ascend into the sky.

Hot Blues In Toulouse
6/15/2012
City: Toulouse (France)
Dances: Blues

Steven Mitchell & Virginie Jensen (USA)

Campbell Miller & Chris Mayer (USA)

Fabrice & Géraldine Guitard (Fr)

Anne-Hélène & Bernard Cavasa (Fr)

Come in Toulouse, in the welcoming & warm pink city, to spend 3 days of a 100% blues festival, with a blues dance workshop, blues parties with bands, 8 international instructors, 4 levels...

http://www.studiohop.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127&Itemid=101&lang=en

San Luis Obispo Lindy Exchange 2012
5/4/2012
City: San Luis Obispo
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

San Luis Obispo's 7th Lindy Exchange!!!

San Francisco Lindy Exchange 2012
9/13/2012
City: San Francisco
Dances: Blues, Lindy

SFLX is back!

Holy City Blues Exchange III
11/9/2012
City: Charleston, SC
Dances: Blues

A classic blues party returns to rock the Southeast! Details forthcoming...

Pocket Change Exchange
10/3/2012
City: Christchurch, New Zealand
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

The second year of PCX with new improvements and heaps of the awesomeness from last year!
With fun daytime activities and a beautiful country to explore as well as LOADS of time to dance until sunrise, you couldn't ask much more from an exchange.
See you there!

Black Water Blues
6/8/2012
City: Bohinj, Slovenia
Dances: Blues

Awesome lakeside venue.
4 nights of dancing.
Great day programme.
Fantastic DJs.

You don't want to miss this awesome event! Mark your planners: JUNE 8-11 - Slovenian blues exchange BLACK WATER BLUES!

Gainesville Lindy Exchange
11/8/2012
City: Gainesville
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Gainesville Lindy Exchange is back at it! This year's weekend of swing dancing is sure to be an even bigger and better event, with some of the friendliest dancers in Florida!

Early bird admission on May 1st is only $45 for the entire weekend, and it includes a t-shirt! We are also offering a 5-5-5 Deal!

For more information, check out lewps.com/glx

Berlin Blues Explosion 2012
10/5/2012
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

Europe's so far biggest Blues event. The 2011 edition was a huge success and could reunite the most passionate Blues dancers from all over Europe and beyond. Wait for 2012, it will only get better!

Sweet Georgia Blues II
8/24/2012
City: Atlanta, GA
Dances: Blues

Details to be released soon!

The Blues Comes Back!
5/25/2012
City: Cork, Ireland
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

A weekend of Blues, Jazz and Swing dancing!
25th - 27th May

Chris Härm (Aus), Linda-Jane Byrne (Irl), Joe Buckett (Aus) and Tanya Stefan (Aus) are coming to Cork to share their love of Blues, Jazz and Swing dancing through 2 days of workshops and 3 nights of social dancing in Cork, the city of welcomes.

Blues Bliss
11/15/2012
City: Orlando, Fl
Dances: Blues

More info coming! This will be a workshop exchange - class all day, dancing all night! Plus a little something extra special you'll hear about later!

Cincinnati Lindy Exchange
8/2/2012
City: Cincinnati, OH
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Our third annual Cincinnati Lindy Exchange! Besides providing 4 days of dancing to some of our favorite bands and DJs, we pride ourselves in our venues and showing off our great city! Vintage, wood floors, and two floors of dancing at our late nights!

Bluesweet2012
9/21/2012
City: Seoul
Dances: Blues

Hi all,
Thank you for your interest.
This is only one traditional blues work shop in Asia.

if you have any questions?, please join our group.
http://facebook.com/groups/bluesweet
email : realcns@gmail.com
Phone : 82-10-8342-7736

Thanks

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!

BABBLE: Big Apple Blues, Balboa and Lindy Exchange
5/11/2012
City: New York City!
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

This amazing exchange, unlike others is put on by the NYC community of organizations which is why it covers so many styles (Blues, Balboa & Lindy) with a NYC backdrop.

Dance For Science
7/13/2012
City: Chicago
Dances: Blues, Lindy

The future Mr. and Mrs. Science invite you to Chicago for a weekend of lindy, blues, playing at the beach and in the park. Don't know the future Sciences? That's okay! They want to dance with you anyway!

Dublin Lindy Exchange
9/7/2012
City: Dublin
Dances: Blues, Lindy

A weekend jam-packed with as much of the famous Irish craic as you can handle, including:

THREE nights of seriously swingin' dance parties in stunning city centre venues. TWO days to explore the finest treasures the city has to offer. Lots of shenanigans! The delightful Swing Picnic! Live bands! Late night parties! A drop or two of the black stuff!

Registration goes live from St. Patrick's Day, March 17th 2012.

Rain City Blues
8/17/2012
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Blues

3 days and nights of workshops, competitions, local and national live musicians, your favorite dj's and of course as much blues dancing as you can stay upright for (and maybe a little bit more).

Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange
7/12/2012
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange - June 14-17, 2012
www.vblx.com

A Swinging Vacation! Bring your sandals, sunscreen, and dance shoes as we'll be dancing in a historic theater, and the beach - and we mean miles of beach!

That's 4 days, 3 Late Nites with Lindy & Blues Rooms with tons of dancing - if you can last that long!

VENUES:
Sometimes the venues are what can make your weekend, and boy do we have something for you to talk about.
- Historic Attucks Theatre: Dance where legends like Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, Etta James, Duke Ellington has graced the stage.
- (hopefully) Battleship Wisconsin - we'll be on the decks of the battleship once again!
- DancesportVA: The sweetest dual-room studio that will feed both your Swing/Lindy & Blues addictions.
- The Beach: Yes, we'll take advantage of our most prized venue - the beach! We'll chill out, dance, and even have the inaugural Swim Shim Sham while you take in a swinging vacation!"

Fallin' in Blues
5/11/2012
City: Grenoble, France
Dances: Blues

* Campbell & Chris
* Dexter & Heidi
* Chris Härm & Aurélie
* Fabien & Lisa

Livin' the Blues
4/19/2013
City: Glasgow
Dances: Blues, Fusion

Scotland's Traveling Non-Profit Blues Festival

Feelin' Blues Israel
1/25/2013
City: Tel Aviv
Dances: Blues

Feelin' Blues Israel is coming back bigger and better! After our amazing 1st edition, join us for our 2nd event (be sure you don't want to miss this one!)

Lindy Diversion 2011
11/2/2012
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

This year we're combining Lindy Diversion with the Denver Lindy Exchange for a KILLER party weekend with amazing musician and performer Gordon Webster, featuring the vocals of Naomi Uyama and Steven Mitchell!

Off Grid Blues 2012
9/21/2012
City: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, MO
Dances: Blues

Off Grid Blues is a community-focused dance event. Some of the best dance instructors in the nation will be there to share their knowledge and love of dance with you. Whether you’re an experienced teacher thinking about your own teaching, or a student looking take it to the next level, you’ll get lots of personal attention. You’ll also have the opportunity to get your hands dirty if you wish with organic gardening or earthen plaster. And plan to dance the night away to great DJs and our local blues band.

North Star Blues
9/14/2012
City: Minneapolis, MN
Dances: Blues

Beautiful midwestern fall, live music, team cuttin', a great party.

Blossom Blues
5/18/2012
City: Zurich, Switzerland
Dances: Blues

11h of classes with Campbell & Chris and Louise & Kenny
3 Parties

Stockholm Blues Workshop 2012
5/25/2012
City: Stockholm, Sweden
Dances: Blues

Even bigger than last year..!
2 international teacher-couples!
2 dance-evenings, one with a live band. Tea-dance on Sunday.

8 hours of classes, two levels.

Come! It will be awesome! ^_^

Charleston Lindy Exchange 6: Lindy in the Low Country
5/17/2012
City: Charleston SC
Dances: Blues, Lindy

The 6th year of the CHEX with 2 beach dances, 8 swing dances (2 with blues room), and our yearly Jack & Jill Partner Charleston competition in the friendliest and prettiest city of Charleston, South Carolina. Come join us to "Lindy in the Lowcountry."

May 19, 2012: OLH Workshops: The Oxford Blues
5/19/2012
City: Oxford
Dances: Blues

Summertime Blues
6/8/2012
City: Copenhagen
Dances: Blues

2 days of Summertime blues WS incl. Juke Joint party and 2 days of Blues Genisis - workshop on how to share blues dancing in the classroom. Both with Mary Christensen visiting DK from New York.

More info on two different FB events
http://www.facebook.com/events/363463900358265/
http://www.facebook.com/events/392190807469658/

Camp Blues
11/11/2012
City: San Francisco
Dances: Blues

Camp Blues returns to San Francisco with a huge teaching crew: Brenda Russell, Mike Grosser, Ted Maddry, Ruth Hoffman, Andrew Smith, John Lozano and Karen R. Smith. We're keeping our integrated curriculum, we just have a bunch more instructors to work closely with you to learn fast!

Leeds Swing Exchange
8/10/2012
City: Leeds
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Between 10th-12th August there will be three glorious days of Swing Exchange joy in the heart of Leeds (Yorkshire UK, for the benefit of non-UK folks), for everyone who loves a bit of Lindy, balboa and blues, cultural activities and fun in the (hopefully) sunshine.

Prices will be announced very soon, and registration to follow :)

We have some amazingly iconic venues lined up, fabulous people, fabulous bands, and almost as much cake as dance. Contain your excitements!

Please check out the website and join our facebook group to keep updated on our fabulous event! And put it in your diary now!

Blues Muse 2012
10/19/2012
City: Philadelphia
Dances: Blues

Blues Muse 2012 is Philadelphia's nationally recognized blues workshop weekend focused on follows, follower expression, and masculine/feminine movement. Please join us for what will be our biggest year yet!

BluesBlast
4/5/2013
City: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Dances: Blues

Join us in Ottawa for our fourth amazing weekend of blues dancing and instruction! In the past this event has sold out, and this year is sure to be our best yet! This year we're back featuring:

Heidi Fite (San Francisco, CA)
Damon Stone (Saint Paul, MN)
Amanda Gruhl (Boston, MA)
Shawn Hershey (Boston, MA)
Natalia Rueda (Ottawa, ON)
Byron Alley (Ottawa, ON)
Our Ottawa blues instructors will blow your minds with an intimate new perspective on blues dancing!

bluesFusion UK, 2012
8/17/2012
City: Stratford-upon-Avon
Dances: Blues, Fusion

Combining traditional blues dance with other fabulous partner dance styles, this weekend will be full of fantastic socials, music, learning and experimenting with dance. There''ll be taster classes in solo dance and movement as well in order to focus on all aspects of moving in our own bodies and better our partner dancing experience. This weekend will be one not to miss!

Accommodation, socials and classes will be run out of Stratford-upon-Avon YHA youth hostel and surrounding village halls. Enjoy the weekend in the beautiful heart of Shakespeare Country!

Cleveland Lindy Exhange
9/21/2012
City: Cleveland
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Originally run from 2001 - 2005, we figured it was time the swing world once again enjoyed the venues, music, and hospitality of Ohio’s north coast. 6 dances plus a bonus welcome dance on Thurs.! Hope to see you in Cleveland September 21 - 23, 2012!

Utah Lindy Exchange 2012
8/31/2012
City: Salt Lake City
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Utah's Biggest Swing Event! New Management, biggest year ever! This year features the Careless Lovers from Seattle. A full weekend of dancing ALL NIGHT and home of the Polygamy Lindy Contest an the Johnny Lingo, "Mahana" Beauty Contest- How many cows are YOU worth?? Come join in the fun!

Red Hot Blues 'n BBQ
5/25/2012
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Blues

We're back for another year of delicious BBQ and crazed blues dancing, but we have moved to a new weekend -- Memorial Day Weekend!

Austin Blues Party
7/20/2012
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Blues

Come to Austin for some of the hottest live music and dancing in Texas!

Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange
9/6/2012
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Dances: Blues

Blues + Beach = Bluesin' Vacation!

Dance & enjoy blues concerts right at the beach. Then continue the dancing until daylight hours - just to start it all over again.

No Frills. No Fluff. Just the Blues. Oh and the Beach!

FREE CONCERTS: Outdoor concerts are FREE!
LATE NITE DANCING: Not free, but still cheap.

Gypsy House Party
10/19/2012
City: Dallas, Tx
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

Imagine a weekend of the best Lindy, blues and soul music.
Imagine a party atmosphere with 3 nights of costumed theme parties.
Imagine five of the best DJs from Lindy Hop, Blues and Soul.
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.

Summertime
7/20/2012
City: Columbia, SC
Dances: Blues

3 nights dancing with 7 djs;
6 hours lessons with Mike the Girl and Dan Rosenthal!

Karen Maria Lindy Blues Exchange!
9/7/2012
City: 1
Dances: Blues, Lindy

For 2012, it's NOT on my birthday! No schedule conflicts, no dancing in hot summer weather! Just dancing!

Albany Lindy and Blues Exchange
12/7/2012
City: Albany, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Baltimore Summer Blues Summit 2012
7/7/2012
City: Baltimore, MD
Dances: Blues

We're bringing together 5 fantastic instructors and 7 incredible DJs for this 7th Blues Summit in Baltimore. Join us at the gorgeous Mobtown Ballroom for a day of workshops with Julie Brown & Shawn Hershey, Mike Legett & Dan Rosenthal, and Josh Fialkoff, followed by an all-night blues party featuring some of the best blues DJs in the business. It’s going to be a truly outstanding Summit – and we can’t wait to see you there.


www.mobtownballroom.com/blues
www.facebook.com/nevermoreblues

Pre-European Blues workshop
6/9/2012
City: Barcelona, Spain
Dances: Blues, Lindy

3 h workshop (2 levels) with GASTON and LOUISE Tangermann plus night Blues Jam with BLUES CRASHING BAND to be ready for next week Europen Swing Dance Championchip. More info: www.swingmaniacs.com

Pensacola Blues Exchange 2012
8/31/2012
City: Pensacola, FL
Dances: Blues

We are back for our SECOND year!

3 DAYS. 8 DANCES. 10 HOURS OF WORKSHOPS.

We are going BIGGER and BETTER with MORE great music, MORE rockin' venues, and MORE BLUES DANCIN'!

Save the dates: We'll be dancing ALL LABOR DAY WEEKEND LONG in beautiful Pensacola, FL.

August 31st-September 2nd!

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!

'Like' our page on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/PensacolaBluesExchange

Classic City Swing 2
9/7/2012
City: Athens, Georgia, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Other

16 hours of social dancing and a Saturday afternoon of workshops in Balboa and Blues. Music at dances will allow for all swing dance styles.

Steel City Blues Festival
3/15/2013
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues

Join us in the City of Steel. There will be fabulous instructors and amazing workshops! There will be rockin' live bands and kickin' competitions!

Camp Jitterbug & the Jump Session Show 2012
5/25/2012
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Blues Shakedown: London's Live Blues Exchange
8/31/2012
City: London, UK
Dances: Blues

Blues Shakedown takes the concept of a dance Exchange back to basics with a weekend of nothing but social dancing, live music and fun! No city outside the USA has as much blues heritage as London, so we've found the best of London's live blues scene for an incredible weekend of dancing. There won't be one band at Blues Shakedown, or even one band every night. We've got nothing less than six live acts.

With around 30 hours of dancing, three parties till the early hours, convenient venues, a bargain price, and more live music than you can shake a stick at, this is the blues dancing weekend you don't want to miss!

Beantown Camp
6/28/2012
City: Beverly, MA (1 hour from Boston)
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Rose City Blues Exchange
11/9/2012
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

More information coming soon!

Blues Week 2012
7/30/2012
City: Eauze (France) near Toulouse
Dances: Blues

with
Chris HÄRM (Australie) & Brenda RUSSEL (USA)
Anne-Hélène & Bernard CAVASA (France)

and you will also have some solo blues lessons with some teachers present for the Jazz Week workshop (same week)
Steven Mitchell (USA), Evita Arce (USA), Mike Jägger (USA), Lise Coeslier (Fr)

With 100% blues parties every nights, one night with a cabaret, solo & couple blues competitions

http://www.studiohop.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=96&lang=en

Lost Valley Blues Recess
7/26/2012
City: Dexter, OR
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Other

Last Year's Urban Alt-Blues Recess' industrial aesthetic was inspiring, and this year the pendulum swings us to Lost Valley, an intentional ecovillage community in the wooded foothills of the Cascades. Recess Event's 2012 flagship event, LVBR, brings us three days and four nights of alt-blues and blues music pumping into the liminal hours of the dawn. Daytimes will be spent wandering the miles of trails and numerous swimming holes on-site, the same mind-expanding skill-share workshops of yesteryear’s UBR (with five to ten workshops at a time (!)), and a community meal plan option with an all local, organic, and seasonal menu. We will have live acts spanning the talents of the recess community, and all with the usual, Recess-patented, "dancing to generators in the woods" on the 87 acres of Lost Valley Ecovillage. Its going to be quite the time!!

Lost Valley will also have a number of classes specifically designed to break down the lead/follow binary, and develop more Fleads, Lollows, Dancers, Switches, insert-your-preferred-gender-neutral-pronoun-here. There will also be a prized Gender Bender Strictly and an Alt-Blues/Fusion/Trad Jack & Jill competition Saturday night.

bamBLOOZled 2012!
11/2/2012
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Blues

Innovative workshops, incredible live music, and stellar competitions.

Berlin Swing Dance eXchange
5/11/2012
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Other

Berlin is a fascinating city and a monument of living history. Twenty years after its post-Wall rebirth, Berlin is a scene-stealing combo of glamour and grit. When it comes to fashion, art, design and music, the German capital is THE city to watch.

JUST PARTIES - NO WORKSHOPS!

Burning River Blues: Blues Fusion
5/25/2012
City: Cleveland, OH
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Tango, Other

Join us Memorial Day weekend for a series of Blues Fusion workshops featuring Ruth Hoffman, Ruby Red and Heriberto Perez along with Jamie Mitch, Bruce Baker and Barbara Pajka.

Enjoy 3 evening dances, 2 late nights, and 14 awesome classes total with 2 tracks to choose from during the day!

Blues Fusion:
Explore and fuse the essences of similarly emotive dances with Blues to create a dynamic and energetic flow of connection to your partner, to the music and to the moment.

Listen. Feel. Dance.

Chicago Underground Blues Experience
6/8/2012
City: Chicago
Dances: Blues

Tons of Live Blues Bands, Late Night Parties, awesome Schwag, good people.

the Edinburgh Lindy eXchange
9/21/2012
City: Edinburgh
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

2012 is going to be a very exciting year ELX is having a birthday. That’s right folks, we will be 5 years old. To help us celebrate Jennie Lobel and the Swing Kings are coming to our party!!! How would you like to come too? You would? Fantastic! Watch our webpage and Facebook for further updates and reserve your place as soon as we open for bookings...

See you on the dance floor!

The ELX Team