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•  Archives of Early Lindy Hop - the story of the origins of swing dance at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the thirties and forties. Biographies of dancers and filmclip information.
•  US Swing Dance Server
•  Any Swing Goes - news and information on the revival of swing, big band, and jump blues music, culture and dancing.
•  Educated Feet - a swing dance performance troupe specializing in 1930s and '40s style swing with a contemporary flare.
•  National & New England Swing Dance Server - includes a calendar, teacher directory, partner network and more.
•  neoSwing - a guide to the swing dance revival, featuring audio and video clips, glossary of terms, and links.
•  Raper's Dance Corner - lots of swing dance and social dance information including history, music, lessons, clubs, links and more.
•  Swing Machine - resource for swing MIDI, jazz, and other music. Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and more.
•  Western Swing
•  Work That Skirt - learn how to Street Swing dance to your favorite swing bands. Also, check out our calendar of San Francisco based swing/rockabilly events.

• Yahoo! Big Band
• Yahoo! Lindy Hop
• Yahoo! Regional Information
•  National Swing Dance Event Schedule
• Swing Dance Clubs
•  Avalon, Santa Clara, CA.
•  Bedford Lindy Hop Dance, Bedford, England
•  C Jam Swing Dance, Balham, London, England
•  Combined Festivals, Various Locations
•  Edinburgh Swing Dance Society, Edinburgh, Scotland
•  Gateway Elks, Portland, OR
•  Hollister Elks, Hollister, CA
•  Los Gatos Lodge, Los Gatos, CA
•  Los Gatos Elks, Los Gatos, CA
•  Lucy Stearn Center, Palo Alto, CA.
•  Mitchell Center, Palo Alto, CA
•  Rose City Swing Dance Club, Portland, OR
•  Sacramento Jubilee, Sacramento, CA
•  Salvation Army Swing Dance Series - over 400 dances
•  Stompin at the 100 Club, London, England
•  Stompin at the Aubergine, San Diego, CA
•  Sunnyvale Elks, Sunnyvale, CA
•  The Strand Theatre, Gilroy, CA
•  Yakima Elks, Yakima, WA

•  JiveNet - a resource for the UK and World Lindy Hop and Jive dance community. Includes on-line editions of 'Swing Time' and 'Killer Diller,' event listings, classes, and more.

•  Cats' Corner - discussion list about the swing scene in the San Francisco Bay Area
•  Halloween Swingthing - in Irvine; October 28 - 31, 2004
•  Monterey Swingfest - in Monterey; January 13 - 17, 2005
•  Swing in Santa Maria

•  New England Dance Connection - (Connecticut) source for swing and country dancing. See club listings, class schedules and events.

•  DC Dancenet - Swing

•  Swing and Sway Dancing - in Rockland; at 143 Maverick Street; US National Rising Star Ballroom Champs, Christian & Kathryn Clayton, are teaching group and private lessons in their spacious, trendy Rockland studio, and also in Westbrook; phone 207-594-0940

•  Utah Swing - in Murray; comprehensive swing/lindy hop resource, including a calendar, forum and lists of places to dance and learn; also features wedding services (dance instruction, music, entertainment)
  •  Utah Swing Open - August 19 - 20, 2005; an ALHC Rocky Mountain Regional Qualifier

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directories

•  SwingMoves - a free, comprehensive, and useful online database of swing dance moves for swingers of all levels and styles.
•  PlanetSwing - swing and jazz dance lessons, message boards, classifieds, magazines, and more.
• Excite Swing

organizations

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last edited Tuesday, December 16, 2008