All Charlotte-area events are listed here; they are run by other local parties. If an event is missing, please contact me. -Swwwingmaster Kirk Eisenbeis

Wherever you go to dance, support the event: buy drinks or water and tip the venue staff.  If you don’t, the venue will dry up. Consider it part of the cost of admission.

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Charlotte Metro Event Calendar
In gray are weekend-long, nearby, out-of-town events.*
2nd Monday    (monthly)	Bill Hanna’s Vintage Dance Band (& beginner lesson)   see dates below
Every Tuesday	Lesson series & dance at Crews Road Rec Center  details: LovinLindy.com
Every Tuesday	Lesson series & dance at Morehead St. Tavern  details: GottaswingCharlotte.com
Every Thursday	Lesson series & dance at Grape/Forte  details: GottaswingCharlotte.com
Some Fridays    (monthly)	Jumpin' Java! beginner lesson & dance at Caribou   see dates below
3rd Saturday    (monthly)	Swingin' Saturday beginner lesson & band dance   usually 3rd Saturday, see dates below
2010
Feb 19-21	Do It Yourself blues workshop & dances, Atlanta GA  - entertheblues.com
Sat, Feb 20	NO Swingin' Saturday dance at Chantilly Hall, was Feb 13  - GottaswingCharlotte.com
Fri, Feb 26	Jumpin' Java lesson & dance at Caribou  - LovinLindy.com
Fri, Feb 26	Rescheduled: Hop for Haiti lesson & band dance at Chantilly Hall  - GottaswingCharlotte.com
Feb 26-28	Swing Into Spring workshop & dances, Columbia SC  - palmettoswing.com
Mar 5-7	QCLX - Queen City Lindy Exchange dances in Charlotte (If you have zero Lindy hop experience, this event isn't for you.)   - qclx.org
Mon, Mar 8	Bill Hanna’s Vintage Dance Band (& lesson) at Grand Central Events  - more details on page 2
Fri, Mar 19	Jumpin' Java lesson & dance at Caribou  - LovinLindy.com
Sat, Mar 21	Swingin' Saturday lesson & band dance at Chantilly Hall  - GottaswingCharlotte.com
Mar 26-27	West Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances  - Swing Hustle Charlotte
Mar 26-28	ATLX exchange, Atlanta GA  - atlx.org
Apr 9-10	That Spring Thing Swing Thing workshop, Greenville SC  - tsfst.weebly.com
Apr 10-11	PSDS workshop, Winston-Salem NC  - piedmontswingdance.org or Facebook
Apr 23-24	West Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances  - Swing Hustle Charlotte
Apr 23-25	Blango Nuevo Blues-Tango fusion workshop & dances  - blangonuevo.com
Sat, Apr 30	Odd Night Out (5th Saturday) band dance  - LovinLindy.com
May 13-16	CHEX - Charleston (SC) Lindy Exchange  charlestonlindyexchange.com
May 21-23	Enter the Blues 4 workshop & dances, Atlanta GA  - entertheblues.com
May TBD	West Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances  - Swing Hustle Charlotte
Jun 25-26	West Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances  - Swing Hustle Charlotte
Sat, Jul 30	Odd Night Out (5th Saturday) band dance  - LovinLindy.com
Jul 30-31	West Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances  - Swing Hustle Charlotte
Sep 9-12	Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange, Virginia Beach VA  - dirtcheapblues.com
Sat, Oct 29	Odd Night Out (5th Saturday) band dance  - LovinLindy.com
Nov 4-7	EBC Balboa workshop, Raleigh NC  - ibalboa.com
These two websites are good resources to find national Lindy Hop & Blues dance events:  swingoutoftown.com   lindyexchange.com

* A word about traveling
If you don't travel or dance Lindy Hop already, I can't recommend highly enough that you try a beginner's Lindy workshop weekend.

Lindy Hop, the grandfather of swing dances and an American original, has a challenging learning curve but is fantastically rewarding. Traveling for a weekend of immersion is a TON of fun and the best way to learn and practice Lindy Hop (or other dances like Balboa and Blues). We're fortunate to be in a region that has several distinct but not-too-distant scenes, most of which host at least one weekend event every year. Finally, know that it is very common for the hosting dance community to house the visitors: If you're willing to sleep on an air mattress, you shouldn't need to get a hotel at most of these events.

A weekend event is categorized as a Workshop Weekend or a Lindy Exchange: Workshop Weekends typically include 6-8 hours of instruction over Saturday & Sunday afternoons, plus dances on Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights. A Lindy Exchange has no workshops and is one dance venue after another. Going into my first exchange, I thought dancing that much would get old, but exchanges attract fabulous dancers, a variety of music styles and it is always a blast.

There's a good chance that someone from Charlotte is going to most events here. Email the swwwingmaster if you're unfamiliar with local Lindyhoppers and looking for travel companions.