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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
Beginners are
encouraged to come and it is not necessary
to bring a partner to dances and lessons!
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.
Get local swing dancing happenings emailed to you weekly via The
CSDS
Update.
Charlotte Metro
Event Calendar
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In
gray
are
weekend-long,
nearby,
out-of-town
events.*
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2nd Monday
(monthly)
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Bill
Hanna’s
Vintage
Dance
Band
(&
beginner
lesson)
see dates below
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Every Tuesday
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Lesson
series
&
dance
at
Crews
Road
Rec
Center
details: LovinLindy.com
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Every
Thursday
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Lesson
series
&
dance
at
Ed's
Tavern
details soon: GottaswingCharlotte.com
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Some Fridays
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Jumpin'
Java!
beginner
lesson
&
dance
at
Caribou
see dates below |
3rd Saturday
(monthly)
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Swingin'
Saturday
beginner
lesson
&
band
dance
usually 3rd Saturday, see dates below
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Sat,
Jul
17
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Swingin'
Saturday
lesson
&
band
dance
at
Chantilly
Hall
- GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Fri,
Jul
23
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Jumpin'
Java
lesson
&
dance
at
Caribou
- LovinLindy.com |
Sat,
Jul
30
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Odd
Night Out (5th Saturday) band dance
- LovinLindy.com |
Jul
30-31
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West
Coast
Swing
weekend
lessons
&
dances
- Swing Hustle
Charlotte |
Sat,
Jul
31
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California
Mixer
Dance Party
"...is a fabulous dance fusion party bringing dancers from all of
Charlotte dance groups together at one time -- we'll be playing all
kinds of great music - from west coast swing, lindy hop and hustle to
ballroom (foxtrot, waltz, tango), latin (salsa, cha cha, samba,
merengue and rumba) and Argentine tango. We'll also add CW two-step and
shag."
- The point is to get dancers from various Charlotte scenes to
have a ball dancing together.
- Also, the swing/blues dancers will use this as a going away party for Kirk &
Tracy, who are moving to Raleigh in September.
- 8:00-9:00 ($5) Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing "Swango"
fusion class (this sounds interesting)
- 9:00-11:30 ($10)
- Location: Metropolitan Ballroom Charlotte NC (corner Providence
& Sharon Amity)
- Some more details are on Facebook
- It's also So You Think You
Can Dance's National
Dance
Day
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Mon,
Aug
9
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Bill
Hanna’s
Vintage
Dance
Band
(&
lesson)
at
Grand
Central
Events
- more details on page 2 |
Aug
13-15
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Southern
Belle
follower's
workshops,
Atlanta
GA
- southernbelleswing.com
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Sat,
Aug
21
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Swingin'
Saturday
lesson
&
band
dance
at
Chantilly
Hall
- GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Fri,
Aug
27
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Jumpin'
Java
lesson
&
dance
at
Caribou
- LovinLindy.com |
Sep
9-12
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Dirt
Cheap
Blues
Exchange,
Virginia
Beach
VA
- dirtcheapblues.com
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Sep
10-12
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HAWT
Lindy
workshop,
Raleigh
NC
- Details
on
Facebook
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Mon,
Sep
13
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Bill
Hanna’s
Vintage
Dance
Band
(&
lesson)
at
Grand
Central
Events
- more details on page 2 |
Sat,
Sep
18
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Swingin'
Saturday
lesson
&
band
dance
at
Chantilly
Hall
- GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Fri,
Sep
24
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Jumpin'
Java
lesson
&
dance
at
Caribou
- LovinLindy.com |
Sep
24-26
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X -
Piedmont's anniversary workshop, Greensboro NC
- piedmontswingdance.org
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Oct
22-24
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Cool
Cat
Corner
workshop in Charlotte
- GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Sat,
Oct
29
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Odd
Night Out (5th Saturday) band dance
- LovinLindy.com |
Nov
4-7
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EBC
Balboa workshop, Raleigh NC
- ibalboa.com
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These
two websites are good resources to find national Lindy Hop & Blues
dance
events:
swingoutoftown.com
lindyexchange.com
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* 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.
-Swwwingmaster Kirk Eisenbeis
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