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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 Tuesday |
Lesson
series
&
dance
at
Morehead
St.
Tavern
details: GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Every Thursday
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Lesson
series
&
dance
at
Grape/Forte
details: GottaswingCharlotte.com |
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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Feb
19-21
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Do
It Yourself blues workshop & dances, Atlanta GA
- entertheblues.com
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Sat,
Feb
20
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NO
Swingin'
Saturday
dance at Chantilly Hall, was Feb 13
- GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Fri,
Feb
26
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Jumpin'
Java
lesson
&
dance at Caribou
- LovinLindy.com |
Fri,
Feb
26
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Rescheduled:
Hop
for
Haiti lesson & band dance at Chantilly Hall
- GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Feb
26-28
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Swing
Into
Spring
workshop
&
dances,
Columbia
SC
- palmettoswing.com
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Mar
5-7
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QCLX
- Queen City Lindy Exchange
dances in Charlotte
(If you have zero Lindy hop experience, this event isn't for you.)
- qclx.org
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Mon,
Mar
8
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Bill
Hanna’s
Vintage
Dance
Band
(&
lesson)
at Grand Central Events
- more details on page 2 |
Fri,
Mar
19
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Jumpin'
Java
lesson
&
dance at Caribou
- LovinLindy.com |
Sat,
Mar
21
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Swingin'
Saturday
lesson
&
band
dance at Chantilly Hall
- GottaswingCharlotte.com |
Mar
26-27
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West
Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances
- Swing Hustle
Charlotte |
Mar
26-28
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ATLX
exchange,
Atlanta
GA
- atlx.org
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Apr
9-10
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That
Spring
Thing
Swing
Thing
workshop,
Greenville
SC
- tsfst.weebly.com
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Apr
10-11
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PSDS
workshop,
Winston-Salem
NC
- piedmontswingdance.org
or Facebook
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Apr
23-24
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West
Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances
- Swing Hustle
Charlotte |
Apr
23-25
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Blango
Nuevo
Blues-Tango
fusion
workshop
&
dances
- blangonuevo.com
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Sat,
Apr
30
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Odd
Night Out (5th Saturday) band dance
- LovinLindy.com
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May
13-16
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CHEX
-
Charleston
(SC)
Lindy
Exchange
charlestonlindyexchange.com
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May
21-23
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Enter
the
Blues
4
workshop
&
dances,
Atlanta GA
- entertheblues.com
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May
TBD
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West
Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances
- Swing Hustle
Charlotte |
Jun
25-26
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West
Coast Swing weekend lessons & dances
- Swing Hustle
Charlotte |
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 |
Sep
9-12
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Dirt
Cheap
Blues
Exchange,
Virginia
Beach
VA
- dirtcheapblues.com
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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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