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My
goal is to maintain this as a clear, all-inclusive calendar for Charlotte area
swing dance events. Several local parties
are sponsoring successful events, and I feel
CSDS can best support the swing community by compiling them all here. If an event
is missing, please contact me. -Swwwingmaster Kirk Eisenbeis
Unless otherwise indicated, 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.
You can have local swing dancing happenings emailed to you weekly via The
CSDS Update.
Event Calendar
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Charlotte metro area events are in blue.
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Weekend-long events within a 6 hour drive are in gray.
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Mondays
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Bill Hanna’s Vintage Dance Band at Grand Central Events
more details
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Tuesdays
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Crews Road Swing at Crews Road Rec Center
more details
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Thursdays
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Swing Thursdays at Chantilly Hall
more details
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2008
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May 10 (Sat)
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Blues Providers at Three Monkeys Tavern
more details
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May 10 (Sat)
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Antsy McClain & Trailer Park Troubadours at Gastonia Alive
more details |
May 15-18
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CHEX - Charleston Lindy Exchange, Charleston, SC
charlestonlindyexchange.com
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May 17 (Sat)
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Swinging Saturday (every 3rd Saturday)
more details |
May 22 (Thu)
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The Blues Providers, others at Hibernian Hall
more details
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Jun 6-8
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Buenos Aires Blues/Tango workshop, Knoxville, TN
buenosairesblues.com
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Jun 12-15
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VBLX - Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange, Virginia Beach, VA
vblx.com
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Jun 21 (Sat)
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GottaswingCharlotte Community Swing Dance Day
Beginner workshops for adults & kids
more details
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Jun 21 (Sat)
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Swinging Saturday (every 3rd Saturday) (different venue)
more details |
Jun 28 (Sat)
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Stardusters Big Band in Gastonia
more details
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Jul 4-6
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Sugar Foot Stomp workshop, Asheville, NC
sugarftstomp.com
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Jul 19 (Sat)
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Swinging Saturday (every 3rd Saturday) (different venue)
more details |
Aug 16 (Sat)
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Swinging Saturday (every 3rd Saturday) (different venue)
more details |
Sep 11-14
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Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange, Virginia Beach, VA
dirtcheapblues.com
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Sep 19-21
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Southern Belle Swing Bash workshop, Atlanta
southernbelleswing.com
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These
two websites are good resources to find Lindy Hop & Blues dance
events that are outside of the region represented above:
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, and dances on Friday, Saturday
& Sunday nights. A Lindy
Exchange has no workshops but is one dance venue after another. Going
into my first exchange, I thought dancing that much would get old, but
exchanges attract fantastic dancers, a variety of band/DJ 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 looking for travel
companions.
-Swwwingmaster Kirk Eisenbeis
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