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  see dates below
Every Tuesday	Swing at Crews Road Rec Center  more details on page 2
Every Tuesday	Swing at Augello's in Rock Hill  more details on page 2
Every Thursday	Swing Thursdays at Chantilly Hall  more details on page 2
1st Saturday    (monthly)	1st Saturday Swing Sessions (& free beginning lesson)  see dates below
3rd Saturday    (monthly)	Swingin' Saturday band dance (& free beginning lesson)  see dates below
Sat, Jun 6	1st Saturday Swing Sessions at Hawthorne Lane UMC  more details on page 2
Mon, Jun 8	Bill Hanna’s Vintage Dance Band at Grand Central Events  more details on page 2
Jun 18-21	VBLX - Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange  vblx.com
Sat, Jun 20	Swingin' Saturday at Chantilly Hall  more details on page 2
Sat, Jul 4	(I'm unsure whether there's a July 4 event) 1st Saturday Swing Sessions at Hawthorne Lane UMC  more details on page 2
Mon, Jul 13	Bill Hanna’s Vintage Dance Band at Grand Central Events  more details on page 2
Sat, Jul 18	Swingin' Saturday at Chantilly Hall  more details on page 2
Aug 7-9	Buenos Aires Blues workshop, Knoxville  buenosairesblues.com
Aug 21-23?	Southern Belle Swing Bash follower-focused workshop, Atlanta  southernbelleswing.com
Sep 11-13	Big Apple Weekend workshop, Columbia, SC  palmettoswing.com
Sep 11-13	Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange, Virginia Beach, VA  dirtcheapblues.com
Sep 18-20	KLX - Knoxville Lindy Exchange  swingknoxville.org/KLX
Oct 2-4	Cool Cat Corner Lindy Hop workshop in Charlotte   gottaswingcharlotte.com
Oct 16-18	Atlanta Varsity Showdown workshop  aseda.org/avs
Oct 30-1	EBC Balboa workshop, Raleigh  ibalboa.com
Tue, Dec 1	Solomon Douglas Swingtet 10-piece band in Charlotte  lovinlindy.com
May 13-16	CHEX - Charleston (SC) Lindy Exchange  charlestonlindyexchange.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 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.