Links to other Dance Pages
- Links to Seattle Area Organizations
- Links to Pacific Northwest
- Links to National (USA)and By State
- Links to International
- Clothing
- Bands
Seattle Area
Alley Cats
Swing...An Eastside Youth Swing Dance Club specializing in Lindy Hop, Swing, Shag and Balboa based centrally in Bellevue.
Blue Skies Dance ...social dance instruction in Swing, Salsa, Waltz, Foxtrot, Slow Dance by former club instructors Todd & Krissy Biernacki.
The Century Ballroom ...lovely renovated ballroom with large wood dance floor, table seating, café.
Dance to Connect... A dance store and purveyor of dance instruction in Milton.
Eastside Swing Dance ...Dance lessons on the Eastside.
Fleet Feet News ...site dedicated to promoting social dancing in the Puget Sound area.
Hep Cat Productions ...Seattle-based producer of Swing-oriented dances, lessons, events - with club instructor
Chris Chapman.
Hep Jen...Swing dancer, performer, instructor, and well-traveled DJ.
A former Seattlite, she's now in San Francisco.
Jitterbug Club ... Tonya's swing dance business is now in Los Angeles. But she still puts on Camp Jitterbug in Seattle!
Left Foot Boogie...SSC instructor Jodi Fleischman teaches in
Bothell/ Woodinville/ Bellevue. Occasional workshops and dances on the Eastside.
Lindy Shutterbug ...Local photographer Marc Dodobara shares his pictures of the local lindy scene.
Milltown Swing ...Saturday Dance in Everett,
currently on hiatus.
Northwest Dance Network - in the spirit of Living Traditions Dance. Organization offering various dance activities and classes in the Seattle
area. Variety of dance styles, including Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing, Salsa and more.
Orion Ballroom ...social dance instruction and workshops. Occasional dances in Kirkland.
Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society ...The group promotes traditional jazz with occasional local events, usually at the
Ballard Elks Club.
Resilient Spirit...Dance and yoga instruction, and occasional dances in Redmond.
Rhythm Revue...Successor
to One O'Clock Jump, this crew has bi-weekly Saturday dances at Sonny's.
Seattle Folk Dancing ...impressive listing of Seattle area dances & organizations.
Seattle Parties...local event/dance producers. Home of Swing DJ Leslie $.
Seattle Swing Lists
...Seattle-based email lists; find out what's happening.
Triplestep...Swing dance lessons in Bellevue taught by Tammy and
Bryan.
White Heat...forum for messages, discussion threads on the Seattle Swing scene.
(Website is temporarily down as of Aug. 1, 2006)
Pacific Northwest
WA |
Hepcat Swing Club... Wenatchee Valley College is hep to the jive! | |
| Olympia Swing Resource...What's happening in Olympia and beyond. | ||
| Swing Cats ...Ellensburg-based CWU Swing club. | ||
| Spokane Swing Dance Club ...Where to get some foot action in Spokane. | ||
WA/ID |
Swing Devils...Swing in Moscow, Idaho and Pullman, WA. | |
ID |
Boise Swing Society ...Swing in Boise, Idaho. | |
OR |
Willamette Valley "Mostly Dance" Events Calendar...news on Lindy Hop in Oregon. | |
| Portland (Oregon) Swing Page ...Lindy Hop happenings in Portland. | ||
| Crystal Ballroom ...THE place to dance in Portland with a unique sprung wood floor. (If only they had swing events more often!) | ||
| Rogue Jitterbug...Southern Oregon Swing Dance Society. | ||
BC |
Jungle Swing..."Your classic swing dance connection" - lessons and a Saturday dance in the Vancouver area. | |
| Red Hot Swing What's really swingin' in Victoria, BC. | ||
| Swing Victoria...Where to swing in the city of flowers! | ||
| UBC Swing Kids ...Swing club in Vancouver, BC Canada. | ||
| Vancouver Swing...Vancouver happenings. |
National and By State
| Lindy Exchange ...Where to find info on Lindy Exchanges in the USA, Canada and around the world. | ||
| Archives of Early Lindy Hop ...Judy Pritchett's Lindy resource, including videos & movies. | ||
| Any Swing Goes...Swing news, interviews, contests and links. | ||
| Atomic Magazine ...The Essential Guide to Retro Culture. | ||
| Dance Dance Dance ...dedicated to the art of Swing & all forms of couples dancing. | ||
| Hip Hop Lindy ...News and fun info about this hybrid dance. | ||
| Henry's Dance Hotlist ...great listing of dance pages on the Web! (gee, it even lists us!) | ||
| iDance.net ...Download instructional dance video clips from your favorite teachers. Each video clip will teach you one dance move, concept, or styling. Clips start at $.99 each. Lindy Hop, Balboa, Bal-Swing, Hip Hop, Vernacular Jazz, Charleston and more! Clips for both leads and follows. | ||
| Learn to Salsa Dance with Salsa Dance Crazy ... Seven Free Salsa Dance Videos take you Step by Step through Learning to Salsa Dance, with Salsa Crazy. | ||
| Lindy Exchange...List of Lindy Exchanges nationwide. | ||
| MyDanceDate.com...A brand new dating service for social dancers who live in the United States and Canada. Because it is a new service, they don't have many members yet. To solve that problem they are offering the first 5,000 dancers that register a free 6-month premium membership. | ||
| National FastDance Association...promotes and preserves fast dancing and the music for it. | ||
| Nocturne.com...Links to lots of swing calendars. | ||
| Raper's Dance Corner ...another comprehensive listing of dance sites. | ||
| Swing-Music.com... "The source for everything swing" Music, clothes, and great downloads (like the Gap Swing commercial) | ||
| Swing Awards ... A venue to recognize and reward swing artists. | ||
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SwingDancers.com...Listing of national swing dance events. | |
| Swing DJs...Forum for swing DJs. | ||
| Arizona Lindy Society...Arizona Savoy-style Lindy Hoppers. | ||
CA |
Kevin & Carla...Lindy instructors from San Francisco who globe-hop. | |
| Northern California Lindy Society ...Lindy Hop, Jump Swing, and Bay Area fun. | ||
| Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association ...Erin, Tami, and the Pasadena crowd have hit the Web! | ||
| Sacramento Swing ...home of the Sacramento Savoy Swing Club. | ||
| San Diego Swings ...yes, it does.....includes links to events calendars. | ||
| San Diego Lindy Hop Society ...Lindy dancing resource for SD area. | ||
| San Francisco Swing ...A "clear entryway to swing and lindy hop resources in the San Francisco Bay area." | ||
| Sonic Swing Dance Company ...Swing group in the Bay Area. | ||
| Southern California Lindy Hop Resource ...L.A. & Southern California Lindy Hop info. | ||
| Steven & Virginie ... Legendary duo who travel the world teaching lindy hop. | ||
DC |
Jitterbuzz ...DC-area Lindy scene. | |
FL |
Florida Boppers, The ...Boppin', swingin' and shaggin' across the Florida Peninsula. | |
GA |
Atlanta Danceworld ...Dance school specializing in Swing and Lindy Hop. | |
MA |
DanceNet...Boston and New England area swing dancing resource. | |
| Hop to the Beat...Lindy in New England via Tony and Aurelie Tye. | ||
MA/NH |
UNH Hep Cats...Lindy and more in Portsmouth, NH. | |
NY |
Saratoga Savoy Center of Dance ...Swingin' Savoy style in Saragota, NY! Yehoodi ...NYC-centric site for the "Hardcore Hep-Cat Swinger" | |
TX |
Dallas Swing Dance Society ...Swing in the 'Big D'. | |
| Austin Lindy Society...Home of UT and Savoy Style lindy, too! | ||
| Houston Swing Dance Society...South Texans are swinging, too. | ||
| Texas Aggie Swing Cats...It's not an Aggie joke -- they know how to swing in College Station! | ||
UT |
Utah Swing...Swing events and happenings. |
International
| Cat's Corner Montreal Swing ...A swing dance and lindy hop community in Montreal, Canada | ||
| Les Chatons Swingueurs... The Swinging Kittens dance in Paris - site in French and English. | ||
| Jitterbugs New Zealand...Lindy Hop in New Zealand | ||
| Jitterbugs Swingapore ...Singapore Lindy Hoppers (formerly with SSC instructors Krissy & Todd). | ||
| The Rhythm Hot Shots ...Swedish performance troupe and Camp Herräng. | ||
| Site de l-association de danse Les Chatons Swingueurs - promoting Swing & Boogie all around the world. (In French) | ||
| Swedish Swing Society ...Herräng, Rhythm Hot Shots, etc. (In Swedish) | ||
| Swing Madrid...Swing dancers in Madrid, Spain want you to come dance with them! (in Spanish) | ||
| Frankie Cruise XC...A Caribbean Cruise to celebrate Frankie Manning's 90th birthday in May, 2004 |
Clothing
| Bowling Shirts, shoes, dresses and more from DaddyOs | ||
| Swing Dance Clothing from Dance Store | ||
| Zoot Suits from El Pachuco and Zoots by Suavecito | ||
| Dance shoes at Emerald City Dance Boutique (in Federal Way, WA) | ||
| Clothing, shoes and more from Petticoat Junction (in Lynnwood, WA) | ||
| Showtime Dance Shoes -- Ballroom dance shoes and Chrisanne Dancewear for the social or professional dancer. | ||
| Swing Kitten -- retro fashions for women | ||
| Skirts from Swing Skirts by Nelle |
Bands (locals and those passing through...)
- 7 on 7 Jump and Swing Express
Olympia area band - Monty Banks and the High Rollers
206-860-0412 - Blue Moon Howlers - Swing Dance Band!
Rich Wetzel 253-475-0587 - Casey MacGill
- Lance Buller and the Monarchs
253-752-6476 - The Donettes (sassy Rockabilly)
206-229-9849 - Dukes of Swing - 19-piece swing band in Olympia
Leader Craig Wellington 360-867-0362
Booking agent Don Chapman
DC Entertainment
360-491-1332 - Dusty 45s (Rockabilly)
Julianne Andersen, M.T. Booking 206-325-6246 - Garfield H.S. Jazz Band
206-726-6780 - Jackson Street Swing Band
Ian 206-729-1366 - Jake Bergevin and JavaTown Swing Orchestra
Jake 425-258-6093 - The Moonlight Swing Orchestra
Contact Burch Johnson at 360-568-4263
P.O. Box 1357
Monroe, WA 98272 - Kings of Swing (19-piece big band)
Paul Sawtelle 253-222-9806 - Portage Bay Big Band
Call Todd Nordling at 206 261 4951
or Band President Bruce Lexsa at 425-788-5291 - Radio Rhythm Orchestra
Directed by Pete Leinonen, 206-523-1693 - HB Radke and the Jet City Swingers
Dean 206-HIT-1999 - Roosevelt H.S. Jazz Band
206-729-3200 - Savoy Swing Band
Jon Belcher 253-631-7224 - Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO)
Barbara Hubers-Drake - 206-634-1179 or swojoseattle@aol.com - Silverport Sound (Bremerton)
(Big Band/ Dixieland)
Jim Herron 360-876-5801;
or Carol Menefee 360-698-3416 - SwingJam (Swing, Jazz)
Gordon Buck 360-793-6527 - The Towering Inferno Orchestra
9-piece band specializing in 1920's and 1930's HOT jazz and swing (Ellington, Calloway, Armstrong, et.al.)
C. Davis 360-236-0363 -- 2103 Harrison NW 2164, Olympia WA 98502 - Two Scoops Combo (Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie)
Eric Moore 206-933-9566 - Tuxedo Junction (Big Band, Swing)
1240 116th Avenue NE, Bellevue; 425-462-9675 - Vic and Nick and the Devils of Swing (Swing, Lounge)
Robert Hanson (206) 783-3691 [This band sometimes plays at our Swingin' Mondays.] - Lily Wilde and Her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra (Portland)
13-piece orchestra playing hip, hard-swinging big band R&B rooted in the 40s-era sounds of Louis Jordan, Buddy and Ella Johnson, Ella Mae Morse, etc. Lily Wilde 503-261-1067