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This page is only a starting point. If you do not see something that meets your needs, try a club that is close by the area you desire. Most clubs list other places to dance such as sister clubs, as well as business locations.
Dance Clubs in Columbus
- Buckeye Bop Club – The first successful partner swing dance club in the Columbus Ohio area founded in 1999. Dancing on Tuesday nights.– Member of ABA
- Columbus Swing Dance Club – Dancing on Monday nights.
- Denzare-Trio Dinner And Dance Club – Ballroom dancing since 1914 and is Columbus and Central Ohio’s Oldest Dance Club.
- OSU Swing Dance Club – Founded in summer 2000, the club focuses on savoy style Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing/Jitterbug, and Balboa.
- Swing Dance Revolution – Supporting Columbus' West Coast Swing Community!!!!. See web site for dates and times for their monthly dances and workshops.
Dance Related Web Sites
- Swing Columbus – is a community site dedicated to swing dancing of all forms in the Columbus, Ohio area. This site hopes to provide information about Lessons, Clubs, Events and Workshops going on within the area.
- ColumbusArts.com – is a site that provides a guide to cultural events and organizations in Central Ohio.
- Junior Shaggers And The Junior Shag Association (JSA) was formed to help junior shaggers and others under 21 to learn about shagging and shag dance music. JSA organizes and hosts "Junior SOS" during July, each year and a Junior Shag Association Christmas party, usually in late November.
– Various types of membership are available. All members get newsletters (monthly or bi-monthly depending on activity.)
Dance Clubs Around the Country
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- There are dance club lists maintained by various organizations. These tend to be current. For example,
- And of course there is the American Bop Association (ABA), an association of dance clubs that are “Dedicated to the preservation of Bop, Swing, Shag and Jitterbug”.
- An official list of Association Of Carolina Shag Clubs provides a full listing of Members Shag Clubs and Subscriber Member Dance Clubs with phone numbers, email, and contacts.
- The Midwest Swing Dance Federation (MSDF), is an association of dance clubs centered in St. Louis “dedicated to the preservation of all styles of swing dancing”, share the appreciation of the styles common to St. Louis, and establish swing dancing as a national heritage.
- A very active club, and one to consider when traveling is just to the north. It is the Toronto Swing Dance Society. They have numerous workshops and special dances. Plus Toronto is a great City to visit. If you want to be up to date with what’s going on in Toronto and area in the swing world, consider joining the following list.
⇒ send an email to subscribe:
tsds-discussion-subscribe@yahoogroups.comThey also run a web site. http://www.dancing.org/tsds/ The web site contains a number of resources, including a listing of their video lending library (for members), links to all sorts of other dance groups and teachers, some articles, some pictures from past events, and their event calendar. http://www.dancing.org/tsds/event_calendar/EventCalendar.htm
Select the State –
Alabama
- Birmingham clubs:
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Beach Shaggers of Birmingham
Dance: SPUD's Club (formerly Charlie Mac's Late Night Lounge) each Tuesday night - dancing begins at 7:30 pm - until -
Birmingham Swing Dance Club
email: jrcambron@aol.com
Dance: Mondays at Inn Towne Lodge
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JBY Ballroom Dance Club
Dance: on the second Thursday of each month, 7:30-10:30 pm, at Elk’s Lodge No. 79
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Magic City Boppers – Member of
ABA
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Beach Shaggers of Birmingham
Alaska
Arkansas
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Little Rock Bop Club – Little Rock – Member of
ABA
Telephone: 800-733-6745
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Spa City Bop and Swing Club – Hot Springs – Member of
ABA
Arizona
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Arizona Lindy Hop Society
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Flagstaff Swing Dance Club - Flagstaff
Dance: Every Thursday at the Museum Club on historic Route 66
3404 E. Route 66
Telephone: 928-526-9434
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Greater Phoenix Swing Dance Club – Scottsdale
Dance: Sunday Night at VFW Post 720, 4853 E. Thomas Road
Telephone: (602)-269-5657
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Tucson Swing Dance Club – Tucson
Dance: Every Thursday night at The Tucson Women's Club, 6245 E. Bellevue
Lessons 7-8:30, Open dancing 8:30-10:30
Hotline: 520-745-0255
California
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Bay Area Whip Dance Club
HTTP://virtual.phoenix.net/~bbazar/
- link is not working 6/29/01
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Capital Swing Dancers - Sacramento
HTTP://www.cwo.com/~bcdancers/csd1.html
- link is not working 6/29/01
- Dance-Today Dance Club – Orange County
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Dancing in the Southwest
HTTP://members.aol.com/socaldance/dance.htm
This site appears to be no longer available
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Hollywood Jitterbugs (Rugcutters)
HTTP://www.hollywoodJitterbugs.com
This site appears to be no longer available - 6/29/01
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Los Angeles Swing Dance Club – Long Beach CA.
Dance: 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday from 3:00 until 7:00, Lesson at 2:00
At the P.C.H. Club. the Golden Sails Hotel
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Northern California Lindy Society
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Orange County WC Swing Dance Club – Placentia
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Pointsettia Swing Dance Club – Ventura
PO Box 464, Port Hueneme, CA 93044
Telephone: 805-643-3523
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Rebels SDC (defunct...in Memory of Kenny Wetzel) – Westminster
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Redwood Empire SDC – Santa Rosa
Dance: Los Robles Lodge's 707 Club
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Sacramento East Coast Swing American
HTTP://www.deepwell.com/~swing/
- link is not working 6/29/01
- Sacramento Savoy Swing Club
- San Diego clubs:
- San Francisco clubs:
- San Francisco clubs:
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Santa Barbara Swing Dance Club (Sylvia Sykes)
PO Box 21225, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1255
Telephone: 805-569-1952
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Santa Cruz West Coast Swing Dance Club
Telephone: 931-425-4443
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Top Cats Dance Club – Placentia
- Top of Beardsley's San Mateo ((at the Peninsula Social Club))
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Valley Swing Dance Club – San Fernando Valley
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Ventura County Swing Dance Club (Sylvia Sykes)
PO Box 2124, Ventura, CA 93002-2124
Telephone: 805-643-3114
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West Coast Swing Dance Club – Whitter
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Santa Barbara Swing Dance Club (Sylvia Sykes)
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
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DC Hand Dance Club, College Park
Dance: Saturday, from 8:30 until 12:30
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MD-DC-VA Hand Dance Assoc. of DC, MD, and VA
Telephone: 202-338-0355
Also check surround states like Maryland and Virgina and the following site:
DC's Community Dance Website for West Coast Swing, Hustle, Country & Hand Dance info for the DC area.
Florida
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Beach Boppers of Orlando – Altamonte Springs – Member of
ABA
Dance: Every Sunday night from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
& every Wednesday night from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
at the Why Not Lounge located in the Holiday Inn at 230 W. Highway 436 and Wymore Road in Altamonte Springs (near I-4)
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First Coast Shag Club (FCSC) Jacksonville
Dance:every Tuesday nights at River City Brewing.
in the bar 8:00pm - 10:00pm – FREE LESSONS start at 7:00pm.
& every Sunday at Sliders Seaside Grille – UPSTAIRS 5:00pm - 7:00pm
FREE LESSONS start at 4:00pm.
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Florida Boppers, Jacksonville
No longer available
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Jacksonville Beach Bop Association – Website Not Available– Member of
ABA
Hotline: 904-731-9883
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Panama City Beach
Telephone: 904-233-7129
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Sarasota Beach Boppers – 941-727-8239
Roger Marino: rogerpm1942@comcast.net -
South Florida Swing Dance Club. – Naples – Member of
ABA
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Tampa Bay Beach Boppers – Tampa Bay – Member of
ABA
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Tampa Sun Coast Shag
Telephone: 813-684-2321
Georgia
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Atlanta Swing Dancers Club – Atlanta – Member of
ABA
Hotline: 770-919-2886 -
CSRA Shag, Augusta
Telephone: 803-736-4199
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Golden Isles Shag Club (GISC)
Dance: Thursday night (8pm ...) at Ziggy Mahoney's Beach Club
on St. Simons Island
- Savannah Shag Club – Savannah – Member of ABA
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SHAGatlanta Club
Hotline: 770-449-6071
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
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Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club - Chicago
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Chicago Jitterbug Club - Chicago – Member of
ABA
Hotline: 708-388-5867
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Chicago Windy City Jitterbug Club - Chicago – Member of
ABA
Dance: 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 8 PM
Telephone: 708-725-7230
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Midwest U.S.Imperial Club (M.U.S.I.C.) – Collinsville – Member of
ABA
Dance: 2 Sundays each month at 6-10 PM
email - mailto:musicimperialdance@yahoo.com
Telephone: 618-463-2405
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Windy City Jitterbug Club, Chicago – Member of
ABA
Dance: 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 8 PM
Telephone: 708-385-7257
Indiana
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Brickyard Boogie Dancers Indianapolis – Member of
ABA
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Indiana Rebels Swing Dance Club Indianapolis
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Indy Swing Dance Club Indianapolis (Columbus)
Dance: 2-3 times per month on Sunday Afternoons
in the Casino Ballroom, Madame Walker Bldg.
Their primary focus is West Coast Swing.
Telephone: 317-299-5209
Kansas
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Cow Town Swing Dance Club, Kansas City has been disbanded
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Kansas City Swing Dance Club
Kentucky
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Corvette City Bop ClubBowling Green – Member of
ABA
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Derby City Bop AssociationLouisville – Member of
ABA
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
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The Dancers Corner - Calendar of events in Wash. DC/Baltimore area
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The Maryland Hand Dance Club - DC area
Massachusetts
Michigan
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Great Lakes Swing Dance Club - GLSDC meets weekly on Wednesday - the large wooden dance floor at Rollhaven of Flushing, 3464 Ann Drive off Pierson Road, west of I-75 and just east of Elms Road. – Member of
ABA
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Michigan Society for Swing & Hustle Dancers - Grand Blanc
Telephone: 810-694-7625 Or E-mail
Minnesota
Missouri
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Belleville Swing Dance Club
Dance: 2 Sundays each month at 6-10 PM
Telephone: 618-456-6667
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Imperial Swing Dance Club St. Louis
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Jefferson County Swing Dance Club – Member of
ABA
Dance: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7 PM
Telephone: 314-567-8660
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Kansas City Swing Club Kansas City
Telephone: 913-829-0008
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Saint Charles Imperial Dance Club – Member of
ABA
Dance: 2nd Friday
Telephone: 314-949-0939
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Saint Louis Imperial Dance Club – Member of
ABA
Dance: Every Wednesday at 8 PM and has monthly dances
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South Side Imperial Dance Club – Member of
ABA
Dance: Every Wednesday at 8 PM and has monthly dances
Telephone: 314-464-1253
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West County Swing Dance Club – Manchester – Member of
ABA
Dance: Every Thursday at 7 PM and 2nd Saturdays
Telephone: 314-991-6130
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
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Biggest Little Swing Dance Club Reno
- Swing Dance Club Las Vegas Their URL does not appear to valid any longer – http://www.lvswingdance.com/index.htm
New Mexico
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Albuquerque Swing & Country Dance Club Albuquerque
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Strictly Swing New Mexico Albuquerque
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
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Albany - Schenectady - Troy - link is not working 6/29/01
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Buffalo Swing Dance Group – Website Not Available– Buffalo
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Ithaca Swing Dance Network - Ithaca
Info Line: 607-273-2043
- Kallet Civic Center - Oneida
- New York City clubs:
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Gotham Swing Club - Manhattan, New York City
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New York City Swing Dance Server
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Gotham Swing Club - Manhattan, New York City
- Rochester clubs:
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Groove Juice Swing
Dance: Thursdays from 8-11 PM at Taylor's Niteclub
Telephone: 585-734-3998
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RIT Swing Dance Club – link no longer valid – try Rochester Lindy Hop
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RochesterDance.com
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Rochester Swing Dance Network
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Also check the commercial sites
DancEncounters Dance Co-Op
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Groove Juice Swing
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Syracuse Swing Dance Society – Syracuse
Dance: Thursdays 8 to 10:30
At Johnston's Bally Bay, located at 550 Richmond Ave
North Carolina
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Carolina Dance Club – Triangle, NC area
Dance: Every Sunday Night at Elks Lodge - North Raleigh
Lessons at 6, open dancing 7-10:15 (4-6 Ballroom 1st Sunday)
Telephone: 1-888-21-swing
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Charlotte
Swing Hustle Charlotte Social Dance Club Dance: Every Friday night at Lynn's Speakeasy, 4819 S Tryon St
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Charlotte
Telephone: 704-846-5702
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Fayetteville
Telephone: 919-678-4786
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Hickory
Telephone: 704-323-3818
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Triangle Swing Dance Society (TSDS) – Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area
Dance: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Saturday and 2nd Thursday
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Twister's Shag Club
Dance: Friday at 8 PM in the lounge at the Cornelius Holiday Inn
Lessons every Tuesday night - Intermediate at 8pm, beginning about 8:45
Hotline: 704-892-9044 (for a person 892-1061)
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NCSWING.ORG – Website Not Available– ONE STOP SHOP for North Carolina swing dancing information!
North Dakota
Ohio
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Buckeye Bop Club – Columbus – Member of
ABA
Dance: Tuesdays at Bowties at The Ramada Plaza Hotel, 4900 Sinclair Road
Lessons 7-8, Open dancing from 8-11
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Cleveland / Akron Swing and Hustle Club (C.A.S.H.) – Cleveland area
Dance: twice a month at various locations. Primary location is the
Cleveland Ballroom Company (CBC) 23500 Mercantile Road, Beachwood
8-8:30 fundamental lesson, open dancing 8:30
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Cincinnati Bop Club – Cincinnati – Member of
ABA
Dance: Tuesdays at Jim & Jack’s 3456 River Road – (513)251-7977
Lessons on 1st three Tuesdays 7-8, Open dancing from 8-12
Telephone:(513) 697-6362.
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Mid-Ohio Boogie Club – Columbus – Member of
ABA
Dance: Mondays at Winking Lizard at Winking Lizard Tavern, 100 Hutchinson Ave.
Lessons 7-8, Open dancing from 8-10:30
Telephone: 614-939-1844
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Ohio's North Coast Jitterbug Connection – Cuyahoga Falls – Member of
ABA
Dance: Quirk Culture Center – 1201 Grant Ave
Every Wednesday evening, lesson 7-7:30 dancing 7:30-10:00PM
Mailing address: PO Box 167 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
eMail: oncjcdance@yahoo.com
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Swing Dance Club – Oklahoma City
call: (405) 943-1950
Oregon
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Eugene Swing Dance Club – Eugene
Dance: Every Monday night at Agate Hall in Eugene; Club Info
Hotline: 68-SWING
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Portland Swing Dance Club – Portland
Dance: Second and Fourth Saturdays
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia Swing Dance Society
Telephone: 215-849-5384, 215-629-2344 or 610-676-0123
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Steel City Boogie Club, – Pittsburgh – Member of
ABA
Hotline: 412-561-7777
Rhode Island
South Carolina
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Charleston
Telephone: 803-795-3536
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Hilton Head
Telephone: 803-842-4322
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South Strand Shag Club, Murrells Inlet
Dance Location: VFW Post 10420, 4359 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet
Time: Every Saturday night – 7:30-11:00 pm
E-mail: Southstrandshagclub@yahoo.com
Telephone, Merwin Moore President: 843-314-4124
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Ocean Drive Shag Club, North Myrtle Beach
Dance: Fat Harold's New Beach Club
Telephone: 843-249-5527
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R&B Shag Club of Spartanburg, Spartanburg – Member of
ABA & ACSC
Dance: Monthly, at VFW Club, 325 Carolina Dr. Extension, Roebuck.
See website for schedule.
Telephone: 864-585-7395
South Dakota
Tennessee
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Choo Choo Shag Club – Chattanooga – Member of
ABA
Dance: Thursdays at 7pm at the Elks Lodge in Chattanooga at 1067 Graysville Road
Info: Rose Kellar / choochooshagclub@gmail.com
Telephone: 423-478-1574
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Knoxville
– No known web URL 615-531-1040 - Memphis Clubs:
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Memphis Boogie Bunch – Member of
ABA
Telephone: Peter Nolen at 901-377-9691 or pnolen@concentric.net
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Memphis Bop Club – Member of
ABA
Dance: Every Friday night at BelAir Club – 7:30-11:30pm
Telephone: 901-757-8785
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Memphis River City Boppers
Dance: 2nd and 4th Saturdays at the NCO Club, Air National Guard Base
Telephone: 901-324-8978
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Memphis Swing Dance Club – Promote West Coast Swing dancing in the Memphis area.
Dance: Every 4th Saturday at the Senses nightclub on 2866 Poplar Avenue from 7 to 10 PM
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Memphis Boogie Bunch – Member of
ABA
- Nashville Clubs:
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Music City Bop Club – AKA Music City Boppers – Nashville – Member of
ABA
Dance: 8:30 pm at the Maxwell House Lounge
Hotline: 615-641-0705
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Nashville BeBop Association – Hendersonville – Member of
ABA
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Vanderbilt Swing Club
Dance: Tuesday night from 7:00pm-8:00pm (beginner lesson) and 8:00pm-9:00pm (intermediate/advanced lesson).
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Music City Bop Club – AKA Music City Boppers – Nashville – Member of
ABA
Texas
- Austin Dance Clubs:
- Heart of Texas Whip Dance Club – Website Not Available–
- Austin Swing Syndicate
- Four on the Floor
- Heart of Texas Whip Dance Club – Website Not Available–
- Austin Dance Related:
- Austin Lindy Hop – Website Not Available
- Dallas Dance Clubs:
- Texas Classic Push Club
- Dallas Push Club
Telephone: 214-824-7874 - Dallas Swing Dance Society - East Coast Swing
- For Dancers Only
- Texas Classic Push Club
- Dallas Dance Related:
- Houston Dance Clubs:
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Houston Whip Club
- North Houston Swing Dance Club – Website Not Available–
- Southwest Whip Club
- Houston Swing Dance Society
- Texas Dance Country
- Strictly Whip Dance Club
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Houston Whip Club
- Houston Dance Related:
- San Antonio Clubs:
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
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Charlottesville Swing Dance Society
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North Virginia Shag Club – Alexandria
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Potomac Swing Dance Club (PSDC) – Falls Church (D.C. Area)
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Richmond Shag Club – Richmond
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Southwest Virginia Swing Dance Society – Blacksburg
Dance: Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m at 1101 N. Main St
Telephone: Mike Hedlesky - (540) 552-8949
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Tidewater WCS Dance Club – Williamsburg
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Virginia Beach Shag Club – Virginia Beach
Dance: Wednesday 7pm - Lessons 8pm - music and and first Sunday lesson at 5pm social at 6pm, at Steppin Out lounge located at the Hilltop area of Virginia Beach (Route 264’s exit = First Colonial Road - North - near K-Mart)
Washington
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Seattle Swing Dance Club – Seattle – Member of
ABA
Wisconsin
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Madison West Coast Swing Club – Madison
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Milwaukee Rebels Swing Dance Club – Milwaukee
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New Rebels – Oshkosh
West Virginia
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Beckley Area Shag Club – Beckley
Dance: Every Saturday night at DeSoto’s
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Charleston Area Shag Society of WV – South Charleston
Dance: Charleston Moose, 2805 Kanawha Boulevard East
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Clarksburg Local Area Shag Society – Clarksburg
Dance: Every other Friday night at The Village Square Conference Center -
Mid Ohio Valley Shaggers – Parkersburg
Dance: Thursday nights