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Swingin Syracuse: Lynn Miller's East coast swing & lindy group, with lessons, monthly dances, outreach activities.

Salt City Country Two-Steppers Country Western couples and line dances, lessons.

Syracuse Tango: Argentine Tango & Salsa Lessons, weekly dances, workshops.

Contra Dancing in Syracuse: Information on Contra Dancing and their schedule.

Syracuse International Folk Dancers: Instruction and weekly dances.

La Fami lia De La Sal sa: Weekly dances.

Syracuse University Ballroom Dance Organization: They support ballroom classes on campus and organize weekly practices.

Basset Street Hounds Morris Dancing Team.

Thornden Morris Dancing Team.

Syracuse New Times: An on-line weekly publication which includes a variety of schedules and listing. Print edition is available free of charge across Syracuse.

Cultural Resources Council: Arts calendar, links to dance, performing arts and other arts organizations, info about grant applications.

Syracuse In Focus: Photo documentary about life in Syracuse, includes SSDS coverage.

CNY Blues Page: Listing of and links to blues bands, venues, events, publications.

N.Y. State Blues Fest: one weekend in July, national and local blues acts all around Syracuse.

Syracuse Jazz Fest: one weekend in lat June, incredible list of headliners, all free!

The CNY Jazz Arts Foundation: The CNY Jazz Orchestra, jazz events, links.

Syracuse Weather @ Yahoo

Central NY Entertainment, Courtesy of Post-Standard: Latest News & Events, Movies, Music, and Dining Reviews for CNY

Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau: Lodging, dining, events search, more.

Syraction.com: a quick list of things to do in central NY.

Downtown Syracuse

Armory Square, restaurants, bars, shopping in Downtown Syracuse

Carousel Mall

Everson Museum of Art

Onondaga County Parks

Regional Calendars/Links

Maria Cirino's calendar of regional WCS events.

Central New York Dancing: links to many dance sites in upstate NY.

Kurt Lichtmann's grouping of calendars of all partner dance organizations in central NY that have dance events, with their links, organized by region and dance style.

NYS South

Ithaca Swing Dance Network: Plenty of swing action.

Cornell Swing Dance Club: weekly and monthly free dances.

Cornell U. Rooftop Mayhem Jumpswing Club: weekly practices, lessons, performance, annual dance.

Southern Tier Swing Dance Society: Tuesday night dances in Binghamton.

Smacdance: Salsa dancers in Binghamton and the Southern Tier.

NYS West

Rochester Swing Dance Network: Rochester area activities.

Antoinette's Rochester West Coast Swing: dances, classes and events sponsored by Antoinette.

Gina Jamieson's Rochester West Coast Swing, Hustle and Night Club Two Step: classes and dances.

www.Dancinglist.com: a web site assisting dancers in Western NY.

rochesterdancelessons: Rochester ballroom studio.

NYS East

Kallet Civic Center in Oneida sponsors swing events in addition to ballroom and other dance events.

Dancin' David Levesque in Albany: West Coast Swing lessons and weekly dances.

Uncle Sam's Swing Page: Information on Albany area activities.

Hudson-Mohawk Traditional Dances, Inc. Dance events from the organizers of the Dance Flurry in the Capital District.

New York City

The New York Swing Dance Server: Schedule and extensive info on the NYC area.

Gotham Swing Club: WCS Club in NYC.

Yehoodi: Another NYC area site, mostly for Lindy Hoppers.

Ontario, Canada

Toronto Swing Dance Society: Events around Toronto, including their workshop series.

Odd-Socks: Toronto group with swing dances and lessons, waltz dances and lessons, and special event dance weekends.

Ottawa Swing Dance Society: schedule, links, photos.

East Meets West: teaching, promoting and supporting West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, and Hustle dancing, around the Ottawa-Carleton region.

Quebec, Canada

Swingin' Montreal: Events, articles, lessons, including Canadian Swing Championships. (English / Français)

New England

New England Swing Dance Server: Information on Western Mass and New England as well as plenty of links.

Dancenet: Swing Dancing in the greater Boston area.

Hop to the Beat Lindy studio in Boston, organizers of Beantown Lindy Camp.

DJ Ken Mercik's Site: WCS Workshops in CT, and more.

Upper Valley Swing Dance Network: Swing and ballroom dance throughout Vermont & New Hampshire.

Dance Fever studio: Swing and ballroom dance in Greater Boston area.

Other Nearby States

The Electric City Swing Dance Society Swing dance activities in and around Scranton, PA.

Coal Country Traditions West Coast, Lindy, and other dance activities in Pittsburgh, PA.

Philadelphia Swing Dance Society: Philly has a huge swing scene. Find out about their dances, lessons, etc.

DC Dance Net Swing Calendar for events in the Washington DC Area.

Swing Dance Long Island, ECS, Lindy, WCS, Ballroom in LI.

Mid-Ohio Boogie Club, ECS, WCS, Shag, Hustle in Columbus, OH.

Buckeye Bop Club, ECS, WCS, Shag in Columbus, OH.

Texas Classic Push Club, in Arlington TX.

Sacramento Savoy Swing Club, Savoy Lindy Hop.

San Diego Swing Dance Club, West Coast Swing.

Atlanta Dance World A dance school specializing in swing and lindy; you can also find latin and ballroom there.

Greater Phoenix Swing Dance Club.

Suncoast Swingang. Florida nonprofit organization supporting the Tampa Bay swing dance community and hosting Tampa's biggest weekly swing dance!

Strictly Swing New Mexico (SSNM). West Coast Swing group based in Albuquerque, NM.

The West County Swing Dance Club, St. Louis, Missouri. Workshops, monthly dances, annual four-day event over Labor Day weekend.

Dance Til You Drop Productions - Florida. Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach & surrounding area.

Clubs from Abroad

The London Swing Dance Society, swing dance events, classes and performances in London... UK, that is.

West Coast Swing UK, WCS instruction and dances in London and beyond.

World Swing Dance Council: Event listings, competition results, instructors, etc.

National FastDance Association: offers insurance and music licensing benefits to its affiliated members.

International Dance Council - CID: the UNESCO official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world. They maintain the "Global Dance Directory".

International Dance Day: celebrated every year since 1982 on the 29th of April.

Mainly Swing

Maria Cirino: West coast swing, hustle, latin, line, country western.

Lynn Miller: East coast swing, lindy.

Steve Ryan: West coast swing, hustle, theater arts

Other Dances

Geno Aureli: Ballroom, Latin, Swing.

Brian Bromka: Salsa, Rueda de Casino, driving force behind La Familia De La Salsa.

Vatan Koc: Argentine tango, salsa.

Donna Natale O'Neil: Ballroom, tap, East coast swing.

Terry Perrone: Ballroom, East coast swing.

Regional (swing instructors):

Mike and Inge Evans, Shag & WCS in London, Ontario, Canada.

Maureen Hickey in Rochester, NY: Swing, Latin, Ballroom.

Gina Jamieson in Rochester: West Coast, Hustle, Night Club Two Step.

Kurt Lichtmann in Ithaca: Swing, Latin, Ballroom.

Paul Nuzzo & Marta Canfield: in Buffalo: West coast swing.

Cindy Overstreet in Ithaca: WCS, Lindy, Carolina Shag, and DansKinetics.

[Inter]National(swing instructors):

Greg Avakian: Lindy and WCS in Philadelphia.

Bill Borgida former Ithacan, now in Austin TX: Lindy.

Bill Cameron: WCS in CT and MA, Organizes Summer Hummer, NADC, etc.

Robert Cordoba & Deborah Szekely: WCS, Hustle, NC2S, Latin in LA.

Blake Hobby: WCS in CT and MA.

John Lindo: WCS, in NYC and Rockaway, NJ.

Michelle Mayers Kinkaid: WCS, Hustle, NC2S, in San Francisco.

Marcus Koch & Baerbl Kaufer: Lindy, Boogie Woogie, Shag, Balboa, in Germany.

Diane Nardone: Queen Bee of Hustle, in Hillsdale, NJ.

Paul Overton and Sharon Ashe: Lindy Hop in San Francisco.

Mario Robau, Jr.: WCS, Hustle, NC2S, Latin, in Houston.

Charlie Womble and Jackie Magee: Shag and West Coast Swing in Atlanta.

Dance Forums: Articles and discussion about ballroom, swing, salsa, argentine tango, and more.

Saturday Swing Radio: 12-2pm Saturdays - vintage and modern swing for dancing with DJ Kurt Lichtmann.

MyDanceLesson.com: Download the Latest Couples Moves (videos) in Swing, Hustle, Country, $20 annual fee.

USA Swing Dance Network: website for a network of major (West Coast) Swing dance events. Includes info, articles, top music lists, event reviews, video clips, merchandise links.

Swingoutoftown.com: Jody's extensive calendar of Lindy events.

Eileen's Dance Greeting Cards: Cards with WCS, Lindy, Jitterbug, Salsa and Argentine Tango themes, from our own Eileen Kolynich.

Frank & Carole's Lindy Site in DC: Extensive reviews of and links to lindy in the North East; even an article on their trip to Syracuse.

5678 Magazine swing, ballroom, country, shag, hustle, etc. Heavy duty graphics in the front page may take a while to load with a dial-up connection.

Archives of Early Lindy Hop history, biographies, motion pictures, shopping, great artwork by Kay Curtis, including the "Wanna Dance" design on the back of SSDS t-shirts.

Lindy Exchange central point of information for all future and past exchanges.

Any Swing Goes - Swing Music Magazine news, reviews, interviews, radio show, merchandise, contests and a comprehensive link directory.

hellzahoppin.com, International Server/Portal for all things Swing, including chat, banner exchange, photos.

dancescape.com/, Global Dance Information News, Discussion Forums & Online Videos -- from Ballroom, Latin and Salsa to Hip Hop, Break Dancing, and Ballet.

Music and Dance Productions of Debbie Ramsey and Wesley Boz. Cd's, instructional videos, etc.

Henry's Swing & Nightclub Dance Hotlist 100's of links in various categories.

Ziggy's Places To Dance Info on dance venues in many states & abroad.

Swing Lindy dot Com Swing CDs, watches, apparel, videos, etc.

DanceVision Comprehensive dance site, but some items can be found cheaper elsewhere.

Starlight Dance Studio run by Michael Kiehm in San Diego, videos, coming up: on line lessons.

DanceLead comprehensive portal for all dance styles, including Swing.

Foot Health Network A comprehensive site which includes foot conditions, foot health advice, products and many links.

Our Foot Doctor Another foot health site, includes custom made dance orthotics.

Silicone "Dynamic" Orthotics Yet another foot health site, offers a new generation of custom made dance orthotics.

Dance Connection dance music, videos, and footwear.

DanceBooks.co.uk/ books, video, music, from England.

DanceSpots Network a site to locate (or list) Dance Teachers and Dance Venues.

Dance Student a virtual dance studio, mpeg video clips of dance moves $1 each. Free samples.

DanceTutor.com another on-line instruction site, subscription needed.

SalsaCrazy Learn to Salsa Dance DVD's and Dance Videos.

iDance.net download instructional dance video clips of dance moves for $.99 each.

Dancing Dance Everything Dancing, from Academy Of Dance Do You Think You Can Dance.

dancesport-international ballroom and latin dancewear.

Foto Search Image Library with 100s of world-class dance stock photos.

theonlineballroom.com Online ballroom dance lessons.

Swing and Jive dance lessons Dance video clips; online Swing, Salsa steps, lessons, moves, Lindy Hop, Ceroc, Latin and Ballroom.

shawntrautman.com/ An online dance studio.

Discount Dance Supply: Shoes, dancewear, accessories. Great prices & selection for dance sneakers from Capezio, Bloch & others.

Capezio Dance Shop: home of the $36 two-tone suede-sole shoes.

Toe to Toe Dance Shoes: Kim McLaughlin's favorite shoe store.

Showtime Dance Shoes: Ballroom, latin, two-tone shoes, nice selection.

Aida Dancewear: ballroom and Latin dancewear; major brand and Aida brand dance shoes.

Dance T-Shirts t-shirts for many dance genres.

Re-Mix Vintage Shoes: Swing Dance favorites, ’40s “Wedges,” Saddle Shoes, Wing Tips, Spectators, and Retro Reproductions.

DanceShopper.com: dancewear, shoes, jewelry, accessories, CD and videos.

Dance Connection Store: dance shoes, boots, CDs and videos.

Dance Shoes Store: Swing & ballroom shoes, free shipping.

Patterson's Back Bay Dancewear: ballroom & swing dance shoes, apparel, costumes, and accessories.

Dancewear Solutions: name brand dancewear, dance shoes, and dance supply at discount prices.

Just for Kix: Dancewear, Dance Shoes, Accessories & Gifts, Dance Clearance, Signature Merchandise.

Tango Rouge Ballroom Dancewear: quality dance supplies at affordable prices.

SSDS bands list: over 50 bands, mostly from Syracuse, to west coast, east coast, lindy and hustle to.

SwingDanceMusic.com: music recommendations for every genre of swing.

Any Swing Goes: Concentrates on swing music and includes news, reviews, interviews, and (of course) merchandise.

The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra from Los Angeles.

The Blues Jumpers with Haywood Gregory : check out their new CD Livin' Like a King.

Daddio's Swing Orchestra, Big Band from Bedford, NH.

Gina Knight Orchestra, jazzy swing band from Chicago. Check out their fabulous CD: You Say.

Jive Deluxe, jump swing band from Nashville TN.

Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings (P.O.R.K.), Jazz and Dance band from Ann Arbor, MI.

United Country Western Dance Council®: rules, events, competition results.

USABDA: United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association.

World Salsa Federation: Competitions, Syllabi, Certification.

Neal's Salsa Videos: Huge list of Salsa music, instructional videos, salsa info.

LatinDance.com: mostly Salsa, instructional videos, clothing, info.

SalsaCrazy.Com: Guide to Salsa Dancing for The San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond.

SalsaRoots.Com: resource for the history of Salsa music and dancing. Includes articles, photographs, artwork, interviews, CD reviews and links.

SalsaRueda.Com: Salsa Rueda information, calls, links.

Baila Tango: Argentine Tango workshops, links.

Elements of Dance Etiquette: useful tips from declining a dance to unsolicited teaching.

Another Etiquette article, and more , from Boston Swing Dance Network.

A number of articles from the newsletter West Coast America are available on line. They have a wide variety, including bootlegged music recordings, 10 tips For Improving FAST! and Kelly Buckwalter's view against teaching Hot Competition Moves.

Transcript of Lindy legend Frankie Manning's on line Q&A session conducted on January 26, 1999 is available from Washington Post.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lead and Follow: extensive compilation edited by Mark Balzer, put in a convenient indexed form by Victor Eijkhout.

Frequently Asked Questions from usenet group Rec.Arts.Dance: great info resource, even if you are not interested in news groups; also indexed by Victor Eijkhout.

Dance Writings of H. Leon Raper, published in dance magazines & newsletters.

Articles collected by Total Swing Online.

Dancenet has a collection of articles, ranging from The Web and Plagiarism to buying drinks at dances.

Back In The Swing, transcript of a PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer feature, aired on December 2, 1998.

Dance Handbook by Tom Nelson, a comprehensive set of instruction Manuals, ca. 1490 -1920, the complete release of a multimedia collection of dance materials covering more than 400 years.

Imperial Swing Dancing by Henry H (Skip) Culver Jr, (Manual Includes a Two-Hour DVD).

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