• Every Thursday SSDS Swing Dance
• May 28, SSDS monthly business meeting
• Jun 6-8, SSDS WCS/Hustle Weekend w Mario Robau
• Jul 31, SSDS Picnic/Dance, Arrowhead Lodge
• Oct 25, SSDS Halloween Dance, Ukrainian Home

Argentine Tango Night at Syracuse Suds Factory, 320 S Clinton, survival lesson @ 7:30 in separate area, dance 7:30-9:30, free. http://www.syracusetango.com/

Dancin @ Damons Rte 31 Cicero NY, Ballroom lessons 7-8, open dancing 8-9, all for $5, Cynthia Harkness Lets Dance Productions 572-0015 letsdance@twcny.rr.com

STSDS dance in Binghamton, Rexer's Karate Academy, 105 Washington Avenue, Endicott, 8:15-10:30, beg lesson 7:30, $3. http://www.stnyswingdance.org

Wednesday

ISDN Weekly Record Hop, City Health Club, 402 W Green St, Ithaca, 8-11 pm http://www.ithacaswing.org/

Rochester Lindy Jam, Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St, 8:30pm, $4. http://www.lindyjam.com/

Thursday

SSDS Swing Dance with guest DJs Isaias, Maria & Mary Ellen, Knights of Columbus, 5976 East Taft Road. 8:30-11pm, $5 admission, $3 for dance students, free for volunteers. Informal survival lesson at 9, mostly WCS, Lindy, Jitterbug, with some Hustle, Latin, & Country. Map: http://tinyurl.com/2humll

Friday

Latin dances at Johnston's Ballybay, 550 Richmond Ave: Vatan's First Fridays Latin Dance Party, lesson 8pm, dance 9-1, vatan@bailatango.com. La Familia Salsa Nights every Friday except the first Friday of the month, lesson @8, dance 9-2. http://lafamiliadelasalsa.com

Rochester WCS Dances at DancEncounters, 1115 E Main St. 1st & 3rd Friday, 7:30-10:30, hosted by Antoinette capelli@aol.com; various Fridays (4/11, 4/25, 5/23, 5/30), 7:15-8 lesson, 8-11 dance, Hosted by Steve & Gina Danceforall@yahoo.com http://www.dancencounters.com

Saturday

Ballroom & Beyond dance, Knights Of Columbus, East Taft Rd, N Syracuse, 8pm lesson, 9-1 dance, djdave_28@yahoo.com

Sunday

Ballroom Dances: Bruce Heffron http://www.cnydance.com on 1st Sunday at the Kallet in Oneida, 2nd and 4th Sunday at Pensabene's Casa Grande, 135 State Fair Blvd, 6-10pm.

May 23-26, Boston Independence Exchange, Lindy & Blues weekend, http://www.freedomofdance.com/

May 28, SSDS fun business meeting, everyone invited, agenda includes planning for upcoming events, 7pm, Greg's house, 103 Croyden Road, Syracuse

May 30, Dance Lovers monthly dance at the Knights of Columbus, 5967 East Taft Road, North Syracuse, 8pm lesson, 9-1 dj dance, all for $8, 315-569-2816 danceloverscny@yahoo.com

June

Jun 6-8, SSDS WCS/Hustle Weekend with Mario Robau Jr, Ukrainian Home, 1317 W. Fayette St, Syracuse, event coordinator Maria Cirino, all in pass with 9 workshops and 2 dances only $80 before May 23, http://syrswingdance.org/wsmario08.pdf

Jun 7, STSDS dance w Ricky and the Blue Shadows, American Legion (Post 82), 1305 Riverview Drive, Endicott, 8-11, $5. http://www.stnyswingdance.org

Jun 26-Jul 3, Beantown Lindy Camp, Endicott College, Beverly, MA http://www.beantowncamp.com/

Jun 27-28, Syracuse Jazz Fest, headliners Sergio Mendes (Saturday) and Chaka Khan (Sunday), OCC campus, Syracuse, FREE http://syracusejazzfest.com/

Jun 29-Jul 5, Western & Swing Week at Ashokan, WCS by Steve Ryan and Cindy Overstreet, Lindy by Paul Overton & Sharon Ashe, dance to live music day & night, in the Catskills, West of Kingston, NY http://www.ashokan.org/ashokan/campwsw.shtml

July +

Jul 12-13, NYS Blues Fest, headliners Fabulous Thunderbirds (Saturday) and Jimmie Vaughan (Sunday), Clinton Square, Downtown Syracuse, FREE http://www.nysbluesfest.com/

Jul 18-20, Toronto Open Swing Dance Championships, WCS, Lindy, Balboa http://tosdc.com/

Jul 31, SSDS Picnic/Dance, Arrowhead Lodge

Jul 31-Aug 3, Swing Fling, WCS and Hustle weekend, Hilton Washington Dulles Herndon, VA, http://barrydurand.com/swingfling/

Aug 22-24, Summer Hummer WCS weekend, Framingham, MA http://www.dancepros.net/summerhummerhome.html

Aug 27-Sep 1, Swing Out New Hampshire Lindy Camp, Camp Wicosuta, near Hebron, NH http://www.swingoutnh.com

Aug 29-Sep 1, Hudson Swing Affair, a WCS event by John Festa, Hyatt Regency at Jersey City http://www.hudsonswingaffair.com

Sep 12-14, Swing Niagara Dance Championships, WCS and Hustle weekend, org Maria Cirino, Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St, Buffalo, NY http://www.swingniagara.com/

Oct 25, SSDS Halloween Dance, Ukrainian Home, 1317 West Fayette Street, Syracuse.

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SSDS Monthly business Meeting, Sunday, May 28, 7pm at Greg's house

Address: 103 Croyden Road, Syracuse, 315-470-6825 (day), 315-449-2734 (eve), glboyer@esf.edu. Map: http://tinyurl.com/68dhw