The Swing Book (35 page)
Authors: Degen Pener
CitiLounge
217 North Superior Street
419-242-2484
Open seven nights a week, lessons
Mondays, live music weekends
OREGON
Portland
Berbati’s Pan
213 Southwest Third and Ankeny
503-248-4579
Live music and lessons on Tuesdays
Crystal Ballroom
1332 West Burnside
503-225-0047
Swingers pack this huge, gorgeous dance
floor on Sundays
Jeff Freeman
503-221-1613
Denise Steele
541-543-4443
Guy Wallman and Carrie Whipple
503-236-8289
The central site for swing info in Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Area
Café Chicane
15 South High Street
Westchester
610-696-6660
Thursday swing lessons at this swank bar
Edge Restaurant
4100 Main Street
Manayunk
215-483-4100
Free lessons and dancing to live music on Wednesdays
The Five Spot
5 Bank Street
215-574-0070
The house band at Philly’s premier club serves up swing five nights a week
Lehigh Valley Swing Dance Society
Fearless Fire Company Starlite Ballroom
Front and Susquehanna Streets
Allentown
610-974-8804
Sponsors a dance the third Saturday of the month
Philadelphia Swing Dance Society Commodore Barry Club
6815 Emlen Street at Carpenter Lane
215-843-8051
Lessons and live music twice a month, every other Saturday
Bob Butryn
215-477-0997
Donna Reinhart
215-542-0463
Jane Leibman
215-576-0345
Jim Zaccaria
609-953-9248
Jacob Morris
Ashley Paine
215-568-3045
Professional Dance Academy
Monique Legare and Morley Leyton
215-659-0917
Philadelphia Swing Dance Society homepage
Swing calendar for Philadelphia, on-line magazine, and lots of other links
Another listing of Philadelphia nightspots and lessons
Pittsburgh
Chauncy’s
Station Square on Carson Street
412-232-0601
Long-running night with live music by Dr. Zoot on Wednesdays
Edgewood Club
1 Pennwood Avenue
412-731-3443
Lessons and dancing every second and fourth Sunday of the month
The Pollinator Lounge
At the Beehive
Oakland
3807 Forbes Avenue
412-687-9428
Sunday night lessons and DJ dancing
Wightman School Community Building
Wightman and Solway
412-341-0292
Saturday lessons and dancing, all ages
Ron Buchanan
Swing Pittsburgh
622 College Avenue
412-441-1441
Bob Dunlap
412-341-0292
John E. Hill
412-243-4639
http://www.pittsburghswing.com
Fun site, lots of pictures and good calendar of events
http://swinginstyle.netwebz.com/
Another swing guide for the city
RHODE ISLAND
The Call
15 Elbow Street
Providence
401-751-2255
Thursday and Sunday swing dances
Hepcats
Auburn American Legion Hall
7 Legion Way
Cranston
401-727-3385
Live music and lessons the fourth Saturday of the month
Swing Newport
Elks Lodge
Corner of Bellevue Avenue and Pelham Street
Newport
401-846-0815
Monthly dances with live music and lessons; call for schedule
Jeff Allen
401-828-2273
Based in Cranston and teaches at various locations in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Ed Slattery
508-336-4617
Sarah Sloane
401-727-3385
Teaches in Providence, Kingston, and Cranston, Rhode Island, and Worcester, Massachusetts
Complete information on teachers and where to dance in the state
All things dance-related in Rhode Island
TENNESSEE
Knoxville
Homepage of the Knoxville Swing Dance Association
Memphis
Café Bizmarck
704 North Highland
901-452-8511
Lessons and live music on Saturdays
Elvis Presley’s Memphis
126 Beale Street
901-527-9036
Live music and dancing on Saturdays
Hi-Tone
1913 Poplar Avenue
901-278-TONE
Lessons and live music (with the New Memphis Hepcats) on Mondays, age 18+
In the Grove
2865 Walnut Grove
901-458-9955
Supper club with dancing every night, lessons on Thursdays, age 18+
D’Arcy Bryan-Wilson
Sean Leone
901-527-4265
Neil Gallagher
901-757-1451
Chris and Jen Steinmetz
901-452-8511
Ballet Memphis
901-737-7322
Ron and Carrie Griffin
601-3934914
http://members.xoom.com/SwingMemphis
Updated listing of all swing nights in Memphis
TEXAS
Austin
Carousel Lounge
1110 East Fifty-Second Street
512-452-6790
Lessons by local troupe Four on the Floor on Wednesdays
Caucus Club
912 Red River
512-472-2873
Live music four nights a week at Austin’s central swing club
Continental Club
1315 South Congress Avenue
512-441-2444
Occasional live swing music; call for schedule
Jake’s Seafood and Steaks
3825 Lake Austin Boulevard
512-477-5253
Live music on Wednesday nights at this nightclub/restaurant
Four on the Floor
Lessons in Austin and San Antonio
512-453-3889
Austin’s home of swing and Lindy Hop (with info on San Antonio too)
This dance guide includes information on swing
Dallas