The Swing Book (36 page)
Authors: Degen Pener
Red Jacket
3606 Greenville
214-823-8333
Live music and lessons, by Smiley’s Lindy Hoppers, on Thursdays, with house band Johnny Reno and the Lounge Kings
The Sand Castle
2629 West NW Highway #330
214-956-8282
Swing six nights a week, Tuesdays through Sundays
Sons of Hermann Hall
3414 Elm Street at Exposition
214-747-4422
All ages dancing, with lessons, on Wednesdays
Jules Tulloch
214-320-3258
Smiley’s Lindy Hoppers
Elaine Hewlett and Jeff Miller
214-9227850
Web site for Dallas Swing Dance Society—comprehensive listing of Dallas scene with links to clubs and teachers
Houston Area
Melody Club Ballroom
3027 Crossview
713-785-5301
Sunday and Thursday dances sponsored
by Houston Swing Dance Society
SSQQ Dance Studio
4803 Bissonnet
Bellaire
713-861-1906
Lessons and dancing on Mondays
Houston Swing Dance Society
713-662-3861
SSQQ Dance Studio
713-861-1906
Web site for Houston Swing Dance Society—listing of clubs and lessons in Houston
WASHINGTON, D.C., AREA
America Restaurant
Tyson’s I Shopping Center
Junction of Route 123 and Route 7
Tyson’s Corner, Virginia
703-847-6607
Live music and dancing Fridays, DJ Sundays
Chevy Chase Ballroom
5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW
202-363-8344
Home base of Tom Koener and Debra Sternberg, the deans of swing dancing in D.C.; DJ and dancing on Mondays
Lulu’s Club Mardi Gras
1217 Twenty-Second Street NW
202-861-5858
Lessons and dancing on Wednesdays
Nick’s
642 South Pickett Street
Alexandria, Virginia
703-751-8900
Swing dancing all weekend long on two dance floors, Friday and Saturday; Hollywood-style swing on Thursdays
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
Glen Echo, Maryland
301-340-9732
Dances three Saturdays a month (first and third sponsored by the Washington Swing Dance Committee) in this spacious, gracious
ballroom
Vienna Tap Room
146 East Maple Avenue
Vienna, Virginia
703-255-6800
Tuesday Lindy and Wednesday jitterbug sponsored by the Potomac Swing Dance Club
Donna Barker
Ken Haltenhoff
703-978-0375
Fidgety Feet
At the DC Dance Collective
202-362-7244
Flying Feet
Ellen Engle
Marc Shepanek
301-299-8728
Tom Koerner and Debra Sternberg
703-527-6734
John “Psychoboy” McCalla
410-875-9147
Frank Morra and Carole Berghers
202-363-2239
Frank Morra and Carole Berghers’s extensive site; not only local and national listings but swing album reviews too
Listing of events sponsored by Tom Koerner and Debra Sternberg
www.wsdc.org
Homepage of the Washington Swing Dance Committee
WASHINGTON
Seattle Area
Century Ballroom
915 East Pine Street, Capitol Hill
206-324-7263
Beautiful classic ballroom offers swing nights on Mondays, Wednesdays, every other Friday, and some Saturdays
Club Rat Pack
The Aristocrats Club
220 Fourth Avenue South
206-748-9779
Swing meets lounge (with dress code) on Wednesdays
Fenix Club
315 Second Avenue South
206-467-1111
“Club HiDeHo,” Seattle’s original swing night, on Mondays
Seattle Center Saturday Night Big Band Dance
Center House, 305 Harrison Street
206-684-0765
Wednesdays all-ages dance; Saturdays lessons and dancing
Showbox
1426 First Avenue
206-628-3151
Call for details
Swingin’ Saturdays at the Savoy The Eagles Hall
5600 Twenty-Fourth Avenue NW
Ballard
206-784-4390
Live music, lessons, and dancing on Saturdays, with a huge dance floor
Dave Atkinson
206-782-3698
Ron Bolin
206-464-9500
Keith Hughes
206-547-2721
Living Traditions
206-781-1238
Savoy Swing Club
206-547-7676
Tanya Surface and Theo Davis
206-523-1221
Guide pages for Seattle
http://students.washington.edu/swingkd/
University of Washington swing kids page
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/paul/sk/
Swing Seattle links page
Homepage of the Savoy Swing Club
DJ Leslie Price’s Cat Swingin’ Lounge guide to swing in Seattle, with great links
The guide pages for Tacoma
WISCONSIN
Madison
Mad City Swing’s guide pages
DANCE CLASSES
Jumpin’ Jive Club
Maureen Majeski
414-54-SWING
AUSTRALIA
The Australian Swing Dance Society’s countrywide listings
Melbourne swing information
Sydney Lindy Hop page
CANADA
Montreal
Blue Sax
7062 St-Laurent Boulevard
514-272-9990
Swing night every other Friday; fifties atmosphere
Jello Bar
151 Ontario East
514-285-2621
Mix of DJ and live music on Mondays, with free lessons; famous for their martinis
Lion d’Or
1676 Ontario East
514-526-6849
DJ and live music every third Friday of the month
Swing Ring
4848 St-Laurent Boulevard
Biggest dance floor in Montreal; Saturdays
Tokyo Bar
3709 St-Laurent Boulevard
514-842-6838
Mix of DJ and live music on Wednesdays
Kurt Hemmings and Cleo Binette
Swing Express Dance School
514-285-4594
Hi-Ball
Sean Metcalf
514-851-2916
Miss Wolff’s Jiving School
514-CUB-CAVE
Great-looking retro site on the Montreal scene
Information on Montreal Swing Dance Society … in French
Site run by Cleo Binette and Kurt Hemmings
Saskatchewan