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Swing City
Live Swing Bands
Each month:
2nd Sat
4th Sat
5th Sat
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8pm-midnight

info:
(617) 513-9841

Located upstairs at the
West Cambridge Youth Center
680 Huron Ave.
Cambridge, MA
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"Hosting Swing and Lindy Hop Dancing in Boston since 1994"

Saturday, May 30 at Huron Ave:
"Compaq Big Band"
The power and energy of an authentic 21-piece big band is back! The Compaq Big Band has kept New England swingin' for 30 years, with 15 horns, terrific soloists, a cookin' rhythm section, and a great feature vocalist. These guys are NOT your grandfather's big band. A great mix of medium, slow, and up-tempo swing, with tunes that are just the right length, will keep you on the dance floor all night.

No LINDY WORKSHOP this week

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE LESSONS (8-9pm):
- Beginner (Intro Swing)
- Intermediate (Charleston)

 

Dear Swing City Patrons,

Did you catch Ed Sheer's Swingin' All Stars last week? They were great, as we'd hoped! We'll have them back again in the mix.

"Compaq" is Back this Saturday!

Compaq Big Band will be at Swing City this Saturday in full force. Come dancing to this 20+ piece classic swing orchestra.

And as usual, Mike's "famous" free, fresh, hot popcorn.

Hope to see you there!

Dance lessons at Swing City

New to Swing Dancing or already an expert? No worries, we've got something for everyone!

Join us for a beginner swing lesson, or if you're a more experienced dancer, we offer a concurrent intermediate class. Classes begin at 8pm promptly, so be sure to arruve a few minutes early.

Classes have been HUGE lately, so be sure to come for those. Beginner and intermediate levels are concurrent so most of our regular dancers will be able to take a non-beginner class with our rotation of some of Boston's top dance instructors, yet still bring your friends who might be more comfortable at a the intro level. Moreover, the classes are a GREAT way to meet people if you're new to the scene, single, or just feeling social!

The intro class will be single step East Coast, while the intermediate class generally assumes you can dance a triple step and are comfortable with a variety of basic moves. The intermediate class is different each week, generally Charleston. We sometimes features guest instructors.

If either lesson is too hard or simple for you, one can just switch to the other one as needed.

Swing City, the best Swingin' venue in town!

- Tons of free parking
- Ice Cold Air Conditioning
- Juice, Soda, and Water available, plus snacks
- Great, New, Sprung Bamboo Floor (one patron was memorably giddy with excitement! thx)
- Easy MBTA Access (bus #72 direct from Havard Square)

8:00pm: Swing Dance Lessons
FREE with cover charge
Choice of two Lessons:

  • Swing lesson (beginner, east coast swing)
    -learn basic 6-count patterns to get you started
  • Charleston lesson (intermediate, add moves to your swing)
    -each night will show a different variation
  • 9:00pm: Band goes on (DJ in the breaks)
    until 12:00pm

    So please join us for lessons, a night of rich live music, dancing, lots of cool fun people of all ages, and some great exercise. Bottom line, a great night out for only $16 ($12 with college ID), and a super vibe! Read, "Boston's official Cheap Date."

    Tons of Swing City Photos are in the Photo gallery

    See you there!

     

    If you have your own comments to share, we'd love to hear them. Please email us at olaf@swingcityboston.com

    See you this week!
    -Olaf
    on behalf of all of our entertainers and staff

     


     
    Coming Up!
    May 30
    Saturday
    Compaq Big Band
    Jun 13
    Saturday
    Eight to the Bar
    Jun 27
    Saturday
    Hot Cat Band
    Jul 11
    Saturday
    Love Dogs
    Jul 25
    Saturday
    Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphires
    Aug 8
    Saturday
    Tom Nutile Big Band

    more dates »

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    What people are saying:
    "It was one of the best swing dances I have attended in well over a year (and I dance several times a week)."

    "Nice people all w/good intentions. From the person at door to anyone I would ask questions; all have positive,upbeat(no pun intended) attitudes. And this love of Swing Dancing is obvious by all assistance kindly offered and rendered. Five Stars."

    Our Instructors and DJ's:

    Mike Jonas, Step Step Triple Step
    Nancy Murphy (Rug Cutters')
    JJ Williams (JJ Productions)

     

    See you on the dance floor!
    -Olaf
    Your humble "Swing City Impresario"

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