Local Links

The following venues often play high-quality swing music suitable for busting out your Balboa.  Check ’em out!

• Monday Night Practice – Not really a practice session, MNP is a regular DJ’d Lindy Hop dance on Monday nights in Cambridge. You’ll only occasionally get a bal dance in here, but still a fun dance. Make sure to check their calendar — the church is closed on most Monday holidays.
• Boston Swing Central – The weekly Friday night dance currently being held at Q Ballroom in Cambridge.
• Uptown Swing Dance – monthly dances in Brookline, hosted by Hop to the Beat Studio. Usually with live music.

The following are regional organizations that teach swing-era dances, occasionally including Balboa:

• Boston Lindy Hop  – Boston
• Hop to the Beat  – Newton, Brookline
• Providence Swings  – Providence/Pawtucket, RI
• Hartford Underground  – Hartford, CT

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