Boston Lindy Kats

Boston Lindy Kats Swing Dance at Boston University WHO WE ARE • WHEN WE DANCE • HOW TO FIND US
	BLK holds meetings at least once a week. An ordinary meeting consists of assembling at a specified area on the BU campus (usually the lobby of Warren Towers) and taking the T to a venue around Boston. The great thing about Boston's swing dancing scene is that social dances and/or lessons are held almost every day of the week! There are a few websites and forums that host calendars advertising all of the dances around Boston. Check out this calendar, this very efficient calendar, and this forum.
Here are some of the places we frequent (click the links for more information): Wednesdays @ MIT Free lesson from 7:30 to 9:00 pm, followed by free social dancing from 9:00 to 11:00 pm. Check out their calendar to see where each dance will be held. The lessons vary by week, so make sure to sign up with their mailing list (you can do it at the dance) to find out what will be taught. Once every month MIT teams up with the Harvard Swing Kids to host the weekly lesson/dance at Harvard University. Monday Night Practice The Five Guys Named Mike host a lesson and social dance in the First Church just outside of Harvard Square. This venue costs money ($10 for the lesson & dance, or just $5 for the lesson), but the scene here is hip and filled with both beginners and experienced dancers. Lindy hop lessons are taugth for the first three Mondays, and on the last Monday of the month, Mike teaches a cool, challenging move. The lesson occurs from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, with social dancing following until 10:45 pm. Fridays @ Swing City Swing City is a hip venue in Newton Centre where you get to dance to a live band! Admission is only $10 with your student ID, and you get a free lesson along with the payment. The lesson is held from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, and social dancing follows from 8:30 pm to midnight. Saturdays @ Uptown Swing Dance Club This venue hosts live bands once a month in Brookline. For $10 with your student ID you get a beginner lesson from 8:30 to 9:00 pm and social dancing until midnight. Saturdays @ Boston Swing Dance Network in Watertown Hosted once a month in Watertown, you can dance at this venue for $10 with your student ID. Beginner lessons run from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, and the live band plays from 9:00 pm to midnight. Here are some other cool venues and events that we will try to visit throughout the Spring 2008 semester: Friday 15 February -- Blues Cafe -- Hosted at Springstep in Medford Square, this dance happens once a month and only costs $8 with your student ID for a night of awesome dancing with a live band! Saturday/Sunday 23/24 February -- Lindy Hop Workshop with Nina & Mike @ Third Life Studio in Union Square (Somerville) Friday 21 March -- Blues Cafe -- Hosted at Springstep in Medford Square, this dance happens once a month and only costs $8 with your student ID for a night of awesome dancing with a live band! Saturday 22 March -- Easter Blues Workshop @ MIT -- Hosted by Mihai (from California), with local instructors Ogden & Amanda. Thursday to Sunday, 27 to 30 March -- Boston Tea Party -- This will probably be the biggest swing dance convention on the East Coast this year! Friday to Monday, 23 to 26 May -- BIX: Boston Independence Xchange

Boston Lindy Kats Swing Dance at Boston University

WHO WE ARE • WHEN WE DANCE • HOW TO FIND US

BLK holds meetings at least once a week. An ordinary meeting consists of assembling at a specified area on the BU campus (usually the lobby of Warren Towers) and taking the T to a venue around Boston. The great thing about Boston's swing dancing scene is that social dances and/or lessons are held almost every day of the week!

There are a few websites and forums that host calendars advertising all of the dances around Boston. Check out this calendar, this very efficient calendar, and this forum.

Here are some of the places we frequent (click the links for more information):

Wednesdays @ MIT
Free lesson from 7:30 to 9:00 pm, followed by free social dancing from 9:00 to 11:00 pm. Check out their calendar to see where each dance will be held. The lessons vary by week, so make sure to sign up with their mailing list (you can do it at the dance) to find out what will be taught. Once every month MIT teams up with the Harvard Swing Kids to host the weekly lesson/dance at Harvard University.

Monday Night Practice
The Five Guys Named Mike host a lesson and social dance in the First Church just outside of Harvard Square. This venue costs money ($10 for the lesson & dance, or just $5 for the lesson), but the scene here is hip and filled with both beginners and experienced dancers. Lindy hop lessons are taugth for the first three Mondays, and on the last Monday of the month, Mike teaches a cool, challenging move. The lesson occurs from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, with social dancing following until 10:45 pm.

Fridays @ Swing City
Swing City is a hip venue in Newton Centre where you get to dance to a live band! Admission is only $10 with your student ID, and you get a free lesson along with the payment. The lesson is held from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, and social dancing follows from 8:30 pm to midnight.

Saturdays @ Uptown Swing Dance Club
This venue hosts live bands once a month in Brookline. For $10 with your student ID you get a beginner lesson from 8:30 to 9:00 pm and social dancing until midnight.

Saturdays @ Boston Swing Dance Network in Watertown
Hosted once a month in Watertown, you can dance at this venue for $10 with your student ID. Beginner lessons run from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, and the live band plays from 9:00 pm to midnight.

Here are some other cool venues and events that we will try to visit throughout the Spring 2008 semester:

Friday 15 February -- Blues Cafe -- Hosted at Springstep in Medford Square, this dance happens once a month and only costs $8 with your student ID for a night of awesome dancing with a live band!

Saturday/Sunday 23/24 February -- Lindy Hop Workshop with Nina & Mike @ Third Life Studio in Union Square (Somerville)

Friday 21 March -- Blues Cafe -- Hosted at Springstep in Medford Square, this dance happens once a month and only costs $8 with your student ID for a night of awesome dancing with a live band!

Saturday 22 March -- Easter Blues Workshop @ MIT -- Hosted by Mihai (from California), with local instructors Ogden & Amanda.

Thursday to Sunday, 27 to 30 March -- Boston Tea Party -- This will probably be the biggest swing dance convention on the East Coast this year!

Friday to Monday, 23 to 26 May -- BIX: Boston Independence Xchange