The Swing Book (31 page)
Authors: Degen Pener
Good listing of weekly events plus in-depth coverage of clubs in and around Denver
Another source for swing info in the Mile High City
Fort Collins
Eden Ellman and Diane Montgomery
970-493-3718 or 970-493-3741
Site for Fort Collins swing dancers
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~ swing
Homepage for Colorado State University swing club
CONNECTICUT
Cinedrome 360 Nightclub
Foxwoods Resort and Casino
Route 2 near Norwich
860-312-4231
Live music and dancing on Sundays; age
21+ only
Connecticut Swing Dance Society
AMC Hall
University of New Haven
420 Orange Avenue
West Haven
203-458-6772 or 203-985-1112
Hartford Swing Dance
West Hartford Town hall
50 South Main Street
West Hartford
860-649-0482
Live music and dancing the first Friday of the month
Shoreline Swing Dance Society
East Lyme Community Center
Society Road
East Lyme
860-739-0697
www.havetodance.com/shorelineswing
Live music and dancing the third Saturday of every month
Wethersfield American Legion Hall
275 Main Street
Wethersfield
860-563-8723
Thursday dances, plus Swing Jam fourth Saturday of the month
Jane Dumont aka Jitterbug Jane
Hartford area and also New Haven
www.havetodance.com/danceworks
860-267-0613
http://www.havetodance.com/dancec.thtml
Dance venues and instructors throughout the state
www.havetodance.com/hartfordswing
Jane Dumont’s weekly listings
Homepage of the Connecticut Swing
Dance Society
FLORIDA
Melbourne
http://ddi.digital.net/~gtjj/swing.html
Swing info for all of Brevard County
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Dezerland Hotel
American Classics Lounge
8701 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
305-865-6661
Tuesday dance sponsored by the South Florida Swing Dance Society
Manray Lounge
4301 Federal Highway
Pompano Beach
954-788-2345
Miami’s main retro club has lessons and dancing for an 18+ crowd on both Wednesdays and Fridays
O’Hara’s Jazz Café
1903 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood
954-925-2555
Afternoon lessons and dancing (small floor), on Sundays
Alfred “Mr. Dance”
954-733-2623
Randy Atlas
305-756-5037
Angela Nuran Gokturk
954-234-3262
South Florida Swing Dance Society, info on Miami and Fort Lauderdale
Orlando
Atlantic Dance
Boardwalk Resort
Disney World
407-939-2444
Swings seven nights a week in this spacious period-looking nightclub; live music Friday through Monday, lessons Tuesday through
Thursday
House of Blues
Downtown Disney, West Side
1490 Buena Vista Drive
407-934-2222
Features occasional concerts by national acts
Rhythmic Harmony Productions
Alberto and Selena Hoyos
407-465-0617
Dancin’ III
Altamonte Springs
407-261-1300
The most complete swing site for Orlando
In-depth list of swing nights in Orlando
Tallahassee
www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/7610
All the news on swing in northwest Florida
Tampa-Saint Petersburg
http://members.xoom.com/Bigsby
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/3409/
Guides to events and bands in the Tampa area
GEORGIA
Atlanta Area
Blue Moon Supper Club
1255 Johnson Ferry Road
Marietta
770-579-3131
Wednesday and Sunday night dancing
Club Anytime
1055 Peachtree Street
404-607-8050
Friday and Saturday nights
Hot Rod’s Grill
4805 Highway 29
770-638-1954
Mondays and Wednesdays