This year, the Herräng Dance Camp dates are July 3 – August 7, 2010. They have multiple camp registrations available at 5 costs. There is a large list of teachers lined up from around the world. Evening events include live band music, a slow drag night, cabaret night, and a friday night masquerade. The address of this fun event is Herräng Dance Camp, Hornsgatan 75, SE 118 49 Stockholm, Sweden. The Website is http://www.herrang.com.

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The L.A. Blues dance event happens this year October 1-3, 2010.  They will feature blues instructors / classes, live bands, performances, and more. It will be held at the Dance Center of Pasadena, 1368 N. Lake, Pasadena, California. Their Website is labluesdance.com.

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Every Thursday, the 9:20 Special dance happens in San Francisco, California. They have intermediate swing dance classes from 7:20 PM to 8:20 PM and beginning swing dance classes from 8:20 PM to 9:20 PM. The swing and lindy hop dance begins at 9:20 PM, with special guest DJ’s. On occasion, they will have live bands when they announce it! This night is all ages, $8 per person for adults, $6 with student ID. The dance event location is 2460 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA. Street parking is fairly easy. Details can be found on their Website, 9:20Special.com.

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The Wednesday Night Hop Dance is every Wednesday night in Mountain View, California. Level 2 Lindy Hop lessons start at 7 PM, level 1 lessons start at 8 PM, and then the swing / lindy hop dance goes 9 PM to midnight. The event takes place at Cheryl Burke Dance, 1400 N Shoreline Blvd #A, Mountain View, CA. Usually the event has a terrific DJ, and often these days they are having live bands!

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The Catalina Jazz Dance Festival Returns November 12-14, 2010! This event will take place on Santa Catalina Island near Los Angeles California. The details pertaining to dance performers, bands, DJ’s, and swing / lindy hop / jazz dance instructors are still being worked out at this time. Stay tuned at 2plyswing.com for future updates on the event.

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This year, Swing Out New Hampshire will be September 1-6, 2010. That is Labor Day Weekend. It will be held at Camp Wicosuta near Hebron, NH. It is their 12th year! This year, this swing and lindy hop dance event will feature Steven & Virginie, Dawn Hampton, and other teachers and performers. Their Website is swingoutnh.com.

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The Beantown Camp will happen June 24 – July 1, 2010. This 14th year with the Northeast Lindy Hop Championships, lasts a week, or you can sign up for a weekend. The event happens at Endicott College in Beverly, Masachusetts, featuring live music, dances, workshops, and more. Details can be found at beantowncamp.com.

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Camp Jitterbug happens May 28-31, 2010, in Seattle WA. The weekend will be packed with dances, dance workshops, live bands, dance performances, and dance competitions. More info can be found at campjitterbug.com.

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The Verdi Club in San Francisco CA hosts weekly Lindy Hop classes and a dance on Tuesday nights. Intermediate Lindy Hop classes go from 7-8 PM and then beginning Lindy Hop classes run 8-9 PM. Tuesday classes include admission to the dance afterwards, Tuesday Night Jump. The Tuesday Night Jump dance starts at 9:40 with San Francisco’s Stompy Jones band. Location of the classes and dance is at 2424 Mariposa Street, San francisco, California. The classes and dance happen every Tuesday.

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There is a new dance venue that opened September 19, 2009, called The Rent Party. This night of blues, swing, and lindy hop classes and dances now happens every Saturday night unless something comes up. Have fun!

Details can be found here.

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