DCLX may be the best social dancing in D.C., but it’s not the only social dancing in D.C. Here’s when and where to find lindy hop, balboa, and blues in the greater Washington, D.C., area:*
* loosely interpreted to include our Baltimorean neighbors to the north
SUNDAY
GottaSwing dance at McGinty’s Public House
Dance: Lindy hop
Music: DJ, occasional band
Cost (dance only): Free
Free beginner lesson? No
Other lessons: Beginner and intermediate classes
Where: 911 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland
www.gottaswing.com
MONDAY
GottaSwing dance at Chevy Chase Ballroom
Dance: Lindy hop
Music: DJ
Cost (dance only): $5
Free beginner lesson? No
Other lessons: Beginner and intermediate classes
Where: 5207 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC
www.gottaswing.com
Monday Night Swing at Mobtown Ballroom
Dance: Lindy hop
Music: DJ
Cost (dance only): $5
Free beginner lesson? No
Other lessons: Beginner classes
Where: 861 Washington Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21230
http://mobtownballroom.com/
TUESDAY
Jam Cellar dance at Josephine Butler Parks Center
Dance: Lindy hop, balboa
Music: DJ, occasional band
Cost (dance only): $6
Free beginner lesson? Yes
Other lessons: Beginner, intermediate and advanced classes
Where: Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Tuesday Blues at Mobtown Ballroom
Dance: Blues
Music: DJ
Cost (dance only): $7
Free beginner lesson? Yes
Other lessons: Beginner classes
Where: 861 Washington Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21230
http://mobtownballroom.com/
GottaSwing dance at Clarendon Ballroom
Dance: Lindy hop
Music: bands
Cost (dance only): $10
Free beginner lesson? No
Other lessons: Beginner and intermediate classes
Where: 3185 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, Virginia
www.gottaswing.com
WEDNESDAY
GottaSwing dance at Nick’s Nightclub
Dance: Lindy hop
Music: DJ, occasional bands
Cost (dance only): $6
Free beginner lesson? No
Other lessons: Beginner and intermediate classes
Where: 642 South Pickett Street, Alexandria, Virginia
www.gottaswing.com
THURSDAY
Capital Blues dance at Glen Echo Park
Dance: Blues
Music: DJs
Cost: $8
Free beginner lesson? Yes
Other lessons? No
Where: 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo, Maryland
www.capitalblues.org
ChileSwing dance at Dickeyville Mill
Dance: Lindy hop
Music: DJs
Cost (dance only): $6
Free beginner lesson? No
Other lessons: Beginner, intermediate and advanced classes
Where: 4900 Wetheredsville Rd, Baltimore, Maryland
www.chileswing.com
FRIDAY
GottaSwing Balboa Night at Chevy Chase Ballroom
* Held once a month*
Dance: Balboa
Music: DJ
Cost: $10
Free beginner lesson? Yes
Other lessons? No
Where: 5207 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC
www.gottaswing.com
Friday Night Swing at Mobtown Ballroom
Dance: Lindy hop
Music: DJ, bands
Cost (dance only): $7 (more if live band)
Free beginner lesson? No
Other lessons: Beginner classes
Where: 861 Washington Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21230
http://mobtownballroom.com/
SATURDAY
Swing dance at the Spanish Ballroom
Dance: Lindy hop, balboa, blues
Music: Band
Cost: $15-$20
Free beginner lesson? Yes
Other lessons? No
www.glenechopark.org
Swing dances in the Spanish Ballroom are organized by various organizations, including GottaSwing, Flying Feet Enterprises, The Jam Cellar, the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture and DCLX.
If you are a dance organizer in the greater Washington D.C. area and would like to post your information on this page, please send an email to info@dclx.net.
