If you can’t attend Beantown Camp this year, you are welcome to join in for the Saturday Dance Party at Endicott College. This dance is open to the public and will be a night of joy and fun, without a doubt!

Beantown Saturday Dance Party, June 28, 2014

• Door opens: 8:30pm
• Strictly Lindy Competition: 9:00pm
• Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five: 9:30pm
• Jack & Jill Finals: 10:15pm
• Photo Booth
• Late Night Cake-Break in the Beantown Cafe: 12:30am
• Swing & Blues Late Night Dance hosted by Dan Repsch & Jenny Sowden: 12:30am  
• Location: Post Center at Endicott College, 376 Hale Street, Beverly, MA 01915 
• Admission: $30 ($25 with student ID) 

Space will be limited! To ensure your spot, advanced purchase tickets are available.

Uptown Swing details on website.

Join the Facebook event.

We are excited to announce that five new ambassadors from the Frankie Manning Foundation scholarship program will be joining us at Beantown Camp this year! Kristan from New York, Justin from Rhode Island, Markus and Trendylon from Maryland, and Ruchi from Mexico. In addition, four of our past ambassadors, Josh, Rafal, Alexis and Cyle will all be back this summer.

We are thrilled to work with the Frankie Foundation for our 3rd year with this excellent program. Extra thanks for the contributions from Beantown campers and the Frankie Foundation to help our efforts to bring back the returning ambassadors.

Please be sure to join us in welcoming both our new and past ambassadors to Beantown this year!

Get your registration in for one of the fun competitions during the weekend. All levels are included. The competitions always come with a fantastic, supportive audience. Divisions include a nice mix of Novice, Intermediate and Advanced J&Js, Strictly, Solo Charleston and Soul! The competitions are scheduled so that we have plenty of social dance time with excellent live music on both Friday and Saturday night. (That would be the Boilermaker Jazz Band and the Campus Five in case you have forgotten!)

We are honored to have so many wonderful events sponsoring the competitions and providing prizes for each division as well as a special award. Be sure to check each one out for your future event plans!

• International Lindy Hop Championships
• Boston Tea Party
• Hart & Soul Weekend
• Lindy Focus
• Canadian Swing Championships
• The Process
• Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange

Beantown Camp Sponsors.

Come on out this Saturday, June 7 to Uptown Swing Dance, featuring Boston Swing Express. Led by guitarist Mike DiBari, this tight knit combo hones in on the classic guitar driven Swing of the 30’s and 40’s. Their sound derives from guitar stylists such as Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt and Les Paul, while also paying tribute to Swing era greats such as Lionel Hampton and the King Cole Trio. With rave reviews, the band continues to get better with each appearance at Uptown Swing.

Please note that there will be a different start time in June. Both the Swing lesson and the band will start at 9:30pm and the dance will run until 12:30am! The time adjustment is due to restrictions at KI having to do with sundown. We’re thinking that a little flexibility is worth having the use of this beautiful venue!

Beginners welcome, no partner needed
Location: KI (Congregation Kehillath Israel), 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446; entrance on Williams Street
Band: Boston Swing Express
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014
Time: 9:30pm-12:30am
Swing Lesson: 9:30-10:00pm
Admission: $15 ($10 with Student ID)

Uptown Swing details on website.

Join the Facebook event.

The summer session of Lindy Hop classes is up on the website. As usual for the summer, we will not be holding Sunday classes. Mondays will be continuing in Boston at Ruggles Church near Fenway Park starting on July 14. Sundays in Newton will resume in September.

Full class details on website.