Authors: Degen Pener
The Swing Book (34 page)
Swing 46 Jazz and Supper Club
349 West Forty-Sixth Street
212-262-9554
New York’s only seven-nights-a-week swing club; home to George Gee and His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra
Wells Restaurant
2249 Seventh Avenue
212-234-0700
Uptown landmark serves up chicken, waffles, and the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra every Monday night; reservations recommended
Windows on die World
1 World Trade Center
212-524-7011
More than one hundred stories above the financial district, this club offers spectacular views and dancing Fridays and Saturdays
Margaret Batiuchok
Cofounder of die New York Swing Dance Society
238 East Fourteenth Street
212-598-0154
Sandra Cameron Dance Studio
20 Cooper Square
212-674-0505
Dance Manhattan
39 West Nineteenth Street
212-807-0802
Nathalie Gomes
Yuval Hod
Hop, Swing, and a Jump
132 Crosby Street, Second Floor
212-343-8515
Shall We Dance
200 Church Street
212-566-1081
Stepping Out
1780 Broadway
212-245-5200
New York’s most stylish on-line event guide
A comprehensive listing of teachers and events
www.users.interport.net/~zebra/nysds/index.html#bottom
New York Swing Dance Society homepage
Guide to events sponsored by NYC
promoter “Lo-Fi” Lee Sobel (hotline: 212-462-3250)
Rochester
Homepage of the Rochester Institute of Technology swing club
Syracuse
Homepage of the Syracuse Swing Dance Society
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Swing 1000
1000 Central Avenue
704-334-4443
Swing supper club and restaurant, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
OHIO
Akron
Sloopy’s
1232 Weathervane Lane
330-869-2855
Call for details
Anita Converse
330-869-2855
Cincinnati
Havana Martini Club
580 Walnut Street
513-651-2800
Swings on Fridays
Jefferson Hall
1150 Main Street
513-723-9008
Live music and lessons on Wednesdays plus a monthly dance contest
Swing Lounge
1203 Main Street
513-665-4677
The city’s original club offers live music Thursday through Saturday; lessons on
Thursdays
Cincinnati Lindy Circle
Erich Gansmuller
Rhonda Flora
513-533-4379
David Stewart
537-298-5770
Cincinnati Swing Dancing listings and more
http://w3.one.net/~mslentz/swing/
Vertical Expressions: a guide to bands, clubs, and more
Cleveland Area
Dick’s Last Resort
1096 Old River Road
216-241-1234
Live music on Sundays
Grogshop
1265 Coventry Street
Cleveland Heights
216-321-5588
Not much room to dance but they book swing bands
Spy Bar
1261 West Sixth Street
216-621-7907
Music and lessons on Thursdays
Wilberts
Corner of Saint Claire and Ninth
216-771-2583
Books occasional swing bands; call for information
Get Hep Swing
Valerie Salstrom and Joel Plys
216-883-4519
Karl Knopp
330-626-2129
Columbus
Barrister Hall
560 South High Street
614-621-1213
Live music and free lessons on Wednesdays
Counterfeit Heist
2619 North High
614-261-0043
Swing events approximately once a month
Jitterbug Café
5200 Riding Club
614-866-5195
Swing meets line dancing and karaoke
94th Aero Squadron
5030 Sawyer Road
614-237-8887
Rick Brunetto’s Big Band plays every Thursday
Jessica Tupa and Chul
614-421-7338
Ballroom Plus Dance Studio
5815 Emporium Square
614-891-0807
WEB SITE
http://205.133.80.114/music/sugaifoot/
The resource for swing in the capital
Dayton
El Diablo
135 East Second Street
937-331-9096
Leopard-skin and tiki-themed club with a suspended dance floor, swings on Wednesdays and Fridays
Yellow Rose Night Club
852 Water Tower Lane
937-866-7765
Longest-running dance in town, on
Wednesdays
David Stewart
937-298-5770
www.eldiablolounge.com
Guide pages for the city
http://www.siscom.net/~scot/swing/main.html
Homepage of Dayton Swing
Toledo