[Dixielandjazz] Swing Dancing In NYC

[Stephen G Barbone]

For anyone visiting the Big Apple, here is a list of swing dance  
venues. As you can see, it is a 7 day a week happening. And these are  
just what the NY Times mentions. There are more events and venues  
where swing dancing occurs on a casual basis throughout the city. It  
is well to realize also that Vince Giordano has a large following of  
young swing dancers.

MONDAYS

Swing Dance Night, Cotton Club, 656 West 125th Street, Harlem; (888)  
640-7980; doors open at 8 for dinner, music begins at 8:30;cottonclub- 
newyork.com; $25.

Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, 8 p.m., Sofia’s Restaurant, at the  
Edison Hotel, 221 West 46th Street, Manhattan; (212)  
719-5799,myspace.com/vincegiordanothenighthawks, sofiasny.com; $15  
cover and $15 food-and-drink minimum.



TUESDAYS  Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks (see Mondays)


TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

George Gee Swing Orchestra, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., dance lesson from  
Dance Manhattan Studios at 9:30 p.m., Swing 46, 349 West 46th Street,  
Manhattan; (212) 262-9554, swing46.com, georgegee.com; $12.



WEDNESDAYS

West Coast Swing class, 8 p.m. (no classes until 2012), Dance  
Manhattan, 39 West 19th Street, 5th Floor, Chelsea; (212)  
807-0802,dancemanhattan.com.



THURSDAYS

Frim Fram Jam, dance lesson at 8 p.m., dance begins at 9 p.m., Club  
412, 412 Eighth Avenue, at 31st Street, Fourth Floor,  
Manhattan;yehoodi.com/frimfram; $8, dance lesson is an additional $4.



SATURDAYS

New York Swing Dance Society dance, one Saturday a month (check Web  
site for details); lessons begin at 7 p.m., dance begins at 8, St.  
Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, 184 East 76th Street, Manhattan;  
(212) 696-9737, nysds.org; $15, $11 for students and seniors.

Swing Remix, one Saturday a month ; workshops and lessons begin at  
6:20 p.m., dance begins at 8:30, JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam  
Avenue, at 76th Street; (646) 233-3338, swingremix.com.



SUNDAYS

Swing classes, beginner: 7:30 p.m., advanced beginner: 8:30, JCC in  
Manhattan, jccmanhattan.org; $108 for a six-class series for  
nonmembers, $93 for members.

Changing events at Swing 46, 349 West 46th Street, Manhattan; (212)  
262-9554, swing46.com.



Also visit

NEW YORK CITY SWING DANCE GROUP OF MEETUP.COM meetup.com/ 
swingdancing-82.



Cheers
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband