We’ve inspired any number of other Lindy in the Parks around the country, although perhaps one or two may have come up without knowing about us, but hey, we’re the ORIGINAL
- 3rd Street Swingers – Santa Monica, CA. website: here
- Central Park, New York City, NY. : www.centralparkswings.com
- Lindy by the Bay – San Diego, CA. : www.swingorama.com
- Lindy by the Lake – Chicago, IL. website: www.windhop.org>
- Lindy on the Lake at Harbourfront – Toronto, Canada
- Lindy on Sproul – UC Berkeley Sproul Plaza – Berkeley, CA.
- PPJ – Park Block Jumps or Peanut Butter and Jam! – Portland, OR. website: www.pdxswing.com
- Prospect Park Swings – Brooklyn, NY. Email: swingsteve@yahoo.com
- Sunday Swing at Copley Square – Boston, MA.
In Japan:
- Lindy in the Park – Japan – In March, 2002, LitP co-founder Chad Kubo visited Japan. Check out the photos!
In the United Kingdom:
In Spain:
Resources:
- NCLS – website of the non-profit Northern California Lindy Society, serving the Bay Area Lindy Hop community since 1994.
- www.SwingTalk.com – the Bay Area’s online Swing Dancing Community
- www.sanfranciscoswing.com – an overview of Bay Area swing dancing. Easy name to remember!
- www.lindylist.com – online calendar of Bay Area swing events
- www.sflindyhop.com – calendar and informative and fun articles
Instruction:
- Belinda Ricklefs – East Bay
- Burnie Gipson – San Francisco – Swing, Balboa, Lindy Hop & Ballroom dances
- Catrine Ljungren – San Francisco – Swing, Lindy Hop, Tap & Tango
- Chad & Melanie – Chad is one of the LitP Co-founders
- David and Cirkl – Sonoma county
- HepJen – Jen teaches LitP’s free lesson with Ken
- Jordan & Lia – S.F. & East Bay
- Ken Watanabe – hey, Ken’s one of the LitP Co-founders and DJ’s!
- Kevin and Carla – world renowned couple who oftentimes come to dance at LitP!
- Manu and Megan – San Francisco
- Trevor and Megan – Peninsula
- Cheryl Burke Dance – Instructions in other dances as well
- Michael and Persephone – East Bay
- Nathan Dias – San Francisco instructor/DJ
- Nick Lawrence – East Bay
- S.F. Jitterbugs – instructors/dance troupe
- SwingCats Rhythm Revue – instructors/dance troupe
Venues:
- Sundays at the Lake Merritt Dance Center – Oakland
- Monday Swing – San Francisco
- Mondays at Julie’s Supper Club – San Francisco
- Tuesdays (and some Saturdays) at Swing Central – Redwood City
- Tuesdays at the Verdi Club – San Francisco – Live band!
- Wednesdays at Cat’s Corner – San Francisco – live music, full bar, swing dance party at Savanna Jazz)
- Wednesdays at Starlite – Sunnyvale
- Thursday nights at the 920 Special – San Francisco
- Thursday nights at the Lake Merritt Dance Center – Oakland
- Fridays at Cheryl Burke Dance (formerly the Metronome Dance Center) – San Francisco
More Music links:
- www.paulandsharon.com – Paul Overton’s music recommendations
- www.swingorama.com – Ron Bloom’s music recommendation (quite an extensive listing)
Dave’s other websites:
- www.DaveWongPhotography.com – Weddings and Events
- www.BluExposure.com – Portraits and Corporate photography
HepJen’s site: