Swing Links
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.
- 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:
- Ann Mony – San Francisco
- Belinda Ricklefs – East Bay
- Burnie Gipson – San Francisco – Swing, Balboa, Lindy Hop & Ballroom dances
- David and Cirkl – Sonoma county
- HepJen – Jen teaches LitP’s free lesson with Ken
- Jean and Bromley – San Francisco Bay Area
- Ken Watanabe – hey, Ken’s one of the LitP Co-founders and DJ’s!
- Michael & Claire - instructors, performers – Motion Explosion Dance Company
- Trevor and Megan – Peninsula
- Nathan Dias – San Francisco instructor/performer/DJ
- 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 The Dancer’s Den – Berkeley
- Wednesday Night Hop – Sunnyvale
- Thursday nights at the 920 Special – San Francisco
- Thursday nights at the Lake Merritt Dance Center – Oakland
- Swangosa – a swing, tango, and salsa party at the new Block Party DanceStudio in San Francisco
More Music links:
- www.swingorama.com – Ron Bloom’s music recommendation (quite an extensive listing)
Dave’s other websites:
- www.DaveWongPhotography.com – Weddings and Engagements
- www.BelleImages.net – Weddings, Portraits and Events
- www.BluExposure.com – Corporate photography
HepJen’s site:
By Burnie, July 1, 2007 @ 11:00 am
Can you add some links:
Under resources or Venues: QueerJitterbugs.com
Under instructors: Burnie Gipson- San Francisco – Swing, Balboa, Lindy Hop & Ballroom dances (link to balboabattle.com)
Under Venues: Mondays at Julie’s Supper Club (link to http://www.balboabattle.com/Monday.htm
Thank you,
Burnie
By jimmyhopper247, January 24, 2008 @ 5:56 am
Can you add this link:
http://blog.jimmyhopper247.com
Than you
jimmy
By BB, June 17, 2008 @ 6:47 am
Where can one find swing/lindy shoes locally?
By Michele, June 20, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
thank goodness for litp.com… bc of your link i found the 3rd street dancers in santa monica! i just moved to LA and was looking for some fun, streetside dancing. thank you!!!!
By iam, September 5, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
where can one find “swing-out” lessons on the Penisula? The swing they do in the Dallas area
By Anna, October 1, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
So as not to discourage new folks with wrong info, it might be helpful to update the info and links:
The Doghouse is gone.
The Metronome is now Cheryl Burke Dance and has Friday Night Swing on Fridays and Lindy classes on Monday nights.
Swing Central also has dancing on Saturdays.
Thanks