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 😉
- Lindy by the Lake – Swing dancing by Oakland’s Lake Merritt
- Lindy on Sproul – UC Berkeley Sproul Plaza – Berkeley, CA
- 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
- Prospect Park Swings – Brooklyn, NY. Email: swingsteve@yahoo.com
- Lindy in the Park – Japan (Check out photos of LitP co-founder Chad Kubo’s 2002 visit!)
- The Swing Bunch – United Kingdom
Lindy Hop/Swing Dance calendars:
- www.lindylist.com – online calendar of Bay Area swing events
- www.sfbayswing.com
- sfbay.dancemaven.com
- dancecal.com
- SF Bay Area Lindy Hop calendar
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
- Karen & Michael – Oakland Lake Merritt Dance Center
- Ken Watanabe – hey, Ken’s one of the LitP Co-founders and DJ’s!
- Michael & Claire – instructors, performers – Motion Explosion Dance Company
- Nathan Dias – San Francisco instructor/performer/DJ
- SwingCats Rhythm Revue – instructors/dance troupe
San Francisco Bay Area Swing Dance Venues:
- Sundays at the Lake Merritt Dance Center – Oakland
- 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 Swingin’ at the Rack – Fremont
- For Dancers Only (every other Friday)
- City College of San Francisco Dance
- Ashenaz – Berkeley – live music, classes, workshops
- Lindy on Sproul – Berkeley
More Music links:
- Hey, Mister Jesse show – Yehoodi – a treasure trove of musical information and samples
- www.swingorama.com – Ron Bloom’s music recommendation (quite an extensive listing)
Places to hear jazz and swing:
HepJen’s site:
Other Resources:
- www.sflindyhop.com – calendar and informative and fun articles
- www.lindybopusa.com – 50’s style and retro fashion