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Name Number Style
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Barbara, Sue Ann (703) 369-6941 Swing
Cooney, Mary Pat (703) 836-1698 East Coast Swing
Dan & Sally (410) 719-7384 West Coast Swing
James, Fred & Laureen (703) 241-1978 Swing
Gutierrez, Carlos (703) 920-0640 Latin;A. Tango
Harris, Leon (202) 638-3589 A. Tango
Hutchinson, Craig (703) 698-9811 West Coast Swing;Lindy;Shag;all swing
Ken & Donna (703) 978-0375 East Coast Swing;V. Waltz;One-Step
Koerner, Tom (202) 337-8217 Lindy
Lizarraga, Humberto (703) 841-9375 A. Tango
Marc (202) 244-2787 Lindy
McDevitt, Lynn (202) 829-2058 Swing
Moondancer (301) 946-3473 East Coast Swing;Ballroom
Pereyra, Jorge (202) 363-7153 A. Tango
Roesel, Kenny (301) 588-4345 West Coast Swing
Runge, Betty (202) 363-9238 A. Tango
Scrymser, Margaret (703) 527-5091 West Coast Swing
Sternberg, Debra (202) 483-7883 Lindy;West Coast Swing
Taylor, Jan (301) 270-3983 Swing
Zhitnitsky, Vadin (301) 345-5570 A. Tango
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*------------------------------{ Major Events }-------------------------------*
1994
Nov 5-6? Intercollegiate Competition. Washington, DC at Catholic
University. Info?
Nov 11-13 Cincinnati Bop Club's 2nd Anniversary. Best Western Motel,
Cincinnati, Ohio. (513) 489-4983.
Nov 12-13 JJ Jackson Workshop. Summit Church Gym, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. (215) 642-1141.
Nov 19 The Illinois Traditional Swing Dance Contest. Collinsville,
Illinois. (618) 345-4987.
Nov 27-29 U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships. Disneyland, Anaheim,
California. (800) 537-8937.
Dec 2-3 1994 National "State" Swing Dance Championships. Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Bing Wines (405) 722-6799.
Dec 26-01 Wildest Winter Dance Week. (206) 781-1238.
Dec 29-01 National New Year Dance Championships. Dallas, Texas.
(800) 270-8090.
1995
Jan 13-20 Ultimate Rhythm & Blues Cruise. Randy Atlas (800) 749-6029.
Feb 17-19 Capital Swing Dancers 3rd Presidents' Day Weekend.
(916) 422-5801.
Apr 4-8 National Bop Association Spring Convention. Jacksonville,
Florida. Tom at (904) 641-3347 or Bill at (904) 744-2424.
Apr 7-9 American Swing Dance Championships. New York City, New York.
(800) 64-SWING.
Apr 13-16 Seattle's Easter Swing. Seattle, Washington. (206) 784-5501.
Apr 14-16 Classic 95. Dallas, Texas. (817) 654-1736.
Apr 14-16 Paradise Swing Dance Championships. Waikiki, Hawaii.
(808) 734-1315.
Apr 23-30 Swing Dance Cruise Mexican Riviera. Jack Bridges (800) 537-8937.
Apr 28-30 Eastern U.S. Invitational National Country Dance Competition.
Reston, Virginia. (301) 424-0174.
May 26-28 SOS Grand National Dance Championship (Charlie & Jackie).
Atlanta, Georgia. $60 to SOS GNDC, PO Box 4688, Columbia,
SC 29204.
Aug 4-6 Swing Fling 1995. Reston, Virginia. (301) 424-0174.
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*------------------------------{ Local Dances }-------------------------------*
Styles: B - Ballroom
C - Country/Western
H - Hustle
J - DJ general dance
L - Latin
O - Contra
P - Polka
S - Swing
T - Tango
W - Waltz
Z - Cajun/Zydeco
Date Time Club Place Band Style Lesson & Comments
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Ongoing (every week):
Sun 5:00-10:00 BLOB Rheinlanders P none;$4
Sun 6:00-11:00 PSDC RANDY DJ: Gator S WC;Hutch. $8-$12
Sun 7:00-mid HOLLY DJ: Steve Ferrara B Ballroom;Steve Ferrara
Sun 7:30-10:30 FSGW SPAN ? O Int & Adv dancers
Sun 7:30-10:30 FSGW CHILL ? O location for Dec-Feb
Mon 7:00-9:50 SEC EIS DJ S Lindy;Bob & Ellen. $6+$8
Tue 7:00-mid PSDC STUDR DJ S WC;Scrymser. $4/$5
Tue 9:00-mid ASCOT ? H ?;$8
Wed 7:00-11:00 PSDC RANDY DJ: Gator S Texas Push;K.Roesel $4-$12
Wed 7:15-mid HOLLY DJ: Steve Ferrara B Ballroom;Steve Ferrara
Wed 8:00-11:00 JUKE DJ S Carolina Shag. Free.
Thu 7:00-11:00 PSDC RANDY DJ: Gator S Lindy;Hutch. $4-$12
Thu 7:30-9:00 C-ACO taped music S Free swing swap
Fri 7:30-mid FNDH SPAN ? O Beginners welcome
Fri 8:00-10:00 BDS DJ BS $8 lesson/party
Fri 8:00-mid BLOB Rheinlanders P none;$4
Fri 8:00-mid HOLLY DJ: Steve Ferrara B MD/VA Singles Party
Fri 11pm-4am CHEL La Orquesta Peligro L none;$10
Sat 3:30-5:00 WFAT WEPL ? T Free practice session
Sat 8:00-mid HOLLY DJ: Steve Ferrara B Ballroom;Steve Ferrara
Sat 9:00-1:00 BLOB Rheinlanders P none;$4
Sat 9:30-1:00 SUSS Eric Felten Orch SB ?
Sat 11pm-4am CHEL La Orquesta Peligro L none;$10
October
Fr 21 ? CRABC ? ? O Eastern Shore
Fr 21 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR Daryl Davis Band S Beg EC
Fr 21 8:00-mid DANC Night Buenos Aires T A. Tango; Carlos G.
Sa 22 7:00-11:00 MMFAC ARCFM The Potato Heads O beglDavid Kirchner calling
Sa 22 7:00-mid PSDS P-CBC Big Joe & Dynaflows S Beg WC & EC
Sa 22 8:00-mid WOLL SPAN Tom Cunningham Orch S Tom Koerner
Sa 22 9:00-1:00 BLOB Octoberfest P none;$6
Th 27 9:00-11:00 DANC Local Motion S none;WCS dance;FREE!
Fr 28 8:00-mid DANC DJs Gator & Mark S WC;Margaret Scrymser
Fr 28 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR J Street Jumpers S Beg EC;Halloween Party
Fr 28 8:30-mid SAM MUMC DJ J ?
Sa 29 8:00-mid DANC Disco Reunion H Beg-Int/Adv Hustle;Rick A
Sa 29 8:00-mid WSDC SPAN Swingadero's S ?;Halloween
Sa 29 9:00-1:00 BLOB Jimmy Sturr P none;$8
November
Th 3 9:00-11:00 DANC Local Motion S none;WCS dance;unknown $
Fr 4 ? CRABC ? ? O Eastern Shore
Fr 4 8:00-11:00 WFAT SPDS Milonga! T $5;call Dan Fish for info
Fr 4 8:00-mid BLOB Verne & S. Meisner P none;$7
Fr 4 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR Persuaders S Beg EC
Sa 5 noon-11:00 ATDS STANN (Annapolis Fest) O ATDS/CRABC fund raiser
Sa 5 7:00-11:00 RESCC ? O ?;$4.50+$1.50
Sa 5 7:15-? W-WMB ? O ?
Sa 5 7:15-11:00 RSD R-WBS DJ S ?
Sa 5 afternoon SBALT MNGA <workshop> S WC;Debbie Elkins
Sa 5 8:00-mid SBALT MNGA Cathy Ponton King S WC;Debbie Elkins
Sa 5 7:30-mid RATC CHILL Roller Coaster S Int WC;Kenny Roesel
Sa 5 8:00-mid WSDC SPAN Big Joe & Dynaflows S ?
Sa 5 9:00-1:00 BLOB Verne & S. Meisner P none;$7
Su 6 5:00-10:00 BLOB Verne & S. Meisner P none;$7
Fr 11 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR Lone Starlets S Beg EC;band has c/w sound
Sa 12 7:00-? WFAT TANG ? T potluck dinner & dance
Sa 12 7:00-mid PSDS P-CBC ? S Beg WC & EC
Sa 12 7:30-1:00 PSDC HOLLY Jesse Yawn & Swing S WC;Margaret Scrymser
Sa 12 8:00-mid CPI SPAN RC & Night Rockers Z Beg Cajun/Zydeco
Sa 12 8:00-mid CSDS C-SEN Jimmy O & His Band S Beg swing
Su 13 5:00-10:00 BLOB Elvis Show P none;$5
Mo 14 ? DANC Tom Cunningham Orch S none?;$7
Th 17 9:00-11:00 DANC Local Motion S none;WCS dance;unknown $
Fr 18 ? CRABC ? ? O Eastern Shore
Fr 18 7:00-10:00 DANC <workshop> T intro;Daniel & Rebecca
Fr 18 8:00-mid BLOB Marv Herzog P none;$6
Fr 18 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR David Earl Band S Beg-Int Rhumba;Gonzalo
Sa 19 1:00-4:30 DANC <workshop> T Beg-Int;Daniel & Rebecca
Sa 19 8:00-mid WSDC SPAN Deanna Bogart S Kelly Buckwalter
Sa 19 9:00-mid SCWDC ALS Daryl Davis & Band S Beg EC;Ken & Donna;$10
Sa 19 9:00-1:00 BLOB Marv Herzog P none;$6
Su 20 11:30-4:15 RATC CHILL <workshop> S Beg-Adv WC;K.Buckwalter
Su 20 1:00-4:30 DANC <workshop> T Adv;Daniel & Rebecca
Su 20 5:00-10:00 BLOB Marv Herzog P none;$6
Mo 21 7:00-9:45 TERR <workshop> S Int-Adv WC;K.Buckwalter
Tu 22 7:00-9:45 PSDC HUTCH <workshop> S Beg-Adv WC;K.Buckwalter
We 23 7:00-9:00 PSDC HUTCH <workshop> S Ladies' Adv WC;K.B'walter
Fr 25 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR Johnny&Headhunters S Beg EC
Sa 26 7:30-mid RATC CHILL Cathy Ponton King S Beg/Int Cha-Cha;G.Prock
Sa 26 8:00-mid WOLL SPAN Tom Cunningham Orch S Tom Koerner
Sa 26 9:00-1:00 BLOB Lenny Golmuka P none;$7
December
Fr 2 ? CRABC ? ? O Eastern Shore
Fr 2 8:00-mid BLOB Fresh Start P none;$5
Fr 2 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Sa 3 7:15-? W-WMB ? O ?
Sa 3 7:15-11:00 RSD R-WBS DJ S ?
Sa 3 afternoon SBALT MNGA <workshop> S Lindy;Frankie Manning
Sa 3 8:00-mid SBALT MNGA Hot Jazz S ?
Sa 3 8:00-mid CPI SPAN La Fuerza Z Beg Cajun Zydeco
Sa 3 9:00-1:00 BLOB Fresh Start P none;$5
Su 4 4:00-9:00 BLOB Fresh Start P none;$5
Su 4 6:30-8:00 WFAT SPDS <practice session> T "nominal cost"
Fr 9 7:30-mid ATDS STANN Some Assembly O Beg;David Kirchner calling
Sa 10 noon-4:30 PSDS P-SMG <workshop> S WC;Dan & Sally
Sa 10 7:00-mid PSDS P-CBC ? S Beg WC & EC
Fr 16 ? CRABC ? ? O Eastern Shore
Fr 16 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Su 18 6:30-8:00 WFAT SPDS <practice session> T "nominal cost"
Sa 17 7:30-mid RATC CHILL Rick Serfas & Soul S Robert Cordoba
Sa 31 ? PSDS P-CBC Crazy Rhythm S ?
1995
Janurary
Fr 6 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Sa 7 7:00-11:00 RESCC ? O ?;$4.50+$1.50
Sa 7 7:15-? W-WMB ? O ?
Sa 7 7:15-11:00 RSD R-WBS DJ S ?
Fr 13 7:30-? ATDS STANN Swallowtail O Beg;George Marshall call
Fr 13 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Sa 14 8:00-mid CSDS C-? The King Bees S Beg swing
Fr 20 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Fr 27 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
February
Fr 3 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Fr 10 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Fr 10 8:15-10:30 SMYAC SMC radio: WBIG S ?
Fr 17 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Fr 24 8:00-mid FNSDC JHUR ? S ?
Clubs:
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ATDS Annapolis Traditional Dance Society, (410) 268-0231.
BBS The Big Band Society. $20 membership, dance is $12 for members,
$14 for non-members. Reservations required, call (202) 244-2263.
Must mail check in advance to The Big Band Society, P.O. Box 6103,
Silver Spring, MD 20916.
CJS Charlin Jazz Society. (301) 585-1430.
CPI Crawfish Producntions, Inc. Puts on Cajun/Zydeco dances at Glen
Echo's Spanish Ballroom. $10 for both lesson and dance.
CSDS Charlottesville Swing Dance Society. (804) 980-2744. Dance is $7
for CSDS members, $8 for non-members.
FNDH Friday Night Dance Hotline. (301) 270-1678. Their contra dances
are usually $5. Begninning lessons form 7:30-8:30 is $12 for four
weeks.
FNSDC Friday Night Swing Dance Club. About 150 people show up, all ages and
skill levels. Cost is $10 for non-members ($8 for members) for both
dance and lesson. Yearly membership is $10. (410) 235-0142 (Chuck).
FSGW Folklore Society of Greater Washington. (703) 281-2228. Admission
to Sunday night contra dances is $8, or $6 for members.
MMFAC Mid-Maryland Folk Arts Council. (301) 694-6794. $3 Frederick City
residents. $4 members, $6 others.
PPTC Potomac Pedalers Touring Club -- bicycling enthusiast club. Their
Fredrick Fall Foliage Frolic (FFFF) is a three day event, and
features a dance. Call (202) 363-8687 for more info.
PRJC Potomac River Jazz Club. Admission for the 24th annual jazz
picnic is $30 at the door or $20 in advance. Send SASE and
check payable to PRJC to Wilda von Stein, 1435 Fourth St., SW #B306,
Washington, DC 20024. (202) 488-9227
PSDC Potomac Swing Dance Club. Run by Craig Hutchinson, the author of
_Swing_Dancer_, a book covering all forms of swing, concentrating
on West Coast Swing. Dance & lesson are $10 for members, $12 for
non-members. Membership is $5. (703) 698-9811.
PSDS Philadelphia Swing Dance Society. $9 for both lesson and dance.
For info call 9am-9pm: (215) 642-1141, (215) 576-0345,
(215) 849-5384, (609) 953-9248.
RATC Dance & Lesson are $8 for members, $14 for non-members, membership
is $10. (301) 897-8724.
RSD Richmond Swing Dancers. Workshop 7:15 to 8:30 followed by a dance
at 8:30 to 11pm. Cost for both is $5. Rob Clark at (804) 262-0692.
SAM Singles at Messiah. (703) 569-4617. Dance is $8, or save $2 before
9:00. Free babysitting.
SBALT Swing Baltimore. No dances during the summer. Dance & lesson are
$8. Membership is ? -- I believe either free or $2. (410) 377-7410.
This group is trying to preserve the Lindy. Its core members (at
least in the past) are inexperienced in West Coast Swing.
SCWDC Ski Club of Washington, DC. No membership required. Cost is $10 for
both lesson and dance. (703) 709-4149. SCWDC hotline is
(703) 536-TAPE. For info on Nov. 19 dance, call Maureen Maher at
(703) 671-8920 or Jeff Beer at (703) 313-0122 before 9:30pm.
SEC Swing Exchange Committee. Marc: (202) 244-2878. Steve:
(202) 723-7337. George & Marci: (301) 585-3817. Lou: (301) 942-0980.
Bob: (703) 442-9250. Tracy: (703) 255-2605. Schedule for Monday
night is as follows: 7:00-7:30 Basic step & variations, $4;
7:30-8:30 Intermediate Lindy II, $6; 8:30-9:30 Free Dance/Exchange.
SMYAC St. Matthew's Young Adults Club, a young adults' club based at
St. Matthew's Cathedral near Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.
Lecture by Father Morrow begins at 6:30pm followed by questions &
answers, followed by pizza, then dancing to WBIG (50's/60's radio
station). Cost is $7. Reservations required at (202) 686-9638.
SOAS Swingin' on a Star -- run by Kenny Roesel. My second favorite to
WSDC. A lot of advanced and intermediate dancers, with a dose of
beginners. Cost is $10 for both dance and lesson -- no membership.
(301) 438-3354.
WFAT Washington Friends of the Argentine Tango. Dan Fish (703) 276-1430.
WOLL Tom Woll & Associates. The Tom Cunningham Orchestra dances are OK
if you like Big Band, but they don't draw huge crowds. $8 for both
lesson and dance (no membership).
WSDC Washington Swing Dance Committee -- the best dances, all ages, all
skill levels, 500+ people every dance. Cost is $8 for both dance
and lesson -- no membership. (301) 340-9732. Note that there are
no WSDC dances in June due to the Savoy Swings Again dance weekend.
Places:
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ALS American Legion of Springfield, Virginia. 6520 Amherst Ave.,
Springfield, Virginia. From Beltway take I-95 south. Immediately
take Old Keene Mill Rd. exit (first ramp, exit 169B) to Old Keene
Mill Rd. After Shoney's, turn right to Rt. 167 south. Go right
over bridge to the American Legion Post at the southern end of
the bridge (next to Kay Jennings Toyota).
ARCFM Adult Recreation Center (Old Armory), 2nd & Bentz Sts, Frederick,
Maryland. From DC: I-270 north to Rt 85 (Market St) exit. Rt 85
dead ends at a stoplight, turn left (Market St). Proceed to 2nd St,
turn left; 2 blocks to Bentz St.
From Baltimore: I-70 west to Rt 85 exit. Turn left at light at top
of ramp (Market St). Proceed as in DC directions.
ASCOT The Ascot. 1708 L St., NW, Washington, DC.
BDS Bethesda DanceSport. 4916 St. Elmo Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.
(301) 657-2710 or (301) 657-9085.
BLOB Blob's Park near Columbia, Maryland. Take Maryland Route 175 east
from Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Jessup-Odenton Exit). Blob's
Park is on the right at exit.
C-ACO Albemarle County Office Building (Charlottesville, Virginia).
C-FRY Fry's Spring Beach Club. At the intersection of Jefferson Park
Avenue and Old Lynchburg Road. From north of Charlottesville, take
US 29 South to Emmett Street to Jefferson Park Avenue. From all
other directions, take the US 250 Bypass to Emmett Street to
Jefferson Park Avenue. JPA is on the right after passing through
the UVa grounds and going around a 90 degree curve. Make a left at
the first light (this is still JPA).
C-SEN Senior Center Ballroom. Located at 1 Pepsi Place, just north of
Charlottesville. From north of Charlottesville, take US 29 South
to the intersection of Greenbrier and US 29. Make a left onto
Greenbrier, and then take the first right onto Pepsi Place. From
all other directions, take US 29 North to the intersection of
Greenbrier and 29. Make a right onto Greebrier, and then take the
first right onto Pepsi Place.
CHEL Chelsea's. On Thomas Jefferson St. between M and the waterfront
in Georgetown (Washington, DC). (202) 298-7092. $10 cover.
Atmosphere: Loud Latin/Disco music, smoky and usually crowded.
Crowd ability quite good. Styles include Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia,
with disco breaks. No official lessons, but the lead trombone
player will teach ladies salsa or merengue on request!
CHILL Cherry Hill Park Clubhouse in the Cherry Hill RV Park in College Park,
Maryland. (Take Rt. 1 south of the Beltway for 1/10 mile, then take
Cherry Hill Rd. west for one mile). A great 60'x60' floor in an air
conditioned building.
CLIN County Line. From Washington Beltway, take I-95 north to I-195
east toward BWI Airport. Take exit 1A north, then turn right at
the first light. The County Line is in the Sheraton International
Hotel (entrance approx. 100 yards on the right.)
CRABC Crab Contras, ATDS, (410) 883-3140. They dance on the eastern shore,
but the flyer doesn't say where!
DANC Dancers, a non-smoking non-drinking night club. Small floor holds
the DC dancing clique and a few unsuspecting beginners. 4609 Willow
Lane, Chevy Chase, Maryland. (301) 656-0595. Take Wisconson Ave
south from I-495 (exit is between I-270 and I-95) for about three
miles. Turn left on Willow Lane (it's between East/West Hwy MD 410
and Bradley Blvd.) Parking is sometimes tough, but there are plenty
of spaces in the shopping center one block west of Wisconson Ave.
EIS Eastern Intermediate School. 300 University Blvd. East, Silver
Spring Maryland.
FACT Dance Factory. 954 N. Monroe St., Arlington, Virginia.
(703) 528-9770.
FMCC Ft. Meyer Community Center. Bldg. 405, Ft. Meyer, VA.
HOLLY Hollywood Ballroom, 2126-38 Industrial Parkway, Silver Spring,
Maryland. (301) 622-5494.
HUTCH Craig Hutchinson's home dance studio. 3409 Silver Maple Pl.
Park on Annandale Rd.! Do not park in Walnut Hill subdivision!
Take I-495 to Gallows Road east (inside the beltway). Go one
mile on Gallows Road to left on Annandale Rd. Go 1/3 mile to
Walnut Hill development on left. Park on Annandale Rd. outside
the development. Walk into development; Hutch's studio is the
fourth house from the end on the left-hand side. Walk across
grass, up steps, and come in through the sliding glass doors in
back.
IASD Inter-American School of Dance, 4908 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington,
DC.
JHUG Johns Hopkins University, Levering Union, Great Hall. Off Wyman
Park Dr. Supposedly air conditioned, but not really.
JHUR ROTC building off San Martin Drive on the campus of Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland. From I-83, take Cold Spring
Lane east, turn right on University Pkwy, turn right on San Martin
Dr. and it's the 2nd driveway on the left.
JUKE Jukebox Cafe. 6585 Backlick Rd., Springfield, Virginia.
(703) 569-9793.
KENS Kensington Armory. 100'x60' floor, not air conditioned.
3710 Mitchell Street, Kensington, Maryland.
KOCA Knights of Columbus Hall, 8592 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia.
KOCF Knights of Columbus, 3611 Stewart Rd., Forestville, Maryland.
MUMC Messiah United Methodist Church. 6215 Rolling Rd., Springfield,
Virginia.
MNGA Maryland National Guard Armory, 307 Washington Ave., Towson,
Maryland. Not air conditioned.
P-CBC Commodore Barry Club. Philadelpha, Pennsylvania. Take PA
Turnpike to exit 26 (Ft. Washington). Follow Rt. 309 South to
the Paper Mill Rd. exit. Follow Paper Mill Rd. until it ends
at the Philadelphia city line. From there, follow Bethlehem
Pike South (a left) until it merges into Germantown Ave. South.
At the bottom of the long hill on Germantown Ave. (in Chestnut
Hill), turn right onto Cresheim Valley Dr. which eventually
becomes Emlen St. (at Allens Lane). Follow Emlen St. until
Lincoln Dr. (3 lights). Turn right on Lincoln Dr. Turn left
at the first light, Carpenter Lane. Go one block, just passing
under a railroad overpass. The Commodore Barry Club Ballroom
is the second building on your left. Enter through the large,
dark green double doors.
P-SCG Summit Church Gym. Greene St. & Westview St., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Take PA Turnpike to exit 25 (Norristown). Take
Germantown Pike/Avenue south/east toward Philadelphia. Follow
Germantown Avenue to the bottom of the hill in Chestnut Hill and
turn right onto Cresheim Valley Drive. Follow this to Lincoln
Drive and turn right. Follow Lincoln Drive to Greene Street and
turn right (uphill) onto Greene. Go one block and park. Church
Gym entrance is on Greene Street on right. Enter double red
doors and go up one flight of stairs to gym.
PLACE Dance Place. 3225 8th St. NE, Washington, DC. (202) 269-1600
R-WBS 6004 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia.
RESCC Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Rd, Reston, Virginia.
(703) 476-4500. From the Dulles Toll Road:
Take the Dulles Toll Road (267 West) to exit 3, Reston Parkway.
Turn left on Reston Parkway, which crosses over the Toll Road.
At first light after Toll Road, turn left on Sunrise Valley Drive.
Go one block and turn right at light onto Colts Neck Road.
Go through one light and proceed for .3 mile.
Turn left into Hunter's Woods Center (there is a sign
[but it's hard to see. You want the first left after
you pass Winterthur, also on left]). Park on right.
RANDY Randy's at the Tyson's Westpark Hotel. 8401 Westpark Dr., Mclean,
Virginia. (703) 734-2800.
SCL St. Catherine Laboure Church, Claridge Room. 11801 Claridge Rd.,
Wheaton, Maryland.
SMC St. Matthew's Cathedral at 1721 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
Near Dupont Circle. Park in the garage on 20th north of M St. for $5.
SPAN The Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Maryland. This
nostalgic ballroom has a beautiful buttressed (well-sprung) 100'x60'
floor. There is no heating or air conditioning, however. 7300
MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Maryland. (301) 492-6282. Take the
Custis Memorial Pkwy exit from I-495 (first exit north of the
Potomac) east toward Glen Echo. Go one mile and take the Cabin
John exit. At dead end, turn right (east) on Macarthur Blvd.
After one-lane bridge, Glen Echo Park is 1 mile on your right.
After parking in the lot, cross the foot bridge and follow the
path, walk between the carousel and the brick bath house and
the Spanish Ballroom will be straight ahead.
SPDS Starting Point Dance Studio. 7215-B Baltimore Ave, College Park,
Maryland. The College Park Green Line Metro stop is on Calvert,
five blocks from the studio.
STANN Saint Anne's Parish House, 199 Duke of Gloucester, Annapolis,
Maryland.
STUDR Rockville Studebakers. 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
(301) 881-7340.
SUSS MO Sussman's Restaurant. 1211 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
(202) 659-1211.
TANG Tangowood, Fairfax Station, Virginia. RSVP to to Jim Dulicai at
(703) 250-3414 or (703) 846-0595.
TERR Moonlight Terrace Dance Studio. From I-95, take MD 32 west to
Broken Land Parkway west, towards Columbia. Bear right (north)
to Snowden River Parkway. At first light, take a left onto
Minstrel Way. Proceed to Waterview Office Center (driveway on
right). 7130 Minstrel Way, suite 160. (410) 290-7742 or
(301) 596-2920.
TORN Tornado Alley. 11319 Elkin St., Wheaton, Maryland. (301) 929-0795.
W-WMB War Memorial Building, German & King Sts, Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
$4.50 members, $6 others, $2.50 dancing children. (304) 725-0266,
(301) 432-2911. Limited overnight housing w/dancers: Jean-Marie
(304) 263-8323, Becky (304) 876-2169.
WCCC Women's Club of Chevy Chase in Chevy Chase, Maryland -- a beautiful
dark-stained floor in their elegant meeting hall. The air conditioning
helps a little. 7931 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, Maryland. Take
exit 33A, Connecticut Ave. south from I-495 (exit is between I-270 and
I-95). Go one mile to the flashing light at the firehouse and
turn left onto Dunlop St. Dunlop is a couple blocks north of
East/West Hwy. (MD 410).
WEPL West End Public Library. 24th & L St. NW, Washington, DC.
> Dan & Sally (410) 719-7384 West Coast Swing
I'm sure they know WCS, but they taught Jitterbug at Buffalo Gap,
and Dan is the only one that I occasionally see out on the
floor doing St Louis Shag. Don't they teach any of that on a regular basis?
--
Victor Eijkhout ................................ `Corporal, any enemy aircraft
Department of Computer Science ...................... on the screen?' `No sir,
University of Tennessee ................... but I'm picking up two people in a
Knoxville TN 37996 ......................sitting position at 35,000 feet [...]'
+1 615 974 8298 ................. [a stand-up comic, about the Stealth Bomber]
http://www.netlib.org/utk/people/VictorEijkhout.html
Sally teaches St. Louis Shag every other Thursday at Randy's. I don't
think they give private lessons (at least so far) in anything other than
WCS.