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Swing Dancing This Week!!

• Swing Dancing on Tuesday, September 27,2016
• Swing Dancing on Wednesday, September 28,2016
• Swing Dancing on Thursday,September 29, 2016
• Swing Dancing on Friday September 30,2016
• Swing Dancing on October 1,2016
• Swing Dancing on Sunday October 2,2016
• Swing Dancing on Monday October 3,2016
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Flying Down to Rio
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Air, Rail and Auto in the Swing Era

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Tuesday is kayobi "ka" means fire

Swing Dancing on Tuesday September 27,2016

DJ Dance in Frederick, Maryland, at the Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Co., 73 W Frederick St. Walkersville, MD, 8:30pm to 10:00pm Admission FREE
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The Blues Warriors will play at JV Restaurant (recently enlarged and cleaned) 6666 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA ...
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Boogie in Bethesda with West Coast Swing 7:30-8:15 intermediate class and newcomers class has MOVED Back to the Bethesda Woman's Club 8:15-9pm adv. intermediate and novice. 9-12mn DJ dance. Great dance floor. $15 for lessons and dance. $8. for dance
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Colvin Run Community Center- Weekly DJ dance with a one hour beginner level class/ $10.(WCS, shag, latin , 2-step, East coast swing, country ) Historic Colvin Run Schoolhouse, Colvin Run Road, Great Falls VA colvinrun.org for more info & details
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Every Tuesday, there is USUALLY Swing at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 (That's on on 15th Street in Downtown DC.) 9:30pm-12mn $10 This nicely restored house is between Florida Avenue and Columbia Road right opposite Meridian Hill Park (also known as "Malcolm X Park") We're really glad to see Lindy Hop in the City.

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Wednesday is suiyobi "sui" means water

Swing Dancing on Wednesday September 28,2016

Dabe and Janelle usually host DJ Swing Nick's Nightclub 642 South Pickett St.,
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The 19th Street Band will play at Lahinch Restaurant in the Cabin John Shopping Center on Tuckerman Road (Potomac)

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Thursday is mokuyobi "moku" means tree

Swing Dancing on Thursday September 29,2016
Dave Chappell will play at JV Restaurant , 666 Arlington Boulevard, Annandale, VA
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There is usually a DJ Blues Dance in the "Back Room" at Glen Echo -- The "Back Room" (also called the East Addition) is in the space behind the Spanish Ballroom stage. There are a couple entrances, one on the side of the building and one to the left of the main ballroom entrance where the band unloads. One of them will be open $8, beginning blues dance lesson at 8:30 pm and dancing from 9 - 11:30 pm.
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ChileSwing dance at the Catonsville Campus Barn at the Community College of Baltimore County - 800 South Rolling Road, Baltimore Md 21228 -- consult ccbcmd.edu for details on how to find the Barn 8:30pm – 11:00pm DJ Music Cost: $6/$4 with student ID; free to all ChileSwing students
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Live music and dancing at the Normandie Farm Inn on Falls Road. Generally, this is a piano supported by one or two instruments. The food is very good.

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Friday is kinyobi "kin" means gold

Swing Dancing on Friday, September 30, 2016

Tom Principato will play at JV Restaurant , 666 Arlington Boulevard, Annandale, VA
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City Swing dance at the Church of the Pilgrims 2201 P Street NW in DC at Dupont Circle. Lindy in the City!! 8:30-11:00. Really near the Red Line stop.
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Sue and Gary USUALLY host Friday night swing dances at the Washington Dulles Hilton13869 Park Center Road. The Rock-A-Sonics will play
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The Friday Night Swing Dance Club usually has Friday dances at the Towson American Legion, 125 York Rd. Towson, MD 21204) gina Simone will play Click Here for directions.
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Mobtown Ballroom: Nina Gilkenson and Michael Seguin host a DJ party at the Mobtown Ballroom at 861 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland Dance 9pm to midnight (or later). Free beginner lesson starts at 8:30pm. Cost: $5 Worth a trip to Charm City
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Live music and dancing at the Normandie Farm Inn on Falls Road. Generally, this is a piano supported by one or two instruments. The food is very good.

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Saturday is doyobi "do" means earth

Swing Dancing on Saturday October 1, 2016, 2010

The JEM Jazz Bandwill play in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo
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Hangar Dance at The Stafford Regional Airport with King Teddy $20 advance, $25 at the door. 95 Aviation Way, Fredericksburg VA also
The Downtown band will play at JV Restaurant , 666 Arlington Boulevard, Annandale, VA
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Weekly Rockabilly events at Hank Dietles 11010 Rockville Pike, near the big hole that used to be White Flint. 9-12mn Bad Influence will play.
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Live music and dancing at the Normandie Farm Inn on Falls Road. Generally, this is a piano supported by one or two instruments. The food is very good.