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JANUARY 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Jan. 1 Holiday: New Year's Day
Dec 26 - Jan 1 Stockholm, Sweden: Snowball
Dec. 28-Jan .1 Palm Springs, CA: New Years Dance Camp & WCS Championships
Dec. 28-Jan. 1 Burlington, MA: New Years Dancin Eve
Dec. 28-Jan. 1 Milwaukee, WI: Spotlight Dance & New Year Celebration
Dec. 29-Jan. 1 Orlando, FL: Floorplays New Years Swing Vacation
Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Nashville, TN: UCWDC Worlds 2008 Championships
Jan. 3-8 Moscow, Russia: Moscow Christmas Swing Dance Camp
Jan. 4-6 Houston, TX: Houston Fusion Exchange
Jan. 4-6 Oahu, HI: Hawaii Lindy Balboa Exchange
Jan. 10-13 Houston, TX: America's Classic Swing Dance Championships
Jan. 12-13 Perth, Australia: Perth Weekend Lindy Hop Workshop
Jan. 11-13 Ottawa, ON: Shag Explosion with Nathan Shetterley & Véro Paquet
Jan. 12-19 Caribbean 'Lindy Reunion' Workshop Cruise
Jan. 17-20 East Lansing, MI: Workshop with Frankie Manning, Carla Heiney, and Jay LeRoux
Jan. 17-21 Monterey, CA: Monterey Swingfest
Jan. 18-20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL: South Florida Lindy Exchange
Jan. 19 Kingston, ON: Alain Fragman and Sylwia Bielec Workshop
Jan. 21 Holiday: Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 25 Holiday: Robbie Burns Day
Jan. 25-27 Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Lindy Exchange
Jan. 25-27 Atlanta, GA: Enter The Blues Blues Workshop Weekend
Jan. 25-27 Quebec City, QC: (Québec Swing Rendez-vous) QSRV 'oo8
Jan. 25-27 Austin, TX: Lone Star Championships
Jan. 25-27 Uppsala, Sweden: Uppsala Winter Camp (UWC)

FEBRUARY 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Feb. 1-4 Munich, Germany: Rock That Swing Festival
Feb. 2-3 Paris, France: Paris Blues Festival
Feb. 2-3 Montpellier, France: Montpellier Balboa Rendez Vous
Feb. 7 Holiday: Chinese New Year
Feb. 8-10 Paris, France: Paris Balboa Shag Festival
Feb. 8-10 Hertfordshire, England: Goodnight Sweetheart
Feb. 8-10 LA, CA: LA Exchange
Feb. 8-10 Columbia, SC: Big Apple Weekend
Feb. 14 Holiday: Valentines' Day
Feb. 14-17 Sacramento, CA: Capital S.D.President's Day Weekend Convention
Feb. 15-17 Montreal, QC: From Montreal With Love
Feb. 15-17 Saratoga, NY: Saratoga Springs Dance Flurry
Feb. 15-17 San Diego, CA: California Girl Jam
Feb. 15-17 San Diego, CA: CA Guy Jam
Feb. 16-18 Seattle, WA: Northwest Balboa Festival---Cancelled---
Feb. 16-18 Oakland, CA: Frankie Manning Workshop Weekend & The 6th Annual Shiny Stockings Swing Ball
Feb. 18 Holiday: Washington's Birthday (USA)
Feb. 18 Holiday: Family Day (Ontario, CAN)
Feb. 20-24 Swingapore: SEA Jam 2008
Feb. 22-24 Toronto, ON: S&V U (Steven & Virginie University)
Feb. 22-24 Elmhurst, IL: New York Traffic Jam
Feb. 22-24 NYC, NY: Da Dance Camp
Feb. 22-24 Dallas, TX: MezzJelly Soul Exchange II
Feb. 22-24 Rochester, NY: Melissa Rutz and Arjay Santano WCS Workshop
Feb. 23 Detroit, MI: Detroit's Masonic Temple Crystal Ballroom. Paul King & the Rhythm Society Orchestra vs. Boilermaker Jazz Band
Feb. 23-24 Gothenburg, Sweden: Gothenburg Laminu Workshop
Feb. 29-Mar. 2 Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout
Feb. 29- Mar. 2 Memphis, TN: Bluesalicious
Feb. 28-Mar. 1 Israel Eilat Swing Dance Festival
Feb. 29- Mar. 2 Phoenix, AZ: Frankie Manning weekend - The Arizona Swing Jam
Feb. 29- Mar. 2 Baltimore, MA: Leap Year Lindy Weekend
Feb. 29- Mar. 2 Gainesville FL: Stompin' at the Swamp with Michael Gamble and Jaya Dorf

MARCH 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Feb. 29-Mar. 2 Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout
Feb. 29- Mar. 2 Memphis, TN: Bluesalicious
Feb. 28-Mar. 1 Israel Eilat Swing Dance Festival
Feb. 29- Mar. 2 Baltimore, MA: Leap Year Lindy Weekend
Feb. 29- Mar. 2 Phoenix, AZ: Frankie Manning weekend - The Arizona Swing Jam
Mar. 1-2 Kingston, ON: Andy Reid & Nina Gilkenson Workshop
Mar. 1-2 Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Swing Jam featuring Frankie Manning
Mar. 1-2 : SparX! The Spartan Swing
Mar. 6-9 Washington, DC: Mid Atlantic Dance Jam (MADjam)
Mar. 7-9 Portland, OR: Portland Lindy Exchange
Mar. 7-9 Ottawa, ON: Joel and Allison Workshop Weekend
Mar. 7-9 : 7th BiAnnual Prairie Lindy Exchange
Mar. 8-9 Virginia Beach, VA: Dirt Cheap Blues Workshop
Mar. 8-9 Berlin, Germany: Berlin Balboa Weekend
Mar. 9 Holiday: Daylight Savings Time Begins (USA & CAN)
Mar. 13-16 Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Lindy Exchange
Mar. 13-16 Houston, TX: Southwest Lindyfest
Mar. 14-16 Chicago, IL: The Chicago Classic - Shag, Lindy & WCS Weekend
Mar. 14-16 Lancaster, CA: High Desert Dance Classic
Mar. 14-16 : Canadian Line Dance Classic
Mar. 14-16 Vancouver, BC: Swing Summit
Mar. 15-16 Paris, France: Balboa Paris Festival
Mar. 17 Holiday: St. Patrick's Day
Mar. 20-23 Seattle, WA: Seattle Easter Swing
Mar. 20-23 Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona Swing Festival
Mar. 20-25 Sassenage, France: Balboa Weekend
Mar. 21 Holiday: Good Friday
Mar. 23 Holiday: Easter Sunday
Mar. 24 Holiday: Easter Monday
Mar. 27-30 Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Spring Swing
Mar. 27-30 Danvers, MA: Boston Tea Party
Mar. 27-30 Ljubljana, Slovenia: Ljubljana SweetSwing Festival
Mar. 28-29 Waterloo, ON: Mary Ann Nunez workshop in Waterloo
Mar. 28-30 Norwood, CO: Swing Camp Telluride
Mar. 28-30 Pittsburgh, PA: Steel City Blues Festival
Mar. 28-30 West Lafayette, IN: Lafayette Lindy Exchange
Mar. 28-30 Orlando, FL: Battle Of The Cities
Mar. 29 Kingston, ON: Queen's Swing Club's 9th Anniversary Dance!

APRIL 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Apr. 3-6 Reno, NV: Reno Dance Sensation
Apr. 3-6 Detroit, MI: Motown Dance Championships
Apr. 4-6 Denver, CO: Denver Blues Summit
Apr. 4-6 San Diego & The Balboa Peninsula, CA : Balboa Rendezvous
Apr. 4-6 Washington DC: DCLX
Apr. 4-6 Ottawa, ON: Blues Blast featuring Damon Stone and Heidi Fite
Apr. 4-6 Toronto, ON: Richard Powers Dance Weekend!!!
Apr. 4-6 Dearborn, MI: Motown Dance Championships (CANCELLED)
Apr. 11-13 Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Premier Dance Classic
Apr. 11-13 Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Lindy Exchange 5 (ATLX5)
Apr. 11-13 London, England: Brit Hop 2008
Apr. 11-13 Vancouver, BC: Lindy Bout
Apr. 11-13 Weston, UK: U.K. WCS Dance Championships
Apr. 11-13 Iowa City, Iowa: Hawkeye Swing Festival
Apr. 20-24 Ljubljana, Slovenia: "Charleston record" and swing festival in Slovenia
Apr. 22 Holiday: Earth Day
Apr. 24-27 Milwaukee, WI: Swing Dance America
April 25-27 Toronto, ON: Frankie Manning and Sylvia Sykes Workshop
April 25-27 Rochester, NY: Northeast Girl Jam
April 25-29 Ljubljana, Slovenia: Ljubljana Vintage Swing Dance Festival

MAY 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
May 1-4 San Diego, CA: SwingDiego (The Superbowl of Swing)
May 2-4 NYC, NY: NYCD Blues and Lindy Exchange
May 2-4 Gloucester, UK: Jumpin' At The Woodside
May 5 Holiday: Cinco de Mayo
May 8-11 Washington DC: Easterns Dance Challenge
May 9-11 Detroit, MI: Motor City Jam
May 9-11 Phoenix, AZ: Peter Strom & Ramona Staffeld Workshop
May 9-11 Bologna, Italy: Swing Brother Swing 2008
May 9-11 : SLO Exchange 2008
May 9-11 Chicago, IL: "Roots of Blues" Damon Stone Blues Workshop
May 11 Holiday: Mother's Day
May 15-18 Charleston, SC: Charleston Lindy Exchange - CHEX '08
May 16-18 Columbus, OH: Columbus BlUes and Swing - CBUS '08
May 16-18 Mystic, CT: Mystic Blues II
May 16-19 Montreal, QC: Canadian Swing Dance Championships
May 16-19 Toronto, ON: Mike Topel Workshop
May 19 Holiday: Victoria Day
May 22-25 Atlanta< GA: Grand National Dance Championships
May 22-26 Fresno, CA: FreZnoDance Classic
May 22-26 Seattle WA: Camp Jitterbug
May 22-26 Boston, MA: Boston Independence Exchange
May 23-25 Beijing, China: Great Wall Swingout 2008
May 26 Holiday: Memorial Day (USA)
May 30-June 1 Rochester, NY: Stompology 2008
May 30-June 2 Montpellier, France: Lindy Hop On The Beach

JUNE 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
May 30-June 1 Rochester, NY: Stompology 2008
May 30 - June 2 Montpellier, France: Lindy Hop On The Beach
June 6-8 Chicago, IL: CUBE: Chicago Underground Blues Experience
June 6-8 Philadelphia, PA: Philly Lindy Love
June 6-8 Syracuse, NY: WCS & Hustle Workshop Weekend with Mario Robau Jr.
June 7-8 Perth, ON: West Coast Swing Workshops with Angel Figueroa
June 12-15 Anaheim, CA: Jack & Jill O'Rama Challenge
June 12-15 Cleveland, OH: All Balboa Weekend
June 12-15 Virginia Beach, VA: Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange-VBLX
June 12-15 Denver, CO: Swingtime In The Rockies
June 13-15 Orlando, FL: Orange Blossom Dance Festival
June 15 Holiday: Father's Day
June 19-22 Newark, NJ: Liberty Swing Dance Championships
June 20-22 Waterloo, ON: Mezz Jelly Blues
June 20-22 Dallas, TX: 2PlySwing Workshop
June 24 Holiday: St. John Baptiste Day (CAN - Quebec)
June 26-29 Denver, CO: Colorado Country Classic
June 26-July 3 : Beantown Camp
June 27-29 Amsterdamn, Netherland Amsterdam Lindy Exchange

JULY 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
June 26-July 3 : Beantown Camp
July 1 Holiday: Canada Day
July 4 Holiday: Independence Day (USA)
July 4-6 Austin, TX: Austin Blues Party 2
July 11-13 NYC, NY: The Blues Collective
July 13-18 Elkins, WV: Agusta Swing Week
July 18-20 Toronto, ON: Toronto Open Swing Dance Championships
July 18-20 Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Lindy Exchange - A2LX
July 18-20 Nashville, TN: Nashville Balboa Experience 3

AUGUST 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Aug. ? Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Dance Classic
Aug. 2-8 Eauze, France: Studio Hop Summer Camp (SHSC): Balboa week
Aug. 4 Holiday: Civic/Provincial Day (CAN)
Aug. 8-10 Rochester NY: Frankie Manning Workshops, Q&A and book signing
Aug. 8-10 Denver, CO: Lindy on the Rocks
Aug. 8-10 Eauze, France: Studio Hop Summer Camp (SHSC): Crazy Rhythm Challenge
Aug. 15-17 Chicago, IL: Chicagoland Country & Swing Dance Festival
Aug. 22-24 Washington DC: International Lindy Hop Championshps
Aug. 28-31 Dallas, TX: Dallas D.A.N.C.E.
Aug. 29-31 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC: Redhot & Blue Rockabilly Weekend
Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 Hebron, NH: Swing Out New Hampshire 2008
Aug 29 - 30 Jersey City, NJ: Hudson Swing Affair
Aug 29 - Sept 1 San Jose, CA: South Bay Dance Fling
Aug 30 - Sept 1 Orange County, CA: Inspiration Weekend

SEPTEMBER 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 Hebron, NH: Swing Out New Hampshire 2008
Aug 29 - Sept 1 San Jose, CA: South Bay Dance Fling
Aug 30 - Sept 1 Orange County, CA: Inspiration Weekend
Sept. ? Edmonton, Alberta: River City Dance Festival
Sept. 1 Holiday: Labour Day
Sept. 5-7 Phoenix, AZ: Desert City Swing
Sept. 5-7 Philadelphia, PA: Bal Jam
Sept. 11-14 Virginia Beach, VA: Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange
Sept. 11-15 Brisbane, Australia: Bal On The River
Sept. 12-14 Irvine, CA: World Swing Dance Champ's
Sept. 12-14 Buffalo, NY: Swing Dance Niagara
Sept. 12-14 San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Lindy Exchange
Sept. 18-21 Portland, OR: BridgeTown Swing
Sept. 19-21 Santa Barbara, CA: Frankie Manning Workshop
Sept. 22-24 Uppsala, Sweeden: Balboa/Bal-Swing Balboa Weekend
Sept. 25-28 Dallas, TX: Blues Boot Camp - Part Deux
Sept. 25-28 St. Louis, MO: Meet Me In St. Louis Swing Dance Championships
Sept. 25-28 Albuquerque, NM: Dance Fiesta
Sept. 25-28 Reading, England: Balboa Barmy
Sept. 30 Holiday: Rosh Hashanah

OCTOBER 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Oct. 3-5 Quebec City, QC: The Canadian Balboa Championships
Oct. 3-5 Chicago, IL: Windy City Lindy Exchange
Oct 9 Holiday: Yom Kippur
Oct. 3-5 San Francisco, CA: Boogie By The Bay
Oct. 9-12 Galway, Ireland: Galway Swing Dance Festival
Oct 13 Holiday: Thanksgiving Day (CDN) / Columbus Day (USA)
Oct. 17-19 Vancouver, BC: SeaToSky - Canadian Swing Dance Championships
Oct. 17-19 Denver, CO: Rhythm is Our Business Weekend 2008
Oct. 17-19 Des Moines, IA: 2PlySwing Workshop
Oct. 23-26 Stamford, CT: The American Lindy Hop Championship (ALHC)
Oct. 23-26 Irvine, CA: Halloween Swingthing
Oct. 24-26 London, England: London Balboa Festival (LBF)
Oct. 24-26 Toronto, ON: Mario Robau Jr. Intensive (WCS)
Oct. 24-26 Atlanta, GA: AVS - Atlanta Varsity Showdown
Oct 28 Holiday: Diwali
Oct 31 Holiday: Halloween
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Montreal, QC: Cat's Corner Tenth Anniversary
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Raleigh-Durham, NC: Eastern Balboa Championships (EBC)
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Budapest, Hungary Lindy Shock Festival

NOVEMBER 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Nov. 2 Holiday: Daylight Savings Time Ends (USA & CAN)
Nov. 11 Holiday: Remembrance Day / Veterans Day
Nov. 7-9 So. Lake Tahoe, NV: Mountain Magic Swing Dance Convention
Nov. 7-9 Falmouth, MA: Swingin' New England
Nov. 7-11 Paris, France: Swing Festival with Le Fous Du Swing
Nov. 13-16 Dallas, TX: Dallas Dance Festivall
Nov. 14-16 Seattle, WA: Emerald City Blues Festival
Nov. 21-23 Pittsburgh, PA: PittStop Lindy Hop VIII
Nov. 21-23 Chicago, IL: Steven & Virginie Workshop Weekend
Nov. 26-28 Twinsburg, OH: C.A.S.H. Bash Weekend
Nov. 27 Holiday: Thanksgiving Day (USA)
Nov. 27-30 Aneheim, CA: US Open Swing Dance Championships

DECEMBER 2008
DATE PLACE EVENT / LINK
Dec 4-8 Toulouse, France: Frenchie Balboa Festival
Dec 11-14 Atlanta, GA: Swing and Soul
Dec 12-14 San Francisco, CA: SF Bal Fest
Dec. 21-28 Holiday: Chanukkah
Dec. 25 Holiday: Christmas
Dec. 26 Holiday: Boxing Day
Dec. 26 - Jan 1 Holiday: Kwanzaa
Dec 27-Jan 1 Stockholm, Sweden: The Snowball