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In 2010, we decided it was high time for Charlotte to host our very own Lindy exchange. Our inaugural event was in 2010, followed by a one-year hiatus while Stephanie finished her Masters degree. (Thanks, Charlotte Cheap Thrills Dance Weekend organizers, for bridging the gap in 2011!) But we’re back and ready to kick QCLX into high gear with our 2012 theme: Star Wars!

Join us on March 9 – 11, 2012 for QCLX 2012: The Queen City Strikes Back!

If you would like promo cards please feel free to email us and we would be happy to send you a packet.

LINDYFEST 2012 is MARCH 15-18th
Welcome to Lindyfest 2012, Houston Swing Dance Society's 16th annual Lindy Hop workshop. Lindyfest is an intensive and fun lindy hop weekend workshop jammed packed with classes for all dance levels, soul sessions with living legends, hot performances and four endless nights of dancing. Lindyfest brings in hundreds of dancers from all across the globe to learn lindy hop from the masters and experience the excitement of Lindy Hop, all here in Houston.

http://lindyfest.hsds.org/

Pirate Swing is a three-track lindy hop and blues workshop. We offer classes with great teachers, dances with live music, and an excuse to wear that pirate costume hanging in the back of your closet.
Our instructors are all friendly and approachable, and we provide as many opportunities as we can for you to interact with them. From advanced track auditions to dances to office hours, Pirate Swing aims to maximize your time with the teachers.

Fri March 2nd – Sun March 4th
Portland Lindy Society is pleased to announce that we will have another Portland Lindy Exchange in 2012!!! We will be bringing bands like Palmetto Bug Stompers, Bridgetown Sextet, Casey MacGill, Midnight Serenaders, and Swing Papillon. There will be a late night blues room as well. Hope to you see there. Save the date March 2-4, 2012.

http://pdxlx.com/

For those of you not in-the-know, the Orlando Lindy Exchange is the largest swing event in Florida (350 last year) and one of the largest swing events in the southeast U.S.! It's a full weekend of swing dancing - pure bliss for the lindy hop enthusiast. ORLX 5 will be held the first weekend of March, 2012. Early bird admission is only $50 for the entire weekend, that's 30 hours of dancing and a t-shirt for only $50! All active UCF Swing Knights members get a $5 discount as well. Thanks for making Orlando awesome!

The Spartan Exchange is a yearly swing exchange in Cleveland, Ohio. The exchange is located on Case Western Reserve University's campus, and takes place on the first weekend in February.

The biggest bands are showing up to play:

• Boilermaker Jazz Band
• Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators
• Solomon Douglas Quartet

There will also be multiple tracks of instruction:

The theme this year is Speakeasy! Come on down to Atlanta for a weekend of southern hospitality and classy attire. We are going to be swinging out in style with lots of live music and local dj's. Tickets are only $70 for the month of January! Get em while they're hot!
www.atlantalindyexchange.com

Lone Star Championships is a competition weekend dedicated to social dancing with a party atmosphere. All of the contests are social dance competitions. No stress on your part, no need to prepare a routine, just come enjoy the weekend. Spontaneous, creative, amazing. Come to Lone Star.

http://www.lonestarchampionships.com/index.php

Gainesville is throwing its very first Lindy Exchange! Our crew has been working hard to provide you a weekend jam packed with great music, awesome venues and wonderful weather, here in Sunny Florida. We are featuring:

•Two live bands
•Beautiful venues, both inside and out
•Time to enjoy the diverse and colorful Gainesville Art Festival
•12 of the most talented DJs in the Southeast US