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These links are provided only as a service to web
users. Inclusion on this page does not
constitute approval or
endorsement by the Hepcats.
If you would like a
link added,
contact Mike
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Lexington,
KY
Richmond, KY
Louisville,
KY
Cincinnati/N.
KY
Columbus, OH
Cleveland, OH
Dayton, OH
Athens,
OH
Indianapolis,
IN
Chicago,
IL
Milwaukee,
WI |
St.
Louis, MO
Kansas City, KS
Knoxville,
TN
Nashville,
TN
Memphis, TN
Raleigh,
NC
Winston-Salem,
NC
Atlanta,
GA
Tampa,
FL
Orlando,
FL
Austin, TX |
New York City
Washington,
DC
Baltimore, MD
Boston,
MA
Pittsburgh,
PA
Denver,
CO
San
Francisco, CA
Los Angeles,
CA
San
Diego, CA
Sacramento,
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Outside the U.S.:
London, England;
Toronto,
Canada;
Europe
Informational:
DanceHisotry.org.
A website dedicated to research and study of American
vernacular dance.
The
LindyHop.com.
A fairly comprehensive compilation of swing dance related web
sites.
Lindybloggers.com.
A web site for posts about
various Lindy Hop topics. |
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Lexington, KY:
Hepcats! Now, for a bit of shameless self
promotion! The Hepcats is the only dance organization in
Lexington/central Kentucky that provides instruction and swing dance events that
emphasizes the original
swing dances of the 1930's and 40's: Lindy Hop, Balboa and Collegiate Shag.
The Hepcats also sponsor several swing dances each year with LIVE music, the
quality of which is not often seen in Lexington. |
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Kentucky Jazz
Repertory Orchestra (KJRO). KJRO, co-directed by University of
Kentucky School of Music Professors Dick Domek and Miles Osland, is a 17-member
professional ensemble dedicated to the preservation and performance of jazz
music. KJRO is a band that is especially suited for and highly skilled at
recreating authentic swing-era arrangements of the great big bands: Jimmie
Lunceford, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Harlan
Leonard, to mention just a few. KJRO members consist of the finest and
most talented faculty members, alumni and musicians from Kentucky area colleges
and universities. Many of the songs KJRO plays are not played very often at
live music venues in their original arrangement by your average "big band" or
"swing band" due to their technical difficulty. If you get a
chance to attend a swing dance (or a concert) featuring KJRO, don't miss it! |
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The Jazz Arts
Foundation (JAF), Lexington, KY.
The
mission of the JAF is to "enhance the awareness of Jazz as a performing
art". Since its founding in 1989, the JAF
has committed itself to the purpose of educating the public about Jazz Arts
through the promotion of awareness and sensitivity to Jazz, and to upgrade it as
an art form to the level of community acceptance and support equal to that given
other performing arts. The JAF often promotes/sponsors events with live
music. |
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Louisville, KY: Louisville Swing Dance Society. |
Cincinnati, OH/Northern KY:
CincySwing. Info for the
Cincinnati/Northern KY area.
Supermurgatroid. Joel Domoe's
website, for the
Cincinnati/Northern KY area.
Lee's Junction Big Band Orchestra.
A very good big band orchestra from the Cincinnati, OH area. They
normally play one or two Sunday's each month
at Jim
& Jacks in Cincinnati.
Pete Wagner Big Band Orchestra.
A really good big band orchestra that plays lots of gigs, a few of them dance events, to
include a Big Band dance each summer
at the Old
Coney Island Amusement Park in Cincinnati.
Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys.
A really fine band from the Cincinnati, OH area that plays great rockabilly and
early 50's rock 'n' roll. |
San Francisco, CA: SFLindyHop!
Northern California Lindy Society.
Denver, CO:
1NewGroove. 23 Skidoo.
Colorado Swing Dance Network.
CMDance Organization.
San Diego, CA:
2PlySwing. Web
site for Joel Plys.
Swingorama. Lindy
Hop and swing in San Diego.
Sacramento, CA:
Midtown Stomp. Info on the
Sacramento, CA area.
Toronto,
Canada:
Toronto
Lindy Hop.
Odd Socks.
London,
England: London Swing Dance
Society.
The Lindy Circle.
SwingLand. |
Los Angeles, CA:
Camp Hollywood. Web site
for one of the premier weekend workshop events in the swing dance
community.
Southern Calif. Lindy Society. Swing
dance related information, to include places to dance, bands, vintage clothing,
links, etc.
Orange County Swing. Info on
Orange County Swing Dance Club events.
Rhythm Club. Weekly swing
dances and classes.
Southern California Swing Forum.
Info on swing and Lindy Hop events in Southern California.
The Swing Times. Info on swing and Lindy Hop events in and around the
Los Angeles area.
One2Swing. Ben and
Sheri's web site, info on Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles County) events. |
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Shoes & Merchandise Related
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Local Stores |
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Casey's Heel Quick & Shoe Repair, Zandale Shopping Center (right off
Nicholasville Rd), Lexington,
KY. 859/268-0195. A good place to get that thick chrome leather
affixed to the
bottom of your shoes. |
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John's New Classic Shoes, 316 S.
Ashland, Lexington. This store carries some re-productions of vintage
style shoes. |
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Swing Music Info-From
the
Hepcats Music Info web page.
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All Music Guide-Good source for info on different genres and styles of music.
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Solid. This is a nice
on-line encyclopedia of "lounge, big band, classic jazz and
space-age sounds".
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Ron's Swing CD
Review. This is a nice, although somewhat dated, web site that reviews CDs for "Musicality
and Lindyability". |
Black Cat Rockabilly. A web site in
Europe with lots of info, including the lyrics to hundreds of
songs.
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Other:
Retro Radar - A web site with
information about what’s happening in the area of vintage
Americana.
Atomic Magazine-"The Essential Guide to
Retro Culture". The magazine is not published but the web site
is active.
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For questions or information about Hepcats activities,
contact Mike Richardson,
email,
info@Luv2SwingDance.com; or 859-420-2426. |
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