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If you want to add your event to the Lindy Calendar, please post the event flyer and information on the front page of this site. For more details on posting events or for more information and promoting special events with this site, read this page for promoters.
For questions or inquiries about where to dance, lessons, etc., please use one of the comment forms so that everyone can benefit from the conversation. I read all comments on this site, but I don’t always see comments on social media, so please comment on the site.
Thanks!!
Brian
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Hi there,
I know this isn’t exactly the right forum, but I’m hoping to find someone who can teach western/country swing in LA and am having trouble. Would you be able to point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
Rowan
HI Rowan,
Try posting this request on the SwingDance.LA Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/swingdancela
Best,
Brian
The PBDA Calendar Listing only seems to list the UPCOMING Bands, and then (after the events), those band names disappear…can you help with that, Brian?
Hi Tami,
OK, I’ve made an update to preserve events on the Lindy Calendar which are no longer on your site.
The previous behavior was actually by design. Previously, if you deleted an event on your site, it would get deleted on swingdance.la the next day. That was in case you decided to cancel an event, or if you posted one by accident. But, that seems to be an unlikely scenario. Now, scraped events from your site should stay on swingdance.la, even after you remove them from your site, but I’ll monitor it since some debugging may be necessary.
Best,
Brian
Ah, makes sense…Thanks a bunch, Brian! Really appreciate it (and all that you do!!)
Tami
Hello,
I am a swing dancer from Santa Barbara. I was wondering if you would be open to posting Santa Barbara/Ventura swing dance events on here as well?
Emilio
Hi Emilio,
I don’t post events outside of LA and Orange County on the Lindy Calendar, however, feel free to post your event flyer on my Home page below the calendar here:
https://www.swingdance.la/#respond
Best,
Brian
Thank you! I was thinking of starting something like this for my area. Do you think that I could get some help with getting something like this started. I have some basic website design development skills.
Hi Emilio,
This site is pretty advanced; I custom-coded the calendar and flyer feed in PHP on the home page, as well as a screen scraper that runs every night to get events from certain venues. The rest of the site was done on WordPress and Advanced Custom Fields. For the flyer form, I use Fluent Forms Pro (user-submitted posts). You might want to start with a simple calendar or events plugin for your events calendar. Happy to answer any other questions you might have.
Brian
I stumbled across your website while first searching for Magic Castle info, which led to Club 33, which led to the Derby… because I was taking a virtual trip down memory lane.
I am a So. Cal native (Thousand Oaks) but now live in Georgia. I was young during the neo-swing revival, but I was in love with it. My dad brought me up on 40’s music and jazz and I was ecstatic that I could actually dance like the couples I saw in old films.
I found a friend forced him to be my partner and we danced everywhere we could. As soon as I could drive we were at Carnation Plaza (because Disney passes weren’t crazy expensive back in the day) on Saturday nights, or PDBA, or Memories, or Cats Corner, and finally when we were old enough- the Derby. I think we drove about a two hour radius from if there was dancing available! And without a cell phone or gps! Map quest printouts!
Anyway- I just wanted to thank you. I used to visit Nocture and I read your explanation of this great site. Thanks for still dancing- thanks for your continued love of swing to facilitate new and old dancers alike.
If I ever get back to CA I’ll know where to look to find out where I can jitterbug.
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for sharing!
Yeah, I have fond memories of all of those venues as well! Glad this site helped you re-live some good times.
The dance scene is roaring back here. Definitely come dancing if you get back to L.A!
Best,
Brian
some dances are listed as discounted for members. how/where do i join
Hi Tim,
Yeah, some venues like the Mayflower offer discounts to members. I believe you can just show up and become a member right on the spot.
Best,
Brian
Hi Brian, things are really going well at PBDA again & we’ve made our weekly Saturday Night Swing Dances THEMED events for the Summer (to add to the fun). I just posted the various themes for July & August (even into Sept.) on our website, & I’m hoping you can add those to your Calendar. Thank you! And hugs for the amazing job you do!
Hi Tami,
Great to hear from you! I’ve updated the Lindy Calendar for July through September and I see the themes now. Let me know if anything needs to change.
Best,
Brian
Hey Brian,
I love the website. I am a moderator of a facebook group very similar to this webpage, but in New Orleans. I would love if you add our group to your section “Where to dance,” so people can join and learn about the different events happening in New Orleans while traveling here. Our group is Swing Dancers of NOLA. I am also visiting in July and will totally utilize this site. Look forward to dancing!
Would someone kindly direct me to somewhere in LA where I can take electro swing dance classes? Preferably westside, but I’m happy to drive.
Not having any luck searching on google.
Thank you!!
Hi Kat,
I don’t know of any electroswing classes in LA or anywhere else for that matter. I would recommend just taking regular Swing or Lindy classes. There’s not much on the West side besides Rusty’s Rhythm Club:
http://rustyfrank.com/
Best,
Brian
Outstanding job, Brian. Wow. We are lucky to have this resource.
Thank you Doug!
Sad changes. I miss the monthly overview of all LA/OC venues. This layout makes planning very difficult.
HI Doug,
The Lindy Calendar is still there, if that is what you mean. If not, can you tell me what page you’re looking at?
Thanks,
Brian
My bad. :-)