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Lexington, KY:
University of Kentucky (UK)
HepKats Swing Dance Club. Now, for a bit of shameless self
promotion! The UK Swing Dance Club
is the only organization in
Lexington/central Kentucky that provides instruction on the original
swing dances of the 1930's and 40's:
Lindy Hop, Balboa and Collegiate
Shag. The Club also sponsors several swing dances each year, some with
live music, the quality of which
is not often seen in Lexington. Click here
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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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Lexington Arthur Murray Dance
Studio. The UK Swing Dance Club rents the Lexington Arthur Murray Dance
Studio for many of its swing dances and weekend workshops. A nice studio
with a great dance floor. |
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Louisville, KY:
Louisville Swing Dance Society.
Info on swing dance happenings in the Derby City. |
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Cumberland, KY: |
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Univ. of the
Cumberlands Swing Dance Society. |
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Cincinnati, OH/Northern KY:
CincySwing. Info on swing dance
happenings in the
Cincinnati/Northern KY area.
Lee's Junction Big Band Orchestra.
A 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 fine 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.
Swingtime Big Band. A big
band orchestra that plays various gigs in the Northern KY/Cincinnati area. |
