Local dancer and powerhouse vocalist, Jan Marie and her talented band, the Mean Reds, are coming back to Boston Swing Central! Jan Marie made her BSC debut in 2013 and has since been featured in the Boston Globe and Boston Phoenix for her excellent singing and vintage fashion sense. As an experienced dancer, she knows what we want more than we know what we want! We have a pretty good feeling that Jan Marie & The Mean Reds will keep us dancing all night long.

Check out their performance of “Exactly Like You” at Boston Swing Central!

Lesson (included w/ admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

Extreme Dancesport
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

Take a Study Break and Swing the Night Away! Boston Lindy Hop and Boston Swing Central are co-hosting another College Night Swing Dance. Guests of ALL ages are welcome to attend, especially college students from around the Boston Area! No experience or partner required. BLH instructors Katie Piselli and Ken Thomas will be giving a lesson from 8-9pm for beginners and anyone who wants to go over the basics. Even if you have danced before, we highly recommend coming for the lesson. Social dancing to follow until midnight with live music from Jessy Carolina!

Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess is a New York based ensemble specializing in American music from the late 1800s-1930s, primarily jazz and blues reminiscent of The Ziegfield Follies, The Great American Song Book, and early medicine shows. Led by Jessy’s unique talent for playing the washboard, the group is rounded out with the Hot Mess, which comprises of piano, banjo, guitar, woodwinds, and brass.

Lesson (included w/ admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Swing Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
Special Student Price with Valid ID until 8pm: $10
After 8pm, Regular Student Price (with valid ID): $13
Regular General Admission: $16
Seniors: $13

No coupons or passes accepted for this evening. Thank you! 

This dance is likely to sell out. Please arrive early to guarantee timely admission!

Extreme Dancesport
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phil McGowan & the Easy Winners, BSC favorites, will join us at Extreme Dancesport for another high energy gig! With their New Orleans inspired hot jazz tunes, they will get you out onto the floor all night! The Easy Winners always get the crowd moving when they play for us and and this Friday will be no exception. Digging deep into their catalog of hits from the past, they’ll light fire to tunes like the 1921 Eddie Cantor hit: “Margie” and Louis Armstrong’s “You Rascal You”.

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15                                                                                           (SPECIAL: 5 before 9 – $5 entrance fee for anyone arriving before 9pm)
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

Extreme Dancesport
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

Let’s swing out together this Friday to celebrate our 8 year anniversary of Boston Swing Central! We are getting this party started with our beloved Beantown Swing Orchestra AND there will be cake!

The 18-piece Beantown Swing Orchestra will be sharing their gift of swinging big band tunes! The BSO is known for their stellar performances of vintage Swing Era classics arranged for that big band sound that inspires memorable dances. The band even adds their own flair by adding in some original songs and arrangements!  As usual, the BSO will have some of its well known and talented vocalists along with them.

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

Extreme Dancesport
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138

“You get what you get and you don’t get upset.”

Have you been concerned that dances in Boston have been a little too polished? Impressive? GOOD? Fear not. If you’re sick of rock solid planning and world-class teachers, we offer you a second rate DJ night as part of The Second Rate Swing Exchange! You can be totally unimpressed by our lack of planning. But do dance. Chances are you’ll have a good time anyways.

Your DJs for the night –

Brian Pletcher’s iPod: Brian has been collecting songs that sound like ‘Lavender Coffin’ since 2000. Brian’s iPod has previously been heard playing in the infamous “bomb box” at Boston Lindy Bomb Squad dance events held around the greater Boston area, and also last year at 2nd Rate! When asked about his music collection, Brian notes that nothing has been added to his iPod in the last five years, “But once you’ve achieved perfection, why keep going?” Brian’s iPod will be put on shuffle to ensure you are kept on your toes!

Emily Kasman’s Swing Dance Spotify playlist: Due to some feedback about Emily’s Pandora station last year (too many thumbs downs in a row…), Emily is going to debut her Swing Dance Spotify playlist! Accumulated over the last year or so, these songs will be played on shuffle for your dancing pleasure!

Plus…it’s DJ Roulette!! Who will DJ? What will the songs be? Who knows? It’s the Second Rate Swing Exchange! Show up Friday night and put your name in the DJ Roulette lottery bowl. Over the course of the night, we’ll choose 5 lucky winners who will play 4 songs of their choice (as long as they’re danceable… we do have standards here.)

For more info: http://secondrateswing.angelfire.com/

Lesson (included w/ price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $10
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $8

Extreme Dancesport
26 New Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02138