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Texas Swing Dance Clubs
Austin City Dance Club offers weekly lesson followed by a social dance.
Austin Swing Syndicate features Lindy Hop and a variety of dances along with a third Thursday WCS night.
Alamo West Coast Swing Club was formed by a group of folks who are crazy about West Coast Swing (WCS) and want to promote this dance and other social dances in San Antonio and the surrounding counties.
Bay Area Whip Dance Club is based in League City, Texas, near Houston and the Johnson Space Center and dedicated to the preservation of the swing dance form known as the Whip.
Dallas Push Club is the sponsor of the nationally known Dallas Dance.
Texas Classic Push Club is focused mainly on West Coast Swing dancing but not exclusively. Their main objective is to bring quality dance instruction to their members and keep the cost of dancing at the lowest cost possible for their members.
Local Swing Dance Competitions
Austin Swing Dance Championships are held in January. The Austin Swing Dance Championships are a World Swing Dance Council Event, a Masters Tour Event, and home Americas Amateur National Championship Events tour finals. The event directors are Angel and Debbie Figueora and Rick Domalski.
LoneStar Invitational is held in August. The LoneStar Invitational is a sanctioned event of the American Country Dance Association and the World Swing Dance Council. The event directors are Sherry and Kevin Reynolds and Edgar Fisher.
Local Studios
Austin Uptown Dance teaches Salsa, Swing, Country Western, Ballroom, Latin, Argentine Tango, wedding dances and many more. They hold weekly dance parties that many of our members attend.
Go Dance Studio has three Austin locations which offer a wide range of dance instruction including WCS and frequent social dances.
Mark Moy Dance teaches various dances including WCS at the Balance Dance Studios and its new Bravo annex.
Where We Dance
In addition to our weekly club dances and frequent studio dances you will find us at area nightclubs.
Brass House Ballroom monthly outings on third Friday. HOTWCSD members receive a 15% discount on food and beverages anytime in both the Brass House Jazz Club (115 San Jacinto) and the Brass House Ballroom (115A San Jacinto).
Dance Attire
All of the studios listed above offer dance clothing and costumes.
Movin' Easy Dancewear is locally owned, offers a wide range of dance clothing and special orders, and in most cases a 10% discount for Club members.
Capezio caters to the local dance community with a varity of dance attire.