• SSDS goes on vacation in August - No Thursday Dances/Lessons at Knights of Columbus
• Every Thursday SSDS Swing Dance until July 31st (picnic) and resuming Sept 4th
• Jul 27, SSDS monthly business meeting
• Jul 31, SSDS Picnic/Dance, Arrowhead Lodge
• Oct 25, SSDS Halloween Dance, Ukrainian Home

Jun 29-Jul 5, Western & Swing Week at Ashokan, WCS by Steve Ryan and Cindy Overstreet, Lindy by Paul Overton & Sharon Ashe, dance to live music day & night, in the Catskills, West of Kingston, NY http://www.ashokan.org/ashokan/campwsw.shtml

Argentine Tango Night at Syracuse Suds Factory, 320 S Clinton, survival lesson @ 7:30 in separate area, dance 7:30-9:30, free. http://www.syracusetango.com/

Dancin @ Damons Rte 31 Cicero NY, Ballroom lessons 7-8, open dancing 8-9, all for $5, Cynthia Harkness Lets Dance Productions 572-0015 letsdance@twcny.rr.com

STSDS dance in Binghamton, Rexer's Karate Academy, 105 Washington Avenue, Endicott, 8:15-10:30, beg lesson 7:30, $3. http://www.stnyswingdance.org

Wednesday

ISDN Weekly Record Hop, City Health Club, 402 W Green St, Ithaca, 8-11 pm http://www.ithacaswing.org/

Rochester Lindy Jam, Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St, 8:30pm, $4. http://www.lindyjam.com/

Thursday

SSDS Swing Dance, Knights of Columbus, 5976 East Taft Road 8:30-11pm, $5 admission, $3 for dance students, free for volunteers. Informal survival lesson at 9, this week's DJ Isaias Banegas will play mostly WCS, Lindy, Jitterbug, with some Hustle, Latin & Country. Map: http://tinyurl.com/2humll

Friday

Latin dances at Johnston's Ballybay, 550 Richmond Ave: Vatan's First Fridays Latin Dance Party, lesson 8pm, dance 9-1, vatan@bailatango.com. La Familia Salsa Nights every Friday except the first Friday of the month, lesson @8, dance 9-2. http://lafamiliadelasalsa.com

Rochester WCS Dances at DancEncounters, 1115 E Main St. 1st & 3rd Friday, 7:30-10:30, hosted by Antoinette capelli@aol.com; various Fridays (6/13), 7:15-8 lesson, 8-11 dance, Hosted by Steve & Gina Danceforall@yahoo.com http://www.dancencounters.com

Saturday

Ballroom & Beyond dance, Knights Of Columbus, East Taft Rd, N Syracuse, 8pm lesson, 9-1 dance, djdave_28@yahoo.com

Sunday

Ballroom Dances: Bruce Heffron http://www.cnydance.com on 1st Sunday at the Kallet in Oneida, 2nd and 4th Sunday at Pensabene's Casa Grande, 135 State Fair Blvd, 6-10pm.

Jul 11-13, Rochester Jordan and Tatiana WCS Weekend, Tango Café, 391 Gregory St. All in $110 by July 1st. http://rochesterwestcoastswing.com/

Jul 12-13, NYS Blues Fest, headliners Fabulous Thunderbirds (Saturday) and Jimmie Vaughan (Sunday), Clinton Square, Downtown Syracuse, FREE http://www.nysbluesfest.com/

Jul 17-20, Toronto Open Swing Dance Championships, WCS, Lindy, Balboa http://tosdc.com/

Jul 25-27, CTLX Connecticut Lindy Exchange, live bands and DJs, New Haven area, http://ctlx.org/

Jul 27, SSDS fun business meeting, everyone invited, agenda includes planning for upcoming events, 11am, Mike and Alice's house, 243 Buckingham Ave, Syracuse

Jul 31, SSDS Picnic/Dance, Arrowhead Lodge at Oneida Shores Park, SSDS provides grilled food and tableware, bring a dish or pay $5 admission. Setup at 4pm, dinner at 6, dance until 9:45. http://tinyurl.com/4duhj9

Jul 31-Aug 3, Swing Fling, WCS and Hustle weekend, Hilton Washington Dulles Herndon, VA, http://barrydurand.com/swingfling/

August

Aug 1, STSDS dance w the band Blues Shift, American Legion (Post 82), 1305 Riverview Drive, Endicott, 8-11, $5. http://www.stnyswingdance.org

Aug 2, Ballroom Dance with The Susan Taylor Trio, The Clay Firehouse, 4383 Rt. 31 Clay, 6-10pm, $12, reservations needed by 7/26, Edward Cole, 8226 Green River Way, Liverpool, New York 13090, 315.622.3048, ecole@twcny.rr.com

Aug 9, Andie's WCS dance, Tango Café, 389 Gregory Street, Rochester, andie2974@yahoo.com (also 9/6)

Aug 15-17, Boston's Wicked Lindy & Balboa weekend, Danvers, MA http://www.wickedlindy.com/

Aug 16, Buffalo mostly WCS dance hosted by Maria & Veronica, lessons at 6:30, 7, 7:45, dance 8:30-11:30, Elks Lodge, 21 Main St., Tonawanda, NY 14150, Mariacirino@hotmail.com (also on 9/27)

Aug 22-24, Summer Hummer WCS weekend, Framingham, MA http://www.dancepros.net/summerhummerhome.html

Aug 27-Sep 1, Swing Out New Hampshire Lindy Camp, Camp Wicosuta, near Hebron, NH http://www.swingoutnh.com

Aug 29-Sep 1, Hudson Swing Affair, a WCS event by John Festa, Hyatt Regency at Jersey City http://www.hudsonswingaffair.com

September +

Sep 5-6, STSDS workshops with Eric Novoa & DJ dances. http://www.stnyswingdance.org

Sep 12-14, Swing Niagara Dance Championships, WCS and Hustle weekend, org Maria Cirino, Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St, Buffalo, NY http://www.swingniagara.com/

Oct 23-26, American Lindy Hop Championships, Stamford, CT http://www.artspectrum.org/alhc.htm

Oct 25, SSDS Halloween Dance, Ukrainian Home, 1317 West Fayette Street, Syracuse.

Nov 7-9, Swingin' New England, WCS and Lindy weekend, Falmouth, MA http://www.dancingfeats.com/sne/

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SSDS Monthly business Meeting, Tuesday, July 27th, 7pm at Mike & Alice's house

Address: 243 Buckingham Ave. Syracuse. 478-2393.

Directions:
From The West: Take 695 to 690 East. Get off at Teall Ave. Turn right onto Teall and stay on it across Erie Blvd to East Genesee Street (you will be on Columbus Ave after crossing Erie Blvd) Turn left onto East Genesee Street and go one block to Westcott Street (traffic light on corner). Turn right onto Westcott Street and stay on it across Euclid (second traffic light) to Broad Street (stop sign). Turn right onto Broad Street and go two blocks to Buckingham Ave. Turn right onto Buckingham.

From The North: Take 81 South to 690 East to Exit at Teall, and follow the above directions.

From The East: Take 690 West to Teall. Exit at Teall. Turn Left onto Teall, and follow the above.

From The South: South Salina to East Colvin. Right onto Colvin to Buckingham Avenue. Left onto Buckingham to 243.

Map: http://tinyurl.com/2s96tg