Lindy Hop festivals and congresses

The Lindy Hop is a dance based on the popular Charleston and named for Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing in 1927. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway and Charleston. It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family.

In its development, the Lindy Hop combined both partnered and solo dancing by using the movements and improvisation of black dances along with the formal eight-count structure of European partner dances. This is most clearly illustrated in the Lindy's basic step, the swingout. In this step's open position, each dancer is generally connected hand-to-hand; in its closed position, men and women are connected as though in an embrace.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_Hop

Lindy Hop events in March 2012

02 - 04 Mar Swingin' in the Rain (Liege, Belgium)
03 - 10 Mar Camp Canary (Puerto del Rosario, Spain)
15 - 18 Mar Ljubljana SweetSwing Festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
16 - 18 Mar Atlanta Lindy Exchange (Atlanta, GA, United States)
22 - 25 Mar The Boston Tea Party (Boston, MA, United States)
26 Mar - 1 Apr Swing Era (Krakow, Poland)
30 Mar - 2 Apr Hep Cats' Holiday (Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom)
30 Mar - 1 Apr Cumberland Shuffle (Nashville, TN, United States)

Lindy Hop events in April 2012

04 - 09 Apr barSWINGona - Barcelona Swing Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
06 - 09 Apr 2nd Open Swing (Sassenage, France)
13 - 15 Apr Amigo Fest (Samara, Russia)
13 - 15 Apr Fleur de Lindy Exchange (New Orleans, LA, United States)
20 - 22 Apr Washington DC Lindy Exchange (Washington, DC, United States)
26 - 30 Apr Hullabaloo - The Perth Lindy Exchange (Perth, Australia)

Lindy Hop events in May 2012

04 - 07 May Brit Hop London Lindy Exchange (London, United Kingdom)
04 - 06 May BABBLE - Big Apple Blues Balboa & Lindy Exchange (New York City, NY, United States)
04 - 06 May Plenty Hot (Dresden, Germany)
04 - 06 May Midwest Lindy Festival (Minneapolis, MN, United States)
17 - 20 May 4th Potsdam HavelHop (Potsdam, Germany)
18 - 20 May Lindy Under the Sun Exchange (Athens, Greece)
18 - 20 May Columbus Lindy Exchange (Columbus, OH, United States)
25 - 28 May Camp Jitterbug & the Jump Session Show (Seattle, WA, United States)
25 - 28 May Boogie-Baeren Dance Camp (Landsberg am Lech, Germany)
25 - 27 May Shout & Feel It! (Bologna, Italy)

Lindy Hop events in June 2012

01 - 03 Jun Lindy Hop on the Beach (Lattes, France)
07 - 11 Jun Swing 'n' Swim III (Toroni, Greece)
15 - 17 Jun European Swing Dance Championships (Barcelona, Spain)
22 - 24 Jun T.A. Summer Swing Fest (Tel Aviv, Israel)
28 Jun - 5 Jul Beantown Camp (Beverly, MA, United States)
28 - 30 Jun Hot Salsa Summer Party (Västervik, Sweden)
30 Jun - 4 Aug Herräng Dance Camp (Norrtalje, Sweden)

Lindy Hop events in July 2012

06 - 09 Jul Hep Cats' Holiday (Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom)
21 - 28 Jul Normandie Swing Festival (Cabourg, France)
27 - 31 Jul Pune International Dance Congress (Pune, India)
30 Jul - 18 Aug Studio Hop summer Camp (Éauze, France)

Lindy Hop events in August 2012

03 - 05 Aug Lindy on the Rocks (Denver, CO, United States)

Lindy Hop events in September 2012

13 - 15 Sep South Florida Lindy Exchange (Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL, United States)
13 - 16 Sep V Sinera Swing Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
14 - 16 Sep Savoy Lindy Aixchange (Aix-les-Bains, France)
20 - 23 Sep Munich Lindy Exchange (Munich, Germany)
28 - 30 Sep Lip Hop (Lippstadt, Germany)

Lindy Hop events in October 2012

04 - 07 Oct Boogie by the Bay (Burlingame, CA, United States)
12 - 14 Oct Vienna Hot Swing Jam (Vienna, Austria)
19 - 21 Oct Jammin’ on the James (Richmond, VA, United States)
26 - 28 Oct New Zealand Open Swing Dance Championships (Auckland, New Zealand)

Lindy Hop events in November 2012

09 - 11 Nov Stir It! (Zurich, Switzerland)
16 - 18 Nov Austin Lindy Exchange (Austin, TX, United States)
16 - 18 Nov PittStop Lindy Hop (Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
18 - 30 Nov St Lucia Caribbean Dream (Castries, Saint Lucia)

Lindy Hop events in January 2013

27 Jan - 1 Feb Swing Camp Oz (Adelaide, Australia)

* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Lindy Hop, others feature it as an additional style.

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