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Beantown Competitions & Sponsors

Beantown Camp CompetitionsGet your registration in for one of the fun competitions during the weekend. All levels are included. The competitions always come with a fantastic, supportive audience. Divisions include a nice mix of Novice, Intermediate and Advanced J&Js, Strictly, Solo Charleston and Soul! The competitions are scheduled so that we have plenty of social dance time with excellent live music on both Friday and Saturday night. (That would be the Boilermaker Jazz Band and the Campus Five in case you have forgotten!)

We are honored to have so many wonderful events sponsoring the competitions and providing prizes for each division as well as a special award. Be sure to check each one out for your future event plans!

  • International Lindy Hop Championships
  • Boston Tea Party
  • Hart & Soul Weekend
  • Lindy Focus
  • Canadian Swing Championships
  • The Process
  • Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange

Beantown Camp Sponsors.

Beantown Forum

Beantown CampBe sure to check out the camp forum for ride sharing and other information. This is a great way to communicate with other campers and maybe organize a door-to-door airport shuttle or request a ride from a local. For our local campers, we would really appreciate if you check the forum to see if there are any visiting campers you can help out. It is wonderful when we all work together to make this an amazing experience for everyone!

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One Month until Beantown Camp

Beantown CampMay 26 marks one month until opening day for Beantown Camp 2014! We are so excited for another opportunity to share the Lindy Love! We’ll be remembering Frankie and the special place we hold for him in our hearts. Norma Miller will be back as well as an incredible lineup of 36 instructors, the Boilermaker Jazz Band, Campus Five, Gordon Webster, and so far campers from 4 countries and 26 states! This will be Beantown’s 18th year and there is still time to join in.

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Last Discount Prices for Beantown Camp through May 31

Beantown CampIf you would like to register at a discount price, now is the time to get in your registration. May 31 is the last day to get the last Discount prices!

Everything is coming together for an amazing week of classes, socializing, entertainment and fun! If you would like to have a vacation immersed in dancing and good times, Beantown is for you!

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Frankie Manning Tribute at Beantown 2014

This week is all about Frankie Manning! We’ll be heading out soon for NYC to join over 2000 dancers from around the world for Frankie 100. Everything culminates on Monday, Frankie’s 100th birthday and also the first World Lindy Hop Day. As Team Leaders for the Hellzapoppin’ Competition, we’ve already been busy with preparations and are happy to be participating in this sure to be amazing celebration.

Frankie Tribute at Beantown

Frankie ManningThat’s not the end of our Frankie celebration! This year’s Beantown is a tribute and in honor of this most special person. Frankie was a big part of Beantown and we miss him dearly. The week will be filled with little pieces of Frankie as we remember, reflect and revel in his wonderful spirit and joy.

F.R.A.N.K.I.E. 100 of a Different Kind

Beantown Camp F.R.A.N.K.I.E. 100 Video

Last Discount Prices through May 31

Beantown CampMay 31 is the last day to get the last Discount prices for camp registration! There is still time to pay by the 2 month installment plan if you register by May 25.

Everything is coming together for an amazing week of classes, socializing, entertainment and fun! If you would like to have a vacation immersed in dancing and good times, Beantown is for you!

Camp runs from June 26 to July 3 with multiple registration options.

Register today for your dance vacation at Beantown Camp!

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Last Chance for Early Bird Discount

The Early Bird Discount for camp registration expires this Wednesday, April 30. Join us for an amazing dance vacation! Beantown is known for an incredible learning experience, friendly dancers, beautiful environment, tons of fun, and a wonderful positive spirit!

Camp runs from June 26 to July 3 with multiple registration options. This will be a phenomenal year to come to Beantown. If you’ve never done the full week, do it now and you’ll be glad you did!

Beantown Camp 2013 Highlight ReelCamp runs from June 26 to July 3 with multiple registration options. This will be a phenomenal year to come to Beantown. If you’ve never done the full week, do it now and you’ll be glad you did!

Register today for your dance vacation at Beantown Camp!

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Beantown Camp Mini-Tracks, Special Classes & Early Bird Discount

Beantown is known for excellent instructors and classes, and this year has all that! Besides 6 levels of Lindy Hop tracks, each day brings a wide array of additional classes to choose from.

Blues with Dan Repsch & Jenny Sowden

Dan Repsch & Jenny SowdenBlues is not new to Beantown, however, what is new is that Dan & Jenny, two of the most popular Blues instructors, will be doing all 6 of the Blues Mini-Track classes. In addition, Dan will be hosting a Swing & Blues dance during the weekend.

Hip Hop Routine with Eric Fenn

Beantown Camp 2012: Eric's Hip Hop RoutineEric is an outstanding instructor, encouraging and welcoming to all levels of experience. His style is more Urban Contemporary and his routines are challenging, musical and a lot of fun. If you have never taken a class with Eric, be sure you do! Besides the routine Mini-Track, he will be teaching several movement classes.

Jazz Routine with Jon Tigert

Beantown Bounce 2013 - What's Wrong With The Bus DriverJon has been delighting and entertaining us with his dancing for the last few years and this year he is excited to be teaching the Jazz Routine Mini-Track. This promises to be a very fun class as well as an excellent way to work on musicality, rhythm and individual dance skills.

Balboa with Sylvia, Javier, Bobby, Kate & Heather

Sylvia & JavierThe Balboa Mini-Track has 6 progressive classes starting with the basics. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from some of the top Balboa instructors. It is not only a great opportunity to build a repertoire, but also to work on styling, technique and the essence of Balboa.

Jazz/Solo Charleston 1 & 2

Charleston CompetitonThese two Mini-Tracks will have a variety of instructors including Gaby Cook, Skye Humphries, Bobby White, plus Dan Newsome & Lainey Silver. Each class will be unique and an excellent supplement to partner dancing.

Variety Pack

Aerials ClassIn addition to the above Mini-Tracks, there will be optional classes covering all levels. No advanced selection required! General topics include:

  • Blues Plus (Int/Adv-Adv)
  • Competition/Show (Int-Adv)
  • Movement
  • Aerials/Dips & Tricks
  • Balboa Plus (Int/Adv-Adv)
  • Partner Charleston
  • Musicality
  • Dance Skills
  • Connection & Partnering
  • Footwork/Rhythm Variations
  • Specialty, including Collegiate Shag

Special Classes

StretchingBut wait, there’s more! Late afternoons offer more options to choose from.

  • Tai Chi with Richard Badu
  • Afternoon Stretch with Elyse Sparkes
  • Practice Time with Tara Weinstein
  • Jitterblast with Bobby White
  • Shoe Chroming with Ed Wilson

Last Week for Beantown Early Bird Discount

Beantown CampThe last day for the Beantown Early Bird Discount prices is coming up quickly on Wednesday, April 30! If you have submitted a registration but not made the payment, we need to receive it by April 30 to get the early bird prices. There is still time to pay with the 3 month installment plan if you register by April 25.

Come to Beantown for an amazing week of classes, socializing, entertainment and fun! Camp runs from June 26 to July 3 with multiple registration options.

Register today for your dance vacation at Beantown Camp!

Register Now

Join the Beantown Camp 2014 Facebook event.

Last Week for Beantown Early Bird Discount

Beantown CampThe last day for the Beantown Early Bird Discount prices is coming up quickly on Wednesday, April 30! If you have submitted a registration but not made the payment, we need to receive it by April 30 to get the early bird prices. There is still time to pay with the 3 month installment plan if you register by April 25.

Come to Beantown for an amazing week of classes, socializing, entertainment and fun! Camp runs from June 26 to July 3 with multiple registration options.

Register today for your dance vacation at Beantown Camp!

Register Now

Join the Beantown Camp 2014 Facebook event.

Frankie Beantown Camp Photos

Frankie and Julie at Beantown Camp 2007We were very fortunate to have Frankie join us many times at Beantown, starting with year two in 1998. One of the things planned is a display of photos from over the years of Frankie at Beantown. If you are a past attendee from that time and have Beantown photos of Frankie you can dig up, we would really appreciate it!

Any format is fine (RAW, JPEG, TIFF, Adobe Lightroom Catalog, …) and the higher the resolution the better. Either email them or let us know and we can send you a Dropbox folder invite.

Email your Beantown Camp photos.

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