We are excited to announce that three new Ambassadors of the Frankie Manning Foundation scholarship program will be joining us at Beantown Camp this year! Rafal from NYC, plus Alexis and Cyle, both from Cleveland and members of Valerie Salstrom’s Junior Jitterbugs, will all be attending for the whole shebang.

Judy Pritchett asked us to pass on this quote from the Frankie Manning Foundation:

Beantown Camp embodies the continuity of Frankie Manning’s spirit and values, both in the excellence of its classes and its upbeat, fun atmosphere.

Please be sure to join us in welcoming  Rafal, Alexis and Cyle to camp this year! In addition, Josh, one of the 2012 Ambassadors, will be back this summer.

Beantown Camp Information.

Be 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!

Beantown Camp Forum.

The countdown to Beantown Camp opening day continues! Only 2 weeks to go.

For everyone planning to attend who has not yet completed a registration or an Endicott Reservation, it would be a huge help if you get your registration and full payment in ASAP! There are packets to assemble and the college has rooms to prepare. We want your complete camp experience to be smooth sailing from the moment you arrive and the more we can do in advance, the easier for us to make that happen.

If you are registered and would like to add a competition, now would be a great time to do that! Got soul? Why not sign up for the Soul division? That does sound like fun!

Join us for our 17th year! Camp runs from June 27 to July 4 with multiple registration options. If you’ve never done the full week, this will be the year to do it. There is so much that you will not want to miss!

Check website for all the details and registration.

The countdown to Beantown Camp opening day is on. Only 3 weeks to go. Reserve your spot today!

Included among the many awesome activities scheduled for Beantown are some fun competitions for all levels during the weekend. It is still possible to sign up! 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 loads of social dance time with excellent live music on both Friday and Saturday night. (That would be Baby Soda 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 couple of special awards. They are all truly awesome! Be sure to check each one out for your future event plans!

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

Beantown is very fortunate to have support from our local and neighboring sponsors and friends. We appreciate every one of them!

• Dom V and the Swing Out Big Band
• DanceNet
• Boston Swing Dance Network
• Boston Swing Central
• Swing City
• Providence Swings
• Connecticut Swing Dance Society
• Hartford Underground
• Vermont Swings
• Got2Lindy

Check out more info on all our sponsors.

Join us for our 17th year - it’s going to be phenomenal! (Really, seriously, it is!) Camp runs from June 27 to July 4 with multiple registration options. If you’ve never done the full week, this will be the year to do it. There is so much that you will not want to miss!

Check website for all the details and registration.

Discount prices for all registration options are expiring soon! Registration and full payments are due by Friday, May 31. (That means if you have sent a deposit, balances are due as well by May 31!) Please don’t delay.

Here are just some of the things that you do not want to miss:

• Immersing yourself in a week of classes with an amazing collection of the world’s best Lindy Hop instructors!
• Dancing to some of the best Swing bands including Campus Five (for two nights), Gordon Webster (for two nights) and Baby Soda!
• Being entertained, awed and inspired watching the instructors perform in Beantown Bounce!
• Dancing with awesome Lindy Hoppers from all over the U.S. and beyond!
• Spending time with Norma Miller, living legend and original Lindy Hopper!
• Saturday Camp Social by the beach!
• Belting out your favorite tune at Beantown Karaoke!
• Bonding with classmates while trying to master that new move!
• Laughing until it hurts at Beantown’s Got Talent, this year at the outdoor amphitheater!
• Finding your Soul at a late night dance party!
• Being fed three fab meals per day with many options to choose from!
• Rolling out of your bed and off to the beach for some relaxation time!
• Hanging at the Endicott Pub with your new and old friends!
• Enjoying a Camp BBQ down by the shore!
• Finishing your week filled with joy, exhilaration and lots of Lindy Love!

Join us for our 17th year! Camp runs from June 27 to July 4 with multiple registration options. If you have always wanted to come to Beantown, what are you waiting for! Join us for this amazing dance vacation!

Check out all the details on the website.