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The Knoxville Swing Dance Association (KSDA) is a non-profit organization in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that hosts swing dance lessons and social dances at least twice a week.

Locations / Schedule
Introduction, and intermediate dance classes are held on Monday, and Wednesday nights at 7pm.


 * Monday night's location: the gymnasium at Church St. Methodist
 * Wednesday night's location: The Laurel Theater

History
The KSDA was started during the swing revival in the late 1990's by a group of students at the University of Tennessee.

In the News
Several articles have featured the KSDA, and its dedication to promoting the art of swing dance and swing dance instruction, including:


 * KSDA is a member of the Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance
 * Recent article from the local University of Tennessee paper, The Daily Beacon
 * Article describing the beginning of the swing revival in Knoxville in the late 1990's.

Officers

 * Chief Hep Kat -- Jeremy Brantley
 * Vice President Internal -- Andrew MacDonald
 * Vice President External -- Jenn Laird
 * Secretary -- Ryan O'Hagan
 * Treasurer -- Joe Laskowski

Board Members

 * Chairperson -- Amy Butner
 * Board Member -- Joe Laskowski
 * Board Member -- Geoffrey Yerem
 * Board Member -- Cherry Lemonds

Styles of dance

 * Lindy Hop
 * East Coast Swing
 * Charleston
 * Blues dancing

Local Bands

 * Christabel and the Jons
 * The Streamliners Big Band
 * The Brad Walker Orchestra
 * Jenna and the Joneses
 * Slow Blind Hill

KLX (Knoxville Lindy Exchange)
Once a year, usually in the Fall (September, October, or November).

Dancers are invited from all over the country and world to spend a weekend dancing in Knoxville. The Lindy Exchange weekend can bring in several hundred people for as much as 30 hours of dancing.

Venues

 * The Laurel Theatre
 * Square Dance Center
 * The Capitol Theatre in Maryville
 * Square Room at 4 Market Square
 * University of Tennessee UC Ballroom
 * Dance Dimensions
 * Academy Ballroom
 * The Emporium
 * Knoxville Museum of Art: Alive After Five
 * Preservation Pub
 * Brackin's Blues Bar in Maryville
 * Baker Peters Jazz Club
 * Sassy Ann's House of Blues
 * Absolute Ballroom

Out of town organizations

 * Asheville, NC - Jazz Art
 * Nashville, TN - Nashville Swing Dance Foundation
 * Atlanta, GA - ASEDA
 * Lexington, KY - UK Hepcats
 * Berea, KY - Berea Swing Dancers
 * Cookeville, TN - Cookeville Swing Society
 * Murfreesboro, TN - Alley Kats
 * Memphis, TN - Red Hot Lindy Hop

Related links
Official website of the Knoxville Swing Dance Association