We 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.

April 30 is the last day to get the Early Bird Discount prices for camp registration! There is still time to pay by the 3 month installment plan if you register by April 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.

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Beantown is known for providing excellent music for your dancing pleasure and this year will be no exception! Check out what’s in store for another amazing week of camp.

Boilermaker Jazz Band

It has been too long since the Boilermaker Jazz Band were last at Beantown, however, the wait is over! They will be kicking things off on Friday night and we’ll be in good hands to get the party started! Special guests include Josh Collazo on drums and Naomi Uyama on vocals. Beantown campers are going to be happy with this news!

Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five

Yes folks, they’ll be making the trek across the country to join us again and we couldn’t be happier! Campus Five will be playing on Saturday and Sunday! It has been confirmed that Beantown and Campus Five make an excellent combination. Be ready for some outstanding nights on the dance floor!

Gordon Webster & Friends featuring Naomi Uyama

Gordon and his band have been regulars at Beantown and every year we think we couldn’t love them any better, but we always do.What’s better than one night of Gordon Webster? Two nights of course! The band will be playing for both Tuesday and Wednesday. There just isn’t a better way to celebrate and finish up an awesome week of camp!

Beantown DJ Crew

Five nights of fabulous live music! That’s a lot to be excited about! But wait, there’s more…

Allen Kerr will return to head our excellent line-up of DJs. This year’s crew includes Mary Freitag, Jesse Hanus, Dan Lepsch and Dan Newsome. In addition, Peter Strom will be back hosting a late night Soul Party, a not-to-be-missed Beantown highlight!

More info on Beantown DJs.

Beantown Camp

Camp runs from June 26 to July 3 with multiple registration options. Early Bird discount prices are currently available. Register today for your dance vacation at Beantown Camp!

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Beantown registration has been up and running for 6 weeks! It seems about time to announce some of what makes Beantown so awesome and the instructors are a great place to start.

If you would like an excellent opportunity to improve and grow as a Lindy Hopper, if you want to be challenged and inspired, and if you want classes with some of the world’s best instructors, Beantown’s got all that! Check out this incredible line-up!

• JENNA APPLEGARTH
• EVITA ARCE
• RICHARD BADU
• HEATHER BALLEW
• DARYL BEGIN
• GABY COOK
• ERIC FENN
• ALAIN FRAGMAN
• TONY FRASER
• NINA GILKENSON
• LAURA GLAESS
• JESSE HANUS
• KATE HEDIN
• SKYE HUMPHRIES
• MICHAEL JAGGER
• VIRGINIE JENSEN
• JAVIER JOHNSON
• KENNY NELSON
• DAN NEWSOME
• LUNOU SAMSON POIROT
• ANDY REID
• DAN REPSCH
• ZACK RICHARD
• MIKE ROBERTS
• MICHAEL SEGUIN
• JAIME SHANNON
• LAINEY SILVER
• JENNY SOWDEN
• GEN ST-LO
• JENNIFER STOUT
• PETER STROM
• SYLVIA SYKES
• JON TIGERT
• NAOMI UYAMA
• BOBBY WHITE
• ALAIN WONG

Beantown runs from June 26 to July 3. Do the week to get the full experience! Most campers stay on campus, which is highly recommended.

View the website for more information!

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Beantown Camp has been working the last few years with the Frankie Manning Foundation’s Ambassador Program. So far there have been 6 Ambassadors who have attended Beantown, and for some it has been a life-changing experience. Beantown would like to help past scholarship recipients come back to camp. There will be no fee for camp registrations, however, funds are needed to cover expenses such as housing, meals and travel.

If you would like to make a contribution, you can do so when making your camp registration. (Can be done separately as well.) Any amount would be much appreciated!

This collection will not be associated with any other organization. All funds will be used directly to cover expenses for past FMF Ambassadors.