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CLUBS/GROUPS and INSTRUCTORS and SEAMSTRESSES

1. DANCE CLUBS and GROUPS (in the Mpls./ St. Paul area):

AR-DALES SQUARE DANCE CLUB - , second Sunday of the Month at the White Bear Armory in White Bear Lake, 2228 4th St., corner of 4th St. and Cook Ave.; , Sally: 651-206-9352, Pam: 651-779-6225, Vernon: 651-644-5094

ATTITUDE, Burnsville, MN, Son Studio (see above), , Bonnie Snell, Jim Crawford, 651.245.6670

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCE CLUB - see studio section on VENUES page

CAFE BAILAR DANCE CLUB, (ballroom music),

CHINESE AMERICAN BALLROOM ASSOC.(CABDA), 612-720-1587, 651-278-4434

COLLECTIVELY BLUE - BLUES DANCING -

DANCING CLASSROOMS - Heart of Dance (5th graders learn to dance) office at Walker Comm.United Meth.Church, 3104 16th Av. S. Mpls.. heartofdancemn.org.

HAVIN' A BALL - meets occasionally in Mpls. area to freestyle/swing dance to live music, Carol Mayo, , 651-707-7633

IRISH DANCE CLUBS, - Facebook "Twin Cities Irish Dancing", , and

KREWE DE WALLEYE - Cajun/zydeco dance organization, , Louisiana bands 3 to 5 times a year, weekly Cajun dances at Eagles Club #34, Mpls.

LA DANZA Ballroom Dance Club; 4 ballroom dances a season in East Metro, membership encouraged, not required; 2 season-opening & closing Barn Dances; guests welcome at all events; , Facebook.com/LaDanzaDanceClub/Events, 651-238-7636

LAKESIDE DANCE CLUB sponsors 10 dances a year at Lakeside Ballroom, 180 S Lakeshore Dr. Glenwood MN, lakesideballroom.org,

LOMA MOR IRISH DANCE CLUB,

MASQUERS - see ZUHRAH

MINNEAMI SALSA RUEDA - see ,

MN WEST COAST SWING DANCE CLUB, P.O. Box 131913, St. Paul, MN. 55113, Maryann 763.442.1618, meets at B’Dale Club, many instructors listed in club newsletter

NATIONAL FASTDANCE ASSOC. - - see great newsletter; in; sign up for newsletter.; (877) NFA-CLUB

NORTHFIELD BALLROOM DANCE CLUB, see VENUES page

NORTH STAR DANCERS AND MUSIC LOVERS, a meet-up group who enjoy mostly country dancing, to sign up; it's free

OUT OF THE BOX BALLROOM DANCE LLC - Nancy at , 320-363-0385

PAZAZDANCE.COM, 651-592-2687

POLKA CLUBS:

- Polka Lovers Club of America

- Midwest Polka Association (MPA)

- Heartland Polka Swingers

- Polka Spotlight TV Show: taping occurs at CCX Studios, 6900 Winnetka Av., Brooklyn Park. MN,1-2pm, then change clothes, 2nd show taped 230-4pm, bring a partner

REBELS (TwinCitiesRebelsWestCoastSwing),www. tcrebels.com, , 952-941-0906, 612-823-0397, several instructors available

RHYTHM JUNCTION (LINDY HOPPERS),

S.A.T. (Singles All Together) lessons - Carol 952-334-9793 or Larry 952-898-3513, 612-599-7856: Tue. at Medina Ent. Ctr., usually downstairs; or

SCANDINAVIAN DANCE AND MUSIC WEBSITE: , also see TapestryFolkdance.org

SQUARE DANCING:

1. The Afternoon Squares, meet Thur. 12:30p at Hopkins Act. Ctr.612-387-4166,

2. Ardales

3. Spares and Pairs Square Dance Club -

4. South Metro Stars:

5. Square Dance Minnesota, Inc.,

6. Minnesota Square Dance Federation:

7. check community educ. programs through school districts

8. Dakota Squares in the South Metro, www.dakotasquares.com, Eileen Ernst, eileen2225@gmail.com, 651-554-0666.

9. in West Metro area of Minneapolis

10 . Eagles Club, 7:30pm, , 1st & 3rd Mon.

11. Hotfoot Stompers in Coon Rapids,

12. MN Squares, 763-557-5113

All of the above are all part of Modern American Square Dancing. Lessons, offered Sep. - March, must be taken to be active in these groups.

(THE) SOCIAL DANCE CLUB in Mpls. hosts 3 formal dinner dance parties with live bands each year; $100 membership fee + $130/couple/dance; First-Time Guests: $140/couple; Non-members: $170/couple/dance; contact: Bill, 952-475-0586, .

STARDUST DANCE CLUB - and Val Nelson, , 763-434-7909

ST. CLOUD BALLROOM DANCE CLUB - see St. Cloud in Regional section below

ST. CROIX SWING CLUB - Stillwater, MN; , Dan Eichelberg

SUBURBAN WINTERSET BallroomDanceClub, (meets at Women’s Club, 410 Oak Grove St., Mpls., 952-926-6812.), , , Ernie and Jo Frankovich 952-894-1424, efrankovich@q.com, erniejo@q.com

SWINGesota - offering West Coast Swing classes weekly at Triune Masonic Temple,1898 Iglehart Av.St. Paul, MN 55106, P: (612) 217-4438, ndetails at

TANGO SOCIETY OF MN -

TC SWING - for EC swing and Lindy Hop; Terry and Cindy Gardner,, , 651-558-0562.

TWIN CITIES BALLROOM AND SWING DANCE MEET-UP

TWIN CITIES BURLESQUE ACADEMY

TWIN CITIES IRISH SET DANCE CLUB, ,

U of MN BALLROOM DANCE CLUB - bdc, , 651-649-4505

U of MN FACULTY DANCE CLUB open to all, dinner & dance parties, bring a partner, at Northstar Ballroom, 2017 Buford, St. Paul;

, 651-486-8328

U of MN SALSA CLUB , , Niko 646-867-2267

U of MN TANGO CLUB, Argentine tango,

U of MN WEST COAST SWING CLUB, , Niko 646-867-2267

USADANCE-MINNESOTA.org, ballroom dancing events,

ZUHRAH MASQUERS, Zuhrah Center, 2540 Park Av., Mpls. 55404, , P.O. Box 11897, St. P, Wally Jenson 663.420.3355,

2. INDEPENDENT DANCE INSTRUCTORS (scroll down to see all):

BALLROOM DANCE PROS:

ANDERSON, SCOTT - , , 612-816-4446

ANDERSON, MEGHAN & IGOR AFONKIN, Fred Astaire Natl. Champion, certified in ALL STYLES!! , 612-816-5904.

BANG, MICHAEL - 612-799-4147,

BRATT, GORDON AND KATE - champion dancers; , G-651.214.0906, K-612.770.1825,

CONSTANTINE, DEANNA - , , 612-240-8329

D'ALMEIDA, EDGAR -

DAMIANI, RACHEL - , 612-718-6823,

DANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT - Tricia Wood, (651) 605-5784, teach and entertain

DANCE MPLS. - Bonnie Inveen and Chris Kempainen, (612) 978-9371, Facebook.com/BonnieInveen, . at Ctr. for P. A., 3754 Pleasant Av.S. Mpls.. Facebook.com/danceMPLS

DANIELS, NATHAN - at Cinema Ballroom, , 763.545.8690

DINSMORE, Mike Dinsmore, , 651 357 2060, 763 218 3096, www.awakeneddance.com, partnered with Jennelle Donnay

DELENE, JULIE, , 612-598-5355,

DONNAY, JENNELLE - , 651-357-2060,

DOROVSKIKH, Nelly - see Sparkman below

EDELSTEIN, DONNA - ; 612.910.2690

FOSTER, ROBERT & JENNIFER - DO NOT pay for more than one lesson at a time, use only cash, do not do any other business with them; , 952-239-3745,952- 922-8316

FOSTER, CAITLIN - 952.649.2320,

GRANDBOIS, ESTHER - ,

HAGGERTY, SHANE - , 612-702-3588,

HANSON, ANN - , on Facebook.com, 612-308-7708, uses DancersStudio.com, St. Paul

KENDLE (JACOBSON), JULIE - 651.261.6442, uses Cinema Ballroom

LARSON, JAY - , 651-387-3886, uses various studios

LARSON, TOM - see Ballroom & Wedding Studio above

LEE, KRISTINA - teaches in Twin Cities, , 715-821-9039,

LUNDGREN, PAUL - , 763-862-7520

MANTIUS, ANDREAS - , 651.983.5348

MICHAEL, DEANNE - , 612.508.9255, uses Dancers Studio and Retro

MOHN, MONICA - , , 612-229-6607; 612-874-0747

NEHRBASS, JEFF & CINDY- 763-360-4090, teach at DanceWithUsAmerica.com & CostaRicaBallroom.com

OLIVIER, LAIA - 612-388-4370.

OLSZEWSKI, MARIUSZ - 612-242-5159 (teaches at Dancers Studio???),

PAULUS, TODD - , (612) 968-2401 , T4 Dance Company

PETERSON, GRACE- , 605-216-8516

SMITH-MIRANDA, HEIDI - Mpls. and northern suburbs, , 763.843.0149

SPARKMAN, Nelly -PassionMeetsDance.com, lessons at 6001 Lyndale S. , Mpls.55419,other locations, 612-404-7412,

THAKUR, DIPENDRA - , 952-681-1800

TORKELSON, CHAR - , , 612.709.6399

VOGEL, LISA - , 651-208-0818

WILES, CAROL Brecht, , 612-760-5611, Bloomington & Coon Rapids, MN

WOOD, JAMES - 651-242-2421, , ,

WOOD, TRICIA - see Dance and Entertainment above

OTHER PROS: see list below and in “MN Dancer” magazine at

DANCE INSTRUCTION via YouTube.com by Amanda Besyedin: 20-Min. Beginner Latin Dance Workout - go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOJjIIHa0jk , Interm. 30-Min. at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3t1BbE6B6g

OTHER BEGINNER LESSONS:

1. Community educ. classes through school districts such as St. Louis Park, Maplewood, Hopkins

2. Milind Bhat, , 763-786-9801, 5711 Quincy St, Mounds View, MN 55112,

3. Paul Stachour- Bloomington/Burnsville, Hutchinson, St. Cloud, , 952-884-5977,

4. Colleges; fitness centers; videos from libraries and ,

OTHER KINDS OF DANCE PROS:

CAJUN/ZYDECO: krewedewalleye.org, get newsletter - info@krewedewalleye.org; DavidJordahl at bayoudancer.com;

EAST COAST SWING/LINDY/CHARLESTON:

1. TC Swing: Terry & Cindy Gardner,

2. Uptown Swing: Peter Strom is the founder, he teaches internationally

3. Swing MadeSimple, , 612-360-6471, 952-212-0694, Lynette LaRue

SWING/BALBOA - Krista Haskins, Pazaz Dance, 651.592.2687

WEST COAST SWING:

1. , ; Hieu Le at

2. Shake A Leg - , Lynette and Randy Mahowald, 952.215.1462

3. Swingesota.com

4. Todd Paulus, T4 Dance Co., tpaulus4@gmail.com, (612) 968-2401

SALSA INSTRUCTORS: Keri Simonson, Niko Salgado, , 646-867-2267 (preferred), 612-600-1288; Joseph Tsehai; Rene Thompson, , , 612-578-2110; Don DeBoer 612-250-4315 or Mindi Schaefer 612-387-5920, ; any dance studio offers classes

SALSA RUEDA instruction: - ,

NIGHTCLUB 2-STEP: ShakeALegDance.com (Lynette & Randy Mahowald 952.215.1462; also Swing, Hustle, Country; Duayne Wincell and Cindy Quinn, or 507-413-2872

COUNTRY 2-STEP: 952.215.1462; all dance studios; Bill Smith 612-558-3246; Owen Seeley, 763.549.2223

STEPPIN’ (an 8-count dance similar to West Coast Swing): Amelia Jones, and Art Richmond, Chicago Style Steppin’, 651.783.6619,

LINE DANCING: Stark's Saloon; DoDee Davis, , , or (612) 799-7393;pazazdance.com,

POLKA:

1. Eric Jaakkola, , 612-669-9158

2. Stan & Darlene Wandersee, St. Paul, 651-776-7034

3. JimiJImiJimi - 612-532-4328, the

4. Kewaskum, WI /Sunday nights 7-8 /Amerahn Ballroom / $5.- Kids free /262-483-8204

POLKA AND OLDE-TYME DANCING - Hilde at ; Polka Lovers Klub of America, ; Amer. Legions & VFWs in small towns

BELLY DANCING -

1. jawaahir.org, 612-872-6050

2. KamalaChaandDanceCo.com, Facebook, 651-235-8818

3. FourSeasonsDance.com; ; www.MedCruiseCafe.com;

FLAMENCO DANCING - Anda Flamenco Co./School, ; Zorongo; search the internet

FOLK/ INTL. DANCES -

CIRCLE DANCES - Edgar D'Almeida ,651-494-7567

HULA HOOP DANCING , Barbara Schmidt, 763-442-6555

GROOVE Movement Classes in Plymouth, Hopkins, and NE Mpls. , AeroDanceFitness.com,Robin at 612-276-5625,

ARGENTINE TANGO INSTRUCTORS/INFO. (in Mpls./St. Paul):

- Bucher, Javier (ha-vee-air) -, 612-331-5618, N.E. Mpls.

- Devi, Diana - , text 612-385-7798 tangodevi.com, uses Triune Hall in St. Paul

- Donnay, Lois - 3142 1st Av S., Mpls. 55407, 612-822-8436,

- El Toro (Dan Larson), Mpls.,612-804-3991, maybe will do just a private lesson

- Four Seasons- 1637 Hennepin Av.S., Mpls., alley entrance ;Rebecca/Bruce Abas, Andrea DuCane, Michael Cordner, 612-342-0902

- Ibes, Sabine and staff, ; , 612- 501-7956 or The Flying Pig Studio, Richfield

- Johnson, Ron 952-358-1776

- Lee, Steve - , ph.612.729.5306

- Lininger, Helen - for beginners, , 651-357-8834

- Salgado, Niko - www.nikosalgado.com, 646-867-2267 (preferred), 612-600-1288,

- Taccetti, Florencia - ONLINE ARGENTINE TANGO CLASS, by a top Buenos Aires pro see Facebook.com/EsquelaMundialdeTangoGE, please contribute on the GoFundMe.com page - Esquela . . . .

- Ziven, Miriam, and partner Guillermo Salvat, , miriam.ziven@gmail.com, in USA 1- 847 340 6854, skype:zarkszoo, in ARG +549 11 15 6885 3616

- www.mntango.org, www.tangomeet.com - lessons online to help you review

- Len Mathe: class for those with Parkinson's, neuromuscular disorders, Alzheimers, vets, seniors; ,612-309-7114

ARGENTINE FOLK DANCES: ; ,research Chacarera online; Canyengue: youtu.be/pq99xgSDFE0; Zamba: youtu.be/JjVfD-HKFmA

FREE ARG. TANGO FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS - seniors, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, neuromuscular disease, their caregivers/family; , Len 612-309-7114

HIAWATHA TANGO ORCHESTRA - Bob Barnes, bandoneonist, 612-722-2554

ROGUE TANGO COMBO-

TANGO SOCIETY OF MN - , 612-224-2905, P.O. Box 24044 Edina, MN 55424

TANGO SOCIETY OF ROCHESTER, MN:

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: booklet Buenos Aires Tips by Lynne, $10-16, order from

ARGENTINE TANGO MILONGAS, ETC. -,

ARG. TANGO in MEXICO (Matzatlan, Sinaloa)