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), www.attitudedancing.com, 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", www.irishmusicanddanceassociation.org, and
KREWE DE WALLEYE - Cajun/zydeco dance organization, www.krewedewalleye.org, 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; ladanzastillwater@hotmail.com, 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 http://minneamisalsa.com,
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: http://www.tcscandinavian.org, 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, Steve Dropkin,, 651-602-9898
9. in West Metro area of Minneapolis
10 . Eagles Club, 7:30pm, http://www.minneapoliseagles34.org, 1st & 3rd Mon.
11. Hotfoot Stompers in Coon Rapids, www.hotfootstompers.org
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, billcarlson@usinternet.com.
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.), www.SuburbanWinterset.com, , 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 - www.mntango.org, 612-224-2905, P.O. Box 24044 Edina, MN 55424
TC SWING - for EC swing and Lindy Hop; Terry and Cindy Gardner,www.tcswing.com, , 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, www.zuhrah.org, 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 - www.scottadance.com, , 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 - www.constantinedance.com, , 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, danceMPLS@outlook.com. 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 - , 952-239-3745,952- 922-8316
FOSTER, CAITLIN - 952.649.2320, info@caitlinrosefoster.com
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 - www.monicamohn.com, , 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 - tpaulus4@gmail.com, (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 - , www.chartorkelson.com, 612.709.6399
VOGEL, LISA - , 651-208-0818
WILES, CAROL Brecht, , 612-760-5611, Bloomington & Coon Rapids, MN
WOOD, JAMES - 651-242-2421, www.jameswooddance.com, ,
WOOD, TRICIA - see Dance and Entertainment above
OTHER PROS: see list below and in “MN Dancer” magazine at
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, PStachour@acm.org, 952-884-5977, www.winternet.com/~stachour/dance
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. www.TCRebels.com, www.ericabergswing.com; Hieu Le at
2. Shake A Leg - www.shakealegdance.com, 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, www.nikosalgado.com, 646-867-2267 (preferred), 612-600-1288; Joseph Tsehai; Rene Thompson, www.renedance.com, , 612-578-2110; Don DeBoer 612-250-4315 or Mindi Schaefer 612-387-5920, ; any dance studio offers classes
SALSA RUEDA instruction: - http://minneamisalsa.com,
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, , www.lndancer.info, 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, http://www.polkofa.com; Amer. Legions & VFWs in small towns
BELLY DANCING -
1. jawaahir.org, 612-872-6050
2. KamalaChaandDanceCo.com, Facebook, KCDC@kamalachaanddanceco.com651-235-8818
3. FourSeasonsDance.com; www.ballroom-club.com; www.MedCruiseCafe.com;
FLAMENCO DANCING - Anda Flamenco Co./School, http://www.andaflamenco.com; 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) -javier.bucher@gmail.com, 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, www.tangoandi.com; , 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,
- Ziven, Miriam, and partner Guillermo Salvat, www.miriamziven.com, 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; www.passporttolive.com,612-309-7114
ARGENTINE FOLK DANCES: www.mndance.com; www.bataclantango.com,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; www.passporttolive.com, Len 612-309-7114
HIAWATHA TANGO ORCHESTRA - Bob Barnes, bandoneonist, 612-722-2554
ROGUE TANGO COMBO-
TANGO SOCIETY OF MN - www.mntango.org, 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. -www.hoy-milonga.com,
ARG. TANGO in MEXICO (Matzatlan, Sinaloa)
ARG. TANGO - Dalila Garcia, instructor; lessons, practicas, milongas, D76lila@hotmail.com; tel. 644 420 40 44, city?
3. COSTUME SEAMSTRESSES
1. Marsha Weist-Hines, Madetomove2@aol.com, Minnetonka near 169 and Cedar Lk. Rd.
2. Satin Stitches - info. in "MN Dancer" magazine at www.USADance-Minnesota.org
3. Sue Richardson - www.ohsewspecial.net
4. Hazel Matthys, , 952-934-1476,
5. Marna Mattke - marnamattke@gmail.com, Plymouth, MN