FRI., OCT.  23 (a 4th Fri.)

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​​​​DAYTIME WEST COAST SWING CLASS at The Flying Pig, 4200  E. 54th St., Mpls., www.tfpstudio.com

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DANCE/EXERCISE:  Dance, Strength & Mobility  at TapestryFolkdance.org, Mpls., 11am-12pm, every Fri.

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DAYTIME DANCING FOR SENIORS to confirm:

- East Bethel Comm. Ctr.:  1st Fri. of mo., 1-4pm

- Ham Lk. Sr. Ctr.: 2nd Fri.

- Forest Lake Amer. Legion: 3rd Fri., old-tyme music 1-4pm, www.post225.com, 651-464-2600

- SavageAmericanLegion.com

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BALLROOM/ VARIETY DANCE PARTY Oct. 23 by Scott Anderson in Burnsville Ctr., Space 2020, 7-9pm,scottadance.com​

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​​​​​​BALLROOM / VARIETY MUSIC at DancersStudio.com, 2473 W. 7th St., St. Paul, 8:30-9:30pm, 7p zouk  & 7:45p viennese waltz lessons​

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​​​BALLROOM/ VARIETY DANCE PARTY by AwakenedDance.com at 440 Bunker Lk. Blvd. N.W., Anoka, 7pm lesson & 8-10pm dancing to DJ music - both for $15 (or 1 punch on punch card = $10)

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BALLROOM/ VARIETY DANCE PARTY every 3rd Fri of the mo.  6-7:30p by DanceWithUsAmerica.com in the 

Southdale Mall, lower level. Social dance lessons now available on Mon. & Wed. nights, confirm - see website and Facebook.com

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​​​​HUDSON, WI:  BALLROOM DANCE CLASS, get E-mail from Tom Larson (612) 371-0300, www.MyBallroomDanceStudio.com

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SWING PARTY Oct. 23 -Dancing Under the Chandeliers Spooky Swing Night at St. Paul Hotel: West Wind Swing Band ,Costumes encouraged  - contest with prizes, dancing,  Beg.  lesson 6:30pm (by Dancers Studio!), music & social dancing 7-9pm. Tickets: saintpaulhotel.com $25 ahead / $35 day of/at the door.

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​​​ARG. TANGO in St. Paul: see www.Tango.Dance, nowgotango@gmail.com

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​​​​​​CAJUN MUSIC - info@krewedewalleye.org

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​DANCING, OTHER ACTIVITIES -- King's Ranch (Christian singles/ married are welcome), 17151 Baugh St NW, Ramsey, MN,  dancing, pickleball, etc., wood dance floor,  text Lola  612-272-3631,  https://www.meetup.com/the-original-kings-ranch-connection/

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​WEST COAST SWING 1st & 3rd Fri., by TCRebels.com

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WEST COAST SWING  2nd & 4th Fri. by www.MWCSDC.com usually at B'Dale Club, 2100 Dale St., St. Paul, 7:30p beg. lesson, 8pm interm., 8:30–11:30pm DJ music,$5-12.

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​​​​MPLS. AREA  WC & EC SWING  / RUMBA MUSIC to research:

- Anoka Amer. Legion :  
- Birch's:   reserve, at birchsonthelake.com  in Long Lake, MN, just W. of Wayzata, 

- Blue Birch:   5:30-8pm,  5801 Opus Pkwy, Hopkins, dance space?
- Bloomington&Richfield EaglesClub: 7:30-11:30p, 9152 Old Cedar Av.,    Facebook.com/BloomingtonEagles3208

- Bloomington VFW:  Jonah & The Whales 7:30pm,  311 W.84th St., www.vfw1296mn.us, 952-854-1296 
- CoonRapidsVFW.com:  7-11p, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW
- CrystalVFW.com:  7-11 pm, big dance floor, come early for  food, 763-537-9914, 5222 Bass Lake Rd.,
- Eagles Club, Mpls. :  7-11p in small hall,  8-11:30p in big hall.; 25th St.& 25th Av., .eagles34.org

- FatPantsBrewing.com in Eden Prairie:

- Fridley Amer. Legion: 763-786-2150, 7365 Central Av.NE, Fridley

- Hook & Ladder:  Minnehaha Av. & Lake St., Mpls., 8:30p,  see facebook.com,  www.thehookMpls.com
- Hopkins Amer. Legion:    Elephnat In the Room 7-11p every Fri.,  10 12th Av. S., www.legion320.org/calendar

- HopkinsVFW:  7-11p, 100 Shady Oak Rd., floor 8X10, https://www.facebook.com/HopkinsVFWPost/ 
- Icehouse:  dance space upstairs, 2528 Nicollet
- Inn Kahoots in Plymouth/ Hamel:  930p-130a., www.innkahootsbar.com/entertainment

- Jelly Bean and Julia's:  7-10p, 2501 coon rapids blvd., dance space?

- Lookout in MapleGrove:  9p-1a,  dance space? reserve?,763.424.4365, LookoutBarandGrill.com

- Mainstreet Bar in Hopkins:   https://mainstreetbar.com

- Maple Tavern: 9375 Deerwood Ln. N.,  Maple Grove, (763) 425-2700
- MedinaBallroom: usually concerts, www.medinaentertainment.com

- MysticLake.com Casino Hop House: 

- Narrows in Navarre:  730-10p, dance space for 1 or 2 couples, https://thenarrowssaloon.com
- Neisen's in Savage:  830p-12a, dance space, 4851 123rd St., www.neisens.com
-​ Osseo Legion/ Maple Grove: 7-11p

- Pinstripes:  live music 6:30-9:30p, rsvp for dinner 
- Richfield VFW:   Oct. 23 - The Percolators 6-9 pm, 6715 Lake Shore Dr. S., good food, dance space,.facebook.com/vfw5555/.
- Route 47 Bar in Fridley:  8pm, //route47pubngrub.com 
- Savage Amer. Legion: 12375 Princeton Av, Facebook.com/Post643, 952-894-6940

- SchoonerTavern.com:  Hot Pastrami,  8-11:30p, 2901 27th Av.S., move tables to dance

- Tuttle's in Hopkins:  8-11:30pm, https://www.tuttlesbowling.com/

- Umbra:  no official dance space, expensive food, reserve, umbrampls.com
- Utepils Brewery, 225 Thomas Av N #700, Mpls.
- Wicked Wart: 730-11p, wickedwartbreweingco.com
- Bogart’s: 14917 Garrett Av,, Apple Valley, 9p -12a, 8:30 lesson, table reserv., dinner optional, Chris at 612-269-4625, www.bogartsentertainmentcenter.com/events
- check at Facebook.com/groups/MPLSsocialDanceNetwork  or "Events"

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ST. PAUL AREA:  WC & EC SWING  MUSIC to research:

- BluesSaloon.org:   6-9:30pm, $12,1638 Rice St., 651- 207-0000, has dance space

- The Doghouse:  8pm facebook.com/theDoghouseBarandGril

l- Dugout Bar: 7:30-11:30p, https://www.dugoutbarmn.com/
- Half Time Rec:    details at  651-488-8245
- Mancinis.com: usually Midas Touch 7:30-10:30p,  (reserve way in advance for dinner)
- MetronomeBrewery.com:  385 Broadway, has a  dance floor .

- MinnesotaMusicCafe:   www.minnesotamusiccafe.com/pages/pCalendar.html,  499 Payne, 651-776-4699, dance space 18X8

- MuddRoom.com:    7-10p, dance space

- Neumann's, No. St. Paul: space for 1 couple to dance, www.neumannsbar.com/events.html
- Rosemount Amer. Legion: Oct. - no music listed, https://rosemountamericanlegion.com/

- Rosetown Amer. Legion: no band until Oct. 31, 700 County Rd C West, Roseville, MN 55113,  651-483-3535

- Roseville VFW: no music listed, 1145 Woodhill Dr., https://vfwroseville.org/index.html

- Sak's Sports Bar:   1460 Co. Rd. E, Vadnais Heights, dance space?

- Stillwater:  1. Tilted Tiki  7pm;  2.  RiverSirenBrewing.com - Oct. no music listed;  3.  JX Event Ctr.- bans on Nov.25
- Volstead House in Eagan:

- Willow Saloon in Hudson, WI:
- Others: AmsterdamBarandHall.com; http://americanlegionnorthstpaul.com; City House, Tally’s in summer/​​​ 

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HUDSON, WI:   www.MyBallroomDanceStudio.com, pro Tom Larson (612) 371-0300

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​SALSA/ BACHATA SOCIAL,usually 1st & 3rd Fri., 9:30p-12:30a, class 9pm, by Keri at FourSeasonsDance.com, Mpls., 1637 Hennepin, Mpls.,enter in alley,  $15 or pre-pay for discount,  kerisimonson@yahoo.com, on Facebook.com

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​​​​​​​SALSA/ LATIN MUSIC:  a salsa band 10:15p,  DJ 9p-2a, 9:30p lesson, at La Doña Cervecería,  241 Fremont Av. N. , Mpls.,  tickets https://premier-latino-events-ll.square.site/,  table reserv. - call or text Jim 612-703-7417; map: https://goo.gl/Qquy6h

 

LATIN DANCE NIGHT with Twin Cities Latin Band. 9p-12a, every Fri., at Rail Werks Brewery in Columbia Hts. ​

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​​SALSA-LATIN DANCING  (research - please help with this!):

- Brühaven, 1368 Lasalle Ave,Mpls., reserv./info: call/Text/WhatsApp 612-703-7417.

-  Conga Bistro: DJ Foncy, 501 E. Hennepin, Mpls., cement floor, Facebook.com/, 612-331-3360

-  DanceLoveStudio.com: 2601 2nd Av S,,Mpls.\

-  Dance Unlimited in Wayzata, MN, Momchil Balabanov

-  Duende Studio in St. Louis Pk.: usually on a 4th Fri., see www.dancewithduende.com 

​- www.Facebook.com/KeriSimonsonDance, kerisimonson@yahoo.com 
-  www.FourSeasonsDance.com, party by Keri (Sep.- May ) or class by Don Deboer, 612-342-0902
-  Granada Event Ctr.: 3022 Hennepin, Mpls., big dance floor, at https://granadampls.com/

-  Jackey's:  Ritmo Tropical on Cedar St., St.Paul,10pm-2am
-  Los Andes Bistro, 607 W Lake St.,Mpls , 612- 825-1700

-  www.minneamisalsa.com
-  www.minnechata.com
-  www.OneReasonDance.com, 2305 37th Place N.E., Mpls.

- “Rumba” in Uptown, 2943 Girard Av., S., Mpls.: dance nights, food, see rumbauptown.com
-  Salsa Rueda Passion: 2285 University Av. W., St. Paul
- www.facebook.com/groups/TwinCitiesSalsaExplosion/

- www.facebook.com/danceevents

-  Bands & DJs: Orquestra La Clave, Salsa Del Soul, Salsabrosa, Charanga Tropical, Malamanya,  Tropical Zone, K-Libre, DJ Monchy, DJOne, DJ-SalsaPolice.com

 

​COUNTRY MUSIC occasionally, so research: 

- TheMuddRoom.com in Mendota Hts.:  no official dance floor 

- Cottage Grove VFW:  9260 E Point Douglas Rd S. 

- check Mpls. Area venues listed above
- Others: Whiskey Park; Billy's in Rockford; Jersey's in Inv. Gr. Hts; Arizona in Shakopee; Biff's in Fridley

- Little Canada, MN at Hoggsbreath Bar, see Facebook.com

 

CUBAN DANCE CLASS by Rene Thompson, Mpls. 612-578-2110, renedance.com/schedule.html
 

BELLY DANCE SHOWS at Mediterranean Cruise Cafe in Burnsville, reserve, www.medcruisecafe.com

IRISH LIVE MUSIC to research:
- TheDublinerPub.com: 8pm, 2162 University Av., St. Paul    
- Celtic Junction:   St Paul ,7:30p, celticjunction.org
​- Charlie's: 101 Water St. Stillwater, 630-1030p
- www.irishmusicanddanceassociation.org; www.lomamor.org, irishdancetc@gmail.com, 612-296-0746

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Hatsune Miku International Folk Dance Party Oct. 23 at TapestryFolkdance.org, Mpls., 7–10 PM

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​​​​INTL. FOLK  DANCING in Mpls.- www.tapestryfolkdance.org/

​DANISH DANCING at Danish-Amer. Ctr., So. Mpls., check at http://dac.mn/index.php, 612-729-3800

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UNUSUAL  LIVE MUSIC & occasional dancing at TheCedar.org, near Downtown Mpls.

​DANCE PARTY for Adults With Disabilities - see your school district’s comm. educ. program

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LINE DANCING for Parkinson’s Disease - see DanceAndEntertainment.com 
 

​​​LIVE ROCK MUSIC in BARS & NIGHTCLUBS is on VENUES page, section 3 of this website such as Mainstreet Bar in Hopkins, First Av. Club in Mpls., Turf Club, Maxx Bar

MORE EVENTS:  see www.eventbrite.com/  and Facebook.com/events

MUSIC OUTSIDE OF MPLS./ST.PAUL, see VENUES page, regional section; examples:

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NEW ULM, MN:    check at The Grand

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​​​​​HUDSON, WI:  BALLROOM DANCE CLASS, .MyBallroomDanceStudio.com,  Tom Larson 612-371-0300

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HUDSON, WI:  1.  5pm pianist, 9pm band at Ziggy's, https://ziggyswi.com/events-calendar

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​​LAKEVILLE, MN: 1. Band at Brianno's Chart House, 11287 Klamath Trail, reserve, briannoscharthouse.com;  2. Babe's Music Bar

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RAMSEY, MN:  DANCING, OTHER  ACTIVITIES - check  at King's Ranch (Christian singles/ married are welcome), 17151 Baugh St NW,  large wood floor, text  Lola  612-272-3631, www.meetup.com/the-original-kings-ranch-connection/

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​​PRIOR LAKE, MN:  1. VFW; 2. MN Horse&Hunt Club, https://horseandhunt.com; 3. MysticLake.com Casino Hop House  

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ROCHESTER, MN: 1.  BlueMoonBallroom.com, 2. Argentine tango - see facebook.com/pg/TSORMN/events/, 3. Dahl's Studio

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​CHAMPLIN/ ANOKA, MN:  .anokalegion.org calendar-of-events

 

​SHAKOPEE, MN:  1.  ShakopeeBOWL.com,  Facebook.com/Shakopeebowl/events;  2.ShakopeeBallroom.com; 3.  Boardwalk Kitchen & Bar, 1125 Shenandoah Dr.

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​NEW PRAGUE, MN:  check at ParkBallroom.com

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​​​​​​DULUTH, MN:  1. SimplyBallroom.com,  (218) 409-9725, email info@simplyballroom.com ;  2.   www.nordiccenterduluth.org;  3. Greysolon Ballroom, 4. North Shore Ballroom?

 

OTSEGO, MN:   at RockwoodsMN.com

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SIOUX FALLS, SD:   to confirm - 2nd Fri. BALLROOM DANCE PARTY, 730-1030p, 645p lesson, at El Riad, 510 S. Phillips Av.,  dressy attire, $14/ $7;  facebook.com/ElRiadDanceClub

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