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​​​​SAT.  DAYTIME EVENTS (eve. events below):

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​​CAJUN JAM & DANCING -  see KreweDeWalleye.com, John Terr at jmt1083@earthlink.net.

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JOIN RHAPSODY & RHYTHM ballroom dance formation team:  Rehearse in Bloomington on Sat. mornings, 10-noon.  FREE TRAINING, Jeff Chin,  952-356-4150

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​​KIDS' CLASS - see SoulBallroom.com, Plymouth MN ; dance@soulballroom.com,  www.DanceWithUs America.com in Southdale Mall ​​​

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BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES 10 & 11 AM at CinemaBallroom.com, St. Paul

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​​​​​​BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: see list on MONDAY, VENUES/ STUDIOS, INSTRUCTORS pages here​

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ARGENTINE TANGO - www.Tango.Dance, Miriam Lea - nowgotango@gmail.com, tel. 1- 847-340-6854. 

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ARGENTINE TANGO WORKSHOPS by Maria Olivera from Buenos Aires.12pm #7 Waltz “Suspended turns: Floating effortlessly through 3 beats; ”1:30pm #8 Waltz “Circularity in Waltz. Precision and musical breath; ” See calendar at mntango.org

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​​​​​​​​ARG. TANGO PRACTICA 11am-1pm at Ctr. for Perform. Arts, 3764 Pleasant S., Mpls., enter on 38th St., by TSoM, mntango.org​​​​​

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​FOLK  &  INTL. DANCING, MODERN DANCE,  etc. - see calendar at www.TapestryFolkdance.org, Mpls.

 

​​SALSA/  BACHATA/  LATIN CLASSES: 

-  St. Louis Pk.: www.DanceWithDuende.com,  5808R W. 36th St; enter in back, must pre-register online, 612-805-3516

-  Edina:  Adv.. Latin Technique at www.DanceWithUsAmerica.com in Southdale Mall, adults & youth

-  Mpls. choices:  FourSeasonsDance.com, Facebook.com/KeriSimonsonDance, minneamisalsa.com, DonDeBoerSalsa@gmail.com​​, ​  MinneapolisSalsaBachataDance.com; other studios listed in this website​

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POLKA Show filmed occasionally at : CCX Media Studios, 6900 Winnetka Av. N, Brooklyn Pk, 1-4pm, check with Dan & Yvonne Viehman, 763-245-8042 or  Eryn Tvete at etvete@gai-mn.org​​​

 

TAP DANCE:  Keane Sense of Rhythm (top pros Ellen Keane & Cathy Wind), St Paul, see www.tapcompany.org

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​​​​​​​​SAT. NIGHT,  APR. 25 DANCE EVENTS  (day events above)​

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BALLROOM/ VARIETY MUSIC PARTY by CafeBailar.com at Duende, St. Louis Pk., 7:30p Viennese waltz lesson by Nelly, 8:30-10:45p DJ Nelly's music; next dance will be May 9, 2026. The lesson will be Hustle taught by Denny Hukriede,

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BALLROOM MUSIC PARTY by Ballroom&LatinDanceClub, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, 6:30pm beg. lesson, 7:20 interm. lesson, 8-10pm dancing, $20-lessons & party, $15-party only, every Sat., ballroom-club.com, text at 952-292-0524.

 

BALLROOM/ VARIETY DANCE & DINNER PARTY Aaapr. 25 for those who reserved by U of MN Faculty Dance Clubl, Rod Cerar Band, new times/details -  https://sites.google.com/site/facultydanceclub

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HUDSON, WI:  (1st & 3rd Sat.),  BALLROOM/ VARIETY  DANCE PARTY), 8-10pm, 7pm nightclub 2-step & West Coast swing lesson, $15, at  Riverfront Ath. Club,109 2nd St.; sign-up at www.MyBallroomDanceStudio.com, Tom Larson (612) 371-0300

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​​​ARGENTINE TANGO MILONGA Mala Yunta at Four Seasons, 1637 Hennepin, enter in alley, 8-11:30pm, Argentine customs & foods.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​OCCASIONAL DANCE PARTIES  to research at:

- Swing & Lindy Hop  every 1st Sat.  8:30p-12a  7:30p lesson by TCSwing.com at 301 Main St NE, Mpls., on E. side of river

- "The Croix,"  W. of Stillwater, see www.DanceAndEntertainment.com 

- Coffman Union by U of MN Ballroom Dance Club (students' club, parties open to all) , www.tc.umn.edu/~ bdc,  bdc@tc.umn.edu

​- ​http://tcsteppers.com/music-move- 

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

 

​​​​​​​COUNTRY 2-STEP & LINE  DANCING  - see www.holdyourladytightnight.com/calendar

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

- Birch’s On Long:Lake: dance Space??, birchsonthelake.com

- Blaine VFW:  (763) 757-4540, sgtjohnricevfw.com.

- Bloomington&Richfield Eagles Club:  8pm (952) 854-3044,  Facebook.com/ BloomingtonEagles3208

- Bloomington VFW:  Gus Sent Me Band, 730-1130p, dance floor, good food, https://www.vfw1296mn.us

- Boom Island Brewing Co.:

- EaglesClub, Mpls.: at 2507 E 25th St., rock bands in small hall, eagles34.org

- FatPantsBrewing.com in Eden Prairie:  7-10pm

- Fridley Amer. Legion Post 303:

- Hamel VFW Post 5903: facebook.com/hamelvfw5903, tel. 763-478-2

- Hook & Ladder:   https://thehookmpls.com

- Hopkins Amer. Legion: 10 12th Av.S.,  Downtown Hopkins

- Hopkins VFW:  1000 Shady Oak Rd. floor 8X10, www.hopkinsvfw.com

- The Icehouse:   dance space upstairs, 2528 Nicollet

- Inn Kahoots in Hamel / Plymouth:   9:30p-1:30a every Sat.,  innkahootsbar.com/

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

- Lookout:  Pineview Ln., Maple Grove, 9-11:30p reserve?, dance space?, 763.424.4365; lookoutbarandgrill.com

- Mainstreet Bar in Hopkins: 8:30p,  floor 10X8

- MysticLake.com Casino Hop House:  

- TheNarrowsSaloon.com in Navarre:  space for 1 or 2 couples to dance 

​- Neisens.com in Savage:   830p-1230a every Sat., has dance space, 4851 W. 123rd St

- Rail Werks in Col. Hts.:   https://railwerksbrewingdepot.com/

- Richfield VFW Post 5555:

- Route 47 Bar in Fridley:  8pm, //route47pubngrub.com

- Schramhausbrewery.com in Chaska:  3700 Chaska Blvd., 952.500.8085

- Schuller's in Gol. Vall.:  7345 Co. Club Dr, N. side of Hwy.55, 763-545-9972

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

- Taverna:   3126 W. Lake St. , Mpls, (also Mex.- Amer. food)

- Tuttle's in Hopkins:  , 8-11:30p, on Shady Oak Rd., www.tuttlesbowling.com

- Umbra:  7-10p every Sat., no official dance space, 708 Third St. S., expensive food, reserve, umbrampls.com

- WickedWortBrewing.com in Robbinsdale:  7:30-11pm, find a dance space

- Dusty's: 1319 N.E. Marshall St., Mpls.,612-378-9831, dance space?

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

- Dugout in Mahtomedi: 96 Mahtomedi Av., https://dugoutbarmn.com/events

​- Half Time Rec:   details at 651-488-8245

- Mancinis.com: The Backyard Band featuring D. Perry, 7:30-10:30pm, on W. 7th St. 

- MetronomeBrewery.com:   7:30-9:30p, dance floor, no food, 385 Broadway, park in Farmers’ Market 

- MidwaySaloon.com:   651-645-8472.

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

- TheMuddRoom.com in Mendota:    7-10p, dance space

- Neumann's, No. St. Paul:  some Sat., space for 1 couple to dance, www.neumannsbar.com/events.html

- No. St. Paul Legion:    7pm, big dance floor, 2678 7th Av. E., http://americanlegionnorthstpaul.com

- Rosetown Amer. Legion:, 700 Co. Rd. C W.,Roseville, https://rosetownlegion.com

- Roseville VFW:  1145 Woodhill Dr., https://vfwroseville.org/index.html

- SaksBar.com:  1460 Co. Rd. E, Vadnais Heights

- 7VinesVineyard.com:  inside bar

- Stillwater choices: 1.  Tilted Tiki, 7pm; 2. Cozzies.com; 3.   RiverSirenBrewing.com, 4. JX Venue

- UrbanGrowlerBrewing.comat  2161 University Av. W., St. Paul , 8pm-2am

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​​​SALSA/ BACHATA /LATIN DANCE PARTIES: 

-  FatPantsBrewing.com in Eden Prairie and Dance Unlimited in Wayzata occasionally, so check websites

-  Lake Monster Brewing Co., 550 Vandalia St #160, St Paul

-  Mediterranean Cruise Cafe in Burnsville: a Salsa Band, 10pm, every Sat., MedCruiseCafe.com

-  msbdance.com

- ​ https://premier-latino-events-ll.square.site/

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​​​​SALSA / LATIN  MUSIC  in MPLS. AREA to research:

- Afoutayi Dance Studio in Golden Valley, 2525 Nevada Av. S., $15-30, afoutayidmaco.com

- Azul Nightclub:  large wooden dance floor

- Conga Bistro: concrete dance floor, www.congalatinbistro.com/ 

- La Doña's Cervecia:  241 Fremont Av. N., in No. Mpls,  612-703-7417

- Granada Event Ctr., 3022 Hennepin, lovely venue, https://granadampls.com/

- Rumba Nightclub:  2943 Girard Av., S., dance nights, food, see rumbauptown.com

​- Uptown (Ballentine) VFW:  big floor, https://uptownvfw.com

- Bands: Orquestra La Clave, Salsa Del Soul, Salsabrosa, Charanga Tropical, Malamanya, Tropical Zone, K-Libre

- Disc Jockeys: DJ One, DJ William, Keri Simonson

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LIVE MUSIC, usually IRISH in ST. PAUL AREA:

- Celtic Junction:  836 Prior,  612-722-7000, https://celticjunction.org/

- TheDublinerPub.com​: 8pm, 2162 Univ. Av. W.

- Charlie's:  101 Water St., Stillwater, MN

- Others -  irishmusicanddanceassociation.org;  lomamor.org, Facebook.com/TwinCities

 

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER Apr. 25 at TapestryFolkdance.org, Mpls., /5:30 meeting, 6:15 dinner provided, bring potluck desserts

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​​​​​CONTRA DANCE PARTY  7:30-11p at www.TapestryFolkdance.org, Mpls.

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ROCK MUSIC in BARS:  look on VENUES page, section 3  such as: Mainstreet Bar in Hopkins; First Av. Nightclub in Mpls.; Turf Club ...

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BELLY DANCE SHOW in Burnsville at meal times, reserve table, 952-641-6222, www.medcruisecafe.com/

 

FAMILY DANCE PARTY -2nd Sat.,see calendar at TapestryFolkdance.org, Mpls., option to skip the admissions line by pre-registering

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

 

WINONA,MN: Apr.25 - Cafe Accordion Orchestra at Winona Arts Ctr., 7pm, dance space??, https://winonaarts.org/

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NEW PRAGUE, MN:  1.  New Chapter Brewery,  2.  Park Ballroom 

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HUDSON, WI:  (1st & 3rd Sat.),  BALLROOM/ VARIETY  DANCE PARTY), 8-10pm, 7pm nightclub 2-step & West Coast swing esson, $15, at  Riverfront Ath. Club,109 2nd St.; sign-up at www.MyBallroomDanceStudio.com, Tom Larson (612) 371-0300 

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HUDSON, WI  EVE. MUSIC to confirm:  1. Ziggy's, 2. Willow River Saloon /Carbone's, 8:30p, dance space, facebook.com/WillowRiverSaloon;  3. Big Guys BBQ Roadhouse:  9p -1a at 1237 WI-35

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WASHBURN, WI:  last Sat. of mo.-  VARIETY DANCING 7–9pm at ​Washburn Med. Ctr, 325 Washington Av.,54891, thru Nov. of 2026

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​DULUTH, MN: 1. Simply Ballroom,1920 W. Superior St.;  2. Greysolon;  3. www.nordiccenterduluth.org, 4. North Shore Ballroom ???

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​​​PRIOR LAKE, MN :  1. VFW; 2.  MN Horse&Hunt Club - horseandhunt.com, 3. MysticLake.com Casino Hop House: DJ or band, 10p-1a.

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​​​​​LAKEVILLE, MN: 1.   www.briannoscharthouse.com/events;  2. Red Fox Tavern;  3. Barley & Vine

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​EAST BETHEL, MN:  1.  Route 65 Bar, 18407 Central Av., //route65pubngrub.com; 2. Smokey's

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HAM LAKE, MN:  see: www.maxxbarandgrill.com/ ​

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HUGO, MN:  1.   Amer. Legion, 5383 140th N, Facebook.com/AmericanLegionHugoPost620;  2.  VFW Moose Knuckle Brothers.

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​​​ROCHESTER, MN:  1. BlueMoonBallroom.com, 2. Arg. Tango (.facebook.com/pg/TSORMN/events/);  3. Dahl's Studio, 4. Charlie's Bar, 5. Southern MInnesota's USADance chapter #2027

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​SHAKOPEE, MN:  1.  ShakopeeBOWL.com 8:30p-12a; Facebook.com/ShakopeeBowl/events;  2. O'Brien's, 338 First Av. E ;  3. Shakopee VFW;  4. ​ShakopeeBallroom.com -  variety dancing on 2nd Sun. 1-5p,  bring a sweater.

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ST. CLOUD, MN:  St. Cloud Ballroom Dance Club

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​​​​Check American Legions and VFW halls in small towns​

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MADISON, WI:   Madison Tango Society

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