Dancers       I like to dance. Here's some suggestions about dancing for those of you who live in or near the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Or you can check MN Dance, the Worldwide 'Dance Me Tonight' index, or Party Pop's Minnesota dance centers list.

Upcoming Specials

Saturday, June 24, Cafe Bailar's "Howaiian-themed Potluck dance party" Foster's DanceSport, 816 1/2 Main, Hopkins. WC Swing lesson 7:30..8:30, dance 8:30..midnight. $10. Friday, June 30th, Lois's "Fifth Friday", 42nd & Lyndale Avenues Ballroom, Minneapolis 7:30 Lesson will be in Spins and Turns. 8:30 Dance..midnight+ 		Dancers

Where I Dance

Here's where you might find me dancing on the various weekend days, depending on the week of the month. Many dance venues here in the Twin Cities have their dances on a certain week, and day of the week, each month. And, yes, Thursday is not a weekend day, but many swing dancers seem to treat it as such.
 
Week Day Kind Time Place Contact Notes
1 Fri Ballroom 8:00 Coon Rapids Cheek to Cheek Basic Lesson @ 8:00, Dancing 8:45
1 Fri Swing & Ballroom 8:00 Bloomington Knights of Columbus Live Band Dancing 8:00??
1 Fri Country Variety 7:40 Shakopee Shakopee Ballroom 2400 4th Ave E
1 Sat East Coast Swing & Lindy 7:30 Minneapolis Tapestry Folkdance Center Basic Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:30, live band, several hundred people
1 Sat Ballroom 7:30 Bloomington Harmonies on France Basic Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:15, Metro Dancers club
1 Sat Argentine Tango 9:00 Minneapolis Four Seasons Hennepin at I94, till 1a.m.
2 Fri Latin & Ballroom 7:30 Hopkins Cafe Bailar Intermediate Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:30
2 Sat Argentine Tango 8:00 Hopkins Minnesota Tango Society Basic Lesson 8:00, dancing 9:00
3 Fri Ballroom Newcomers 7:30 Burnsville NW Athletic Club SW of Burnsville Center
3 Fri Country Variety 7:40 Shakopee Shakopee Ballroom 2400 4th Ave E
3 Sat Ballroom 8:00 Varies US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Group Lesson 7:00, dancing 8:00
3 Sat Argentine Tango 7:30 St. Paul Lois Donnay Black Dog Cafe: Basic Lesson 7:30:, dancing 8:00, small numbers, very informal
4 Fri Ballroom Big Band 8:00 Shakopee Shakopee Ballroom 2400 4th Ave E
4 Fri West Coast Swing 7:30 Roseville Minnesota West Coast Swing Dance B-Dale club, 211 N Dale Street
4 Sat Latin & Ballroom 7:30 Hopkins Cafe Bailar Intermediate Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:30
4 Sat Argentine Tango 9:00 St. Paul Cinema Ballroom 1560 St. Clair Avenue, just east of Snelling
5 Fri Ballroom Variety & Tango 8:00 Minneapolis Lois Donnay 42nd Ave Ballroom: Basic Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:30, Argentine Tango around midnight
* Sun Argentine Tango 6:00 Minneapolis Mandragora Tango Loring Pasta Bar, 14th & 4th, Dinkytown
* Thu East Coast Swing & Lindy 10:00 Minneapolis Tapestry Folkdance Center Lessons by Cindy & Terry from 6:30 to 10:00, dancing long after midnight
~1 Fri Argentine Tango 9:30 Minneapolis Four Seasons Fridays except first Friday of the month.

Why dance at ?

I attend these particular dances for a variety of reasons: And I don't always go to those particular dances on those evenings. I also go elsewhere. I also do other things. The venues listed are just where I dance most frequently. And just because I list something on Friday and on Saturday, or two dances on Saturday doesn't mean I'll be going to all of them. Or even to any of them. I do have a life outside of dancing!
You might want to take a look at my published article, "Dancing, Software Styles, and Good Software".

Some more Dance Links

A good email newsletter about dancing in the Twin Cities is found on the mndance.com web-site. Or you might want to check out videos about "How to Dance" or "Dance CD's" at centralhome.com. If you are at the University of Minnesota, try UMinn Dance club's Venues. For swing dancing, try TC Swing.
Last updated 2006/May/25, URL=www.winternet.com/~stachour/dance.   Comments to Paul Stachour.   Hope to see you at a dance!