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 Lynn's dance news or venues. Lois's MN Dance, USADANCE-Minnesota's dance information, or the Worldwide 'Dance Me Tonight' index.

Upcoming Competitions / Specials

January 13-14, 2012: St. Louis Park Doubletree Snow Ball Dance Competetition
January 14, 2012: Minneapolis 42nd Avenue Ballroom Tango Society "Old & New" Milonga + Elections
February 25-26, 2012: St. Louis Park Minneapolis Marriot West Star of the North Dance Competition 		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 7:30 Coon Rapids Cheek to Cheek Basic Lesson @ 7:30, Dancing 8:30..10:30 (also most Fridays)
1 Sat East Coast Swing & Lindy 7:30 Minneapolis Tapestry Folkdance Center1 Basic Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:30, live band, several hundred people
1 Sat Argentine Tango 9:00 Minneapolis Four Seasons Hennepin at I94, till 1a.m.
2 Fri West Coast Swing 7:30 Roseville Minnesota West Coast Swing Dance1 B-Dale club, 211 N Dale Street
2 Sat Latin & Ballroom 7:30 Woodbury Cafe Bailar1 Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:30..11:30 @ Tropical
2 Sat Argentine Tango 8:00 Hopkins Minnesota Tango Society1 Basic Lesson 8:00, dancing 9:00..1:00a.m. @ ERV
3 Sat Ballroom 8:00 Varies USA Dance Minnesota1 Group Lesson 7:00, dancing 8:00..11:00
3 Sat Argentine Tango 7:30 St. Paul Lois Donnay Abetto's Pizza and Liquor Store: dancing 8:00, very informal
4 Fri West Coast Swing 7:30 Roseville Minnesota West Coast Swing Dance1 B-Dale club, 211 N Dale Street
4 Sat Latin & Ballroom 7:30 St. Louis Park Cafe Bailar1 Lesson 7:30, dancing 8:30..11:30 @ Retro
* Sun Variey Ballroom 6:15 St. Paul Cinema Ballroom Lesson 6:15, Jerry O'Hagen Orchestra 7:00..10:30, 1560 St. Clair Avenue, just east of Snelling
* Sun Argentine Tango 6:00 Minneapolis Mandragora Tango Loring Pasta Bar, 14th & 4th, Dinkytown
* Tue Partner Variety 6:00 Coon Rapids Cheek to Cheek My dance lesson night. Group at 6 & 7, pre-professional at 8
* Thu East Coast Swing & Lindy 10:00 Minneapolis Social Dance Studio 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.
1 I am a member of this dance club.

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!

Local Dance Competitions

Month Day Kind Name Place Contact Notes
January 13..14, 2012 Pro-Am Snow Ball Doubletree, St. Louis Park SBall  
February 24..25, 2012 Amateur Star of the North Marriott West, St. Louis Park USADance-Twin Cities  
May 15, 2011 Pro-Am MN Star Ball Marriot SW, Minnetonka MNStar  
July 12..14, 2012 Open Twin Cities Open Marriott City Center, downtown Minneapolis TCOpen  
October 20?, 2012 Open Minnesota Madness Shakopee Ballroom MN Mad  

Dance Teacher: Where I Teach

I am learning to become a dance teacher though the Tuesday night class at Cheek to Cheek in Coon Rapids. I use the DVIDA Sylabus as I teach a variety of basic dance figures. Some of the places I teach occasionally are: St. Cloud, MN ; Fargo, ND; and Sioux Falls, SD.

Dancing: What I Write

You might want to take a look at my published articles, "Dancing, Software Styles, and Good Software" or "Taking the waltz teacher's exam".

Some more Dance Links

A good montly newsletter about dancing in the Twin Cities is found on the USADANCE-MN 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 Info You might want to look at their UTube videos of lessons. For swing dancing, try TC Swing.
Last updated 2012/Jan/05, URL=www.winternet.com/~stachour/dance.   Comments to Paul Stachour. Home-Page..   Hope to see you at a dance!