***May through September 2009***

For Recently Updated Information, Please Visit
 http://www.kalamazoodance.org/   &  http://www.dancemichigan.com/
 

^{Note: Because the information contained in this calendar is collected in advance of the actual dance events, circumstances may change, and the dance may even be canceled. Therefore, it’s always a good idea to call ahead and confirm dates/times/etc.; all of the phone numbers are in the 616 area code, unless otherwise indicated. All of the dances listed are “open to the public”. Additional dancing opportunities are available in private membership organizations throughout the area, such as Moose, Elks, and Eagles Lodges as well as American Legion and VFW Posts.}

<sup>Weekly Dance Opportunities

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  May  June  July  August  September

May 16, Saturday

Ballroom Dancers Club. “ Tulip Twirl” , Hudsonville High School, 5037 32nd St., Hudsonvillle. 7:30-10:30 pm, with free dance lesson 7-7:30 pm. Music by “The Silvertones”, $20/couple at the door. Please bring a plate of hors d’oeuvres for the community table. Smoke/alcohol-free.

Kalamazoo Dance (USA Dance) Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts. 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo. Lesson at 7 pm. Dancing from 8-10:30 pm. $7/person for USA Dance members; $13/person for non-members. www.Kalamazoodance.org

USA Dance Chapter 2037 serving mid-Michigan (Lansing, Flint & Jackson) Central United Methodist Church, downtown Lansing, 7:00PM Lesson, Dancing 8:00-11:00 PM, non-members $12/person, students with ID $5/person, USA Dance Chapter members $8/person. www.usadance2037

May 23, Saturday

Les Danseurs Dance Club. Grand Ledge Country Club, 5813 E. St. Joseph Highway (1 mile east of M-100), Grand Ledge. 8-11:30 pm, with a free dance lesson from 7-8pm. $25/couple for non-members. Tea, coffee and ice provided; bring your own snacks and other
beverages. Music by “Mike Wolverton”. Smoke-free. www.lesdanseurs.com

May 30, Saturday

Roger Brouwer's Dance. Woodside Elementary School (between James and Riley, on 144th St, north side of Holland). 7:30-10:30pm.
Recorded music. $10/couple + plate of hors d'oeuvres for the community table. Smoke/alcohol-free. 396-0392 (Roger Brouwer).

June 6, Saturday

South Haven Dance Club , Foundry Hall, South Haven, 7:00-10:00 pm , Lesson 7:30-8:15 pm, Band music, with or without partner, Latin & Ballroom $10. at the door, $8. in advance. Information: priegerdancer@att.net or 269-569-2337,

June 13, Saturday

Evergreen Commons “Summer Fling Ballroom Dance ”. Evergreen Commons, 480 State St. ,Holland. DJ Ed VerSchure. $10/person includes refreshments, if purchased by June 5, $15./person after June 5. Information: 396-7100.

June 26, Friday

CAM DANCE CLUB Muskegon, Dinner dance Muskegon Country Club, Music by “Pacific Lite”. Information & Reservations: Gloria & Lou Draeger, 616-842-9665.

July 12, Sunday

 Southwest Michigan Ballroom Dance Club, Bolero’s Dance School, 6136 South Westnedge in Southland Mall, Portage. Lesson 4:00PM.
Dancing 4:30-7:00pm. Recorded music. $15/person at the door (or $90/person yearly membership for all 9 dances}, spectators $5.00. www.swmbd.org

August 9, Sunday

Southwest Michigan Ballroom Dance Club, Bolero’s Dance School, 6136 South Westnedge in Southland Mall, Portage, Lesson 4:00pm.
Dancing 4:30-7:00pm. Recorded music. $15/person at the door (or $90/person yearly membership for all 9 dances}, spectators $5.00. www.swmbd.org

September 5, Saturday

Jerry & Mary’s For Fun Ballroom Dance Party Central United Methodist Church, downtown Lansing, Lesson 7:00 Dancing 8:00-
10:30 PM. Lesson $5/person. Dance $10/person. Contact Mary Benjamin at marybenjamin@prodigy.net

September 12, Saturday

John and Judy Tomlian’s dance. Central United Methodist Church, 215 N. Capitol, Lansing. 8-11pm, with lesson from 7-8pm. $10/person for dance. $5/person for lesson. Pop available for purchase. Snacks provided or bring your own. Information: 517-655-3611 or www.tomliandance.com

September 13, Sunday

Southwest Michigan Ballroom Dance Club. Bolero’s Dance School, 6136 South Westnedge in Southland Mall, Portage. Lesson 4:00pm.
Dancing 4:30-7:00pm. Recorded music. $15/person at the door (or $90/person yearly membership for all 9 dances}, spectators $5.00. www.swmbd.org

September 18, Friday
Town Club Dance Club Spring Lake Country Club, Music by Don Warner. Information & reservations: Herb & Holly Kuipers 842-1458 or hehokuipers@chartermi.net

September 19, Saturday

Ballroom Dancers’ Club Fall dance. Hudsonville High School, 5037 32nd, Hudsonville. 7:30-10:30pm, with free dance lesson 7-7:30pm. Band TBA. $20/couple at the door. Please bring a plate of hors d’oeuvres for the community table. Smoke/alcohol-free. .

USA Dance Chapter 2037 serving mid-Michigan (Lansing, Flint & Jackson) Central United Methodist Church, downtown Lansing, 7:00PM Lesson, Dancing 8:00-11:00 PM, non-members $12/person, students with ID $5/person, USA Dance Chapter members $8/person. www.usadance2037.

September 26, Saturday

Roger Brouwer's Dance. Woodside Elementary School (between James and Riley, on 144th St, north side of Holland). 7:30-10:30pm.
Recorded music. $10/couple + plate of hors d'oeuvres for the community table. Smoke/alcohol-free. 396-0392 (Roger Brouwer).

Voor Elk Wat Wils (Dutch Heritage Society) dance. UAW Hall, 3852 Buchanan,SW, Grand Rapids. Music by “The Neutones” 8:00-12:00, $14/couple. Food available.

 

Recurring Weekly Dance Opportunities:

In addition to the specific dances noted above by date, you will also find regularly scheduled dance opportunities throughout the Grand Rapids and Lakeshore area on the following days of the week. 

Sunday:

Singles/social dancing by Single People of Today at Lincoln Country Club, 3485 Lake Michigan Drive, Grand Rapids 7pm-MN. 3 dance       venues:  contemporary, country/western, and rock.  453-6348.

Wednesday:
Social Dancing with John Brown at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel on Ann St.(restaurant bar w/small dance floor) from 5:00 to 7:00 PM,

Ballroom Dancing at S Night Club at 176 E. Lakewood Blvd. Holland 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Social dancing at “Dancing at the Waterfront”, Grand Haven Musical Fountain Area. Open air live music and dancing. 7-9 PM. Beginning June 17th  

Friday:

Social dancing at Sayfee's (restaurant/bar w/ small floor), 3555 Lake Eastbrook Blvd., Grand Rapids.  8pm-12:30am. 949-5750.

Social dancing at The Spinnaker (restaurant/bar w/ small floor), Hilton Hotel, 4747 28^th St., Grand Rapids.  9pm-1am. 957-1111 Call to confirm.

Social dancing at the Grand Haven American Legion Hall, Grand Haven.  8:00-11:00pm (a casual dinner is usually available for purchase before the dance).    2nd and 3rd Fridays.  Cash bar  - members.  Live music.

The B.O.B. , 20 Monroe, N.W.DJ and live music 356-2000. www.thebob.com

Bistro Bella Vita, 44 Grandville Ave., S.W., 9 PM Live music. 222-4600.  Call to confirm.

Saturday:

Social dancing at Sayfee's (restaurant/bar w/ small floor), 3555 Lake Eastbrook Blvd., Grand Rapids.  8pm-12:30am. 949-5750.

Social dancing at The Spinnaker (restaurant/bar w/ small floor), Hilton Hotel, 4747 28^th St., Grand Rapids.  9pm-1am.  957-1111.  Call to confirm.

Country/western/swing/social  dancing with "The West Michigan Bootscooters" at Grand Haven Elks, 3^rd & Franklin,  Grand Haven, 7:30-10:30pm.  Call to confirm:  231-798-1341 (Jill Fortenbacher) or 616-842-1458 (Herb Kuipers) or jfortenbach@comcast.net

   USA Dance Chapter Dances in Michigan, Northern Indiana, and Northern Illinois (NOTE: a good source of ballroom dance location information while traveling is the national USA Dance Web site:  www.usabda.org

*  Kalamazoo Dance (USA Dance).  Serving Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and west Michigan.  Monthly community dance (except June – August & November). Upbeat
   fun recorded music.   Lesson 7-8pm; open dancing 8-10:30pm.   Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, (KIA) 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo.
   Dance mixer & refreshments. Smoke and alcohol-free.  No partner required.  Contact:  info@KalamazooDance.org   Directions and calendar at
    http://www.kalamazoodance.org/kzcalendar.html   

*  Central Michigan USA Dance.  Serving Lansing, Flint, Corunna, and Owosso area.  Monthly on 3rd Saturday.  McCurdy Park Community Hall
    (Norton & Corunna Ave.), Corunna.  Lesson at 7pm with open dancing from 8-11pm. Smoke and alcohol-free.  No partner required.  517-575-0505
    or rdpaterson@msn.com  Dance location may change in September 2005.

*  Mid-Michigan USA Dance  Serving Bay City, Midland, and Saginaw area.  Monthly dances on Friday:  at  Columbian Club Hall,
    4618 Eleven Mile Rd., Auburn.  Lesson 7-8pm; open dancing 8-11pm.  Smoke & alcohol-free.  No partner required.  Information:
    989-631-0189 or cherylanger@hotmail.com   Dance calendar and directions at http://home.att.net/~kubinjd3/usadance/schedule/index.htm 

*  Northern Michigan USA Dance.  Serving Petoskey, Gaylord, Traverse City area.  Saturday dances held  monthly. Contact Lawrence at  231-439-3690

*  South Bend Valley Dancers (USA Dance).  Serving South Bend and Mishawaka.  Monthly on 3^rd Sunday. Except for Grand Ball on September 17, 2005
    (at the 8800 SF Palais    Royale). Ballroom dancewith The DJ  Guy, providing the music at the BK Club, 9^th and West St. , Mishawaka, Indiana.
    3-6:30PM with lesson included.    Smoke and alcohol-free.  No partner required.  574-289-1093 or http://southbendusabda.tripod.com  

*  Heartland Chapter (USADance).  Serving Indianapolis area.  Monthly Saturday dances plus December 31st dance. .  Dance calendar at 
     http://indyusabda.org/events.html   Lesson from 7 PM open dancing 8-10:30pm.  Robert E. Sterrett Center, 5700 N Post Rd., Indianapolis,
      Indiana.  317-634-3986

 *  Indiana Lakeshore (USA Dance). Serving Lake, Porter & LaPorte Counties in IN and Southern Cook County in IL. Monthly  on 1^st Sunday
      Second Street Dance Studio at 121 E Joliet iin Schererville, IN.  Lesson 2-3 PM and dancing 3-5 PM.  Sept. lesson is a 2 hr workshop from 1-3 PM and
      dance includes a buffet dinner. Contact:  Linda.kilander@verizon.net

 *Chicagoland Chapter of USA Dance.  Serving greater Chicago, IL.  Monthly on 2^nd Saturday (excluding November and December ) at the Centre at North Park,
   10040 Addison, Franklin Park IL (close to O”Hare Airport).  Doors open at 7:00 pm, lesson begins at 7:30 pm, social  dancing from 8:15 to 11:00 pm on 6600 sq. ft.
    wood floor.  Dance mixers, and dance hosts and hostesses to dance with singles.  Free parking. Dance calendar and directions at www.usadancechicago.org

* Crystal Ball  (Fundraiser)All proceeds will go to Care House of Oakland County www.carehouse.org  Bay Pointe Country Club, 4001 Haggerty Road,
   West Bloomfield, MI 7:00 PM  Music by the Stardusters, an eighteen piece band, who play the big band songs of Glen Miller and those of that era.
   $100 per person (approximately 60% tax deductable)Includes a sit-down dinner, open bar & dancing. Also includes a silent auction with such items as
   a 2 hr. flight over the city of Detroit, a signed Steve Izerman wooden hockey stick and much more.  Also a 50/50 raffle. For more information, please
   contact Brian Moore at (248) 892-8350. Reservation deadline is February 15th.

* Dearborn Fairlane, Garling & Warren, Dearborn Heights, Thursday, 8:30-11:30pm, w/ lesson from 7-8pm.  313-271-3570.

* University of Michigan Ballroom Dance Club.  The University Club at the Michigan Union, U of M, Ann Arbor.  734-763-6984.

* DanceSport Academy of Michigan, 23666 Park, Dearborn.  Friday, 9pm-MN.  $8/person.  Occasional Saturday night dances,  $10/person.  313-724-3262.  .

* McDonnell Towers, 24350 Civic Center, Southfield.  Friday, 1-3:30pm.  Live music.  $5/person.  248-796-4600.

* Dance Elite Ballroom Studio, 15 Mile and Haggerty (Inside Bloomfield Avenue Shoppe's II), 6315 Haggerty Rd., West Bloomfield.  Ballroom/Latin
   Dance Party, Saturday, 9-11pm, $9/person.  248-926-8522 or www.eliteballroom.com

* Swing Society dances, Metro Beach Metropark's Welsh Activity Center, Metropolitan Parkway and Jefferson, Harrison Township.  Every Sunday, 2-
   5pm.  $5/person.  800-477-3172 or 810-463-4581

* For more Detroit and Southeast Michigan area dance information, contact:

                                Brenda Rupp                                                          Web:  www.DanceMichigan.org              http://dancemichigan.com/dncflrs.pdf

* Club Soda, 340 E. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, Latin/Salsa Night with DJ (269)342-8067.

* Burnam Brook Center, 200 W. Michigan, Battle Creek.  7-10 PM, live music.  Smoke & alcohol free. (269) 966-2566

* Bayview Gardens (restaurant), East D. Ave., Gull Lake, Richland.   Friday and Saturday,  9pm-1am. Live music.  731-4911.

* Melville's Bar and Restaurant, 14625 Love Bridge Rd., Marcellus (I-94 to Paw Paw exit, go south toward Lawton to Marcellus, go to first paved road
   past the Peacock Ridge golf course, turn west (right) on to Goodings Rd, which becomes Love Bridge Rd).  Dancing on Saturday, 9pm-close.  646-9742.

* Kalamazoom Community Dance (couples and singles), Westminister Presbyterian Church, 1515 Helen Ave., Portage.  Every Monday evening, 7-9:30pm
    $5/person    www.kalamazoom.com

* Ballroom dancing at  Bolero’s Dance Club 6136 S. Westnedge Ave. Portage (Behind Barnes & Nobles), General ballroom dancing 7:30 –12 am.
   Weekly except during the summer (1^st & 3^rd Saturdays only).  Smoke free.  No partner required.

* For more Kalamazoo area dance information, contact                                Web:     
                                                                                                                                     http://kalamazoodance.org                
                                                                                                                                     http://dancemichigan.com/dncflrs.pdf 
                                                                                                                                     http://www.usabda.org/chapters/kalamazoo
 

Lansing and Mid-Michigan Area

* Speakeasy Restaurant, 1537 E. Pierson Rd., Flushing.  Friday/Saturday.  810-659-7630.

* Cactus Juice Saloon, 3323 N. East St (US27), Lansing.  Live C&W bands on Friday and Saturday nights. 517-374-6464.

* Michigan State University Ballroom Dance Club.  Demonstration Hall, MSU, East Lansing. Sundays during the academic year.  1:45pm.  Contact
  ballroom@msu.edu .  Check for updates at  www.msu.edu/user/ballroom/

* For more Lansing/Central Michigan area dance information, contact:     Carolyn Mudd at Fizzell@msu.edu

* Willowbrook Ballroom (restored historic ballroom), 8900 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs. 708-839-1000.  Generally $10/person. 
   Web: http://www.willowbrookballroom.com

          - Tuesday, 7:30-10pm (Country/Western dancing, w/ lessons from 7:30-9:30pm) --- $6/person

          - Wednesday, 8:45-11pm (Salsa dancing, w/ lesson from 7:30-8:30pm) ---$8/person

          - Thursday, Closed

          - Friday, Private parties or GTC dancing

          - Saturday, Private parties or special events

          - Sunday, 2-5:30pm.  (ballroom dancing) ---  $12/person

* Shaare Tikvah Ballroom, 5800 N. Kimball (2 blocks S. of Peterson), Chicago.  Thursday, 7:30-10:00pm, $8/person,
1st Sunday Of The Month w/ a free dance lesson 2:00-5:30pm. 
   $10/person.   847-757-2227.

* Big Band Dancing at Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling, IL
With Lessons By Bob & Penny Urbon

Doors Open at 6:00 pm
Lesson 7:00 - 7:30 pm
Dancing to Live Music 7:30 - 10:30 pm
April 22 - Band: The Falconaires Lesson: Tango

May 20 - Band: Steve Cooper Orchestra Lesson: Waltz

June 24 - Band: The Falconaires Lesson: Foxtrot

July 22 - Band: Dick Elliot Orchestra Lesson: Cha Cha

August 26 - Band: The Falconaires Lesson: Rumba

September 23 - Band: Steve Cooper Orchestra Lesson: Mambo/Salsa

October 21 - Band: The Falconaires Lesson: Swing

http://www.chevychasecountryclub.com/home/index.php

* Glendora House Ballroom, 10225 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago Ridge. 708-425-3686.  Friday, 8:30 - 11:30  $12/person

* For more Chicago area dance and or Wisconsin information, contact:  Bob and Penny Urbon                              e-mail:  bob@BallroomChicago.com  

                              847-757 2227            Web:    http://www.BallroomChicago.com

 * Hub Ballroom (restored historic ballroom near Peoria, Illinois).  Route 40 and Main St., Edelstein, IL.  Periodic dances.
  .  Information/reservations:  309-249-2482  www.hubballroom.com

* Indiana Roof Ballroom (restored historic ballroom), 140 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.  5-9pm on selected Sundays.  317-236-1870.
   Web:  http://www.indianaroof.com     

* Paramount Ballroom (restored historic ballroom), Anderson, Indiana.   800-523-4658.  Web:  http://www.parathea.org

*  For Wisconsin dancing information, contact: Dancers' Dateline at Pointer Marketing                               

 Pointer Marketing
7019 State Road 144 N.
West Bend, WI 53090
Phone: (262) 338 8538 Fax: (262) 338 8584
Email: pointermarketing@sbcglobal.net
  

Texas  and Oklahoma:

*Edelweiss German Restaurant, 3801-A Southwest Blvd. (HWY.183), Fort Worth, Texas,  76116, Phone:817-738-5934.Closed Sunday & Monday. Music 5 nights a week.

*The Green Onion, 4532 E. 51^st St., Tulsa, OK 74135,   Phone 918-481-3338.  Music 5 nights a week.

North Carolina:

Nebraska:

*Pla Mor Restaurant, 6600 W. “O” St., Lincoln, Nebraska,  Phone: 402-475-4030, Big band every Wednesday,  swing music on Thursday.  Home base of Bobby Layne Orchestra