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12th Street Lounge
Usage: venue
Music: ballroom, swing, classic rock, Latin most any request
Floor: Hardwood, very nice, about 40x20, when cleared
Looks: Classy, clean, light
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom,Swing
Note: Marriot Hotel on 12 th street, between Central and Wyandotte, in downtown KC. Fridays and Saturdays dance to the music and singing of Kristy Lynn and Robert Allen. They will play your dance favorites.
Visit: Very nice floor in the medium to small size (roughly40 x 20). Okay for dance shoes. This is a hotel lounge. Some singles but you might want to show up with a partner.
Abe and Jakes Landing
Usage: venue
Days: band or Dj
Tue: singer/songwriter night
Thu: no cover, live DJ, HipHop, House and Dance
Fri: Jazz in the pub 6:30-9:30
Sat: band or Dj
Music: HipHop, House, Dance, Swing
CategoryPage(s): swing
Adams American Style Ballroom
Usage: link,lesson
CategoryPage(s): ballroom,lessons
URL.1: adamsdance.com
Note: Dancing Lessons on Videotape. Steps and Routines for the Fox Trot,Waltz, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Cha Cha, Polka, Tango, and West Coast Swing directly on the site. By Will and Eleaner Adams of Liberty, MO.
aha! Dance Theater
Usage: danceco,troupe,org
CategoryPage(s): modern
URL.1: ahadancetheatre.com
Note: Modern dance performance company specializing in improvisational movement and public participation. They emphasize exploration, contact and experimentation within choreography.
Education associations include residencies, workshops, master classes and lecture / demonstrations.
American Ballroom Dance Studio
Usage: studio,lesson,link
Music: ballroom
Floor: hardwood - very nice
Crowd: 30's to Retirement
Looks: very classy
CategoryPage(s): ballroom,swing
Lessons: any ballroom
Age Policy: all ages
Ages: ...Minimum=...To enter=...To drink=
URL.1: americanballroom
Note: Non-Contract ballroom studio owned by Alfie McKie. Quality teaching.
American Bandstand Grill (Dick Clark
Usage: venue
Days:
Wed: Way Back Wednesdays with Dick Wilson / Oldies 95
Music: swing and oldies, 9pm-2am DJ,
Floor: Hardwood, good lounge size
Crowd: varies
Looks: classy
CategoryPage(s): Rock
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
URL.1: kcdickclarksabgrille.com
Note: good in the day), casual clothes are okay. Full restaurant. In Overland Park (Johnson County) at 10975 Metcalf (just south of the intersection of I-435 and Metcalf).
Visit: Nice dance floor, has an oblong shape of maybe30 x 15 feet with an additional circular platform - good sized for a lounge. Normally DJ or recorded music track of oldies - very swingable. The club area opens at 8pm and the DJ begins at 9pm. Floor is in good shape for dance shoes.
On weekends this club is packed like sardines. You will defintely get practice in VERY small patterns, if you can find the room. This is a very popular location.
The restaurant food is excellent with large portions - price in the slightly above medium range.
American Legion Post 21
Usage: venue
Music: big-band, country
Crowd: 50's-60's
CategoryPage(s): country,swing
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: 40 Highway, Independence (between Noland Road and 291). The Country Western group Reddymen plays every 2d and 4th Saturdays (since 1984). They have a year-long dance schedule available. Doors open 6 p.m., Beverage/Snack bars 6:30pm, Dance at 8 p.m.
American Legion Post 499
Usage: venue
Music: Big Band, Swing, Ballroom
Floor: Vinyl, Main banquet room
Crowd: 40's and older
CategoryPage(s): swing,ballroom
URL.1: JoeWalkerAmLgn.htm
Note: Joe Walker Big Band plays here every second tuesday of the month except for some months when the day conflicts with major holidays(i.e. Mother's Day). The dancers number at least 200 or more each time. Mostly older crowd but anyone is welcome. Cover about $3. The band is good and the music takes you back quite a few years.
Visit: Joe Walker Big Band plays here every second tuesday of the month except for some months when the day conflicts with major holidays(i.e. Mother's Day). The dancers number at least 200 or more each time. Mostly older crowd but anyone is welcome. Cover about $3. The band is good and the music takes you back quite a few years.
America's Pub
Usage: venue
Days:
Tue: Retro
Wed: live rock
Thu: ladies night
Music: new disco, retro, rock, $3cover - til 3am M,T: DJ, no cover
Floor: hardwood 15x35
Crowd: very 20's
Looks: casual dress, dark wood
CategoryPage(s): rock
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
Note: ladies on thursday. MonTue: DJ. Wed: live rock & roll, party wih 98.9 'The Rock.' Thu: ladies night, Fri: party with mix 93.3 from 7-12, dance until 3am. Sat: the ultimate dance party. (510 Westport Road - SW corner of Westport and Mill St.)
Visit: New disco music with varied mix including rock.easy toswing, rock, cha-cha to. The floor is dark hardwood which has been there for some years getting considerable use. It shows on the surface which is alright but not in top form - not as slick as a good ballroom floor.
The floor is in the back half of the nightspot and in a sunken well area of irregular shape but you could say it is about 15x35 feet in size with a pole in the middle.There are a couple banks of televisions on the walls and standard effects from lighting and smoke generators. The crowd is solidly 20's.
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City
Usage: venue
Looks: very classy stage/arena
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom,Swing
URL.1: kansas_city.asp
URL.2: bars_lounges.asp
URL.3: html_main.asp
URL.4: stationc.htm
Note: Depot #9 Saloon and Stage: Free Live Entertainment weekly Wednesday through Sunday. Local Favorites will be featured 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The 1,384-seat Star Pavilion plays host to headline entertainers. -435 north to 210 east (exit 55B), then 1 mile to Station Drive - (Formerly: Station Casino)
Visit: NO MORE SWING SUNDAYS: When this was Station Casino this was like stepping into a dance scene in a 30's or 40's movie and with great music featuring Dave Stephens.
Antoinette's
Usage: venue
Days:
Sun: 7:30pm-11pm
Music: Mix, country/rock, danceable no cover FriSat: 9:30pm-2:30am
Crowd: 20's-50's+
Looks: working class bar and restaurant, casual
CategoryPage(s): country,rock
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: Sun 7:30-11 dance floor, wood, no cover, 4545 N Brighton, from I-35, take the Brighton exit (west of I-435 and Worlds of Fun) south about 0.4 miles to 46th Street. Antoinette's is on the east side of the road. Lounge and restaurant open until 3am. Serve full menu in both restaurant and lounge.
Visit: Super place! Very danceable music. Obviously a popular place. A full house. Good dancing crowd - they actually get up and dance for everything. This is a working crowd, casual dress, a parking lot full of cars, pickups and a few Harleys. They play hard.
We had a good time dancing. The dance floor is big enough to mean business and a lot of couples get on it but is not too crowded to move freely. The building is divided by a wall into two sections, a restaurant in the west half and a lounge in the east half. And no small matter - they have a full restaurant menu available until closing and served in either section of the building.
Ararat Ballroom Dancers
Usage: venue
Music: ballroom (Latin, foxtrot, swing, tango, waltzes, etc.)
Floor: large, hard surface
Crowd: studio and dance club ballroom dancers
Looks: elegant, dress your best evening wear
CategoryPage(s): ballroom
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
URL.1: ararat.htm
Note: $7 tickets, reservation only, you can get tickets from Fred Witt (541-0773) - Pres., 12614 West 85th Place, Lenexa, KS 66216.
Live music by the Ed Smith Band playing Latin, Fox trot, west coast swing, waltzes, and other ballroom.
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Tea Dances are held on a monthly basis beginning in February and continuing
through November each year. 7/9/1999, 8/6/1999, 9/17/1999, 10/1/1999, and 11/5/1999
Open to the public. 7:30 - 10:30 PM. $5 cover. Reservations on a first come, first serve basis by phoning Mrs. Helen Bealer at 913.831.0505/913.831-0120 or Mrs. Nola Wesley at 816.741.6617.
More info: The Ararats, c/o Denny Moore, Route 4 Box 364, Oak Grove, MO 64075, 816.690.5946
Visit: This is a really nice dance, one of the best ballroom dances in KC. Very elegant with perhaps 400 ballroom dancers.
Arizona's
Usage: venue
Music: Mix, country, blues, old rock no cover FriSat: 9pm-1am
Crowd: 20'-50's+
Looks: nice, country rustic look, taken care of
CategoryPage(s): country,rock
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: no cover, dance floor kitchen tile type, roughly 16x25 and 'big enough for line dances.' located at 112 N. 169 Hwy. From Kansas City, take 169 north to Smithville, right past the second stop light on the left. The first stop light is a few miles from the city limit sign and the second stop light is a few miles past that, right south of the bridge across the Platte River.
Have faith and keep on going. Arizona's is across the bridge on the west. It is both a restaurant and a lounge. There is a full menu until the restaurant closes at 10pm.The lounge remains open. It has pool tables, seating tables, bar, spacious dance area and plenty of room for the band.
Visit: Friendly crowd, most are from the Smithville area. They didn't do a whole lot of dancing the night we were there, mostly freestyle but the area in which to dance is pretty good sized for a lounge. We had a good time here. The folks are social and the music is good.
Arthur Murray Dance Studio
Usage: studio,lesson
Music: ballroom
Floor: hardwood
Crowd: 30's to Retirement
CategoryPage(s): ballroom,swing
Lessons: any ballroom
Age Policy: all ages
Ages: ...Minimum=...To enter=...To drink=
URL.1: arthurmr.htm
Note: Agreement (rather than contract) studio teaching a range of ballroom. They have regular group lessons included as part of the schedule of private lessons in the various agreements (depending on the program).
Avalance Productions
Usage: link
in Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck, Liberty Hall, Granada, Hi-Jinx Lounge, Replay lounge, Lied Center
(Area: Lawrence,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: swing) URL.1: Lawrence.html
Balanca's and Balanca's Pyro Room
Usage: venue,link
Days: Retro music with DJ in Pyro room: gay/straight/swi
Fri: Bands in Balanca's Pyro room. Doors open at 10pm
Sat: Retro music with DJ in Pyro room: gay/straight/swi
Music: Retro
Floor: tile on concrete section of main floor
Crowd: gay/straight/swingers - very diverse, 20's-30's
Dine&Dance: kitchen open until 2am
URL.1: esthome.asp
Note: From their website: 'Balanca's is a place for everyone regardless of lifestyles, ethnicity, or sexual preference. Gay, Straight, Swingers, Rock'n Roll, Goth: everyone always feels WELCOMED!! Kitchen open to 2AM, Bar, Grill, Dance Club, Gay, Lesbian, straight, Live Music'
Ballroom Unlimited
Usage: link,studio,lesson
Music: ballroom,tango
Floor: hardwood - studio
Crowd: 30's to Retirement
Looks: very nice
CategoryPage(s): ballroom,dancesport,swing,tango,more
Lessons: all ballroom
Age Policy: all ages
Ages: ...Minimum=...To enter=...To drink=
URL.1: blrmunlm.htm
Blayney's
Usage: venue
Music: rock, blues 9pm-1am+
Floor: room-floor in: flooring (tiny) out: brick patio
Crowd: 20's-50's
CategoryPage(s): blues
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
URL.1: blayneys.htm
Note: below street level on the Westport Road Side. Either inside in a long strip or outside on a back patio (depending on weather). 415 Westport Road
Visit: Not much in the way of dance areas but a lot of fun withgood music, rock on the patio and blues inside. Since most of the patrons (30's to 50's) were not dancing there was room to dance for us. Actually we didn't see anyone else dancing.
On the patio you may need to find your own area, on the patio in front of the band (brick floor) or back behind (rough wood steps leading out of patio pit) or on a rough cement walkway to the patio and behind the patio fence (Danced in sneakers). Inside there is a small smooth area of floor between the band and the first tables (could fit two, maybe three couples) or boogie in the rear in the open area which is part of the corridor.
Blue Room, The
Usage: venue
Music: jazz, blues
Floor: vinyl, portion of regular floor
Crowd: upper middle, musicians
Looks: classy, neat like a museum
CategoryPage(s): jazz,blues
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
URL.1: home.htm
Note: This is a part of the Kansas City Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. No smoking, Wet Bar. No Cover. Wander around the next-door museum rooms. Part of the historic 18th and Vine jazz district.
Visit: Smart, smoothly warm and friendly atmosphere. Fabulous music but not a lot of dancing. You might find a few persons who can W.C. but you might bring along your own partner, expect to W.C. swing and expect to be about the only ones dancing. Enjoy. The finest jazz and blues musicians in the city show up here to perform and to jam.
Because it is a museum the Blue Room is kept neat in a manner that makes you think of a museum exhibit, everything in place and no extra thingies strewn around. You can almost start thinking the entire crowd is an exhibit.
Boss
Usage: venue
Days: merengue, pop, Latin house - DJ Diablo
Sun: Ranchero - DJ Diablo
Thu: Rock,pop,espanol,techno,Latin house - Dj Diablo
Fri: salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia - DJ Diablo
Sat: merengue, pop, Latin house - DJ Diablo
Music: latin, salsa, ranchero, merengue, cumbia
Bottleneck
Usage: venue
Days:
Sun: 9 pm, Swing Set
Music: Swing, Rock, Punk
Floor: Hardwood, not polished
Crowd: mostly college set
CategoryPage(s): swing
Age Policy: 18 Minimum 18 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=18...To enter=18...To drink=21
URL.1: bottleneck.html
URL.2: bottleneck.htm
Note: West side of street in storefront, just south of and across the street from the Borders Books store - downtown Lawrence, one block east of Massachusetts Street. Fairly spacious maybe 150 deep x 50 wide. The dance floor is a right triangular area of main floor in the rear half of the club (the opposite triangle is the stage. Booths and tables in the rear section.
Visit: The swing crowd (Sundays) is a late crowd. The doors open at 9 pm and the patrons begin to trickle in. This visit was during spring break so most of the crowd was somewhere else. Still, by 10 or 10:30 it was beginning to get into serious dancing. Most are dressed in 'period' going-out fashions. They are doing a mixture of moves from East Coast and Lindy and various other sources.
You should have a good time here. The music picks are superb, played from CD's. The only note I didn't like much was the floor. Old hardwood, but certainly not polished like a ballroom, and also pitted in various locations with damage to the flooring. The dancers, however, didn't seem to mind and their patterns were step, step patterns rather than floor-contact motions. In any case we are talking fun here.
Brass Ring
Usage: venue
Days:
Fri: Ladies' night
Music: jazz, Latino (salsa, merengue)
Floor: large floor and a stage added for performers
CategoryPage(s): latin
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
Note: At 57th and State in KCK - Take the 57th street exit north from I-70. (This is the former Oz location and building. The dance floor is still there and they have added a stage for acts. $7 dinner buffet, call for rental
Bull Pen Too Saloon
Usage: venue
Music: jazz, DJ request
Floor: vinyl, 20x12
Crowd: suburban, 30's - 60's
Looks: clean, neat, suburban neiborhood lounge
CategoryPage(s): jazz,rock
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: Just west of Switzer on 47th. This is way back in a tiny corner strip mall in suburban Merriam. Road construction blocking I-35's Antioch exit makes it hard to get to. Get on Merriam lane from either (1) the 635 exit and head west or (2) the Johnson Drive exit and head north - to Antioch. At Antioch head north to 47th, then head west to Switzer and a little past to a strip mall at the top of a hill. Bull Pen Too is easy to spot and takes more than half the mall.
Visit: Haven't seen the DJ night yet. Was there on a Sunday when some nice young kids were playing jazz. They occupied the dance floor and played jazz with a good swing to it (thanks to the drummer) but which then suddenly changes. Reminds of 50's, 60's swing jazz with sudden excursions. It would leave any dancer stranded in mid-stride. I would definitely go for the DJ, or maybe the jukebox.
The place is very pleasant looking. Clean, neat, the usual assortment of pool tables and games. The upholstery is in good shape as are the other fixtures - looks fairly new and well kept. The dance floor is a vinyl and slightly raised with a wood railing aroaund it. Food is in the order of burgers, pizza slices, etc. Crowd is suburban neigborhood.
Camelot - Dance Academy (Lawrence)
Usage: venue,lesson,studio,rent
Days: Open for Rentals
Sun: Salsa and Swing dance - open to public
Thu: Salsa and Tango
Sat: Open for Rentals
Music: ballroom, swing, salsa
Floor: 1,500 sq. ft hardwood tiles
Crowd: teens to retireds and all mixing nicely.
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom,swing,latin
Lessons: group and private - ballroom, swing, Latin
URL.1: camelotballroom.com
URL.2: FlamdanceL_June2000.asp
Note: This is a commercial dance studio in Lawrence which also functions as a public ballroom. They are on the main street in downtown Lawrence at the south end of the business area (west side across from the courthouse).
Visit: Beautiful wood floor with the boards laid in a hexagonal pattern. Regular bandstand. They have DJ and live bands and their dances are open to the public. You will really enjoy this place. The room is nice, they have pop and some snacks. Great place to just dance, without smoke in your face or drunks stumbling on you.
Camelot Ballroom (OP, KS)
Usage: venue,lesson,studio,rent
Days: Open for Rentals
Sun: Dance 2-5pm- open to public lesson at 1pm
Fri: Dance 8-12, lesson at 7pm
Sat: Open for Rentals
Music: ballroom, swing, salsa, latin
Floor: 6,000 sq. ft hardwood tiles
Crowd: teens to retireds and all mixing nicely.
Looks: New, classic ballroom, large space, great floor
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom,swing,latin
Lessons: group and private - ballroom, swing, Latin
Dine&Dance: Dinner with sunday dance, various dine and dance occasions
URL.1: camelotballroom.com
URL.2: Camelot_BDayC_4Jul03.asp
URL.3: CamelotBallroom_Jan03.asp
URL.4: FlamdanceL_June2000.asp
Note: Camelot Ballroom is an 11,000 sq. ft. building that includes a 6,000 sq. ft. octagon shape floating hardwood dance floor. We seat up to 537 guests and have over 300 parking spaces with an easy access from 151 St. & Glenwood in Overland Park, KS. We offer group and private lessons, weekly dances, special events, and Ballroom rental. Built to suit people from all different walks of life. Located 3 blocks east of Metcalf on 151st Street, in Overland Park - Phone: (913) 897-4622
Visit: Beautiful wood floor with the boards inlaid with two Octagonal pattern areas. Regular stage-width bandstand. They have DJ and live bands and their dances are open to the public. You will really enjoy this place. The room is nice, they have pop and some snacks. Great place to just dance, without smoke in your face or drunks stumbling on you.
Carroll Shaw
Usage: lesson,teacher
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom ,Latin, Swing, Country
Lessons: Ballroom ,Latin, Swing, Country
Note: Private teacher for Ballroom ,Latin, Swing, Country working out of Walters Dance Center.
Cat's Corner
Usage: link
Lindy Hop in Kansas City. Cat's Corner says, "All levels are welcome to party with us from 8-10 pm at Westport Presbyterian Church every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Fridays!! Bring your favorite CDs and a snack or drink if you're "in the mood." There will be a 20-30 minute warm up class, then open dancing. No Partner is necessary, but do bring your friends! THIS IS A BLAST!!! Instructors will be on hand for beginners. Water fountain and changing room available. Cost : $5 per person. For other questions please contact phaedras@att.net otherwise, see ya swingin!"
(Area: Kansas City,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: lindy hop,swing,jump) URL.1: catscorner
URL.2: ClassesAndWorkshops.htm
EML.1: phaedras@att.net
Cat's Corner
Usage: link,org,lesson
Music: lindy hop, swing
URL.1: catscorner
EML.1: jlpool@swbell.net
Note: Devoted to Lindy Hop in the Kansas City - Lawrence areas. Ed and Jenny handle the organization. They offer lessons in Lindy for basic and intermediate and encourange travel to workshops and comps.
This was started originally by Frankie Hoang and Jeanne Denney.
City in Motion Dance Theatre, Inc.
Usage: link,org,studio,lesson,danceco
Music: ballet,modern,jazz,etc
Floor: hardwood, former church
Crowd: Children to Retireds
CategoryPage(s): dance,performance,ballet,modern
Lessons: jazz, tap, ballet and various workshops by outside teachers
Age Policy: all ages
Ages: ...Minimum=...To enter=...To drink=
URL.1: cityinmotion.org
URL.2: cim_DanceInPark2001.asp
URL.3: cim_DP2002.asp
URL.4: cim_DP2003.asp
URL.5: cim_DP2004.asp
URL.6: cim_hiphop_s99.htm
URL.7: cityinmotion.htm
Note: From their site: City in Motion is a school of dance, centrally located in Kansas City, that is built on the philosophy that everyone is a dancer. For over 17 years, it has boasted a professional faculty, offering a wide assortment of dance, movement exercise techniques, and providing classes for all levels of dancers – novice through professional.
(east side, 2nd floor, above Rentacolor). Please park at area provided in BACK of building (entrance is in front)
Visit: Non-Profit organization devoted to dance of various sorts, usually ballet, jazz, modern and various others.
City Limits Restaurant & Lounge
Usage: venue
Music: Fri: DJ Sat: DJ or live - blues, rock, swing, Mon: country 9:30pm-2am.
Floor: wood parquet about 14x20
Crowd: 30's-50's+
Looks: casual, multi-level arena with high band area
CategoryPage(s): country
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: Dance floor is wood parquet about 14X20. Music from 9 p.m.- 1.a.m. No Cover, bar closes 3am. City Limits Band Fri/Sat
Visit: One of the better spots for picking reliably good bands you can dance to. The floor is a decent club size with a surface good for dance shoes - chromes for more control but characters also. The floor does have a couple of rolling dips in it (no, not drunks). A set of large wall mounted mirrors next to the dance floor gives it a more spacious feel.
They have food. The dinner menu is on until at least 10:30-11pm and the breakfast menu begins after 1 am at very low prices. We had a darn good breakfast for only $2.50 (item # one) each. HyVee, watch out! The dress is casual and place is friendly. Service was good, helpful, courteous and attentive without standing over you.
Class Reunion Lounge
Usage: venue
Music: rock
Floor: wood parquet tiles, about 13x30
Crowd: 20's to 40's - packed
Looks: casual, nice looking
CategoryPage(s): Rock
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: Take Hwy-7 exit in Blue Springs, go to the north side, turn east toward the Ramada Inn. Class Reunion is to the north of the Ramada behind the convenience store/gass staion in a strip mall. Music is loud, danceable rock, on CD.
Visit: Placed is packed on Saturday's, maybe 200-300. Floor was too packed to swing, just sway. Lighting is coffee-house bright and area is maybe 60x150 feet, big lounge. Bar is on raised area to the left, most of the club is lounge area with cafe tables. Music is danceable but the crowd may be too packed for partner patterns.
Dance floor is along rear wall to the center right. Elvis Posters and memoriabilia are on the walls and the DJ booth is actually a pink Cadillac convertible, big fins and all, (fiberglass version) on a platform to the back of the dance floor.
Clay - Platte Senior Dancers
Usage: venue
Days: First & Third saturdays of the month
Sat: First & Third saturdays of the month
Music: general ballroom
Floor: Vinyl, meeting room
Crowd: Seniors, mostly retired
Looks: church meeting room, high ceiling
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom,swing
Note: Willie Flobert, President 452-5782
Dances at Northcross U.Methodist unless otherwise noted on their schedule which can be obtained at any dance. $5 donation, bring snacks to share.
Club NV
Usage: venue,link
CategoryPage(s): salsa house
URL.1: nv-kc.com
EML.1: info@nv-kc.com
Note: Downtown nightclub on the north side of the downtown loop. Two levels. Available for rentals for events. Various events through the week.
Cowtown Swing Dance Club
Usage: org,link,lessons
CategoryPage(s): swing,west coast swing,wc swing
URL.1: cowtownswingdanceclub.com
URL.2: grandprixofswing.com
EML.1: info@cowtownswingdanceclub.com
Note: From Their web site: "The Cow Town Swing Dance Club is dedicated to the sole purpose of helping its members become better West Coast Swing dancers by focusing on teaching good dance technique, promoting camaraderie among club members, and encouraging competition".
Visit: Was formed by members of the KC Swind Dance Club who were dancing in a separate venue on club nights out and adding a separate instruction session. This is another WC Swing club. They have grown, with members and a board of directors. After sponsoring a number of dances and workshops they sponsored their first regional competition in July 2003 as the Grand Prix of Swing.
Cowtown Swing Dance Club
Usage: link,org
Music: swing, blues
Lessons: group at nights out and workshops - west coast swing
URL.1: cowtownswingdanceclub.com
URL.2: eventpage.html
URL.3: GPoS_2005.asp
EML.1: president@cowtownswingdanceclub.com
Note: From the website: The Cow Town Swing Dance Club is dedicated to the sole purpose of helping its members become better West Coast Swing dancers by focusing on teaching good dance technique, promoting camaraderie among club members, and encouraging competition.
Cross Currents
Usage: link,org
Music: country, folk
CategoryPage(s): folk barn contra
URL.1: Barn%20Dance.htm
EML.1: lbogue@kc.rr.com
Note: CrossCurrents sponsors TWO great monthly dances! Merriam Barn Dance on the 2nd Saturday of every month: Merriam Community Center, 5701 Merriam Drive, just northwest of I-35 and Johnson Drive. (directions) AND
Midtown Barn Dance on the 4th Saturday of every month: Jack-o'-Lantern Ballroom, Westport Road & Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri (directions) This lively type of dancing is done to live fiddle-style music. Great exercise and good fun, it enjoys a wide popularity around the world, including right here in Kansas City! It only takes a few minutes and one simple lesson to learn the basics--then you can dance the night away! Beginner class: 7:00 PM; Dance: 7:30 - 10:30 PM Admission - $7 - includes lesson!
All dances are taught and called. Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor - no flipflops, please. Non-smoking, alcohol-free event For information, call Laura at 816.353.5815 or Larry & Betsey at 816.444.9686; or e-mail lbogue@kc.rr.com.
Daily Limit Cafe - - in Redbridge Shopping Center
Usage: venue
Music: blues (mostly thursday)and oldies rock (fridays) 9am -1am, normally no cover
Crowd: 30's-50's
Looks: neighborhood bar, comfortable
CategoryPage(s): rock,oldies
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
Note: shoes you can spin nicely (I did) just don't even try that with sneakers or suede. They bring in some darn good bands (such as Horizontal Mambo). Mike (the dude-in-charge) managed Kelley's in Westport for 15 years. This is a small venue but they move the tables aside for the dance and high spirits are the rule. It can Kick! 523 E 111th KC, MO (Right in the middle of the north wall of shops in the Redbridge Shopping Center)
dancewithme Productions
Usage: link
Mobile DJ for all occasions. Dances, parties, receptions. Wide range of music. Very capable DJ, Mark Harris. Phone: 816-665-6275 (mark).
(Area: local,Lawrence, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: swing,ballroom,Latin) URL.1: dancewithmeproductions.bigstep.com
Dancing Up a Storm
Usage: lesson,teacher,link
Music: country,swing
CategoryPage(s): country,swing,line
URL.1: dancinupastorm.com
Note: Karen Hedges teaches dancing at various locations - swing, country, line-dancing.
Dave Stephens Band, The
Usage: music,band
Music: swing,ballroom,big band
Crowd: all ages: teens to long retireds
CategoryPage(s): swing
URL.1: davestephens.com
URL.2: RaoulsVelvetJly99.htm
URL.3: dave_stephens_cd_release.htm
EML.1: waikikidave@msn.com
Visit: This is a local band with a national following as well. Dave Stephens gained a great deal of renown as a swing band in various configurations including the Dave Stephens Orchestra and in a mixture of lounge styles, The Continenal Affair. One of the best bands in the area and a great favorite of dancers. Always a good show and a fun time.
Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club (expanded)
Usage: venue
Music: rock, alternative Thur/Fri/Sat 9:30pm-2:30am
Crowd: 20's-30's+
Looks: hometown cafe like
CategoryPage(s): metal
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
URL.1: ~daveys
Note: 3402 Main. Tuesdays DJ. Ray Velasquez ( Dance Electronica ), Fridays (6-9pm) Mr. Marco's
Visit: Davey's is divided into two main rooms. You enter througha bar and dance in a the second room on the north side. The entire second room has hardwood flooring in good shape. The room is about 20x40 feet with a band platform at the street end and table seating in the opposite half of the room. They recently added a bar area off the back side of this room. The remaining strip of space (mayber 8x15 in front) is the danceable area of floor.
The crowd seems mainly there for the music with a few people getting up and single-person dancing. We kept as small a pattern as possible to make room for the others. Davey's is a well-known music venue and watering hole. Check the groups playing.
Del Rio Bar & Grill
Usage: venue
Music: Ranchero, Tejano, top 40's
Floor: tile, aobut 18x16 with band, 18x24 w/o band
Crowd: 20's to 50's+ Mexican
Looks: casual
CategoryPage(s): Latin
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
URL.1: del_rio.htm
Note: On west side of SW Blvd. south of Marguerita's and just north of Genesee St. intersection. Dance in a room at the back and adjacent to the main room. Seating in main room with bar (festooned along back with hanging lights) and in elevated room section next to dance area.
Visit: Mostly Mexican crowd, is a late crowd filling in about 11:30 to 12. Range of ages. DJ booth is encosed in the SE corner. Floor is tile, aboutr 16x18 in front of band area (Ranchera band, Grupo Tempestad, on Wednesdays).
Denim and Diamonds
Usage: venue
Days:
Wed: Ladies nite $2 cover for guys
Music: country western, swing hip-hop
Looks: Western
CategoryPage(s): Country
Lessons: Wednesday thorugh Saturday 7:30-8:30
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
URL.1: denimd.htm
Note: North Kansas City at 1725 Swift, (downtown NKC, just about three blocks south of Armour on the east side of the road). Wed. Ladies night, Thur. all ages (over 21 free), Fri/Sat. Party Nights. Full kitchen, breakfast, sandwiches, special, finger foods.
AGE: 21+, 16-20 with parent or guardian. D&D used to be one of the really nice spots for teens and whole families to go, especially on Sundays. The owner is very strongly commited to places for youth to go. Unfortunately, and much to their disgust, North KC refused to allow them any teen nights or family hours.
Visit: Nice dance floor, large to medium and rectangular,maybe 30 feet by 50 feet. Good dance shoes are just fine (or boots). Sometimes too much powder on the floor making it too slick in places but not for long. Lots of dance partners. Very active place with a lot of clientel. Good mix of music and when the line dancing is on you can find room in the corners or sides to swing with a partner.
Diana Roberts
Usage: lesson,teacher
CategoryPage(s): ballroom
Lessons: ballroom,social
Note: Private teacher for International style and social dance working out of Walters Dance Center
Dixie Belle Saloon and DB Warehouse Complexx
Usage: venue
Crowd: men, gay
URL.1: dixiebelle.net
Note: future home under construction at 1915 Main St.
Missies Truk Stop Café for food. Five bars: DB Main, the Loading Dock, the Buckle Under, the Gutter and the Dance Bar.
They state they are a, 'MENS Levi-Leather dance club. Cutting edge music with BJ the DJ having 20 years experience. Barry Boy, Randy and DJ Chris covering all aspects of musical genre. Featuring state of the art technology and lighting on our dance floor. Heavy cruising, drinking and dancing ... for the Gay Community... E mailto:JDP@dixiebelle.net
Visit: future home under construction at 1915 Main St.
Missies Truk Stop Café for food. Five bars: DB Main, the Loading Dock, the Buckle Under, the Gutter and the Dance Bar.
They state they are a, 'MENS Levi-Leather dance club. Cutting edge music with BJ the DJ having 20 years experience. Barry Boy, Randy and DJ Chris covering all aspects of musical genre. Featuring state of the art technology and lighting on our dance floor. Heavy cruising, drinking and dancing ... for the Gay Community... E mailto:JDP@dixiebelle.net
Don Bosco Senior Center
Usage: venue,lesson
Days: 0
Wed: lessons
Fri: lessons, dance one friday a month
Music: ballroom
Floor: vinyl tile (main floor area)
Crowd: Seniors
CategoryPage(s): ballroom
URL.1: donbosco.org
EML.1: bbond@donbosco.org
Note: Senior Center with various activities just off the downtown loop (north of the northeast corner of the loop). They have twice weekly ballroom dance lessons and a regular dance once a month on a friday (not the same friday).
Don Lipovac Band
Usage: band
URL.1: lipovac
EML.1: billharg@hotmail.com
Note: This band started in the early 1950's Over the years they have played for dances, wedding receptions and other events. They always draw a large audience. although billed as a polka band they play a lot of types of music. Everyone dances to Don Lipovac.
Double D's Way Station Pub & Grill
Usage: venue
Music: blues, classic rock
Crowd: 30's-60's
Looks: classic oldtime roadhouse
CategoryPage(s): blues,swing,rock
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: Take Woods Chapel Road Exit on I-70 (west exit) in Blue Springs and go to the north side of I-70 (about 1/8 mile). Peak-roofed building with a Dbl D's sign in front, an FC Groc/Market/Liquor store on the south side. Go into the door with the Chinese Dragon Restaurant sign.
Visit: This place is a classic roadhouse. Don't expect a big dance floor, it is more like a postage-stamp area where you can imagine a space. Just dance in the aisles. Just the same the music really kicks. Dance steps: EC.Swing and (mostly) West Coast Swing. The juke box selections are classic. Relaxed, fun, boisterous, folks dance a lot here.
Great food with a Chinese and American menu. They been open since early in 1997. The owner says 'we really try to put our money in the music. We use word-of-mouth advertising.'
El Caribe Restaurant and Lounge
Usage: venue
Days: Salsa musice 10pm-2am
Thu: Lessons 8:30-10:00pm, $10, Instr: Carlos
Fri: Every Friday Night Dance Party Music 10pm-2am
Sat: Salsa musice 10pm-2am
Music: Caribean, Latin, Salsa, Reggae, Merengue, Cumbia
Floor: vinyl, middle of floor and areas between tables
Crowd: mixture 20's - 60's
Looks: Caribean decor, very colorful
CategoryPage(s): Latin,salsa,merengue
Lessons: Thur: 8:30-10:00pm, $10, lessons by Carlos
Dine&Dance: Carribean cuisine
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To enter=...To drink=21
URL.1: El_caribe.htm
URL.2: ElCaribe.htm
Note: Closed Mondays, Tue-Thur 11-2, 5-9; Fri 11-2, 5-midnight, Sat 11 am to midnight. Music 10pm-2am
Two blocks west of Quivera, right off 87th (location of the former Juanchito's)
Catering available. Private parties can be arranged. Anna Molina is the owner
Visit: Anna Molina loves to dance. A place to Dine and dance was one of the goals she had in mind when starting El Caribe. The cafe has good food at reasonable prices and has a wonderfully colorful decor. Lots of good fun, and good dancing.
El Grupo Folklorico Atotonilco
Usage: lesson,danceco
Music: Mexican folklorico
Lessons: folklorico for youth and for adults
URL.1: pr96danchum.htm
URL.2: guadalupecenters.org
Note: El Grupo Folklorico Atotonilco, the dance and performance company of Guadalupe Center, Inc. (GCI), teaches Latino children and youth about their culture and history through dance. Participants study traditional Mexican dance, Caribbean dance and the cultures from which these dances developed.
Visiting artists who are specialists in a particular dance form are brought to the Center. The participants, most of whom are teenagers and from low-income families, practice one to five times per week and perform at festivals year-round throughout the county. There is an open enrollment policy; new young people join classes, which are organized by age and experience, all the time.
El Grupo puts on 3 major performances and some 45 other performances a year. According to Bernardo Ramirez, GCI's director of development, 'El Grupo's excellent reputation and extremely high level of instruction has allowed several longtime participants to spin off and form their own dance groups.' The Guadalupe Center, Inc. is a multiservice center.
El Torreon Ballroom
Usage: venue,link
Music: punk, ska, indie, hardcore, & metal artists
Floor: hardwood
Age Policy: All ages
Ages: ...Minimum=...To enter=...To drink=
URL.1: eltorreon.com
EML.1: webmaster@eltorreon.com
EML.2: booking@eltorreon.com
Note: punk, ska, indie, hardcore, & metal - From Their Site: 'Located on Gillham Plaza at 31st, the El Torreon opened December 15, 1927. Victor Recording artists, the Coon-Sanders Night Hawks returned to Kansas City from Chicago to headline the gala event. The El Torreon sported a Spanish Mission motif with floating clouds and glittering stars on the ceiling accentuating the exotic atmosphere of a Spanish courtyard. A 'crystal ball' with 100,000 mirrors illuminated a dance floor that could accommodate 2,000 dancers.'
Elm's Resort
Usage: venue
Music: ballroom, swing
CategoryPage(s): ballroom,swing
Emily A. Silverman Memorial Fund
Usage: link,org
CategoryPage(s): ballet tap jazz modern
URL.1: emilyfoundation.org
EML.1: info@emilyfoundation.org
Note: Quoted from the web site: created not only as a tribute to Emily's life, but also as a way to turn her passion for dance into opportunities for others. Through this fund the Silverman family hopes to be able to provide financial and start-up assistance for students with financial limitations and children who want to pursue dance at any level.
Entertainment & civic links in Kansas City
Usage: link
(Area: Kansas City,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: links)
Fahrenheit Gallery
Usage: venue,link,rent
Floor: wood about 15x24 with a corner diagonal off
CategoryPage(s): art,film,space
URL.1: touchartists.com
URL.2: regkuceragallery.com
EML.1: inehonig@hotmail.com
Note: Building was built in the 1890's. It is a freespan with no interior structure. It has a 1920's tile floor and tin-print ceiling (the original). A 45-foot bar, new a/c, heat, electric and plumbing. A good-sized band stage and a walnut dance floor. The band area is about 12x21 feet with a wood dance floor in front of about 24x15 feet.
touchartists.com, regkuceragallery.com
Visit: Good space, 50-foot bar, restaurant area in the west bottoms with a wide stage, parking.
Good space for dances and other events. Many art openings and film viewings are staged here.
Owned by artist Peregrine Honig.
Fat Chance Bar and Grill
Usage: venue
Days: live music, no cover
Tue: country (and line-dance lessons)
Thu: Ladies night, $1 draws or well drinks
Fri: live music, no cover
Sat: live music, no cover
Music: country, classic rock
Floor: wood, across SE corner about 12x25
Looks: clean, well kept
CategoryPage(s): country
Lessons: Country (line): tuesdays 7pm-9pm
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
URL.1: fatchancekc.com
URL.2: fat_chance.htm
Note: Take 291 exit north from I-70 (by Independence Center Mall). From 23rd St. head south on 291 just about 3-tenths of a mile. Fat Chance is on the west side of the road. It is a white and red building squarish building.
Visit: Dance floor is wood parquet tiles about 20 x 40 feet in an oblong shape. It is stretched diagonally across the SE corner of the room in front of the bandstand. It is a nice floor with a lot of room. The folks here were very nice and hospitable. Crowd is nice-sized and friendly.
Fieldhouse Sports Cafe
Usage: venue
Floor: Hard-wood area of main floor, near wall-screen
Crowd: 30'-50's+
Looks: very nice
CategoryPage(s): blues
Visit: Crowd mostly 30's to 50's+. Good music. Floor is about 15 square feet of hard-wood in front of the projection screen.
Filling Station
Usage: venue
Music: Punk, hip-hop, Mix(alternative/old rock, etc.) DJ every Fri/Sat 9pm-3am
Crowd: 20's, some 30's
Looks: more like the inside of a garage
CategoryPage(s): rock
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
Note: no cover, 11515 Hickman Mills Road (just off of 71 and just north of Longview Road) on the east side of the road.
Visit: There is plenty of room here (which is not obvious from the outside) No one was dancing but there were few persons here on a Friday night. Just music from the DJ stand and guys playing pool.
The dance-floor area is actually an area in which it looks as though the vinyl floor tile was removed down to the concrete to make outline a dance area.
Flamingo Lounge, The
Usage: venue
Music: classic rock
Floor: hardwood about 10x14, very crowded
Crowd: 30's-50's
CategoryPage(s): rock
Age Policy: 21 Minimum 21 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
Note: Two rooms, back is a 3-table pool and game room, front is the bar with lounge seating and small, somewhat grundgy wood-parquet tile floor in front of a stage for a live band. Very crowded on FriSat.
Visit: They say no swing dancing - that it starts fights when dancers bump into someone. The bartender kept repeating the fight-starter bit in saying no swing dancing. OK.
Friendz Dance Club
Usage: venue
Days: Top 40 Dance, Friendz Social!
Sun: closed
Mon: Open Mic, Live R&B/HipHop, Top 40 Dance Music
Tue: closed
Wed: Open Mic, Live R&B/HipHop, Top 40 Dance Music
Thu: Top 40 Dance, Ladies in Free, Ladies Night
Fri: Top 40 Dance, Friendz Social!
Sat: Top 40 Dance, Friendz Social!
Music: Top 40 Dance, R&B, Hip Hop, Pop
Floor: Huge Dance floor, mirrors, lights, excellent sound
Crowd: Elite clientele, dress to impress
Looks: Open, holds 400+, great location for dancing
Dine&Dance: 31 menu items
Age Policy: 21+, dress to impress
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
URL.1: friendzdanceclub.com
EML.1: tracy@bmmgkc.com
Funky Town
Usage: venue
Days:
Mon: Mon. Night Football
Wed: 80's Ladies night
Thu: Swing Night - 7-11pm, DJ, no cover
Music: retro, DJ, swing, disco, dance
Floor: hardwood 25x25, very nice floor, slightly elevated
Crowd: mostly 20's-30's and some boomers
CategoryPage(s): Swing
Age Policy: 21 To Drink
Ages: ...To drink=21
Note: Just inside the northeast corner of I-435 and Hwy 350 Blue Parkway - you can get here from I-435 by taking either the 350 highway exit or the 63rd st. exit. Hours: open 11 am close 1:30 am, stage show about 9 pm Fri/Sat's
DJ for music, plan to have concerts in the future. Dress Code: no ball caps, no tank tops, no baggy clothes, no athletic gear, shirts must be tucked in. Lunch from 11 am to 2 pm, dinner from 5 pm to 9 pm - deli sandwiches to KC strip steaks.
Visit: Bright cartoonish colors and large cartoon murals with a cartoon cityscape. The main room has the dance area in the north half. Their is a bar to either side of the dance floor and a stage behind it. The front corners of the dance floor have slightly raised dance platforms. The south half has a bar, social tables with seating, some booths, a few games and a couple of pool tables. The sound is fairly loud but not killing although the acoustic surfaces are hard enough that the combined sound of music and crowd has a factory-noise type quality, even with good amplifiers and speakers.
Fuzzies South
Usage: venue
CategoryPage(s): rock
Grand Emporium Saloon, The
Usage: venue,link
Music: blues, R&B, funk, soul, rocking blues, cajun
Floor: kitchen-tile flooring, space depends on crowd size
Crowd: 20's-50's+ varies
CategoryPage(s): blues,reggae,cajun,zydeco,jazz,funk
Age Policy: under 21 must be with adult/pa 18 Minimum 18 ToEnter 21 To Drink
Ages: ...Minimum=18...To enter=18...To drink=21
URL.1: index2.html
URL.2: grandemporium.htm
Note: tickets for acts can be purchased either at the Grand Emporium or through ticketmaster. They also have BBQ and souvenirs. This is one of the best known blues clubs in the nation with blues, jazz and other styles of music.
21 or over, 18 may enter with parent or guardian
Visit: Sometimes very danceable, sometimes not danceable, reallydepends on the artist(s) - stop by and get their concert calendar. Some of this is truly toe-tappin' and some is no-steppin'. I've watched the crowd start to tap their feet and then stop in mid-tap as the musicians decided to show folks what their instrument sounds like when they ring its neck.
There is some crowded dancing in front of the bandstand but more room in the back of the club in an open area of the tile floor. You can have a great time here, or, if you are looking purely for dancing you might - depending on above factors - feel as though you are wasting your time.
The decor is 'original' with years worth of posters and flyers for the club doing duty as wallpaper, 15-foot high ceilings, a long bar along the entering wall and neon portraits along a far wall on either side of a large video projection screen.
Grand Prix of Swing (Cowtown Swing)
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Strictly Swing Championships. $2,000 in cash and prizes. 4 divisions: newcomer/Novice, Internediate, Advanced and Pro. Also Jackpot Jack and Jill in 2 divisions, Newcomer/Novice and Intermediate. $20/person before July 1, $25 after July 1. at the Marriott Hotell in downtown Kansas City. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Late night social dancing. music by Bill Bateman. Details on the club website. (call Bob Tunison 913-238-3121 or Bill Bateman 816-525-9692)
Strictly Swing:
Pro: 1st Place couple splits $300, 2nd ' ' ' $200, 3rd ' ' ' $150
Advanced: 1s
(Area: Kansas City,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: swing,west coast swing,wc swing) URL.1: grandprixofswing.com
URL.2: cowtownswingdanceclub.com
EML.1: info@cowtownswingdanceclub.com
Harling's Upstairs
Usage: venue
Days: Mama Ray and the Rich Van Sant band 2-6pm
Tue: Big Band Swing (live)
Wed: Eddie Delahunt, wed-thur, 9pm-1am
Sat: Mama Ray and the Rich Van Sant band 2-6pm
Music: blues, swing, Irish, rock
Floor: hardwood areas of the main floor
Crowd: 30's-60's
CategoryPage(s): blues
URL.1: harlingsupstairs.htm
Note: An L-shaped front area leads to the band area and beyond the band area is another room which in turn is next to a large party room. The entire floor is hardwood and you just need to choose an area of the floor to dance (see visit note).
Visit: Filled with sinners - folks who actually sit down when there is great, foot-moving music played. Saturday afternoons the jam session with Mama Ray and Rich Van Sant has great kickin' music which richly deserves good swing dancers. And durn it, the folks here don't seem to be dancers. They need some of us swingers to get in there and show 'em!
Harrah's Casino
Usage: venue
Music: varied groups 8pm - midnight
Floor: ceramic-tile /Bsidewalk/b
Crowd: anybody walking by
Looks: casual, lobby area
CategoryPage(s): concerts,casino
Note: They don't have dancing but the list of groups they hire regularly for Friday and Saturday evenings are blues, zydeco and classic rock type of bands that are being danced to elsewhere in the area. The band sets up on a stand behind the sports bar and grill in the center of the lobby.
This is in front of the main ticket windows. The 'sidewalk' floor in front of the band area can be used for dancing. Basically it is a matter of showing up on the sidewalk (interior sidewalk) in front of your favorite band and dancing on the ceramic tiles.
Harrah's Voodoo Lounge
Usage: venue,link
Days: 0
Thu: Ladies Night
Music: swing, rock
CategoryPage(s): swing,rock
Age Policy: Must be 21 or over
Ages: ...Minimum=21...To enter=21...To drink=21
URL.1: voodookc.com
URL.2: entertainment_detail_00.html
Note: Then VooDoo Lounge is a concert hall with an intimate setting and a nightclub. Want more info? Check out www.voodookc.com for upcoming events, photos, a drink menu and more. Sign up to receive email updates and find out the latest on what's happening at the VooDoo Lounge!
Heart of America DanceSport Championships
Usage: link,org
Music: ballroom, dancesport
CategoryPage(s): dancesport
URL.1: hoadancesport.com
URL.2: Schedule%20Page.htm
EML.1: hofamerica@aol.com
Note: This is a Kansas City event which is one of the major national ballroom events in the country. It is the sixth of nine annual competitions and seminars leading to the finale at the Dancer's Cup in January of the following year.
Quot from the Site: As one of the longest running competitions in the United States, Heart of America provides a great environment for every type of dancer. Join us and experience our great competition, as well as our dance seminars, Saturday night show, and the farewell after party. We look forward to seeing you in August. - LeRoy & Ginny Walters
Heart of America Federation of Square Dance Clubs
Usage: link
Long list of Square Dance Clubs in and around the greater Kansas City metro area including a number of clubs in outlying areas. Email to: mailto:dandy512@earthlink.net Phone: 816-252-1753, Fax: 816-252-1272
(Area: Kansas City,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: country,square,square dance,local) URL.1: Clubs.htm
Heartland Dance Festival in October
Usage: link
The Heartland Dance Festival is every October and is one of the largest dance workshops/competitions in the area.
(Area: Kansas City,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: swing,country) URL.1: kcdance
Hollywood Lounge
Usage: venue
Music: various rock, metal 9-1 am
Floor: vinyl area in front about 11x12
Looks: very casual
CategoryPage(s): rock
Note: 9-1am, $3 cover. South side of Grandview, off 71 highway, next to the K-Mart. 13806 S 71 Hwy, Grandview, MO 64030.
Hurricane, The
Usage: venue,link
Days: 5:30-8:30 BonTon Bash
Wed: Disco Dick
Sat: 5:30-8:30 BonTon Bash
Floor: inside: wood plank outside: concrete patio
Crowd: 20's-50's
Looks: very basic, not-slick hip
CategoryPage(s): rock
URL.1: hurricanekc.com
URL.2: hurricane.htm
Note: Larger area on outside patio at the back of the club. Westport area: shows)
Visit: Generally packed with folks, 20's to 50's, bulk are inthe younger half of the age range. Dance floor areas are definitely for street shoes. When outside you will be on a concrete patio area. This is down right tiring to dance on at first but the music is great. The inside floor, depending on the band is sometimes too packed to dance. When you can dance it is a smooth hardwood floor. Bon Ton Soul Accordian Band is usually the early-shift act playing great zydeco music. Later is generally a rock group or two.
ALSO - Sunday Night Swing with Dave Stephens WITH SWING-DANCE LESSONS (by Tex Houston and Kurt Wegner) from 9-11pm then at 11 pm, Dave Stephens!), This swing crowd is in their 20's and Tex and Kurt are teaching a Lindy-style swing. They have been teaching swing at the Hurricane since October. They are having LOT's of fun. It's a blast. Go at nine for lessons and be dancing in time for the band - at eleven.
Isle of Capri Casino
Usage: venue
Music: classic rock
Crowd: 30's and up
CategoryPage(s): casino,concerts
Note: (Former Flamingo Casino) - Some of the best danceable rock music in the area. Classic acts brought to KC on a regular basis. The only pity is the lack of any kind of real dance area. If the music weren't so good they would be worth talking about for dancers. You'll just have to go for the music and make do for dance spaces.
Most of these are outdoor concerts and the only place to dance is on grass or on a patio area near the top of an embankment. On rain dates there is a wood floor inside behind the bar/lounge area or just expect to dance on carpet around the top of the gambling area.
Visit: Some of the best danceable rock music in the area. Classic acts brought to KC on a regular basis. The only pity is the lack of any kind of real dance area. If the music weren't so good they would be worth talking about for dancers. You'll just have to go for the music and make do for dance spaces.
Most of these are outdoor concerts and the only place to dance is on grass or on a patio area near the top of an embankment. On rain dates there is a wood floor inside behind the bar/lounge area or just expect to dance on carpet around the top of the gambling area.
J.A.D.
Usage: venue
Music: Juke Box Selections
Crowd: 20's - 30's
Looks: not fancy, working class bar
CategoryPage(s): nightclub
Note: Did have live swing. Dropped live music for lack of crowds. No DJ. Juke Box Selections. Not fancy in looks. Could describe it as a working class bar with pool tables, bar area, sitting tables all in an L-shaped area. J.A.D. is the former 'Helen's'. It is next door to McDonalds and right near a Total gas station with a convenience store at the intersection of Armour and Vernon (across the road from Payless Cashways) about 1/4 mile east of I-29.
Visit: Good sized meeting-room area in a section of bar for entertainment with a 15 foot wide stage with a dance area across the front. Most of the room is now filled with six pool tables on carpeting. They open at 10am and close at 3am. Serve food from 11am until about 2:30am. Basket meals ($5 and $5.50 - burgers, chicken, quesadillas)
Jack Finnigan's Bar & Grill
Usage: venue
Days: Swing
Sat: Swing
Music: rock, swing
Crowd: college
CategoryPage(s): nightclub
Lessons: Sat. 9pm Swing with Kevin and Tina (band at 10pm)
Age Policy: college
Note: On 23rd Street behind McDonalds (south side of street)
Jazzhaus
Usage: venue
CategoryPage(s): jazz
Jersey's Sports Cafe
Usage: venue
Music: rock, classic and danceable (works for swing)
Floor: hardwod about 12x15, mirror on wall nice
Crowd: 20-50's
Looks: sports bar, casual dress
CategoryPage(s): rock,swing
URL.1: jerseys.htm
Note: On 24 Hwy about 0.6 miles east of 291 up front in the Susquehanna Shopping Center. Fri-Sat 9pm-1am.
Visit: Band sets up in the dart area adjacent to and slightly above the dancefloor. Neighborhood crowd mixing 20's to 50's+. They do get on the floor and move around here. Framed Chief's jerseys around the walls, and other sports bar trappings: team logos, pictures, emblems. Sectioned into a bar area with pools tables and an island bar, and two seating areas at different levels then a dancing and dart-band area. Nice club for dancing. Both EC and WC although we found West Coast swing worked better for most of the music.
Jets
Usage: venue
Music: Juke Box (country, TexMex)
Floor: Small hardwood tile floor about 13&20
CategoryPage(s): rock
Note: Just east of downtown and about 1/2 mile east of the I-70 exit to Truman.
Visit: Not a dance spot. They tried live music but no go. All music now is juke box. Still if you wish to dance they retain their hardwood tile dance floor so you could get up and dance. This really a neighborhood bar. Three pool tables, a liquor cooler, several bar tables and a bar.
John Knox Village Pavilion
Usage: venue
Music: ballroom,swing,oldies,Latin
Floor: hardwood 50x50 - one of the finest in the area
Crowd: older, largely retired
Looks: very nice, modern, airy
CategoryPage(s): ballroom,swing
URL.1: JohnKnoxPavillion.asp
Note: John Knox Village is a non-denominational, not-for-profit retirement community. They usually have one dance a month in the pavilion. It is an open dance with a band.
Visit: The Pavilion is a large, pyramid-shaped event hall - a single large room with a big stage and a 50x50 foot (or so) hardwood dance floor - very nice floor. This is one of the nicest dance floors in the entire area. The room itself is a beautiful space for ballroom dancing with its large clear space - no columns - almost pristine in appearance.
Johnny O'Quigley's
Usage: venue
Music: Retro
Crowd: lates 20's to mid 40's
Looks: casual, upper middle
CategoryPage(s): rock
Note: Highway 45 (64th street) exit. On the south side of the road, take a turn south on N. Chatam road (at the Texaco) and make a right turn behind the Texaco and Blockbuster's and go to the end of the lot (careful, lots of road traffic and traffice into and out of the Hen House grocery). Saturday's they have live music for dancing and a little karaoke. The floor area is small (10x10) but quite nice. The corwd is late 20's to mid 40's. If you know how to partner dance the floor is pretty much yours.
John's Big Deck
Usage: venue
Days:
Thu: Ladies night and karaoke
Music: Rock, contemporary bands, Fri/Sat
Floor: room flooring inside: cement out: deck planking
Crowd: 20's
Looks: casual
CategoryPage(s): rock
URL.1: johnsbigdeck.com
Note: Happy hour specials 4-6 pm. The second floor (concrete floor space pushed away from the tables for some dance space) and above the second floor on an outside wooden patio deck, also a small amount of space but no dedicated dance floor as such. Downtown, 928 Wyandotte. Bands Fri-Sat, Tue., Wed-Sat.
Visit: Dancing is in an area of patio-type deck-planking on the roof, between the large amount of table seating and the bandstand in the SW corner of the roof deck. I've been there before when there was almost no room to dance. Otherwise they pull the tables back a little farther for dancing room for several couples.
The deck planking is pretty uneven though and tilts slightly to the north so ease up on spin things and wear street shoes (you might want to think twice about spike heels as well). They also use the second floor for private parties or dancing (especially in inclement weather). This is mostly a yuppies-type 20's crowd but anyone can join in.
They have a couple of regular panhandlers on the street with sort of regular spots around there and some who also find their way into the club and who will approach you in the corridor up to the deck. They are not really a threat but you should say no - firmly.
John's Food & Drink / The Deck
Usage: venue
Music: Rock, contemporary bands, Fri/Sat
Floor: room flooring inside: cement out: deck planking
Crowd: 20's
Looks: casual
CategoryPage(s): rock
Note: the second floor (concrete floor space pushed away from the tables for some dance space) and above the second floor on an outside wooden patio deck, also a small amount of space but no dedicated dance floor as such. Downtown, 928 Wyandotte. Bands Fri-Sat, Tue., Wed-Sat.
Visit: Dancing is in an area of patio-type deck-planking on the roof, between the large amount of table seating and the bandstand in the SW corner of the roof deck. I've been there before when there was almost no room to dance. Otherwise they pull the tables back a little farther for dancing room for several couples.
The deck planking is pretty uneven though and tilts slightly to the north so ease up on spin things and wear street shoes (you might want to think twice about spike heels as well). They also use the second floor for private parties or dancing (especially in inclement weather). This is mostly a yuppies-type 20's crowd but anyone can join in.
They have a couple of regular panhandlers on the street with sort of regular spots around there and some who also find their way into the club and who will approach you in the corridor up to the deck. They are not really a threat but you should say no - firmly.
Joshua's
Usage: venue
Music: rock, disco, retro, country, variety
Floor: hardwood 12x18, plus 6x8 platform
Crowd: 20's-30's local and hotel guests
Looks: upscale rich wood decor
CategoryPage(s): rock
URL.1: joshuas.htm
Note: Off south 71 highway east of the Longview Road exit in the north side of the Holiday Inn. DJ is Mike Hess who is also the manager. The dance floor is in good shape and is real hardwood planking with a DJ stand on the wall side. Plenty of room to dance and enough tables around.
Visit: Nice neighborhood crowd. Occasional freestyle dancers. Mostly they sit and stand around. The music is danceable. Count on a basic retro core with a variety of other music. Works for swing.
Kabal Restaurant and Nightclub
Usage: venue,link
Days: DJ 10-1:30
Wed: DJ 10-1:30
Thu: DJ 10-1:30
Fri: DJ 10-1:30
Sat: DJ 10-1:30
Music: house, techno
Floor: vinyl-tile floor over concrete
Looks: very spare, modern look
Dine&Dance: full meals in ground floor restaurant, dancing in basement
URL.1: kabalkc.com
URL.2: Kabal_14Feb2003.asp
Visit: Upscale restaurant and nightclub with middle class prices in the Rivermarket. The ground floor is a fine reataurant and the 'Kabal Basement' is the dance area. The basement dance area was put together with the advice of area DJ's. Opened in late 2002.
Kacico Dance
Usage: link,studio,teacher,danceco,troupe
Music: modern
CategoryPage(s): modern
Lessons: modern
URL.1: kacicodance.org
EML.1: artdir@kacicodance.org
Note: Kacico Dance is a professional contemporary modern dance company in the Kansas City area seeking highly talented dancers to fulfill its mission: to create and present the best in contemporary dance to audiences in Kansas City and beyond in a variety of presentational forms from formal theaters to arts festivals. Artistic Director is Michelle Diane Brown.
Kansas City Ballet
Usage: link,org,lesson,danceco
Music: ballet
Lessons: ballet, via the KC Ballet School
URL.1: kansascityballet.org
EML.1: info@kcballet.org
Kansas City Dance Expressions
Usage: link,studio,lesson,teacher
Music: Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip-hop, Acro
CategoryPage(s): Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip-hop, Acro
Lessons: Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip-hop, Acro
URL.1: kcdance.net
URL.2: kcdanceexpressions.com
EML.1: dmoomauon@olatheschools.com
Note: Quoted from their site: 'Welcome to the home of KANSAS CITY DANCE EXPRESSIONS. Our studio is now in its sixth year, and we grow stronger each day. Our philosophy is simple: well disciplined dance instruction will prove invaluable to each student throughout their entire life. ... In our studio we build dancers - and in turn, the dance builds wonderful people.'
Kansas City Lindy Exchange - (785-393-9425 (Mia), 913-403-8218 (Scott)) -
Usage: link
The Kansas City Lindy Exchange (KCLX - URL: www.kclx.com) is being handled by local dancers within a few different groups. So, there is no formal organization 'running the show' but mainly just dedicated dancers working together. It is an enterprise self-funded through ticket sales and sponsorships. Hopes are always that it will break even or get away with a few hundred extra as seed money for the next event. Whether formally incorporated or not, exchanges are non-profit events.
Exchanges began around 5 or 6 years ago with a true 'exchange' of dancers between Chicago and San Francisco,
(Area: Kansas City, local, Missouri, Kansas, MO, KS) URL.1: kclx.org
EML.1: kclx2003@yahoo.com
Kansas City Lindy Hop Society
Usage: link,org
Music: Swing, Lindy
URL.1: kclindy.com
URL.2: KCLX_18-20July2003.asp
URL.3: KCLHS_KCKBlues2004.asp
EML.1: kclindyhopsociety@yahoo.com
Note: This is a club for Lindy in Kansas City.
Kansas City Swing Dance Club
Usage: venue,lesson,org,link
Days:
Sun: Sunday afternoon WC LESSONS, nights out: Roxy
Mon: Argentine Tango lessons and night out at RG
Wed: WC lessons evening
Thu: Special Lesson Series
Fri: open dancing in clubhouse
Music: Swing
Floor: suspended hardwood with air blown under - GOOD
Crowd: all ages
Looks: clean, nice, no smoke, air filters
CategoryPage(s): Swing,tango,west coast swing
Lessons: Sunday afternoons, Wednesday evenings, workshops, other classes
URL.1: KansasCitySwingDance.Org
URL.2: CorSze_56kb.ram
Note: Friday night dances in the club house. This is one of the nicest dance floors in the area. It is on bumbers above the floor with air blown underneath to control temperature and humidity. Members put in the floor themselves with plenty of sweat equity. $3 for members (special events or DJ nights may be more). 8:30 pm to midnight. 6101 Martway, Shawnee Mission.
The Argentine Tango group has been going since 1996 and is now well established.
Visit: Mondays the largest Tango lesson series in town (since 1996)
KC Folk Calendar
Usage: link,org,site
CategoryPage(s): folk,contra
URL.1: ~prairie
Note: Marion MacDonald's calendar of International folk dancing and contra dance
King Pin Sports Bar & Grill
Usage: venue
Music: general mix, little country, oldies 9pm-1am
Floor: 12x21 feet of wooden portable ballroom tiles
Crowd: variety
Looks: casual (jeans)
CategoryPage(s): rock
URL.1: kingpin.htm
Note: dance floor, 12x21 made of portable wood sections. no cover, 71 hwy & 58 Hwy, Belton MO (in the south east part of the intersection - along a short section of frontage road).
Visit: Fairly good crowd. Jeans. Decent dancing in front of the live band. The dance floor is surrounded by a three-foot high wall and tables around that. It is in an area which forms a wide corridor between the door the the main bar area. The whole area is well lite and you can read a newspaper anywhere in the place. Folks do dance so swing dancers won't be doing an exhibition.
KU Ballroom Dance Club
Usage: link,org,lesson
CategoryPage(s): ballroom
URL.1: links.htm
Note: Student club teaching ballroom lessons at $25 a semester. Ballroom Dance Lessons will be 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. Sunday ballroom dance lessons will focus on both beginning social dancers. We will then have a half an hour of free dance in which to practice our newly acquired moves and have fun. The class on Sundays which will be fairly varied and will have a different dance every one or two weeks. It will first focus on the beginning dance moves for each style, and then build up to more advanced techniques.
KU DanceSport
Usage: link,org,lesson
CategoryPage(s): ballroom
URL.1: ~kuds
Note: The purpose of KU DanceSport is to encourage participation in dance sport, to help University of Kansas students/faculty develop skills and technique of dance sport, to participation in collegiate or amateur level dance sport and to prepare them for a leadership role in teaching the formal United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA) syllabi. The coach is Perry Gingerich of Ballroom Unlimited in Overland Park. Coaching on Wednesdays: 08:00 - 10:00pm Hashinger Hall's Dance Room. Practices on Tuesdays: 10:00 pm - 12:00 am Aerobics Room, Rec Center
La Fonda El Taquito
Usage: venue
Music: Ranchera, Salsa, Tejano, Merengue
CategoryPage(s): Latin
URL.1: lafonda_eltaquito.htm
Note: Carry out and private parties. Live entertainment on weekends. Friday dance music. Saturday Salsa. Medina Family Proprietors
Lafferty's Lounge
Usage: venue
Days:
Mon: mellow
Tue: karaoke
Wed: disco and retro rock
Thu: karaoke
Music: Mixed country, rock, dance, oldies etc. (DJ and live)
Floor: 10x15 parquet
Crowd: varies
Looks: casual
CategoryPage(s): Country,Rock
Lessons: Tuesdays, line dance with Karen
URL.1: laffertys.htm
Note: Dance floor is about 10x15 give or take of wood parquet tiles. Take the exit from I-435 to 350 Highway, head east about half a mile (6301 Blue Parkway). Lafferty's is on the south side fo the road. Karaoke on Tue/Thu.
Visit: A friend of mine who doesn't have parties in bars told me, 'If I had a party in a bar, I think I would have a party at Lafferty's.' It is a fun place with a crowd that has middle-class mixed flavor to it. In other words, real folks with an appropriate number of suspected eccentrics sprinkled in. The owner/DJ Lin Wong plays wide ranging music, from retro to hip-hop to swing, and all of it danceable. The crowd dances, mostly free style and line dance. They have line dance instruction on Tuesdays!
Latin Rhythm Dance Company
Usage: link,studio,lesson,teacher,danceco
URL.1: kcsalsa.com
EML.1: whereisthesalsa@kcsalsa.com
Note: Josu� Hern�ndez and Katia Burkhardt co-founded Latin Rhythm Dance Company in the spring of 2002. Latin Rhythm Dance Company is comprised of professionally trained dancers and teachers, who share the founders� passion for the art of dance.
Styles featured in our Salsa syllabus have their foundation in the Caribbean Style, Miami Style, New York On-2 Style, Los Angeles Style, American Rhythm Ballroom Mambo, and South American Cumbia Style.
Our instructors have expertise and experience in performance, choreography, and instruction of Salsa, Casino Rueda, Guajira/Cha Cha, Swing, Mambo, Rumba, Bolero, Merengue, Bachata, Flamenco, Brazilian Samba, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet and Modern Dance.
We have instructors who speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and French.
Lawrence Barn Dance Association - ((785) 749-1356) -
Usage: link
Dances on third saturdays, second sundays and fifth Saturdays ("Bloo Moon Advanced Dances") in and around Lawrence, Kansas. At the Lawrence Arts Center Dance Annex, 205 1/2 West 8th street, red-brick building, upstairs, between Vermont and Kentucky (downtown). For information call (785) 749-1356
(Area: Lawrence,local,regional, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: folk,contra) URL.1: lawrencebarndance.org
EML.1: info@lawrencebarndance.org
Leigh's School of Dance
Usage: link,studio,lesson
Days:
Wed: adult and teen Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Country
Music: swing,jazz,tap,ballet
CategoryPage(s): ballet,tap,jazz,swing,ballroom
URL.1: leighsschoolofdance.com
URL.2: page4.htm
URL.3: leighs.htm
URL.4: Leighs.htm
EML.1: pfrazier7@comcast.net
Note: We teach continuously each Wednesday, and have special dances (for holidays like Valentines) also. Leigh's School of Dance offers Wednesday night adult and teen Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Country dance lessons in:
Foxtrot, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Nightclub Two-Step, Rumba, Cha Cha, Bolero, Mambo, Salsa, Samba, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Country Two Step, Country Nightclub 2Step, Country Cha Cha, Country Waltz, Polka, Lambada, and Hustle
Classes are tailored for both beginners and intermediates. We teach from 30 to 40 patterns per dance, so there is plenty of opportunity to learn.
Classes meet Wednesdays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at Leigh's School of Dance, 13490 S. Arapaho Dr., Olathe, KS 66062 (913) 764-4146, http://www.LeighsSchoolOfDance.com
$5 per lesson or $20 per individual per month. Class is for teenagers and adults. No previous experience required. No partner required. No contracts, no commitments, just great classes!
Class time 7:30pm. Beginners ALWAYS welcome.
Tell your friends that the 1st class is free! Hope to see you! Invite your friends too! :)
Visit: The lessons are enjoyable and fun. Leigh is an energetic redhead who is always in the center of the mix.
Let's Dance America
Usage: lesson,teacher,link
Music: ballroom,swing,latin,nightclub,rhythm
CategoryPage(s): ballroom,country,latin
URL.1: letsdanceamerica.com
EML.1: letsdanceamerica@yahoo.com
Note: Shelley and Rafael Labrado, teaching at Walters Dance Center, ballroom, country, rhythm, Latin, nightclub. 913-342-4071. email: letsdanceamerica@yahoo.com
Levee, The
Usage: venue
Music: rock, Mon/Tue, Thur-Sat 5pm-8, 9-1am
Floor: rough-plank flooring
Crowd: 20 - 40+
Looks: rough hewn
CategoryPage(s): jazz,blues
Dine&Dance: separate restaurant area and food served in bar/dance area
URL.1: levee.htm
Visit: The dance area is uneven plank flooring and cramped with posts and gouged areas you can trip on. Where the floor is not gouged it is out and out slick from years of polishing from just the actions of peoples feet.
The Levee is a long-time and very popular watering hole. Mostly 20's-30's crowd. Few seem to know much about partner dancing. If it is partner dancing you want this is not it. But if you want to dance anyway, and enjoy a famed KC meeting place, visit and dance. Depending on the crowd there will be dancers.
Liberty Hall
Usage: venue
CategoryPage(s): Swing
URL.1: libertyhall.net
Lucky Brewgrille
Usage: venue,link
Days: Entertainment
Wed: Entertainment
Fri: Entertainment
Sat: Entertainment
Music: rock,swing,house,dance
CategoryPage(s): nightclub
Dine&Dance: Full Menu and space to dance
URL.1: luckybrewgrille.com
EML.1: greg@luckybrewgrille.com
Note: a lot of fun and always a lot of people. 20's-30's mainly. Larger than it looks with and upstairs and a downstairs and entertainment on both levels.
Visit: There are two dance areas, upstairs and downstairs. The upstairs front is part of the north side of the strip mall along Johnson Drive. The room is about 80 x 60 feet or so with the front divided by a line of booths and ending at the south in a bar. The floor area between the west and center booths gets cleared of the tables there to open up the dance space which is a vinyl-tile floor over concrete. Dance space maybe 20x20. The floor was a bit catchy (or draggie). The band set up in the front window.
Maniax, the dance club
Usage: venue
Days: Top 40's
Fri: Top 40's
Sat: Top 40's
Music: hip hop
Floor: hardwood 25x25 plus in nice shape
Crowd: 20's
Looks: casual, clean
CategoryPage(s): hip-hop
URL.1: maniax.htm
Note: 15015 East 40 Highway (corner of 40 Highway and Phelps Street - between Noland and 291), Independence.
Visit: Dance floor is hardwood, about 25x25 feet (or a little larger) with nifty floor-to-ceiling, beveled-edge mirrors covering the wall at the back side of the floor. No live music. But you can keep on dancing without end. Music is good and loud but not deafening. The club look nice and the furnishings are in good shape as is the dance floor. We easily alternated between west-coast swing, east-coast swing and cha-cha without a breath between.
Manos Rojas Escuela de Flamenco
Usage: link,studio,lesson,teacher
Days: Flamenco Classes: 11am, 12 noon, 1:30pm
Sat: Flamenco Classes: 11am, 12 noon, 1:30pm
Music: flamenco
Floor: hardwood, suspended
CategoryPage(s): Flamenco
Lessons: Flamenco
URL.1: flamencokc.com
EML.1: info@flamencokc.com
Note: A school for Flamenco dance and guitar. Quoted from the website: At Manos Rojas, our mission is to bring world music and dance experience to Kansas City. Our goals are to ensure quality artistic and educational programs, with increased opportunities to study with guest artists through special sessions and workshops. We feel strongly it is important to know the culture and history of an art form, and why it is so pertinent to the human condition.
Marcy's Restaurant and Lounge
Usage: venue
Music: country (5 nights) Wed-Sun 9pm-2am
Floor: vinyl tile 15x20
Crowd: 30's+
Looks: friendly unclassy
CategoryPage(s): country,rock,swing
Note: basement, under the restaurant, at the S.E. corner of Antioch and Vivion (out front of K-Mart and next to Parts America [former Western Auto] ). Restaurant and lounge number: 816.452.0103.
Visit: Neighborhood bar. Looks a bit unkempt (a bit doubtful)as you enter the basement but the warm and friendly folks won us over right away. Definitely earns the 'neighbor' in our description. Dance floor is about 15 x 20 or more (vinyl tile type), in the corner near the entrance in front of the band. Mostly C&W we were told. Have not visited during a band's performance. Mostly 30's - 50's crowd. Looks like a fun and warm-times type of place.
Mardi Gras Cafe
Usage: venue
Music: Blues and Jazz Tue: 8pm-midnight FriSat, 9:30pm-1am Sun 6-9pm jam
Floor: 6" ceramic tiles about 12 x 16
Crowd: variety
Looks: Casual dress, very nice decor, very clean and neat
CategoryPage(s): cajun,zydeco,blues
Note: floor about 12 x 16 in front of bandstand at the center rear of the cafe. Sundays blues jam from 6 pm to 9 pm. They have a full menu of New Orleans style food (Cajun, Creole, Southern, French) and a full bar. Very nice spot in the Englewood shopping center in the central portion of the north row of shops (facing south).
Happy hour is 3-7 pm with appetizer specials. New Orleans menus. 420 N.W. Englewood Road, Kansas City, MO 64118 Have game and party room and take large-party reservations. To get here from downtown, take Broadway north over the Broadway bridge, to 9 and then straight north to 169. The Englewood exit is the first intersection north of the I-29/Vivion Rd/169 exchange.
Visit: The dance floor is fairly easy to dance on. We found that we had the floor pretty much to ourselves and the blues band (Mamma Ray) played music for us.
Marta Elder
Usage: teacher
Music: Country western, Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle
CategoryPage(s): Country western, Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle
Note: Master Level Dancer, Country western, Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Hustle. Professional Instructor 20 years. Judge, Competitor, Performer. Private Lessons. Group Classes, Workshops. Gift Certificate available
Beginner to advanced - social dancers. Competitive coaching: all divisions.
Marta Elder
Usage: lesson,teacher
CategoryPage(s): Country,ballroom,Latin,Swing
Lessons: Swing,country,ballroom
EML.1: Marta@aol.com
Note: Marta is a champion dancer, teacher, teacher of teachers and dance coach working out of Walters Dance Center and also traveling for classes and workshops.
McCoy's Public House
Usage: venue
Floor: Hardwood, main floor with tables pulled back
Looks: modern brew pub
CategoryPage(s): nightclub,salsa,tango
URL.1: mccoysbrewpub.com
URL.2: mccoys_public_house.html
Note: heart of Westport area. normally no dancing but occasional live bands. They did have regular Sundays for Latin but no more. Nice hardwood floor, makes an ideal dance floor.
Mi Cocina - (in the Baruma Lounge)
Usage: venue
Music: Latin
Floor: hard surface
Crowd: mixed, upscale
Looks: very classy
CategoryPage(s): Latin
Note: The dancing is in the Barumba Lounge. After 11pm the tables are pushed back to make room for dancing. Eventually they want to enlarge it as a Latin dance club.
Michael and Lila Shultz
Usage: Social and performance quality instruction
Days:
Mon: Social Group Class in July
Lessons: Social, group and competitive
URL.1: kcballroomdance.com
EML.1: groovethingus@yahoo.com
Note: Lila Shultz
Is a social and competitive dance teacher for children and adults.
LIla was World Professional American Smooth rising star
finalist 2006 and backgrounds in ballet, jazz, tap, and figure
skating. Skated with 'Disney on Ice' from 1998-2001
Member of USISTD and NDCA
Michael Shultz
Is a teacher and coach who has provided instruction for
thousands wishing to learn social or competitive dancing,
Michael was World Professional American Smooth rising
star finalist in 2006 as well as Top Teacher awards
throughout his carrer Member USISTD and NDCA
Midtown School of Dance
Usage: studio,lesson,teacher
CategoryPage(s): Ballet,Jazz
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