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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.



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 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.


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.



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.


Clay - Platte 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.


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.



Dance Club International
Usage: studio,lesson,link

Music: ballroom
Floor: hardwood
Crowd: 30's to Retirement
CategoryPage(s): ballroom
Lessons: ballroom
Age Policy: all ages
Ages: ...Minimum=...To enter=...To drink=
URL.1: dancekc.com
EML.1: tc@tcdance.com

Note: Contract studio teaching a range of ballroom, swing, salsa.

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.


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.


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.


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.


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)

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.


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

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

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.


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.



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.



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: various
Floor: many, including main studio (stage size) sprung
Lessons: Various in KC Ballet School, also the academy (requires audition)
URL.1: kcballet.org
EML.1: info@kcballet.org
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.


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

KCBallroom - (913-963-3855) -
Usage: link
KC Ballroom educates students of all levels in the most progressive and up to date standards in ballroom dance technique, taught in private and group class instruction, for social, Wedding first dance, American and International style Ballroom and Latin dancing.
(Area: local, local) (Category pages: ballroom lesson,instruction,link,social) URL.1: kcballroom.net
EML.1: dance@KCBallroom.com
KCBallroom, Sergei Gerasymov - (913-963-3855) -
Usage: link
KC Ballroom educates students of all levels in the most progressive and up to date standards in ballroom dance technique, taught in private and group class instruction, for social, Wedding Dance Instruction, American and International style Ballroom and Latin dancing. For information call Sergei Gerasymov 913-963-3855.
(Area: local, local) (Category pages: ballroom lesson,competition,instruction,link,local) URL.1: kcballroom.com
EML.1: dance@KCBallroom.com

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.


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



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.



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.


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.



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: zhanna@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.


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


New Runaway Bar & Grille, Inc., The
Usage: venue

Music: rock, general, Fri: Karaoke, Sat: live band, 8pm/9pm to 1am
Floor: carpeted area in far corner with banc
Crowd: 30's-40's
Looks: casual
CategoryPage(s): nightclub

Note: in the Crestridge Center strip mall (and west of highway 9 about a mile). The mall has bright blue top on the front side and a Circle-K just off the west end. This is in Parkville. Busy working-class bar with friendly 'down-to-earthers.'



Olde Mill Catering
Usage: venue,link

Music: rock, swing, blues
Floor: Hardwood, very nice about 20x30 expandable
Looks: Clean
CategoryPage(s): swing
Dine&Dance: kitchen for catering on site
URL.1: oldemillcatering.com
URL.2: OldeMill_Feb05.asp
URL.3: OldeMill_Feb05.asp
EML.1: ldoughty@kc.rr.com

Note: Located in historic Parkville, MO, ten minutes from KCI and downtown Kansas City, MO. Easy access from I-29, I-635 and I-70. Busses welcome (with 48-hour notice).

Visit: Very nice location. Clean and neat. The hardwood floor has room and is in excellent condition. Nice menu of appetizers for late night with prices from $2.50 to $7 and a combo for groups at $9. There is a lot of room here and good acoustics.



Orlando
Usage: venue,link

Music: hip-hop, dance, house, country, rock, salsa - 9pm-2am
Floor: 25x25 tile
CategoryPage(s): Country,Rock,Salsa,Latin,Merengue
URL.1: specials.asp
URL.2: orlandosnightclub.com

Note: West side of road across from Antioch Shopping Center at Antioch and Englewood. Next to UPS Store and north of Radio Shack. This is Orlando's new second location. Used to be Mustang Sally's and before that Ruby's Roadhouse and Ruby's Roadhouse North and a few others.


Orlando's Nite Club
Usage: venue,link

Days: drink special all night - Hip-hop, dance., house
Mon: ladies wet t-shirt contest
Wed: all ladies get in free
Thu: ladies best butt contest
Fri: ladies get in free with college ID
Sat: drink special all night - Hip-hop, dance., house

Music: hip-hop, dance, house, country, rock, salsa - 9pm-2am
Floor: hardwood ballroom
Crowd: 20's-30's-50's+
Looks: very nice
CategoryPage(s): Country,Rock,Salsa,Latin,Merengue
URL.1: specials.asp
URL.2: orlandosnightclub.com
URL.3: orlandos.htm

Note: Olathe at the intersection of I-35 with Santa Fe in the south east corner - head for a strip mall behind the Backyard Burger stand and just beyond the ice cream store - look for the cars. Snack bar: nachos, popcorn, chicken fries, hot wings, chick strips, jalopena poppers, cheezy tator, frenchfires, onion rings, stuffed pizza rolls, mushrooms, shrimp.

Visit: Very nice hardwood floor in superb shape perhaps 40'x35'or more. Nice decor and furnishings. Crowd from 20's to 50's and more with predominance of 20's into 30's. A lot of dancers and a lot of energy. Clean. Nice crowd and good place to go. Louie and Wendy Orlando care about dancing and you can really see that emphasis in the crowd they attract the upkeep of the floor and the interior of the club.


Paula Marie
Usage: lesson,teacher

CategoryPage(s): swing
Lessons: Swing and social dancing

Note: Teaches swing and social dancing in various venues. Also sends out belly dancers (ala singing telegrams) for birthdays, events, etc.


Perry Gingerich
Usage: teacher

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

Note: Tango teacher, ballroom teacher. Owner of Ballroom Unlimited in Merriam, KS., a non-Contract ballroom studio owned by world-class champion Dancesport competitors Perry and Diane Gingerich.
He has been a finalist in the major ballroom championships and held many major titles including: Florida State Champion, Heart of America Champion, Virginia State Champion, Southern States Champion, Yankee Classic Champion, Eastern United States Champion, Southeastern United States Champion, Triple Crown Champion and North American Champion.
Perry is a master adjudicator with Pan-Am NADTA and is an associate with the ISTD. Perry was elected president of the Professional Dancers Federation in March 1996.


Quixotic Performance Fusion
Usage: link,danceco

Music: modern, ballet, fusion
CategoryPage(s): modern ballet
URL.1: QuixoticFusion.com
URL.2: cim_ModernNightAtFolly06.asp
EML.1: keelan.whitmore@gmail.com

Note: Created in 2004 by Keelan Whitmore (Kansas City Ballet dancer and choreographer) and Anthony Magiano (graphic designer and musician). Quixotic is a collaborative ensemble of artists from various disciplines: dance, multimedia: film, music, fashion and visual art - creating dynamic performace experiences.

Visit: Performance Group


Rainbow Center
Usage: venue

Music: Spanish, Salsa, Merenge, Mexican, general mix
Floor: Smoothed concrete slab (main building floor)
Crowd: 20's, 30's Latino (helps to speak Spanish)
Looks: Like an aircraft hanger with tables and chairs
CategoryPage(s): Latin

Note: You are into highway engineer revenge-on-lost-persons territory. From Kansas City take Kansas Ave straight west to just over the Turner bridge across the Kansas River. Take the short right turn at the end of that bridge onto 59th st. lane (turns back under the end of the bridge and goes south). Stay south on 59th St. Lane until it turns rightward (west) and becomes Kansas Ave. again. 62cnd St and Rainbow Center are only a couple of blocks past this turn. Look to the north (right) side of the road.
Cover varies widely depending on the band, could be $25-$30 dollars or even $3 to $10.

Visit: This is a BIG room. Capacity is 960 persons. Some 15 or 16 rows of tables are set down each side of the room with seven to eight chairs per table (450 give or take). The dance area is in the middle aisle of about 35x100+ feet and the band stage is across the far end of the room. The building is not high, maybe 12 to 15 feet but the ceiling has metal spanning the distance between walls.
Food is catered. The Rainbow Center is also available for rental for special events. It is run by Paulo and Frank Ramirez who operate La Unica (618 Kansas Ave, 371-1700) which sells CD's, Cassettes, Stereos, amplifiers, fancy boots and sombreros among other items.


Raouls Velvet Room - Lawrence
Usage: venue

Days:
Sun: Sin Night
Tue: Soul Check
Thu: Pure Velvet
Fri: Disco Dick

Music: swing, jazz,, funk, cajun 50
CategoryPage(s): Swing,jazz
URL.1: raoulsvelvetroom.com
URL.2: RaoulsVelvetJly99.htm
EML.1: djseano@aolcom

Rhythm & Brews
Usage: venue

Music: Live band, rock, r&b Fri/Sat. 9pm-1am
Floor: wood parquet about 12x12 clean, not slick
Crowd: 30's-50's
Looks: informal (very)
CategoryPage(s): rock

Note: band most Fri/Sat nights until 1am. 6720 Kaw Dr (K-32 in KC, KS)

Visit: Floor is maybe 12x12 or a little more, not in the bestshape as far as finish and polish go but they make an effort to keep it clean (while we were there someone spilled drinks and they were right there to clean the floor). Had a good time dancing to a live band (almost, we came in at the tail end of their gig), another old-guys-with-day-jobs band - one of my favorite kinds.

Their technique may not have been without mistakes but their drummer kept a beat to dance by. The decor is a bit rough hewn. This is not a formal place. Jeans, cut-offs, t-shirts etc. and a light sprinkling of some Harley gear.


Rite of Danse
Usage: link,org,danceco

EML.1: riteofdanse@juno.com

Note: Rite of Danse is a non-profit arts organization whose goals are to create and present dance productions that utilize multiple art forms and honor cultural differences.


Rockwood Country Club
Usage: venue

Music: Ballroom dance (by Island Heat) Fri 8-12
Crowd: 50's+
Looks: Sunday nice but comfortable
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom

Note: have been their band for a long time), Dance floor is about 15x30 hardwood. It is older but well polished with a very fine surface. Don't have to be a member for the dances. Rockwood CC is on Maywood one block south of 23rd St. Maywood is about 2 miles east of I-435 where it crosses 23rd St. Bob's Market is at the corner of 23rd St. and Maywood.


Siham Ali and Co
Usage: link,teacher,danceco

Music: Middle Eastern, belly dance
CategoryPage(s): belly middle eastern ethnic
URL.1: sihamali.com
EML.1: siham@sihamali.com

Visit: Siham present seminars and lessons. She has a number of events each year which bring in Middle Eastern dancers from the entire area.



Smuggler's Inn
Usage: venue

Music: Wed/Thr/Fri 7pm - close
Looks: nice lounge
CategoryPage(s): nightclub, restaurant

Note: a nice restaurant and lounge. Dance music Wed/Thu/Fri from 7pm to close. Sat is Karaoke. In the north east industrial district near I-435 and Front Street. Take the front street exit from I-435 and head east to the intersection heading north. Take the exit to the right, before getting to the hotel. Follow the road all the way around. It will take you right to Smuggler's Inn.

Visit: Dance floor is about 12x12 feet wood parquet tiles in front of a DJ stand on the north wall of the lounge. The lounge is to the left as you enter and the restaurant is on the right.

Square Dance
Usage: link
in Leavenworth-Lansing email and phone-number connection
(Area: Leavenworth,Kansas City,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: square,square dance) URL.1: dancing.htm

Stonecrest Dance Studio
Usage: studio,lesson,teacher

Music: ballroom
Floor: hardwood, spacious
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=

Note: Non-Contract ballroom studio owned by Rick Stone. Rick posts the prices on his door and teaches both groups and privates. Groups are by arrangement rather than a regular set of on-going groups.

Visit: Very nice studio. Rick has done a good deal of the work himself including re-working the floor of the former print shop. Beautiful job!


Störling Dance Theater
Usage: link,danceco

URL.1: culturehouse.com
EML.1: jeremiah@culturehouse.com

Note: Störling Dance Theater is a part of Culture House which is a Christian "faith-based arts organization promotin excellence, health, and responsibility in the performing and fine arts."
From Their Site: "...Störling Dance Theater ... S.D.T. is best known for their powerful story telling pieces based on both factual and fictional characters that audiences find very accessible and inspiring. Incorporating Corporeal Mime, Störling Dance Theater can delve more deeply into the lives of the characters they portray..."


Studio Restaurant and Bar
Usage: venue

Floor: hardwood
URL.1: thestudiodowntown.com
EML.1: studiorestaurant@yahoo.com

Note: The Studio will host entertainment every week starting with Karaoke Thursday nights from 9pm 1am, courtesy of Stars & Bars Music. Live stage shows on Friday and Saturday nights from 8:30pm 12:30am. Opening act entertainment will also be featured. All of the musical acts will offer top-quality music and dancing.

downtown at 1118 McGee in the new entertainment district of Kansas City. The building is the historic Louis Curtis Studio building and is two blocks north of the new Sprint Center and six blocks east of the downtown Marriott.


Swing Out KC
Usage: link,lesson

Music: swing
CategoryPage(s): Swing
Lessons: swing, lindy swing, west coast swing
URL.1: swingoutkc.com
EML.1: Info@SwingoutKC.com

Note: About Us: Chrissy has over 7 years experience teaching and competing Lindy Hop and Ballroom. Oscar is one of Kansas City's best leads who's energy and technique has helped him place at competitions nationally. Oscar and Chrissy also travel extensively and study with master dancers and coaches to bring new and exciting material back to KC

tangoKC - Argentine Tango in Kansas City
Usage: link
Kansas City has a friendly and growing argentine tango community. If you have already danced here, you know what we are talking about. If not, then you really should come to visit. You will have a great time! - This is a one-stop shop for Kansas City Tango with a nice layout and a comprehensive calendar for Kansas City.
(Area: Kansas City, local, Missouri,Kansas) (Category pages: Argentine Tango) URL.1: tangokc.com
EML.1: webmaster@tangokc.com


Tasso's Greek Restaurant
Usage: venue

Music: Live, variety by request, Greek, swing, ballroom
Crowd: full range, local, international, young, old
CategoryPage(s): swing,rock
URL.1: tassos.htm

Note: Greek restaurant for dinner and dancing: They have a belly dancer who does acts as well as Vasilis Vargas (vah SEE lee VAR gus) who is a one-man band, and who does a darn good job of playing just about anything.
No cover. The menu is sumptuous, appetizers are around $5, entrees from around $10 to around $15. and of cource three kinds of Metaxa Ouzo
Restaurant hours 11am to 11pm, Fri/Sat 11 am - 1:30 am
Music Mon-Fri 6-10or10:30, Sat 6:30-Midnight

Visit: This place will knock your socks off. Dinner, dancing and an warm, effusive atmosphere. If you ever want to look up the definition of HOST, forget the dictionary and come to Tasso's.
Here life has feeling, flavor, intensity. This is a can't-miss evening. Zaïna Alï, the belly dancer puts on a marvelous show. Tasso Kalliris is more host and patriarch of a grand family party than a mere MC of a show. You will feel the richness of family and community even though you may never before have seen any of the other diners.
For a ballroom dancer the dance area of the floor is not what you might like. It is a bit sticky. But the atmosphere is so great you can easily forgive that. Remember, this is SOCIAL dancing. (NOTE: Zaïna both performs and teaches belly dancing. call 816-941-2131)


Toi Shaw
Usage: lesson,teacher

CategoryPage(s): swing,tango,ballroom,Latin and Argentine Tango
Lessons: Swing, Ballroom, Latin and Argentine Tango
EML.1: toi@aol.com

Note: Toi is the teacher for, the KC Swing Dance Club as well as a private teacher working out of Walter's Dance Center. Her Argentine Tango Class at the KC Swing Dance Club is the largest in the city and has been ongoing since 1996.
Toi has taught American and International Standards for 27 years and competed in both professionally and pro-am competitions for 19 years. Toi teaches private lessons out of Walters Dance Center, teaches more that seven hours a week of group lessons from beginner to advanced at the KC Swing Dance Club where she has been the club teacher since 1994 and she still choreographs for pros and ams.



Touch Dance
Usage: studio,lesson

Music: ballroom, Latin, swing
Floor: hardwood, full studio dance floor
URL.1: touchdan.htm

Note: From their brochure: Touch Dancing is an exciting club concept offering expert dance instruction, a variety of dance programs and memberships to fit every budget. As a school we teach you to dance with the best of them and as a Club we provide you with the best of them to dance with.

Visit: Location: At the intersection of Highway 152 and North Oak Streets. Take the exit to the northeast corner of the intersection area. The studio is on the north-east strip mall, facing west [across from a Wendy's]. They have privates, classes and parties and have available a bronze, silver, gold awards level curriculum.

University of Kansas Ballroom Dance Club
Usage: link
(USABDA Chapter in Lawrence, KS)
(Area: Lawrence,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: ballroom) URL.1: ~kubdc

Vesper Hall Community Center
Usage: venue

Days:
Tue: line dance 2pm
Wed: line dance practice 2pm
Thu: ballroom dance 1pm
Fri: 1st and 3rd fridays for square dance and lessons

Music: ballroom, country
Looks: very nice building, country-club grounds
CategoryPage(s): Ballroom
Lessons: Karen Hedges Sun 7-8:30pm 2-step, Wed 1-2pm line dance: Garry Cox, Thur. 10-11am, 7-8:30pm

Note: This is a Blue Springs municipal building, a 14,000 square foot community center for persons age 50 and older open Monday thorugh Friday 8 am to 5 pm.



Weatherbee's
Usage: venue

Music: retro, contemporary dance, singles mingle
Looks: casual, bar pub, upscale lived in
CategoryPage(s): nightclub
URL.1: wetherbee.htm

Note: Corner of Antioch and Vivion (across the street from Sunfresh). Open 4pm to 3am - Mon-Sat. Jan and Carolyn's country kitchen open late.

Visit: First crowd comes in by about 11:30-12 and heaviest crowd about 1-1:30am. Snacks available. Cocktails and dancing, darts and pool. Live entertainment.



Whiskey Tango
Usage: venue,link,lesson

Music: Country (Just say redneck, proudly)
Floor: hardwood, 4300sqft, about 43x100
CategoryPage(s): retro,techno
Lessons: karen Heges: Thu, Fri, Sat
URL.1: whiskeytangokc.com
URL.2: dancelessons.htm
URL.3: sh21_shooters21Sep01.asp
EML.1: contact@whiskeytangokc.com

Note: Regular dance lessons with Karen Heges every Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night.:
(formerly NoPlace, formerly Shooters 21) - same owers: Mike and Vicki. Valley exit from I-70, go to the frontage road on the south side of the exit and head east four-tenths of a mile. Turn right into the lot.

Wichita Push Club
Usage: link
(Area: Wichita,local, Kansas,Missouri) (Category pages: swing)

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