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Dancing Every Wednesday

 

At the

The Crystal Ballroom Dance Center

           Located at 402 East Wilson Bridge Rd.

                      Worthington

 

The place where dancers go to dance and have fun!

Dancing from 8pm to 9:30pm

Looking for a place to dance?

This page is only a starting point. If you do not see something that meets your needs, try a club that is close by the area you desire. Most clubs list other places to dance such as sister clubs, as well as business locations.


Dance Clubs in Columbus


Dance Related Web Sites

  • Swing Columbus – is a community site dedicated to swing dancing of all forms in the Columbus, Ohio area. This site hopes to provide information about Lessons, Clubs, Events and Workshops going on within the area.
  • ColumbusArts.com – is a site that provides a guide to cultural events and organizations in Central Ohio.
  • Junior Shaggers And The Junior Shag Association (JSA) was formed to help junior shaggers and others under 21 to learn about shagging and shag dance music. JSA organizes and hosts "Junior SOS" during July, each year and a Junior Shag Association Christmas party, usually in late November.
    – Various types of membership are available. All members get newsletters (monthly or bi-monthly depending on activity.)

Dance Clubs Around the Country

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  • There are dance club lists maintained by various organizations. These tend to be current. For example,
    • aba logoAnd of course there is the American Bop Association (ABA), an association of dance clubs that are “Dedicated to the preservation of Bop, Swing, Shag and Jitterbug”.
    • acsc logoAn official list of Association Of Carolina Shag Clubs provides a full listing of Members Shag Clubs and Subscriber Member Dance Clubs with phone numbers, email, and contacts.
    • msdfThe Midwest Swing Dance Federation (MSDF), is an association of dance clubs centered in St. Louis “dedicated to the preservation of all styles of swing dancing”, share the appreciation of the styles common to St. Louis, and establish swing dancing as a national heritage.
  • A very active club, and one to consider when traveling is just to the north. It is the Toronto Swing Dance Society. They have numerous workshops and special dances. Plus Toronto is a great City to visit. If you want to be up to date with what’s going on in Toronto and area in the swing world, consider joining the following list.

    ⇒ send an email to subscribe:
    tsds-discussion-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

    They also run a web site. http://www.dancing.org/tsds/ The web site contains a number of resources, including a listing of their video lending library (for members), links to all sorts of other dance groups and teachers, some articles, some pictures from past events, and their event calendar. http://www.dancing.org/tsds/event_calendar/EventCalendar.htm

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Also check surround states like Maryland and Virgina and the following site:

DC's Community Dance Website for West Coast Swing, Hustle, Country & Hand Dance info for the DC area.

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North Carolina

  • Carolina Dance Club – Triangle, NC area
    Dance: Every Sunday Night at Elks Lodge - North Raleigh
    Lessons at 6, open dancing 7-10:15 (4-6 Ballroom 1st Sunday)
    Telephone: 1-888-21-swing
  • Charlotte
    Swing Hustle Charlotte Social Dance Club Dance: Every Friday night at Lynn's Speakeasy, 4819 S Tryon St
  • Charlotte
    Telephone: 704-846-5702
  • Fayetteville
    Telephone: 919-678-4786
  • Hickory
    Telephone: 704-323-3818
  • Triangle Swing Dance Society (TSDS) – Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area
    Dance: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Saturday and 2nd Thursday
  • Twister's Shag Club
    Dance: Friday at 8 PM in the lounge at the Cornelius Holiday Inn
    Lessons every Tuesday night - Intermediate at 8pm, beginning about 8:45
    Hotline: 704-892-9044 (for a person 892-1061)
  • NCSWING.ORG – Website Not Available– ONE STOP SHOP for North Carolina swing dancing information!

North Dakota

Ohio

  • Buckeye Bop Club – Columbus – Member of ABA
    Dance: Tuesdays at Bowties at The Ramada Plaza Hotel, 4900 Sinclair Road
    Lessons 7-8, Open dancing from 8-11
  • Cleveland / Akron Swing and Hustle Club (C.A.S.H.) – Cleveland area
    Dance: twice a month at various locations. Primary location is the
    Cleveland Ballroom Company (CBC) 23500 Mercantile Road, Beachwood
    8-8:30 fundamental lesson, open dancing 8:30
  • Cincinnati Bop Club – Cincinnati – Member of ABA
    Dance: Tuesdays at Jim & Jack’s   3456 River Road – (513)251-7977
    Lessons on 1st three Tuesdays 7-8, Open dancing from 8-12
    Telephone:(513) 697-6362.
  • Mid-Ohio Boogie Club – Columbus – Member of ABA
    Dance: Mondays at Winking Lizard at Winking Lizard Tavern, 100 Hutchinson Ave.
    Lessons 7-8, Open dancing from 8-10:30
    Telephone: 614-939-1844
  • Ohio's North Coast Jitterbug Connection – Cuyahoga Falls – Member of ABA
    Dance: Quirk Culture Center – 1201 Grant Ave
    Every Wednesday evening, lesson 7-7:30 dancing 7:30-10:00PM
    Mailing address: PO Box 167 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
    eMail: oncjcdance@yahoo.com

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South Carolina

  • Charleston
    Telephone: 803-795-3536
  • Hilton Head
    Telephone: 803-842-4322
  • South Strand Shag Club, Murrells Inlet
    Dance Location: VFW Post 10420, 4359 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet
    Time: Every Saturday night – 7:30-11:00 pm
    E-mail: Southstrandshagclub@yahoo.com
    Telephone, Merwin Moore President: 843-314-4124
  • Ocean Drive Shag Club, North Myrtle Beach
    Dance: Fat Harold's New Beach Club
    Telephone: 843-249-5527
  • R&B Shag Club of Spartanburg, Spartanburg – Member of ABA & ACSC
    Dance: Monthly, at VFW Club, 325 Carolina Dr. Extension, Roebuck.
    See website for schedule.
    Telephone: 864-585-7395

South Dakota

Tennessee

  • Choo Choo Shag Club – Chattanooga – Member of ABA
    Dance: Thursdays at 7pm at the Elks Lodge in Chattanooga at 1067 Graysville Road
    Info: Rose Kellar / choochooshagclub@gmail.com
    Telephone: 423-478-1574
  • Knoxville
    – No known web URL 615-531-1040
  • Memphis Clubs:
    • Memphis Boogie Bunch – Member of ABA
      Telephone: Peter Nolen at 901-377-9691 or pnolen@concentric.net
    • Memphis Bop Club – Member of ABA
      Dance: Every Friday night at BelAir Club – 7:30-11:30pm
      Telephone: 901-757-8785
    • Memphis River City Boppers
      Dance: 2nd and 4th Saturdays at the NCO Club, Air National Guard Base
      Telephone: 901-324-8978
    • Memphis Swing Dance Club – Promote West Coast Swing dancing in the Memphis area.
      Dance: Every 4th Saturday at the Senses nightclub on 2866 Poplar Avenue from 7 to 10 PM
  • Nashville Clubs:
    • Music City Bop Club – AKA Music City Boppers – Nashville – Member of ABA
      Dance: 8:30 pm at the Maxwell House Lounge
      Hotline: 615-641-0705
    • Nashville BeBop Association – Hendersonville – Member of ABA
    • Vanderbilt Swing Club
      Dance: Tuesday night from 7:00pm-8:00pm (beginner lesson) and 8:00pm-9:00pm (intermediate/advanced lesson).

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