This is not an event of itself, this is a Yahoo! group named "drdanceswings" maintained by a dedicated Columbus Ohio dance enthusiast. The group includes a calendar and a mailing list you can subscribe to for ongoing updates about dancing events in and around Columbus, Ohio. It is an excellent source of current information. You must have a Yahoo! id, but registering is easy and free. Just go to yahoo.com and click on "Sign in" to get started.

This is a web of websites that track dance-related events worldwide, anchored at http://www.dancemetonight.com. This is a great place to check before you travel so you can dance wherever you go! You can also go straight to the Columbus/Ohio section of this web here, and then choose the night of the week you want to go out.

 

This is another website that can be helpful in finding a place to dance.http://www.whenyougottadance.com/

These group classes are held almost every Sunday afternoon with a Beginner session starting at 1:30pm and an Intermediate session starting at 2:30pm. Each session is $5 per person. Classes are held in the basement dance space of my home at 6255 Alrojo St, Worthington, OH 43085. Announcements about these classes are sent out via "Dr. Dance", and emailed directly to registered students (or if you ask to get our email!)  

Private lessons are a great way to get started dancing. Thesea re offered on weekday afternoon/evenings. 

Too Left Feet/Family Fun Dance

The Family Fun Dance event is for families with smaller children to experience the joy of social dancing. Borrow a kid, if necessary, and come watch the fun! It's amazing to watch eight year olds helping the even smaller children learn a complicated dance like the Virginia Reel! 

Columbus Swing Dance Club

The Columbus Swing Dance Club is a non-profit organization established to promote the enjoyment and progressive skills of swing dancing, to ensure camaraderie and friendship among it's members and other dance organizations. They dance on Monday nights.

Buckeye Bop Club

The Buckeye Bop Club is the first regular event Allen started attending when he began social dancing. The club dances weekly on Tuesday night, and teaches a group lesson before each dance. The people are friendly and welcoming; dress is casual. Their events emphasize various styles of Swing dancing with a smattering of other styles for variety. See their web site for more information. 

Mid-Ohio Boogie Club

The Mid-Ohio Boogie Club is the second regular event Allen started attending when he began social dancing, and he's still a member and still attends their weekly dances on Wednesday night. They teach a group lesson before each dance. The people are friendly and welcoming; dress is casual. Their events emphasize various styles of Swing dancing with a smattering of other styles for variety. See their web site for more information. 

The Blackwell Dance(s) 

This is where you usually find us on Saturday night. It's a long-standing Columbus tradition that dances are held at the Elizabeth Blackwell Center almost every Saturday evening. What's less known is that dances there are sponsored by different groups and individuals depending on the week (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc) of the month, and that "ownership" of these dances has shifted many times. When Columbus dancers talk about "the Blackwell dance" you can't be sure exactly which dance they mean. Despite the slight confusion sometimes, these dances are more similar than different. The dances feature a DJ playing a wide variety of recorded dance music covering Ballroom, Swing, Latin, Country, Line dances and mixer dances. Attendees tend to dress up a little and treat these events like a Date Night. The center is located just north of Riverside Methodist Hospital at 3635 Olentangy River Road in Columbus. Don't be intimidated when you pull in the parking area and see a barracade: the parking gate opens free of charge in the evenings if you just pull forward. 

WILD Country 

For info on the "We're Into Line Dancing" club, check out the "WILD Country" Google Group or read their latest press release. 

 

Ohio Dance is a state-wide organization promoting and supporting dance education, workshops, and events in Ohio. This group offes memberships, a quarterly newsletter, and an annual festival. 

Mary Rawlin's studio at 3504 N. High St (just north of Oakland Park, on the East side of the street) hosts dances open to the public on Saturday evenings at 8:45, and at 8:30 on first Fridays of the month.  Dances begin with a brief lesson.  Contact the studio for more info at (614)-262-8920.

Held annually in the late winter/ early spring (usually April): There's always dancing in the isles.