Fun Dancing With John Wargowsky

Links that promote hoedown square, contra, round, line and folk dance groups that regularly hold dances.

• Malabar Farm Barn Dances www.malabarfarm.org/index.php/things-to-do/barn-square-a-round-dances www.malabarfarm.org/index.php/things-to-do/barn-square-a-round-dances Barn Dances in Lucas - Hoedown square dancing called to live music in the Main Barn.

• Wayne County Rural Youth www.waynecountyruralyouth.org/ www.waynecountyruralyouth.org/ Square, line and round dancing called to live music - dancers from outside Wayne County are welcome to participate as well as us 'older folks'

• Northwest Ohio Traditional Music and Dance notmad.org/ notmad.org/ We sponsor nine dances (Square and Contra) on the second Saturday from September to May. These begin at 7:30 PM (preceded by a potluck social at 6:45) at The Rossford United Methodist Church in Rossford, just outside Toledo.

• Back Porch Swing Band sites.google.com/site/shewsorchard/backporch/backporch-swingband-calendar sites.google.com/site/shewsorchard/backporch/backporch-swingband-calendar This band plays at a number of venues for square dances.

• Big Scioty Contra Dance www.bigscioty.com/ www.bigscioty.com/ Contra Dancing in Columbus

• Sneakers 'N Spurs sneakersnspurs.com/index.php?p=1_5 sneakersnspurs.com/index.php?p=1_5 Line dancing in Northeast Ohio/Mahoning Valley area. Exercise Both Body And Brain - Dance Like Nobody is watching!

• Ole Zim's Wagon Shed www.olezims.com/DanceSchedule.html www.olezims.com/DanceSchedule.html Check the schedule to see when the next square dance will be held.

• Olivedale Senior Center www.olivedale.com/olivedale_events.html www.olivedale.com/olivedale_events.html Olivedale is a recreational and educational facility for the 55 of age and older population of the community. Their dances are open to the public. Check the calendar for dances.

• International Folk Dancing in Dayton and Ohio www.daytonfolkdance.com/ www.daytonfolkdance.com/ Welcome to a page devoted to bringing you information on folk dancing in Dayton, Ohio. As time and space permits, I'll also bring you info on other arts & culture in Dayton (especially those friendly to folk dancing), and links to dancing within easy driving range from Dayton (Central & Southwestern, Ohio) and the rest of Ohio as I find them.

• Northeast Ohio Contradance & Traditional Dance Community www.neohiocontradance.org/ www.neohiocontradance.org/ Dancing in or around Cleveland, Ohio

• Russ Childers home.fuse.net/russchilders/calendar.html home.fuse.net/russchilders/calendar.html One of Russ' many talents is teaching and calling traditional square dancing. Check the calendar at this site for his dances in the Cincinnati/Tri-State area.

• Contra Dancing in Athens, Ohio athenscontradance.googlepages.com/home athenscontradance.googlepages.com/home

• Recreational Folk Dancers of Columbus recfolkdancers.webs.com/Home.html recfolkdancers.webs.com/Home.html Dedicated to the preservation, study, teaching, enjoyment and continuing evolution of recreational folk dance in Central Ohio.

• All Soles Contra Dancing - Weekend Evenings www.firstuucolumbus.org/our-community/dancing-events www.firstuucolumbus.org/our-community/dancing-events Intergenerational, beginner-friendly, welcoming contra dance. No partner needed! Beginners welcome! Columbus

• Ohio Corporation of Dance Clubs, Inc. www.squaredanceohio.com/ www.squaredanceohio.com/ We promote modern western square dancing, line dancing, round dancing, contra dancing and clogging. Ohio's Step By Step Information and Promotion Network, Connecting Dancers To Dance Communities through Friendship and Fun.

• Cincinnati Contra Dancing cincinnaticontradance.org/ cincinnaticontradance.org/ This is an active community for people interested in contra dancing.

Links that provide useful resources for hoedown square, round, line, folk, and other dancing.

• Country Song and Dance Society www.cdss.org/ www.cdss.org/ Connecting people who are interested in English and Anglo-American traditional dance and music -- contras, squares, English country dance, morris and sword, folk songs, and the incredible tunes.

• International Folk Rhythms, Ltd. www.ethnicdance.net/folkrhythms/index.html www.ethnicdance.net/folkrhythms/index.html A source for music, videos, dancewear, books and more.

• Lloyd Shaw Foundation www.lloydshaw.org/ www.lloydshaw.org/ The Lloyd Shaw Foundation is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and teaching of the folk dances of America.

• The Kentucky Dance Foundation folkdancer.org/ folkdancer.org/ The Kentucky Dance Foundation was founded in 1991 as a not-for-profit corporation to help preserve and advance the cultural heritage of folk dancing and related arts.

• Sixties Dance and Dance Crazes www.sixtiescity.com/Culture/dance.shtm#frug www.sixtiescity.com/Culture/dance.shtm#frug A great site for dance instructions and information.

• Novelty and Fad Dances wapedia.mobi/en/Novelty_dance wapedia.mobi/en/Novelty_dance Fad dances are also called "dance crazes". Dancing style fads have for some centuries been a part of social dancing, sometimes gliding smoothly into tradition after their "newness" has faded, and sometimes simply fading away into oblivion. Novelty dances might include quirky and unusual steps, or have an unusual name. Novelty dances may also have been fad dances which have remained popular over a longer period