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International Folk Dancing
in Dayton and Ohio

This page last updated on 1/2/2013

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.

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Folk Dance Groups in the Dayton, Ohio area

• Bagatelle - Folk Dances of France - NOT CURRENTLY ACTIVE
• Beseda Dancers - Czech & Slovak Dancing
• Celtic Academy of Irish Dance
• Dayton Contra Dance Parties (formerly Cityfolk) - Contras and Squares
  
• English Country Dancing
• Flying Ghillies - Scottish Country Dancing
• Hungarian Festival Dancers
• Liederkranz Volktanzers - Folk Dances of German speaking countries
• McGovern Ceili Dancers - Irish
• Miami Valley Dance Council - Square, Round, Folk, Contra, Clogging, CW Clubs
  (Primarily Western Style Square Dance Clubs & Round Dance Clubs)
• Nugent School of Irish Dance
• Miami Valley Folk Dancers - Recreational International Folk Dancing
• Richens-Timm Academy of Irish Dancing,
• Terpsichorean Delights Dance Assembly - Vintage Dance - On Facebook
• Zivio! - Preserving the dance culture of the South Slavic republics

Other Arts and Culture in the Dayton, Ohio area

• A World A'Fair - Dayton International Festival, Inc. (DIFI)
• CITYFOLK - presenting Traditional and Ethnic Arts in Dayton
• CityFolk Festival
• Culture Works - The Arts and Culture Alliance of the Miami Valley
• Dayton Ballet
• Dayton Celtic Festival
• Dayton Feis - the definitive set of Dayton Irish links
• Dayton Liederkranz-Turner - one of three German clubs in Dayton
• Dayton Opera
• Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
• Eintracht Singing Society - one of three German clubs in Dayton
• German Picnic - sponsored by Dayton Liederkranz-Turner
• Schuster Performing Arts Center
• Victoria Theatre

Folk Dance Groups in the Yellow Springs, Ohio area

• Yellow Springs International Folk Dance - Patty Gehring - most 1st and 3rd Fridays at the Bryan Center. Call to confirm: (937) 956-2504

  John Bryan Community Center, Second Floor, rooms A&B, 100 Dayton St, Yellow Springs, OH 45387; 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Folk Dance Groups in the Cincinnati, Ohio area

• Always on Tuesdays - Recreational IFD - Carolyn, 513-821-3048
• Cincinnati Contra Dancers
• Cincinnati Court Dancers - Baroque Dance
• Cincinnati English Country Dancers - Recreational English Folk Dancing
• Cincinnati Folk Dancers - Recreational IFD - see local dance groups on International Folk Dancers of Cincinnati webpage
• Cincinnati Celtic Festival
• Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance
• Folk dances of India, see Cultural Centre of India
• Howdowns - in southern and western Ohio
• International Folk Dancers of Cincinnati - Formerly the UC IFD - Recreational
• Israeli Folk Dancing at Mayerson JCC - 513.761.7500
• McGing Irish Dancers
• Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - Cincinnati Branch

Folk Dance Groups in the Columbus, Ohio area

• Balkan Night Dances
• Big Scioty Barn Dance - Old Time Squares and Contras
• Columbus Folk Dancers - Recreational International Folk Dancing (need a new link)
• Columbus International Festival - 1st weekend in Nov
• Dance Columbus
• English Country Dancers of Columbus - Recreational English Folk Dancing
• Firelight:  Middle Eastern Images - dances of the Middle East and Silk Road, Shakira (aka Liz Fannin)
• Folclor Hispano - dances of Spanish-speaking countries
• Heather 'N' Thistle - Scottish Country Dancing
• Hillel Folk Dancers - Israeli and International Folk Dancing Columbus, Ohio
• Morris Dancers - Michael Darby, 614-459-0151
• Partyline Extension - contras for western square dancers; Patty & Earl Todt, 614-231-4385 or email
• Recreational Folk Dancers of Columbus - organization of clubs in Columbus
• Sangre Boliviana - Bolivian dance group - Walter Sarabia
• Welsh Country Dancers
• Whetstone Folk Dancers - Recreational International Folk Dancing

Cleveland / Akron / NE Ohio Folk Dance Links

• Akron-Barberton International Folk Dancers - Pollyann Fassnacht, 330-753-1944
• Avala, Serbian folk group, Youngstown - Denise Fletcher, 330-792-1596
• Boulevard Folk Dancers - Jean Siffin, 216-248-0724
• Cleveland Junior Tamburitzans - "Croatian Pride" - Bob & Sue Jerin - Croatian youth folklore group, St. Paul School
• Cleveland Heights - Scottish Country Dancing
• Csardas Dance Company - Hungarian - professional performing group - Cleveland, Ohio
• Dance Israeli - Cleveland Israeli dancing
• Lucina Slovak Folk Ensemble - Maryann Dzurec
• Lorain International Festival - 3rd weekend of June, near Cleveland
• Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble - Clevelandi Regös Csoport
• Morava - Serbian youth folklore group, St. Sava Orthodox Church, Royalton
• NE Ohio Contra Dance
• The Northeast Ohio Folk & Traditional Music & Dance Society
• St. Haralambos Hellenic Dancers - Greek, Canton
• Schuhplattler und Trachtenverein Bavaria - German, Cleveland
• University Folk Dance Circle - Cleveland IFD
• Warren International Folk Dancers - Warren, OH; contact Dick & Judy Brem - HEY CONTACT LESLIE IF THIS GROUP STILL EXISTS!

Other Ohio Folk Dance Links

• German Folk Dancing - with the Mansfield Liederkranz, Mansfield, OH
• Southeastern Ohio Traditional Dance Society - Athens
• Northwest Ohio Traditional Music and Dance (NOTMAD)
• OhioDance - network of various dance forms
• Tell me your link!

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