Dancing Every Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio

In Bowties at the Ramada Plaza Hotel

Where dancers come to dance and have fun!

4900 Sinclair Road from 7pm to 10:30pm

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.
    • msdf logoThe 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.
    • Another large list of clubs with contact information is Super Dance USA. They are in the process of creating a National Dance Directory.
  • 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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  • Carolina Dance Club – Triangle, NC area
    Dances every Sunday Night at Elks Lodge - North Raleigh
    Lessons at 6, open dancing 7-10:15 (4-6 Ballroom 1st Sunday)
    Phone - 1-888-21-swing
  • Charlotte
    Swing Hustle Charlotte Social Dance Club Dancing every Friday night at Lynn's Speakeasy, 4819 S Tryon St
  • Charlotte
    704-846-5702
  • Fayetteville
    919-678-4786
  • Hickory
    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
    Hotline - 704-892-9044 (for a person 892-1061)
    Dance Friday at 8 PM in the lounge at the Cornelius Holiday Inn
    Lessons every Tuesday night - Intermediate at 8pm, beginning about 8:45
  • NCSWING.ORG ONE STOP SHOP for North Carolina swing dancing information!

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  • Charleston
    803-795-3536
  • Hilton Head
    803-842-4322
  • Ocean Drive Shag Club, North Myrtle Beach
    Dance - Fat Harold's New Beach Club Telephone 843-249-5527

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  • Choo Choo Shag Club – Chattanooga – Member of
    Dance - Thursdays at 7pm at Chattanooga Billiards Club
    Telephone 423-478-1574
  • Knoxville
    – No known web URL 615-531-1040
  • Memphis Clubs:
    • Memphis Boogie Bunch – Member of
      Peter Nolen at 901-377-9691 or pnolen@concentric.net
    • Memphis Bop Club – Member of
      Dance every Friday night at BelAir Club – 7:30-11:30pm; call 901-757-8785
    • Memphis River City Boppers
      Dance - 2nd and 4th Saturdays at the NCO Club, Air National Guard Base; call 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:

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