This page last updated on 9/18/2017

Welcome to a page devoted to bringing you information on folk dancing in Dayton, Ohio.
This site is being recovered due to hardware failures and the server administrator's stroke thank you for your paitence. 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 Paries formerly Cityfolk Contra Dances - Contras and Squares
  
• English Country Dancing
• Flying Ghillies - Scottish Country Dancing
• hio n/ohio /ohio n 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 - (email me with link!)
• Miami Valley Folk Dancers - Recreational International Folk Dancing
• Richens-Timm Academy of Irish Dancing,
• Social & Ballroom Dance Evenings - especially for singles
• Terpsichorean Delights Dance Assembly - Vintage Dance - On Facebook - Jeanette Watts
• 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 - Jay Williams - 3rd Fridays at the Bryan Center
• YS Dancers - American and English Country Dance

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
• 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)
• jAThis site is being recovered due to hardware failures and the server administrator's stroke thank you for your paitence.< 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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