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My Favorite Place to Dance

If you have discoveredc exciting and interesting places to dance while traveling,
please let us know.

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Here's are some of your Favorites so far...

Establishment	Type of Music and Dancing
Murray, UT (suburb of Salt Lake) The Murray Art Center	Variety of ballroom and Latin mix; Live band
They have dances on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. There is a lesson before each dance and you can actually do two lessons on Friday and Saturday nights. The music is a live band each night and the cost is $10 person. The floor is about the size of Oleika's floor and it is all wooden! This was a great find and a true pleasure to dance at this venue. We highly recommend it if you are in the Salt Lake area.

Hilton Head Island, SC Regatta Lounge, Crowne Plaza	Nightclub; Mix - beach music, some live bands, some DJ
The headliners are super. Get there early. By 10:00, it's usually full.

Greensboro, NC Club Fifth Season at Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons	Nightclub; Live band, mix of music
Get there early. Men have to wear shirts with a collar.

St. Louis, MO Casa Loma Ballroom	Ballroom, Rock 'n' Roll, Imperial Swing
For over 78 years the St. Louis Casa Loma Ballroom, a landmark of entertainment in St. Louis, has provided a wide range of popular music and dancing. Offering the music of such greats as Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, The Harry James Orchestra, the Dorseys, and Bill Haley and the Comets, this unique ballroom has served the young and the young-at-heart of St. Louis. Currently the St. Louis Casa Loma Ballroom features many great touring acts in addition to the area's best top-name bands. Ballroom, Rock 'n' Roll, Imperial Swing Dancing, and many other activities ensure a schedule of excitement at the St. Louis Casa Loma Ballroom.

Cincinnati, OH Coney Island Amusement Park	Big Band dances with live music
Offers Big Band Dances with live music, normally twice a year, with a huge dance floor and great atmosphere. An affordable venue is the annual Labor Day big band dance at Coney Island’s Moonlite Pavilion where the Pete Wagner Band plays. The big band dance weekends are more expensive because they are a package with a price that includes the dances, hotel stay and meals. Although paying separately for an individual dance is also available.

Indianapolis, IN Indiana Roof Ballroom	Big Band, Latin, Foxtrot, Swing
The Indiana Roof Ballroom has been a favorite ballroom dance venue since 1927 when it was hailed as the world's most danceable floor. The 8,000 square foot floor is circular in shape and resembles the courtyard of a Spanish village with a nighttime sky and twinkling stars and unexpected thunderstorms occurring during some band breaks. Today, the only scheduled public dances are held on a few Sunday afternoons each year from 5 to 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The music is provided by various national Big Bands playing music of the 1930's and early 1940's except for an occasional cha-cha or mambo from the 1950's. Approximately a fourth of the dance selections are Latin with the remainder being primarily foxtrot and swing. The price is $13 per person. Seating is on the dance floor and on the balcony overlooking the floor, depending upon how early reservations are made. If you don't care where you sit, tickets are available at the door. Until two years ago, I had never danced to a full orchestra playing music of the ‘30s and ‘40s … music that was written especially for ballroom dancing. My first introduction to music of the big band era was at the Indiana Roof in downtown Indianapolis. A live orchestra plays on Sunday evenings from 5 to 9 p.m. six times a year. They seem to be drawing a larger crowd at the Indiana Roof every time I go!

Nashville, TN; Tunica, MS; St. Louis, MO	Southern Rhapsody Dance Society Ballroom
I have attended three big band dance weekends sponsored by Southern Rhapsody.

Decatur, IL Midwest Big Band Festival	Big Band
In addition, I attended the 22nd Midwest Big Band Festival over Labor Day weekend in Decatur, IL. At these weekend events, different bands play for three or four dances, and big band aficionados come from faraway states to enjoy dancing and meeting friends who share in their passion for big band music.

Virginia Beach, VA Tidewater, VA Chapter	Ballroom
The Tidewater VA. Chapter at Virginia Beach hosts an annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza weekend. The event consists of nightly social dances, a dinner dance, afternoon tea dances, more than 60 workshops (all levels), professional shows and exhibitions. New Year’s Eve discount packages are available.

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