(This page last modified 10/10/2020)
PURPOSE Of This Website
- This website lists ballroom and country dance studios, groups and instructors.
- It also links to the Yahoo Group, where you can view (or make) dance announcements.
ORGANIZATION Of This Page:
- Section B lists other ‘Aggregation Sites‘, that link to MULTIPLE groups
- Section C lists Permanent Dance Studios EAST of Central Ave (the eastern side of Phoenix)
- Section D lists Permanent Dance Studios WEST of Central Ave (the western side of Phoenix)
- Section E lists ‘Dance GROUPS & Organizations (with no permanent location)
- Section F lists some ‘Individual Dance INSTRUCTORS & Events (no permanent location) (organized more-or-less by instructors last name)
- Section G lists Nightclubs w/Country-Western Dancing
- Section H lists some Closed Clubs and Links That No Longer Work
- Section I lists some Miscellaneous Links.
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==== B. AGGREGATION SITES (sites that link to MULTIPLE groups) ====
- Merrymakers Ballroom Dance Club: DanceMM.com
. . . Merrymakers list of permanent dance studios (pdf format)
. . . Merrymakers Schedule of all RV park dances (pdf format)
. . . Merrymakers list of RV park dance locations (pdf format) - Dancing In Mesa – DancingInMesa.com
- Leon Raper’s Swing Dance Corner, Phoenix: SwingDance.com/clubs/usaclubs.html#usaaz
.==== C. PERMANENT STUDIOS – EAST of Central Ave ====. - Chandler: Apollo’s Ballroom, 3002 N Arizona Ave <ApollosBallroom.com> | <facebook.com/ApollosBallroom> (10/2020, appears to be operating as Apollos Ballroom Gym, facebook.com/Apollos-Ballroom-Gym-1377561512545339 )
- Chandler: Dance Doctors East, 3002 N Arizona Ave, <DanceDocs.com> | <facebook.com/DanceDoctorsLLC> (sites down, 10/2020)
- Chandler: Fred Astaire Studios, FredAstaire.com/chandler | <facebook.com/fredastairechandler> not working 10/2020
- Mesa: Arthur Murray Mesa, ArthurMurrayMesa.com
- Mesa: Dance FX Studios (Adam and Nicole Dekavallas), DanceFXstudios.com
- Phoenix: Academy of Ballroom Dance (Jim & Jenell Maranto), AcademyOfBallroomDance.com | facebook.com/marantoballroom
- Phoenix: Alemana Dance, <AlemanaDance.com> link not working 10/2020
- Phoenix: Arizona Sun Dance, AzSunDanceStudio.com
- Phoenix: Arthur Murray, ArthurMurrayPhoenix.com
- Phoenix: Dance Starz AZ, DanceStarzArizona.com
- Phoenix: Exquisidance Ballroom, <Exquisidance.com> link not working 10/2020
- Phoenix: Fatcat Ballroom Dance, FatcatBallroomDance.com
- Phoenix: Planet Dance (Laurie Kauffman), LaurieKauffmansPlanetDance.com
- Scottsdale: Ambiant Dance, AmbiantDance.com
- Scottsdale: Arthur Murray Scottsdale, ArthurMurrayScottsdale.com
- Scottsdale: Dance Time Studio (Bridgette Maria, Jaime Rivera), DanceTimeStudio.net | Arizona Salsa network, AzSalsa.net | Phoenix Salsa Meetup Group, meetup.com/salsa-181 | facebook.com/bridgettemaria | facebook.com/jaime.rivera.14418101
- Scottsdale: Dance Zone, facebook.com/Dance-Zone-113568985386505
- Scottsdale: EuroRhythm Dance Studio, EuroRhythm.net
- Scottsdale: Imperial Ballroom Dance Center, ImperialBallroomDance.com | facebook.com/ImperialBallroomDanceCenter
- Scottsdale: Scottsdale Dancesport (Mick Milligan): facebook.com/mick.milligan2012 (may have relocated to Tucson)
- Tempe: Devil DanceSport, DevilDanceSport.com , the Latin and Ballroom dance sport club at Arizona State University | facebook.com/devil.dancesport
- Tempe: Paragon Dance Center, ParagonDance.net | facebook.com/ParagonDance
- Tempe: Stars Ballroom, <StarsBallroom.net> link not working 10/2020
.==== D. PERMANENT STUDIOS — WEST of Central Ave ====. - Glendale: Fred Astaire Glendale, FredAstaire.com/arrowhead-glendale | <facebook.com/fredastairearrowhead> link not working 10/2020
- Peoria: Avalon Ballroom, AmbiantDance.com (same URL as Ambiant Dance studio)
- Sun City: Arthur Murray Arrowhead, ArrowheadArthurMurray.com | facebook.com/ArrowheadArthurMurray
- Sun City West: Country Western Dance Club, CountryWestern.scwClubs.com
- Surprise: Sun City Grand Dance Club: ScgDanceClub.org
. ==== E. DANCE GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS (no permanent studio) ====. - Desert City Swing: DesertCitySwing.com (Sun night at Arthur Murray Phoenix) | facebook.com/groups/89930035498 (closed group) | facebook.com/groups/48354702377 (closed event group)
- Greater Phoenix Swing Dance Club gpsdc.com or GreaterPhoenixSwingDanceClub.com (Sun night at Phoenix VFW on E Thomas Rd) | facebook.com/GreaterPhoenixSwingDanceClub | facebook.com/events/1559633047673539 | Phoenix4thOfJuly.com
- Phoenix Hustle Club: PhoenixHustle.blogspot.com (may be inactive?)
- USA Dance, Phoenix Chapter: PhoenixUsaDance.org
- Valley of the Sun Swing Dance Meetup Group,Phoenix: meetup.com/Valley-of-the-Sun-Swing-Dance-Meetup-Group (some events at Fatcat Ballroom)
.==== F. INDIV. DANCE INSTRUCTORS & EVENTS (no permanent studio) ===
. . . . (organized more-or-less by instructors last name). - Arizona Dance Classic (Mona Brandt), USWDC Aug. Event), ArizonaDanceClassic.com
- Phoenix Lindy Exchange, PhoenixLindyExchange.com
- Mona Brandt, Shall We Dance Phoenix, ShallWeDancePhoenix.com , also meetup.com/DancingArizona
- Michael & Amber Cross, Welcome To The World of West Coast Swing, <WcSwing.biz> link not working, 10/2020
- Mary Lou Kaye, Learn Social Dancing, LearnSocialDancing.com
- Laina Lee, East Valley Kickers Meetup Group (Country Dancing, Mesa), meetup.co/EastValleyKickers
- Dwight & Sandi Nelson, Dance Schedule at crystalwarebelts.com (domain is “parked” as of 2/13/2017)
- Ross Pearce, Make Me A Dancer, MakeMeAdancer.com
- Bob Pendleton, facebook.com/bobpendletondancefunphx
- Wild Bill & Carole Spotts, The Prince & Princess of Pattern Dancing, WildBillCWdance.com
- Maggee Tennessen, Maggee’s Dance Studio /Az Dance Club, AzDanceClub.org (lessons at Buffalo Chips saloon, Cave Creek)
- Ryan Yoder, Ballroom, Latin, Swing, and Social Dance Lessons, 480-980-0656 (no web page currently)
.==== G. NIGHTCLUBS W/COUNTRY-WESTERN DANCING ====. - Buckeye: Waddell’s Longhorn Corral, WaddellsLonghornCorral.com
- Cave Creek-Buffalo Chips, BuffaloChipSaloon.com
- Cave Creek: Harold’s Corral, HaroldsCorral.com
- Chandler: Bourbon Jacks, BourbonJacksAz.com
- Chandler: Tom Ryan’s, facebook.com/TomRyansSaloon
- Glendale: Stingers Sports Bar, StingersSportsBar.com
- Goodyear: Romans Oasis, yelp.com/biz/romans-oasis-goodyear
- Mesa: Denim And Diamonds, DenimAndDiamondsMesaAz.com
- Phoenix: Bourbon Jacks, BourbonJacksAz.com
- Phoenix: Fatcat Ballroom Dance, FatcatBallroomDance.com (copied from above)
- Phoenix: Romans County Line, yelp.com/biz/romans-county-line-phoenix-2
- Queen Creek: Nortons Country Corner, facebook.com/NortonsCountryCorner
- Scottsdale: Handlebar J’s Nightclub, HandlebarJ.com.
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==== H. CLOSED CLUBS/OUTDATED LINKS ====
- List of Closed Clubs and Links That No Longer Work
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==== I. MISCELLANEOUS LINKS ====
. - ColoradoChaCha.com – Youtube Videos & Steps for ‘Colorado Cha Cha’ couples pattern dance.
- DanceLiteracy.com – links page for Meridian Manor (Apache Junction) couples dance practice sessions.
- Youtube Video from Instructors Rich & Ginna Mitch’s May 2015 Carnival Dance Cruise. Click Here to view Picasa photo album.
( Previous site is at phx-dance.blogspot.com )