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Folk Dancing:

NMU International Dance Club – meets on Tuesdays from 7:15 PM at Dance Zone.  Contact:  Marge msklar@nmu.edu  Free international dance lessons.  Learn a new culture through movement. 

Marquette Folk Dancers:  Friday, 7 PM – 1500 W. Washington St. Marquette; same building as the Superior Dance Academy; enter from Washington St. at the Northern Michigan Bank & Trust.  Contact:  Bob Railey rmrailey@excite.com

Swing Dancing:

NMU Swing Dance Club – Fridays, 7:30 PM in the Superior Room of the University Center on NMU’s campus.  Contact:  esilva@nmu.edu  Meets regularly during the academic year.

Ballroom Dancing:

Steppin’ Out Ballroom Dance Club – Sundays at 6 PM (except 1^st Sundays) at Dance Zone.  Drop-in sessions each week.  Does not meet during NMU vacations.  Contact:  Marge.  Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, etc.  Free dance lessons.

Square and Round Dancing:

Square Dancing:

• Mondays at 7:30 at Dance Zone, Marge Sklar calling.  Gil Martin cueing rounds; $5 per couple.  Pre-rounds 7-7:30 PM with Gil.
• Saturdays at 7 PM in the Rec Hall of the Jacobetti Veterans’ center on Fisher Street at 7 PM: Dances called by Paul Williams usually on the first and third Saturdays of each month, September through May.  $10 per couple. 

Morris Dancing:

Morris Dancing is a highly aerobic, traditional dance style from England, dating from over 500 years ago.  Although this is traditionally done as a street performance, no one in this group will be required to perform.  No experience is necessary; just wave your hankies or clash your sticks and join in the fun! Dancing is Free.  Contact Carolyn ecprovencher@gmail.com for location and schedule.

Contra Dancing:

Dance to the traditional music by All Strings Considered.  January 12 then first Sunday of the month, February through May; no experience necessary.  A caller will lead you through the steps.  6:30 PM.  Donation requested for the band.  Come at 6 PM for lessons.

Dance Classes:

• Hula Dance Class:  TBA Fridays.  $2 per session. Learn the basic movements for hula and some easy Polynesian dances that will help you practice the basics.  Hula is a nice, quiet, low-impact way of working your whole body.  Instructor:  Marge Sklar, formerly of the Mahealani dance troupe.
• Square Dance Class:   (12 lessons) learn the basics of modern western square dancing.  This 12-week course will prepare you to dance at the basic level anywhere in the world. Saturdays, 2-4 PM.  Now forming; $20 per person for class or $2 per person per session.   Try it Free TBA.
• Basic Ballroom Dance Class: Thursdays, 7-8:15 PM.  Ongoing; $5 per couple per session.   NOTE:  In April we will be working on the Latin dances, Rumba, salsa and cha cha.
• Salsa Workout: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5-5:45 PM.  Don’t just exercise.  Learn the basics of the different Latin dance styles while toning your body and get yourself moving.  $2 per session (drop-in basis).
• Belly Dancing:  Wednesdays, 7 PM.  Learn belly dance basics and a few beginning-level choreographies in this 6-week class.  Taught by Cecelia (C) Wilkinson.

Sunday Senior Dances:

• Rock Senior Center; 1-5 PM; lunch available:
  • 2^nd Sunday of the Month
• Trenary (3^rd Sunday) and KI Sawyer (1^st Sunday) to begin again soon.
• Dance Zone (4th Sunday);  2-5 PM, lunch available