The=20 next Las Vegas dance is AUGUST 3rd. There = is no=20 dance in Pahrump in August.
Time:  = ; 6:45=20 to 9:30 PM
LV=20 Location: Christ = Our King=20 Community, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV = (southwest=20 corner of =20 = =20 Tropicana and = Torrey=20 Pines)Cost:  = ; =20 $10 donation or whatever you wish
Who can=20 dance: Everyone, even children (of reasonable = age) can=20 enjoy the=20 = dances.
Information: &n= bsp; Call=20 Jeanne (702) 631-4160, or e-mail: zoorevue1@prodigy.com
= &= nbsp; Cell=20 number if you get lost (702) 236-9411Home page for=20 southern Nevada Dances of Universal Peace: = http://raincloudpub.com/dupsn/
Home page for North American Network for the = Dances of=20 Universal=20 = Peace:
&nb= sp; =20 http://www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org/na/Southern Nevada = Square and Round=20 Dance Association
- See their website at http://www.communitylink.koz.com/lvrj/sqrddancerssonv= , or contact Anne Wells, 565-7096. = This website=20 serves to coordinate dance programs for twenty-three clubs in Clark = and Nye=20 Counties,
Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona.Argentine = Tango
- Thursday nights, at Dance Charisma, = 3650 S. Jones,=20 south of Spring Mountain. Call 364-8700 for info. Both = lessons and=20 open dancing.
Cuban = Dancing
Taste of Cuba, = a=20 restaurant slightly east of Sahara and Decatur: Cuban music and = dancing=20 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting at 8=20 pm.Shifting Sands = Belly Dance=20 Guild &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;Several folks=20 have told me that they have enjoyed this Belly Dance class at the Clark = County=20 Library, and given that it is a form of ethnic dancing, I've included it = here.....Information: 702-451-7483.Location: =20 Clark County Library, Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo = Rd.Cost: =20 FreeFuture=20 classes: August 15, September 12 & 26, October 3 &=20 17Scottish=20 and Highland Dancing
For = upcoming events and=20 contacts, visit the Las Vegas Highland Dancing Association's website = at=20 http://lvhda.tripod.com/events.htmAug. 26, Saturday, 2 = pm. =20 Dance workshop at the Clark County Library, Jewel Box = Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Ave. Fee to be announced. For more = information,=20 please call 496-8609.
Ballroom=20 Dancing
- The US Amateur Ballroom Dancers = Association=20 Southern NV Chapter, and the UNLV - USABDA=20 = Dancesport, &n= bsp; =20 (702) 895-3225. Website:
www.commnitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/ballroomdance = .Country Line = DancingPeople commonly ask about where country = line=20 dancing is available in the Valley. The following are "word of = mouth" - I=20 haven't personallly checked them out, so call in advance to=20 verify.
- Gilley's at the Frontier Hotel and = Casino on the=20 Strip: Lynn Martinez will be teaching line dancing from 4 = to 5pm on=20 Sundays, followed by West Coast Swing Dancing (see below). =
Roadhouse Casino, 2100 N Boulder Hwy = (near Sunset)=20 Henderson. My erstwile scout says "I have it on good authority = that=20 there are Country Line Dancing lessons on Wednesdays beginning at = 6pm. =20 There is also swing dance music from 7:30 til 10pm". =
East Coast=20 Swing Dancing
- Sunday nights, 7 to 9 pm, at the First = Presbyterian Church, 1515 W. Charleston - it's just west of US = 95, near=20 Martin Luther King Blvd (see map and group description at their=20 website, http://www.turnaroundtech.com/dance/index.html.). Free. = Donations are=20 accepted and appreciated to pay for the room and expenses (like name = tags and=20 supplies). All extra = donations=20 are given to Las = Vegas area = shelters for=20 battered women. Beginners = and veteran=20 dancers are welcome and do not need a partner. Each week the patterns = are=20 different. More than = 100=20 students attend this class every Sunday. Most (80%+) are single = adults.=20 Call Mark or Cheryl at (702) 648-6616, or e-mail: = mark@turnaroundtech.com=20 Website: DanceGig.com =20
Dance Classes at the Community College of Southern=20 NevadaDance=20 classes at the Cheyenne campus include both Beginning and Intermediate = Middle=20 Eastern Dance, as well as East Indian Dance. Admissions: = 651-4060,=20 Dance Program: 651-4201Other = Ethnic and Dance=20 Events in Las Vegas:
- August 9, Wednesday, African myths and = magic for=20 children, Whitney Ranch Recreation Center, 11 = am
Morning Children's Series: Director of African Arts = Productions,=20 Bamidele "Dele" Adefemi, explores the myths and magic of Yoruba = culture.=20 "Dele's use of folkloric drums, dance, and drama will transport you." = Whitney=20 Ranch Recreation Center, 1575 Galleria Drive, Henderson. 450-4885. = Cost is $3.=20
- August 13, Sunday: = Pakistan=20 American Association Of Nevada, at the Clark County Library Theatre, 5 = pm
Free concert presented by the Pakistan American Association Of = Nevada. Open=20 to the public. For more information, please call 528-8341.
Sunday, August 13, Sunday: = World Steps=20 East Indian Dance, 2 p.m. Where??=20
Coordinated by Saramma George. Dance = presentation=20 of classical, folk and contemporary dance. Posted on the Clark = Country=20 web site.
- August 18, Friday: Decima Muestra Folklorica at the Clark = County Library=20 Theatre, 7 pm
International production featuring over 60 = musicians &=20 dancers from Mexico. Fiesta, musica, danza y baile de Mexico con el Ballet = Folklorico=20 Collin del hermoso estado de Guanajuato y Ballet Folklorico = Magisterial=20 Tlaquiltenango de Morelos con el anfitrion de la casa el Ballet = Folklorico=20 Tepuchacalli. Acompanenos en este evento en vivo con mas de 60 = bailarines con=20 los autenticos colores y tradicion de Mexico. Teatro de Clark County = Library=20 1401 E. Flamingo Road Viernes, 18 de agosto de 2006 7 p.m. Entrada = gratuita=20 para toda la familia. Para mas informacion, llama de telefono=20 507-3458.
- August 18, Friday: NOJO and the Bayou = Gypsies,=20 Mission Hills Park, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
MOJO and the Bayou Gypsies is one of the hottest Zydeco = bands in=20 the country, full of fun and toetapping
music in the best Cajun=20 tradition! Admission is free. Please call 267-4055 for = more=20 information.
- Saturday, = August 19,=20 Saturday: World Vibration Thai Music, 2 p.m. =20 WHERE?
Featuring the = music of=20 master Ranad (wooden xylophone) player Arom Noochoi and the Thai Art=20 Association band. $10, general admission; $7 = seniors/students. =20 [posted on the Clark County web=20 site]
September 15, Friday, Ricardo Griego, Flamenco = Guitarist, Summerlin=20 Library Theatre, 7 pm
Don't miss this special performance of Spanish guitar flavored with = the=20 rhythms of Latin America. A renowned guitarist, composer and teacher, = Ricardo=20 will be joined by flamenco dancers interpreting traditional music as = well as=20 his own compositions. Ricardo has opened for such acts as Los Lobos, = Malo,=20 Esteban, Linda Ronstadt and Tower of Power.
September 16, Saturday: Wengert Hispanic = Dancers,=20 Sunrise Library Auditorium, 2 = pm
Continue the celebration of Hispanic American = Heritage Month=20 at this short presentation of traditional Hispanic dances performed by = costumed seven- and eight-year-olds from Wengert Elementary=20 School. Free.
- September 22, Friday: = Fiesta = de la Noche,=20 Rainbow Library Amplitheatre, 5 - 9 pm
Enjoy a night under the stars with family entertainment including = mariachi,=20 traditional dance with costumes and cowboy rope tricks presented by = Mexico=20 Vivo Dance Company. Visit various booths and enjoy activities for all = ages. At=20 7 p.m., Los Leones de la Salsa will perform exciting contemporary = salsa sure=20 to please everyone. Bring a picnic basket and lawn chair or blanket.=20 Refreshments will be available for sale; no pets, alcohol or glass = containers=20 please.
September 26, Tuesday, Xavier Quijas = Yxayotl,=20 Aztec and Mayan Flute Music, Whitney Library, 10 am
Experience the wonders of Mesoamerica as Xavier Quijas Yxayotl = (Huichole)=20 presents a musical program for the entire family. A native of Mexico, = he=20 explores Pre-Hispanic music using hand-made replicas of ancient = instruments.=20 The program includes insight into the Aztec and Mayan peoples as well = as their=20 history and the importance of music to their cultures. Xavier shares = the=20 Nahuatl language, the primary language spoken on this continent prior = to the=20 arrival of the Spaniards. In addition, audiences can expect playful=20 interaction with song and dance! =
Whitney Library, September 26, 10 amWest Las Vegas Library, September 26, 1 pmSahara West Library, September 26, 4 pmClark County Library, September 27, 10 amSpring Valley Library, September 27, 4 pmWest Charleston, September 27, 6:30=20 pm
- September 30, Saturday, = Celebration of=20 Mehregan (An Ancient Persian Autumn Festival), Rainbow Library = Amplitheatre, 7=20 pm
Danny, Farid, & Ziba Shirazi Live in Concert! Enjoy a = beautiful=20 evening of music under the stars. Bring your lawn chair and blanket. = No food,=20 glass containers, alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed. Gate opens = one hour=20 before performance. Pre-registration is a must. Please call = 507-3964.=20
October 5, Thurs: The History of Flamenco = Dance, Clark County Library Jewel Box Theatre, 7=20 pm
Flamenco, a dance and musical style that originates = from=20 Spain's Andalucia region, embodies a complex musical and cultural = tradition.=20 Join Margo Torea, of the Sociedad Cultural Hispania, for an overview = and=20 demonstration of the many different styles of flamenco dance in this = evening=20 program.
****************************************************************= *************************************************************************= ****OTHER LAS = VEGAS MUSICAL=20 EVENTS:****************************************************************= ***********************************************************************= FONT>HENDERSON PAVILION
Their = concerts are=20 listed at their website: http://www.cityofhenderson.com/parks/events/php/CulturalArts.php=
ACOUSTIC=20 ROUTES
Check out = up-coming=20 concerts at: http://www.acousticroutes.com/. None are listed right now...
****************************************************************= ******************************************************Dance and=20 Music Events outside of Las Vegas: =20
September 1 - 4: Labor Day Dance=20 Away: Held at a cool 7000 feet up, at Mile High = Pines Camp,=20 between Angelus Oaks and Big Bear in the San Bernardino Mountains. = Music=20 by the Latter Day Lizards and Hillbillies from Mars; calling by Cis = Hinkle=20 (Atlanta, GA) and Scott Higgs = (Philadelphia).November 10 - 12: Dance in = the=20 Desert: Oracle, AZ - The fall Arizona contra = weekend, at a=20 rustic YMCA camp on the north slopes of Mt. Lemmon, north of = Tuscon. Music=20 by Lift Ticket, calling by Nils Friedman and Laura Brown (Washington = DC). =20 Nils called here in LV when Mock Turtle Soup came through town a year = ago. =20 Register now to reserve a spot: http://www.tftm.org/DITD_2006/DITD2006A.html= SPAN>
December 26 - Januarty 1, 2007: = Christmas=20 Country Dance School 2006: Berea College, Berea,=20 Kentucky
Country dancing and other folk arts such as folk = drama,=20 storytelling, singing, and crafts are wonderful activities for teachers, = youth=20 leaders, recreation personnel and everyone else! Christmas Country = Dance=20 School, devoted to the practice and enjoyment of authentic folk = material, helps=20 everyone find usable materials for recreation prgrams, teaching = situations, or=20 personal benefit. Daily classes offer a variey of English and = American=20 dance, music, and singing traditions. For more info, see www.berea.edu/ccds.<= /P>
Dance=20 schedule and contacts for Arizona = Dances:
Please call ahead = to confirm=20 dates and location if in doubt... regular dates do occasionally change = due to=20 extenuating circumstancesPRESCOTT: Folk Happens! Contra = Dance -=20 First Friday of each monthGrace Sparks (Prescott) = Activity=20 Center (AKA "The Armory"), 824 E Gurley Street. Go to www.sharlot.org/madness=20 or call Leslie Loomis at 928-776-8699. Dance is from 7:30 - 10:30, = new=20 dancers are encouraged to arrive at 7:30 for the teaching session. =FLAGSTAFF: =20 Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music Contra Dance - First Saturday = of each=20 monthFlagstaff Friends of = Traditional=20 Music Contra Dance is in NAU's Ashurst Hall. Pre dance lesson from = 7:30 -=20 8:00 with dancing from 8:00 - 11:00. Suggested donation of $6, = $5 for=20 members. For more info visit www.ffotm.net or=20 call Laura at 928-526-6757 or Deb at 928-774-5936PHOENIX: =20 Phoenix Friends of Old Time Music Contra Dance - Second Saturday of = each=20 monthPhoenix dances are held = at the=20 Kenilworth School, 1210 N. 5th Ave. (near I-10 and 7th Ave.) The = pre-dance=20 lesson is at 7:00 with the dance from 7:30 - 10:30. $8, $6 for=20 members. $3 for under 18 (includes childcare). Need more = info? =20 Call Carl at 602-268-7181, Ron or Linda at 480-893-3328, go to=20 members.cox.net/contradance or emailCOTTONWOOD: AZ=20 We Dance Contra Dance - Third Saturday of each month, = September=20 through AprilCottonwood dances are = held at the=20 Cottonwood Civic Center (also known as the Clubhouse) 805 N. Main Street = in Old=20 Town Cottonwood. From I-17, Exit #287 to Cottonwood on Hwy 260, = left on=20 Hwy 89A to the Civic Center. Dances are preceded by a = potluck dinner=20 from 5:30 to 6:30 at the hall, with a pre-dance lesson from 6:30 - 7:00 = and=20 dance from 7:00 - 10:00. $5 per dancer. Call Deb at 928 -774-5936 = or email=20 debmike@npgcable.com to=20 learn moreTUCSON: Tucson=20 Friends of Traditional Music Contra Dances- First, Third and many = Fifth=20 Saturdays!!!First = Church United=20 Methodist, 915 E 4th St (between Park and Tyndall, just west of UA = campus,=20 parking on West side) $7, $6 members, $5 students with ID. =20 Refresher/introductory session at 7:45, dance from 8:00 - 11:00. = To learn=20 more email contradance@tftm.org or check out=20 www.tftm.orgWE MAKE HISTORY:=20Sponsors historic = dances and balls=20 throughout the year, throughout the state. = Interested? Visit=20 www.wemakehistory.com for details and photos of = balls!!!Dancing opportunities and = information from=20 the Web Country Dance and Song Society is a = central=20 clearing house for dance camps and other events, as well as a source = of music=20 and lots of other good stuff: http://www.cdss.org/newsletter/events.html If you're traveling and would like = to find=20 a contra dance at your destination, our web site, http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/, has links to other sites that = can be of=20 help. It also has links to other sites with more information = about=20 contra dancing.AUGUST
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