Nearby Dances
Contra Dances
Other groups that sponsor contra dances within 5-6 hours' driving distance of Charleston include Columbia Old Time Music & Dance (Columbia, SC), Old Farmer's Ball (Asheville, NC), Charlotte Contra Dancers (Charlotte, NC), Harvest Moon Folk Society (Greenville, SC), Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers (Winston-Salem & Greensboro, NC), Triangle Country Dancers (Chapel HIll, NC), Savannah Folk Music Society (Savannah, GA), Chattahoochee Country Dancers (Atlanta, GA), Athens Folk Music and Dance Society (Athens, GA), Sautee Nacoochee, GA, and Cape Fear Contra Dancers (Wilmington, NC).
For an overview of dances in the South Atlantic region, as well as other regions in the country, check out Contra Dance Links by Charlie Seelig. Contact info for bands and callers can be found there, too. Another resource for contra dances is the New England Folk Festival Association (NEFFA). Also check out this cool Heat Map on Try Contra that show all dances in the country (and more).
For an overview of dances in the South Atlantic region, as well as other regions in the country, check out Contra Dance Links by Charlie Seelig. Contact info for bands and callers can be found there, too. Another resource for contra dances is the New England Folk Festival Association (NEFFA). Also check out this cool Heat Map on Try Contra that show all dances in the country (and more).
Social Dances in Charleston
Charleston Swing Dance Association is actively supporting Forte Jazz Lounge and their regular Sunday night swing with the Roaring Twenties Hot Jazz Dance Club.
Charleston Argentine Tango Society welcomes all levels of tango dancers at the MUSC Wellness Center on 45 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC. Currently, there are “Practilongas” (pratica / milonga) on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 12-4 pm in the main studio. The entry fee for Wellness Center members is free; for non-members it's $15 at the front door (mentioning that you are there for Argentine Tango). Parking is free on Saturday at the Wellness Center. Although it is not required by the Wellness Center, Covid vaccination is highly recommended for tango participants. If you wish, please feel free to wear a mask. No partner necessary. Wear smooth-soled shoes.
(Please send any updates for this page to [email protected]. Thanks!)
Charleston Argentine Tango Society welcomes all levels of tango dancers at the MUSC Wellness Center on 45 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC. Currently, there are “Practilongas” (pratica / milonga) on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 12-4 pm in the main studio. The entry fee for Wellness Center members is free; for non-members it's $15 at the front door (mentioning that you are there for Argentine Tango). Parking is free on Saturday at the Wellness Center. Although it is not required by the Wellness Center, Covid vaccination is highly recommended for tango participants. If you wish, please feel free to wear a mask. No partner necessary. Wear smooth-soled shoes.
(Please send any updates for this page to [email protected]. Thanks!)
