Other Local and Regional Dances

Nearby Contra dances

Nearby Contra Dance Weekends

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Local Dancing that’s not Contra

There are many other forms of social dancing available in Columbus; it’s quite possible to dance every day of the week!
Please check websites to see if details have changed!

  • Recreational Folk Dancers of Columbus lists many of the groups listed below.
  • Columbus Square Dance
    The site lists several local square dance groups.
  • Recreational Folk Dancers of Columbus
    A group including Big Scioty and several other area folk dance groups. A Dance Calendar is available.
    New Year’s Eve party – Dec. 31, 2025, 8 pm – midnight. Admission is $10; free for kids 12 and under. At Clinton Heights Church, @Clinton Heights & High St (15 Clinton Heights), just south of N. Broadway (replacing the Midwinter dance party scheduled for Jan. 2026)
    The member groups of the Recreational Folk Dancers of Columbus will take turns teaching dances, so you can get a taste of contra dancing, English country dancing, international folk dancing à la CFD and Whetstone, Israeli dancing (Hillel), Scandinavian dancing and Scottish country dancing, plus Balkan dancing from the Balkan Night group
  • English Country Dancing
    First, third and sometimes fifth Sundays 7:30-9:30 pm.
    Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, at the corner of N. High St. and Clinton Heights Avenue.
    Live Music. Third Sunday only during Summer.
  • Columbus Folk Dancers – International folk dancing
    Wednesdays 7:30-10:00 pm.
    Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, 15 Clinton Heights Ave, Columbus, OH 43202
  • Hillel International Folk Dancers – Israeli and International folk dancing
    Tuesdays 8-11 pm, 46 E. 16th Ave. (Sunday parking lot dances continue at Agudas Achim synagogue, E. Broad St. & Roosevelt; contact Mim (614-236-5486) or Adit)
  • Whetstone International Folk Dancers
    Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm
    Whetstone Recreation Center 3923 N. High St.
  • Balkan Dance
    Monthly, usually 4th Saturday, but check website for schedule 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    (Contact Leslie Scott – ljsdancer@gmail.com)
  • Scottish Country Dancing in Ohio
    Thursdays 7:30-9:30 PM
  • Swing Columbus 
    Beginner lesson: 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM; DJ (or live band): 8:00 PM – 10:15 PM
    Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 404 South 3rd St, Columbus OH, 43215
  • English Country Dancing – Wooster
    Fourth Saturdays 7-9 pm winter only
    VALLEY COLLEGE GRANGE, 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster, OH 44691 (Routes 226 & 3)

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