Southwestern States Folk Dance          Home Page

This page will lead you to groups in the Southwestern States which hold weekly, biweekly, monthly or irregularly scheduled folk dances featuring ballroom dance, Balkan folk dance, Cajun dance, clog dance, contra dance, English country dance, international folk dance, Irish dance, Israeli dance, Morris dance, ritual dance, Scottish country dance, swing dance, tap dance, traditional square dance, vintage dance, western square dance, Zydeco dance and all other forms of traditional and ethnic dance. You'll also find resources and links to web sites which provide information about folk dancing in all or part of the area.

This page covers the following topics:

• Southwestern Classes And Sessions
• Southwestern Contacts
• Southwestern Directories
• Southwestern Periodicals
• Southwestern Links
• Navigation Shortcuts
• Websites
• Have We Overlooked You?
• The Format Of A Listing
• An Important Word Of Warning
• Folk Dance Association Website Add-ons
• Hit Counter
• The Folk Dance Association Search Engine
• The Accuracy Of A Listing
• Messages
• Cartoon

Southwestern Classes And Sessions     Top Of Page

You can learn about classes and sessions in any of the following states by clicking on the state's name:

• Arizona
• California North
• California Central
• California South
• Hawaii
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Oklahoma
• Texas

Southwestern Contacts     Top Of Page

This is a list of folk dance contact people who are willing to share information about folk dancing in all or part of the Southwestern States.

Southwestern Directories     Top Of Page

This is a list of folk dance directories which cover all or part of the folk dancing activities in the Southwestern States.

Southwestern Periodicals     Top Of Page

This is a list of folk dance periodicals which cover all or part of the folk dancing activities in the Southwestern States.

Southwestern Links     Top Of Page

This is a list of folk dance links which cover all or part of the folk dancing activities in the Southwestern States.

Navigation Shortcuts     Top Of Page

The following Jump button will take you quickly to our class and session listings in every state of the United States and every province of Canada:

The following Jump button will take you quickly to our camp, cruise, festival, tour, week, weekend, workshop, teacher and vendor listings in the United States and Canada:

The following Jump button will take you quickly to our article, essay and web site listings:

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Websites     Top Of Page

If a group's name is underlined, it maintains a web site you can immediately visit by clicking on the group's name. A stop at the web site (assuming the group regularly updates it) should give you the latest news about the group's dances, special events and other activities. Although we checked out each web site when we listed it, we're not responsible for those which contain errors or no longer exist.

Have We Overlooked You?     Top Of Page

We realize it's not possible to keep abreast of all folk dance happenings in the region. So, if you're aware of folk dance groups not listed, please tell them about us and visit our Suggesting a Group page to tell us about them. Also, if you run a folk dance group not listed or listed incorrectly, please visit our Listing a Group page to submit a new listing or correct the current one. Finally, if you know of a web site presenting information about folk dancing in all or part of the region not listed below or listed incorrectly, please visit our Suggesting a Link page to let us know about it.

The Format Of A Listing     Top Of Page

We've tried to make all listings as easy and intuitive to use as possible. However, if you're unsure how we've arranged the listings on this page, how we've organized the information in each listing, what's supposed to be included and not included in each listing, how to find groups doing a specific type of folk dance or anything else, please visit our Using the Listings page for help.

An Important Word Of Warning     Top Of Page

If you intend to attend a group for the first time or after several weeks of nonattendance, DON'T go without first contacting the group to verify there'll actually be a dance. To reduce the possibility of disappointment, ALWAYS check and confirm the dance's start time, location, admission fee, travel directions and any other important details. And while you're at it, please mention you saw the group's listing here at the Folk Dance Association web site.

Folk Dance Association Website Add-ons     Top Of Page

Hit Counter     Top Of Page

At the bottom of the page, there's a box saying something like 113,365 Visitors Since January 1, 1999. This is our hit counter compliments of Site Meter stating how many people have visited our site since its origin. A click on this box brings you a full page of  statistics, including information about our last 1,000 visitors, forecasts of future visits and lots of other interesting facts. In fact, it'll show you exactly what we're doing and how well we're doing it.

The Folk Dance Association Search Engine     Top Of Page

We have a search engine compliments of FusionBot. You can use this search engine to search for virtually anything on the Folk Dance Association web site. If you'd like to search for someone or something, just type what you're looking for in the following search box and you'll get your result in a few seconds.

The Accuracy Of A Listing     Top Of Page

If we're certain of a listing's source, we used a phrase like (1) - Mar 28, 1999 or like (2) - Feb 15, 2001 at the listing's end to indicate the fact. The phrase (1) - Mar 28, 1999 indicates someone associated with the group on March 29, 1999 sent us all the facts we used in the listing on a Listing a Group form from our Listing a Group page. The phrase (2) - Feb 15, 2001 indicates someone associated with the group on February 15, 2001 spoke with us and verbally presented all the facts we included in the listing. In addition, we were assured we'd be promptly informed about all future changes in the listing and pledged to publish all corrections on the internet promptly. If neither phrase appears in a listing, then we've no idea of the listing's source.

Messages     Top Of Page

Here are some interesting messages and unusual offers you might find enjoyable to investigate. Please click on any of the following banners if you feel like learning more:

Cartoon     Top Of Page

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This page last revised Feb 23, 2003