Balkan Night Dance Parties in Columbus, Ohio

What's New

April 25 dance is canceled due to coronavirus! No more dances until September, 2020. Watch this website or the email list for news about the next dance.

Please note that we are starting at 7:30 PM now, and ending at 10:30 PM.

A party atmosphere will prevail with live and recorded music, your requests, and non-stop folk dancing on a wooden dance floor. We do folk dances from the Balkan countries, including Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, and Albania. We also do some dances from nearby Armenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, and sometimes Israel, Sweden, and Denmark, which are far away, but have fun dances.

Feel free to just come as you are. We'll also be teaching dances occasionally and spontaneously during the evening. If there's something you want taught, please ask.

We will have snacks! (Please bring something to share, but no alcohol.)
We will have your favorite dance music! (Bring your favorite CD's, MP3 thumb drives, iPods, or smart phones. Sorry, we can't read tapes anymore.)

We can play CD's, iPods, and computer files on our hi-tech sound system!

Lots of dials. Not too loud.

Sometimes we have live music!

Electricity not needed.

We have local and out-of-town bands play live music for us when possible. We may even put on a party with a live band on tour. Check this page for updates.

We have an e-mailing list to remind you each month, and to tell you about any updates. if you want to be on our mailing list.

Fall/Winter/Spring 2019-2020 Schedule

7:30 PM to 10:30 PM party.

$5 Donation

2019 September 28	Kickoff Dance Start off the season with Balkan dance. Loretta will use a theme of "the blues" because the September gemstone is sapphire. Wear something blue if you like. OSU football is away. There will be teaching of basic Balkan dances from 7:30 to 8:00.
October 26	Halloween Halloween is coming. Spooky goings-on will be provided at our Halloween Balkan Dance Party. If you can, wear orange! There will be teaching of basic Balkan dances from 7:30 to 8:00! Be ready for unusual music to some of our favorite dances. Ohio State plays Nebraska in Columbus, but time is TBA, so check local news for traffic problems.
November 23	Work Off the Future Turkey Party with Live Music by Hajde Thanksgiving is next week, but we will dance to use up the calories we're going to over-eat next Thursday! We will have a short set of live music by local band Hajde! Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8. The OSU-Penn State game is today in Ohio Stadium, but time is TBA, so check local news for traffic problems.
Friday, December 13	December Party on a Friday with Flamingos Note that this month's party is on a Friday. Come dance with us and celebrate before the December holidays. Suzanne will have a flamboyance of flamingos to entertain us. Admission is free this month. We will have your favorite recordings. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8.
2020 January 25	Winter Party Hopefully no snow to slow us down! Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8.
February 22	Heart Party with Live Music by Vatra Živa We will have live music tonight by Central Ohio group Vatra Živa. Celebrate Heart Month and Valentine's Day with us. We will also celebrate Baba Marta, the beginning of the month of March. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8.
March 28	CANCELED -- No Dance Tonight Due to the pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus), we are canceling this dance party. If you are not on the email list and would like further updates, please
April 25	CANCELED -- No Dance Tonight Due to the pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus), we are canceling this dance party. If you are not on the email list and would like further updates, please

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