Balkan Night Dance Parties in Columbus, Ohio

What's New

New schedule for 2023-2024 season!

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.

Vaccination against Covid-19 is not required; wearing a mask is optional. If you are sick, please stay home.

Feel free to just come as you are. We teach basic Balkan dances 7:30-8:00 PM, and 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 2023-2024 Schedule

7:30 PM to 10:30 PM party.

$2 Donation

2023 September 23	Kickoff Dance Start off the season with Balkan dance. There will be teaching of basic Balkan dances from 7:30 to 8:00.
October 28	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.
November 25	Work Off the Turkey Party We will dance to use up the calories we over-ate on Thursday! Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8:00.
December 16 (Third Saturday)	December Party with Live Music Note that this month's party is on the third Saturday instead of the usual fourth Saturday. Come dance with us and celebrate before the December holidays. We will have a set or two of live music by local group Mixed Bag. Admission is free this month. We will have your favorite recordings. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8:00.
2024 January 20 (Third Saturday)	Winter Party with Live Music Note that this month's party is on the third Saturday instead of the usual fourth Saturday. We will have live music by central Ohio group Vatra Živa! Hopefully no snow to slow us down! Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8:00.
February 24	Heart Party 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 7:30-8:00.
March 23	Leprechaun Party Yeah, it's a little late, but there'll still be the wearin' o' the green tonight. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8:00.
April 27	Spring Party Dance into spring at Balkan Night! Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:30-8:00.

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