Dance Instructors - iowadance.com
page updated Feb 28, 2010

• Ames--Williams, Valerie--Open and private lessons in social dance ranging from Argentine Tango to Waltz. Work on your skills or just get ready for that wedding. (515) 232-7374

• Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Iowa City--Cedar Valley Dance Club--USABDA Chapter

• Cedar Rapids--Kirkwood Community College--(319) 398-1022 or (800) 332-8833

• Cedar Rapids--Faythe Kubik--Waterloo, Iowa--Ballroom, (319) 364-8409 or (319-232) 7594 or (800) 373-7440. Cedar Rapids 'Dance Studio', 4700 Tama Street SE, Suite 200.

• Cedar Rapids--Parks and Recreation--(319) 286-5731

• Cedar Rapids--TC Dance Club--Ballroom, Nightclub, Latin, Country/Western (319) 365-1275.

• Delhi--Mote Dance Studio--Ballroom & Latin--James & Joy Mote; (563) 927-2258.

• Des Moines/Urbandale--Mullica, Larry & Rae--e-mail-- (515) 490-3589. Swing, Lindy Hop and Balboa. Group and private lessons. Demonstrations and promotions.

• Des Moines--Mad Hat Ballroom--1801 McKinley Ave; (515) 783-8184 or (515) 779-8805. I have been a professional ballroom dance instructor for 18 years and have taught many the joys of dance through various outlets. I have taught through many Adult education and YMCA programs (Des Moines, Indianola, Knoxville, Pella, Newton, and West Des Moines). I have coached the ISU Ballroom Dance Company for 9 years and coach many levels of competitive dancers and instructors. My goal at the studio is to open a kid’s ballroom dance program for youth ages 6-18.

• Des Moines/Ames--Mambo Man--Providing group and private Latin dance lessons, (515) 556-1766. Also, attend our Friday Night Latin Dance Socials in Ames, IA in order to practice what you've learned.

• Des Moines--Swing Des Moines--Offers lessons in all of the swing dances (lindy, jitterbug, balboa, shag, charleston, etc.) and is a not for profit promoting swing education in central Iowa.

• Des Moines Ballroom Dance Studio--Jim Benjamin (quaaka@gmail.com), 2745 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, 515-277-3545. Lessons in Ballroom, Swing, Salsa, Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz and much more. Dances on Friday nights, 8-10p.

• Des Moines--Salsa Des Moines--

• Dewitt--Dennis & Sandy Scheckel of “Scheckel & Co. Dance Instruction” have provided eastern Iowa and western Illinois with quality dance instruction for 30 years. 563-659-5847

• Des Moines--Randy & Sarah Reid--(515) 274-4676. Lessons in all of the dances from the swing era.

• Dubuque--Ballroom By Jennifer--located in Plaza 20. (815) 281-0430.  We offer private lessons and group lessons all year long in our studio.

• Fairfield Dance Company--e-mail--Ballroom & Latin, 57 1/2 N. Court Street, Suite 208, Fairfield, Iowa 52556, (641) 472-6915.

• Fort Dodge--Iowa Central Community College--e-mail--(515) 576-0099,ext. 2335 or (800) 362-2793, ext. 2335

• Humboldt--Harold Olesen, 515-368-0908 or e-mail at econtalk@yahoo.com

• Ionia--Downtown Country Civic Center--Country/Western, Ionia, Iowa, (641) 394-4930 or (641) 394-5168

• Iowa City--IC Country Dancers--(319) 646-6532

• Iowa City/Fairfield--Smith, Jeff & Andrea--(888) 797-7000. Swing and Lindy Hop

• Iowa City - Iowa City Tango Club - Southeast Iowa Tango (Argentine Tango)--Juan Marcos at (juan@juanmarcos.com) and Gregory Kovaciny at (kovaciny@inav.net) or (tangoic@yahoo.com)

• Iowa City--University of Iowa Swing Dance Club--

• Marion--Dance New York--1176 7th Ave, Marion, Iowa 52302, (319)373-3625

• Ottumwa--Heartland Bootscooters--e-mail--Ottumwa, (641) 683-2213. dance instruction and sponsors dances.

• Quad Cities--Mississipi Valley Country Dance Association--Country/Western

• Sioux City--Pam at (712) 233-2383

• Urbandale--Capital City Dance Center (CCDC)--2962 99th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322

• Waterloo--Center For The Arts--Waterloo, Iowa, (319) 291-4490

• Waterloo--Country Cloggers--e-mail--Connie Bartels, 122 Helen Road, Waterloo, IA 50701; (319) 234-5091

• Waterloo--Hawkeye Community College--(319) 296-2460 or (319) 277-8805

• Waterloo--Kubik, Faythe--(319) 232-7594

• Waterloo--Pam--e-mail--Clogging

Across The Border

• Omaha--Just Dance--4534 South 84th Street, Omaha, NE 68127; (402) 596-1117