Organizations That Sponsor Dances - iowadance.com
page updated Feb 2, 2010

• Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association--IRRMA--To retain and honor the legacy of Rock 'n Roll and preserve the history of music in the state of Iowa

• Iowa State Federation of Square Dance and Round Dance Clubs--

• National Ballroom & Entertainment Association--NBEA--a non-profit association which advocates that social dancing is a life-long activity that contributes to the physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual

• Polka Club of Iowa--Including the Central, Eastern and Cedar Valley Chapters

• Pony Express Riders Of Iowa--

• Ames, IA--Cyclone Swing Society--

• Ames, IA--ISU Ballroom Dance Club--promotes social ballroom dancing throughout central Iowa. Featured dances include swing, waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha cha, rumba, salsa, and merengue. Both ISU students and non-students are welcome.

• Ames, IA--Red Friars Dance Club--Private dance group that meets at the Iowa State University Memorial Union south ballroom and dances to live bands which play the big band sound. See membership details on web site.

• Cedar Rapids, IA--Country Friends Dance Club--sponsors dances and lessons

• Cedar Rapids, IA--National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library--30 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404; 319-362-2209

• Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, IA--Cedar Valley Dance Club--Northeast and Eastern Iowa connection to ballroom dance. A chapter of the United States Amateur Ballroom Dance Association. Sponsors dances and lessons

• Cherokee, IA--Country Cruisers Dance Club--e-mail--Pam Cronin - Activity Director

• Decorah, IA--Dance And Stay Young--DASY--James P. Ronan, P.O. Box 289, Decorah, Iowa 52101; (319) 382-2256

• Des Moines, IA--Dance Club 76--

• Des Moines, IA--Swing Des Moines--All about swing dancing,  (515) 274-4676

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

• Iowa City, IA--Friends of Ballroom Dancing--

• Iowa City, IA--IC Country Dancers--

• Iowa City, IA--REAC--(Retired Eagle Activities Club)--sponsors Sunday dances at the Iowa City  Eagles, (319) 337-9505. The bands play old time music, country western, and some newer ones. Dances are foxtrot, waltzes, and few polkas.

• Ottumwa, IA--Heartland Bootscooters--e-mail--641-682-8906. Sponsors lessons and dances.

• Quad Cities, IA--Mississippi Valley Country Dance Association-- Sponsors dances and lessons

• Quad Cities--Lost Country Dancers--

• Sergeant Bluff, IA--Siouxland Singles--PO Box 392, Sergeant Bluff, IA  51054-0392; Connie (712) 276-2451 or Grace (712) 255-8251, monthly singles dances in Hinton, IA or South Sioux City, NE

--Nebraska--Country Kickers--

--Omaha, NE--Christian Singles--P.O. Box 45028, Omaha, NE 68145

--Omaha, NE--Jitterbugs--