(Melbourne) BRUNSWICK FESTIVAL BALL, March. Organised by Folk Song & Dance Society of Victoria and TSDAV.
(Melbourne) WOOLSHED BALL, Sat 28th May (2011), Collingwood Town Hall. Music of the Billabong Band. Organised by Victorian Folk Music Club
(Portarlington)National Celtic Festival June long weekend, 8-11 June 2012. www.nationalcelticfestival.com E-Mail Phone (02) 5241 2499
(Melbourne) WINTER BALL, Sat 25th June (2011) 8pm - 12.30 Theme: The Big Top (Circus), Gower & High Sts, Preston. Melways 18G12. Music by Blackberry Jam (v dark). $25/$28 door. Organised by Melbourne Colonial Dancers
(Melbourne) OLD TIME TEA DANCE, Sat 31st July (2010) 4.30 to 9.30pm. Music by The Gay Charmers. St Ambrose Hall, 2-4 Dawson St, Brunswick. $17 pre-paid, $20 at door. Tea & coffee provided, pls bring 'tea-time goodies' to share. Enquiries: (03) 9878-6267 , 9885 5756, 5446 3100
(Bendigo) DINKY DI OLD TIME BUSH BALL, EagleHawk Town Hall, September 22nd 2012 (3rd Saturday). 7pm until late. Music by The Gay Charmers and Emu Creek Bush Band. Dress: formal, semi-formal or colonial. $15 advance (by 14.9), $20 at the door. Supper provided. Enq: (03) 5442 1153, e-mail , or Post Box 922 Bendigo VIC 3552. Organised by Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo.
(Melbourne) WOOLSHED BALL, Sat 8th October (2011), St Brigids Hall, 378 Nicholson Str, Melways 2C A4, 8pm-12.30, hall open 6pm, music by Blackberry Jam, $25/$20 advance. Bring supper to share. Dance programme based on an 1850's Stawell Dance. Organised by Victorian Folk Music Club. or Jane (03) 9762 1389
(Portarlington)TSDAV SPRING DANCE WEEKEND 2nd weekend of November. 4-6 Nov 2011. Friday - Welcome dance, Saturday - dance and music workshops, evening dance, Sunday - workshops and dancers' request session . Foreshore Community Hall (Melways 239 F2). Enquiries: Marion (03) 9439 7100 or George 9890 5650
(Melbourne) SUMMER BALL, Sat 25th November (2011), Preston Town Hall, cnr High and Gower Sts. Enquiries: Robin 0413 209 334. Organised by Melbourne Colonial Dancers
NARIEL CREEK FOLK FESTIVAL, Boxing Day to New Year, at historical Nariel Creek, near Corryong, Northern Victoria. Lots of music and dancing, in a relaxing location. Most events are informal sessions. The few formal events are mainly dances, which feature mostly local performers and their guests. There is a formal concert on New Year's Day afternoon. Enq: Jamie, (02) 6076-2432. E-mail
- Dance in Australian Folk Directory [3/05]
- Folk Dance Australia
- Israeli Dance Australia [12/02]
- African dance, Mon, 7 - 8.30, Liardet Community Centre, cnr Nott & Liardet Sts, Port Melbourne (Melbourne), enquiries (03) 9527 2068
- Bush: Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo. Old Time Bush Dance with Emu Creek Bush Band at the Bendigo East Hall, Lansell St. Bendigo East.[7/11]
- Bush: Sedgwick Old Time Dance with The Dancing Pennies. 8pm, Spring Gully Hall. 1st Saturday (except January). Enq: 5439 6317. [7/11]
- Bush: Ringwood Bush Dance: 1st Sat, East Ringwood Elderly Citizens Hall, Laurence Grove, Ringwood East (Melbourne). Enq. Jane (03) 9762 1389 [6/11]
- Bush: Victorian Folk Music Club organises bush dances. Enquiries: Jane (03) 9762 1389 or e-mail [8/01]
- Bush Dance Band: Blackberry Jam for dances for all occasions and ages
- Bush Dance Band: Brumbies Bush Band dances, concerts, for young and old or Steve (03) 9762 1389
- Circle Dance: Monthly workshops held in Melbourne. For more information contact Moira on 0411 052 735 or [1/11]
- Colonial: Weds, Collingwood Senior Citizens' Hall, Eddy Crt, Abbotsford, behind Collingwood Town Hall and Railway Station. (Melbourne), 8 pm. Live music 1st Weds of each month. Organised by Melbourne Colonial Dancers Enq: Coral (03) 9885 6109 [5/07]
- Colonial Introductory Class, 23 Feb - 6 April, 7.30-10pm, St Oswalds Church Hall, Glen Iris (Melways 60 D9). Special dances 16 March & 20 April. Adults $70, students/concession $50. $12/lesson casual, dances $5. Enquiries: Coral (03) 9885 6109
- Colonial: Geelong Colonial Dancers: 8 pm, Uniting Church Hall, Noble St, Geelong, 8pm. Enq. Andrew (03) 52 24 1428
- Colonial: Victorian Dance Assembly, 2pm, 1st Sunday (except November and if on Easter). The Eleventh Hour Theatre's hall, 170 Leicester St cnr Gore St, Fitzroy. Melway 2C D6, W of Smith St, S of Alexandra Pde. Organised by TSDAV. [7/10]
- Clog: Australian Bluegrass Cloggers Appalachian clogging. Enquiries: Margaret (03) 9481 0701 (messages) or e-mail
- Contra Last Sunday of the month, February through November. 7.30-10.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, 251 High Street, Northcote. Enquiries: (03) 9481 3386. website (facebook). $12/$7. [1/12]
- English Country Dance: Tues, Venue to be advised. Enq. (03) 9890 5650 --- Social and ethnic dances of England, Australia, and America [11/03]
- International: Box Hill International, Enquiries: Jan: (03) 9434 3368 [5/01]
- Irish Set: Melbourne Claddagh Irish Set Dancing, 1st, 3rd & 5th Friday evenings (7.30-9.30 p.m.) and 2nd & last Sunday afternoon (2-5 p.m.), February to early Dec. St James Church Hall, Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe (Melbourne). $5 per session. Enquiries: Ina (03) 9439 9991 [5/02]
- Irish Set:Monday 8 pm - 9.30, Court House Complex, Little Malop Stree, Geelong. Enquiries: (03) 52 43 4276 [4/00]
- Irish: Comhaltas Ceoltori Eirann Irish Music and Dance: Wed, St Phillips Hall, Hoddle St, Abbotsford (Melbourne) 8 pm. Enq. (03) 9312 6058
- German: Volkstanzgruppe Oberbayern, Wednesdays, Club Tivoli, 291 Dandenong Road, Windsor (Melbourne) Enq: (03) 9529-5211 or e-mail
- Greek Social and Folkloric: Mon, 7.30pm, 7 Hartington St, Northcote; Tue 7pm & Sun 2 pm, Richmond Community Primary School Hall, cnr Kent & Richardson, Richmond; Wed, 7pm, Pine St Hall, Cheltenham; (Melbourne) Enq. (03) 9583 1173
- Hungarian: Tanchaz Dance House, Hungarian Community Centre, 760 Boronia Rd, Wantirna. Enquiries: 0419 554 353 or e-mail . Organised by The Transylvaniacs and Kengugro. Also in Sydney.
- Israeli: refer to Israeli Dance Australia [9/00]
- Latvian dance group Ritenitis [7/98]
- Morris: Britannia Morris Men (Cotswold style) enquiries: Wayne, telephone +61 3 9836 0310, e-mail: website www.britannia.org.au [5/02]
- Morris: Brandragon (NorthWest Clog), Monday, Clifton Hill Hotel, Queens Pde (Melbourne), 8-10pm. Enquiries: e-mail [3/11]
- Old Time 1st Saturday, Clyde Public Hall, Railway Rd. Clyde, Melways 134 K11 8pm-midnight; 3rd Saturday, Cranbourne Masonic Hall, Childers St., Melways 133 K6, 8pm-midnight. 4th Saturday, Bangholme Soldiers Memorial Hall, Worsley Rd. Bangholme. Alf Johnson's Band [02/07]
- Renaissance: Rippon Lea Renaissance Dancers [01/01]
- Scottish Country: The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Melbourne and District Branch, c/o the Hon. Secretary, 12 Meadowgate Dve, Chirnside Park 3116. Enq. 9726 7431; RSCDS offer classes through the week and metro area, and, special events through the year as well as social functions and dance material
- Scottish Country: Berwick Scottish Country Dancing. Friday 8pm - 10, Berwick Masonic Hall, 106 High Str., Berwick (Melbourne) Melways 111 D8. Enquiries: Louise (03) 9802 3626 or Margo (03) 5941 5434.
- Spiral Dance: Enq. (03) 9354 7308, 9416 1796, 9762 7220
- Circle Dance: Monthly workshops held in Melbourne. For more information contact Moira on 0411 052 735 or [8/03]
- Square Dance: Victoria Square Dancing Association [12/01]
- Square Dance: Modern American Square Dance, Fri, Community Centre, Highett (Melbourne) 7 pm. Enq. Clem (03) 9553 4603
- Welsh: Sundays 2-4.30pm, 19/8, 23/9, 21/10, 18/11 & 25/11. St Theo's Hall, 107 Broughton Road, cnr Beech Str, Surrey Hills (Melbourne), Melways 60 K2. Organised by Box Hill Scottish Society. Enquiries: Ian 9898 4891, Julia 9890 2546
- Welsh: Dawnswyr Cumreig Melbourne, 2nd Mon, 60 Ivanhoe Pde, Ivanhoe (Melbourne), 7.30 pm. Enq. Roger (03) 9499 6566
- Kalinka Dance Company, Wed, Nunawading Arts & Entertainment Centre, Nunawading (Melbourne), 7.30 pm. Enq. Lydia (03) 9728 2592
- CAE - Council of Adult Education - offers Irish, Scottish, Int'l Circle, Israeli dance classes (in addition to ballet, modern, jazz, tap, belly, etc.). Gen'l enquiries (03) 9652 0611, dance enq. 9652 0671, 9652 0668 (Melbourne)
- The Boite World Music Cafe events may include dancing. Info: (03) 9417 1983, fax (03) 9419 2116
- Traditional Social Dance Association of Victoria (03) 9347 0372
- Ballarat Folk Club, PO Box 141, Ballarat 3353, (03) 53 32 7872
- Latin Dancing (Melbourne) --- call venues for times and bands
- The Bullring, Johnston St, Fitzroy;
- The Stage, Smith St, Collingwood
- Tropicana Club, 2nd floor, 117 Lonsdale St, City
- Rio's, Church St, Richmond
- Maxi's, Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick.
- Argentine Tango Wed, 7 pm beginners, 8 pm intermediate, The Stage, 1st flr, 231 Smith St, Fitzroy (Melbourne) Enquiries (03) 9415 8166