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Ballroom Variety Dance in Minneapolis | Tapestry Folkdance Center

Experience Ballroom Varietry Dance! a fun and welcoming partner dance style that includes everything from smooth waltzes to lively Latin rhythms, all centered on connection, music, and joyful movement together.

UPCOMING EXPERIENCES
UPCOMING EXPERIENCES

Ballroom Variety : 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays

An elderly woman and a man are dancing together in a room with wooden floors. The woman is wearing a blue top and black skirt with black boots, and the man is dressed in black. They are holding hands and smiling at each other. Behind them is a colorful geometric quilt on the wall, a wooden bench, and a white brick wall with a wall-mounted lamp. There are also other people visible in the background, sitting and standing.

Studio

LARGE STUDIO: 6-7pm | Lesson7-9:30pm | Dance 

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Live Music: $20 General $17 Member $8 Young Adult (18-30) $4 Youth (Ages 17-10)

Recorded Music: $15 General $12 Member. $8 Young Adult (18-30) $4 Youth (Ages 17-10)

Pricing

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Pay What You Choose

First seven days of every month (1st through the 7th) - Newcomers and beginners especially welcome!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Tapestry Folkdance Center’s Ballroom Variety brings the magic of social dances to everyone—no partner or experience needed! Each month, we focus on a different ballroom style, with highly skilled professional instructors guiding you from the basics on the first Sunday, to more advanced moves later in the month.

  • Comfortable, lightweight clothing and soft-soled shoes are recommended; non-marking soles are required.  Whether you're brand new or a seasoned dancer, you're warmly welcome—just bring your curiosity, your energy, and your dancing feet!

  • From swing to salsa, tango to waltz, foxtrot to rumba—you’ll learn, laugh, and dance your heart out. After class, the lights go down and the floor is yours! Practice what you’ve learned or strut your stuff.

  • If you have any accessibility needs you'd like addressed by Tapestry Folkdance Center, please let us know by emailing staff@tapestryfolkdance.org.

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  • Caroline Olson DJ & teaching Triple-Step Swing I

  • Jerry O' Combo, Janie Nordberg teaching Triple-Step Swing II

  • Hot Toddies, Janie Nordberg teaching Triple-Step Swing III

  • Sara Kreps DJ, Keri Simonson teaching Salsa I

  • Hot Toddies, Keri Simonson teaching Salsa II

  • Lois Donnay DJ & teaching Argentine Tango I

  • Jerry O' Combo, Lois Donnay teaching Argentine Tango II

  • Sara Kreps DJ, Lynette & Randy teaching West Coast Swing I Argentine Tango II

  • KJ Quartet, Lynette & Randy teaching WCS II

UPCOMING SCHEDULE