2018
March 2018
Thursday 1 March 2018
Thu 1 Mar, 9 am. We are excited to announce an addition to the bird watching program at Fort Cooper State Park.
Beginning January 25th and continuing February 1, 15, 22 and March 1, 15, 22 & 29 the park will be host to bird walks lead by Gail King. These walks will be geared more for beginning and intermediate birdwatchers however all experience levels are welcome.
Participants will meet at 9:00 a.m. by the lake and should bring binoculars, a field guide and anything else they feel will make their birding experience more enjoyable. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and shoes appropriate for weather conditions and bring something to drink to stay hydrated.
The park entrance fee is $3.00 per vehicle up to 8 people in the vehicle or $2.00 for pedestrian or bicyclist. Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. Fort Cooper State Park - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Mar, 6-8:30 pm. 6:00-6:45 pm Beginners
6:45-7:30 pm Intermediate
7:30-8:30 pm Open Dance. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation, 5020 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 32606. Tony Arroyo, 352-372-4574. Free. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Mar, 6:45-8:30 pm. Join a park ranger on a walk under the moonlight at Sweetwater Wetlands Park to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of the park after dark.
$5 per vehicle. Cash payment due at the event.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
You must make reservations in advance.
Registration is required for this walk and spots are limited! Each person must register individually. Register for walk at: https://goo.gl/forms/Lj5ASPFAcSgEALkN2. Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Road, Gainesville, 32608. Danny Rohan, 352-393-8437 or TDD 352-334-2069. Sweetwater Wetlands Park - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Mar, 7-10 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Julieta, 352-281-0428. $6. Gainesville International Folk Dancers - [email][events]
Thu 1 Mar, 7:30-8:45 pm. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Thu 1 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. Salsa Class:
Thursday 7:30-8:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Friday 2 March 2018
Fri 2 Mar, 7-10 pm. Join us for a night of dancing to the Swing Theory Band at the historic Thomas Center. The fundraiser is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Thomas Center. Parris Dance will be doing a short lesson & demonstration. Includes snacks and set ups. BYOB. Thomas Center, 302 NE 6 Avenue, Gainesville, 32601. Ray Parris, 352-375-7763. $35. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [website][email][events]
Fri 2 Mar, 7:30-11 pm. Free lesson followed by open dancing. All ages welcome. No partner necessary. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Free. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [email][events]
Fri 2 Mar, 8-11 pm. Feel free to bring your own drink and favorite snacks to perfect the night.
Free parking around the building.
We look forward to seeing you and sharing the embrace with you. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Andrea Pham. $25, $10 students and non-dancers. Argentine Tango Papirusa - [email][events]
Saturday 3 March 2018
Sat 3 Mar, 8-11 am. Classes are designed for beginner and intermediate beekeepers. Participants that have attended previous classes in this series will be given priority. These classes are scheduled to help you manage the needs of the hive throughout the year. Live bees will be used; please dress in protective clothing (closed-toe shoes, long sleeves). If you own a bee suit, please bring it the day of the class. UF Bee Unit, 2895 SW 23 Terrace, Gainesville, 32608. Dr. Tatiana Sanchez, 352-955-2402. $10. UF IFAS Alachua County Extension - [website][events]
Sat 3 Mar, 8:30 am. Come out and pick the nicest berries around.
$3.25 per pound for non-members
$2.50 per pound for members
Bring your own containers & a water bottle to reduce waste. The Family Garden, 1655 SE 23 Place, Gainesville, 32641. 352-777-5248. The Family Garden - [website][events]
Sat 3 Mar, 8:30-11:30 am. Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Road, Gainesville, 32608. Danny Rohan, 352-393-8437 or TDD 352-334-2069. Sweetwater Wetlands Park - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Mar, 10 am-12 pm. Kanapaha offers a guided tour of the Gardens the first Saturday of every month, starting at 10:00 am. Regular admission price for non-members and members are admitted free of charge. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58 Drive, Gainesville, 32608. 352-372-4981. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - [email][events]
Sat 3 Mar, 7-11 pm. Join us at a Parris Dance table for Dancing with the Stars. The annual fundraiser for Dance Alive National Ballet. Wonderful food and drinks, dancing, and silent auction. See Eileen about tickets. Gainesville. Eileen Parris, 352-331-2742. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [website][email][events]
Sunday 4 March 2018
Sun 4 Mar, 10-11 am. Nia's philosophy is: Through Movement We Find Health. Nia fitness is based on the idea that exercise should feel good inside and out. Nia is a cardio dance group fitness class that incorporates martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. As an ongoing practice, Nia promotes mindfulness, holistic fitness and well-being. Nia empowers people of all shapes and sizes to connect to their body, mind, emotions and spirit by paying attention to sensation.
This one-hour class is perfect for all levels of experience and fitness.
Parking is available at the back of the building
Wear comfortable movement clothes. Bring a bottle of water. You are encouraged to be practice Nia barefoot.
First class is free. Come with a friend: both of you enjoy a free class.
Visionary Crossfit, 716 N Main Street, Gainesville, 32601. Sarit Sela, 605-796-9956. $10. Move, Breathe, Create with Sarit Sela - [email][events]
Sun 4 Mar, 3:10-4:10 pm. Adult multilevel tap dancing with Shay. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Sun 4 Mar, 4-7 pm. Waltzing at 2:45 pm. Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Susie, 352-466-9150. Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society - [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Mar, 4:30-7:30 pm. 4:30 Dance Variety. 5:45 - 7:30 pm Social Dancing. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Sun 4 Mar, 5:30-8:30 pm. Join us this Sunday for our usual Sunday Class and Dance. Paul Fairbanks, our regular instructor will be teaching once again in Ocala. Build a solid foundation gaining more knowledge of West Coast
Swing concepts and patterns at our West Coast Swing Group class. Stay and practice at our usual social dance, which continues until everyone is done dancing. The more you dance, the better you get. Dancing is fun.
No Partner needed, casual attire, flat or low heeled shoes for ladies is best for this dance.
Beginner Class 5:30 PM
Group Class 6:00 PM
Social Dance 7:00 PM
Join us afterwards for even more fabulous fun. Afterwards, we usually go nearby to Logan’s Roadhouse, where we hang out and eat and drink a little something, talk more about dancing and other stuff.
Admission for lesson and dance is $10. PM Respiratory, 3306 SW 26 Ave, Suite 402, Ocala. Carol Smith. Ocala West Coast Swing - [events]
Sun 4 Mar, 6:15-8:15 pm. 6:15 pm Beginners
7:15 pm Intermediate and Advanced
Want to learn tango? Come join the UF Argentine Tango Club for a free beginner tango class. Feel free to join even if you have never danced tango before, there are teachers for whatever level you might be.
Who: Everyone can come. The beginner class is geared for people who have never danced before or who want to practice the basics. The intermediate class is for those who have been to at least some classes and is for you if you feel ready and confident enough to learn some new steps. The advanced class is for those who have been dancing for a long while now and will feature more complicated steps, so ask a teacher to make sure you are experienced enough for this level.
What to wear: Bring a thick pair of socks to dance in. If you own a pair of salsa shoes or jazz or ballet flats, those work great too. Fancy shoes are not necessary. Reitz Union, Dance Studio A, UF Campus, Gainesville. Free. UF Argentine Tango Club - [email][events]
Monday 5 March 2018
Mon 5 Mar to Fri 9 Mar. The Florida Postharvest Horticulture Tour brings participants “up-close and personal” to learn how fresh subtropical, tropical and temperate fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops are handled. With exclusive, behind-the-scene visits hosted by top management, the group becomes familiar with a variety of methods and technologies employed to harvest, pack, cool, ship and receive fresh crops.
This program is coordinated by Dr. Steven Sargent and Dr. Mark Ritenour, specialists in the area of postharvest technology at the University of Florida-IFAS and is designed for produce industry professionals, educators, researchers and students in such diverse areas as field and packinghouse management, transportation, wholesale, roadside/gift and retail sales, as well as import/export. The Tour group departs from the UF campus in Gainesville and travels via a commercial bus to a variety of operations throughout Florida then returns to Gainesvill ... Fifield Hall, University of Florida, 2550 Hull Road, Gainesville, 32611. $600. UF IFAS Alachua County Extension - [more][events]
Mon 5 Mar, 6 pm. 6 pm LA style salsa. 7:15 pm Casino style. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, UF Campus, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Free. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Mon 5 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 5 Mar, 6:30-9:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30. 6:50 lesson. Dancing starts at 7. English Country Dancing called by Randy Thorp. Bring light refreshments if you like. United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW 5 Avenue, Gainesville, 32603. Annette Merritt, 352-246-4659. $5, $3 Students. English Country Dancing with Randy and Annette - [email][events]
Mon 5 Mar, 7-8 pm. Teacher Gabby. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 5 Mar, 7-9 pm. 7 to 7:45 Beginners. Have fun doing beautiful Israeli folk dances to great music, while learning how to dance. The best exercise for your mind, body and soul. All ages. No experience needed. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. College aged and under are free. Israeli Dance with Andrew Weitzen - [website][email][events]
Mon 5 Mar, 7:10-8:10 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Tue 6 Mar, 6-7 pm. Designed to demonstrate that creativity can be fun for everyone and can make our community stronger and healthier. Experience fun, exercise and creative expression, musicality and feeling great through the language and joy of tap dancing as an art form for healing the body, mind and spirit, with rhythm, movement, music and sound. Wear comfortable clothing and tap shoes. Free childcare while you dance. Arrive early, class will begin promptly. North Central Florida YMCA, 5201 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Chaya Heller, 561-330-2929. 6 classes $74 or $66 member, 10 classes $108 or $98 member, 1 class $15. Ayurveda Alternatives - [email][events]
Tue 6 Mar, 6:15-9 pm. Westside Park, 1001 NW 34 Street, Gainesville. Susie Moon, 352-283-1296. $5. Grand Squares - [email][events]
Tue 6 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. Ballroom dance lesson followed by open dancing. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Different dance each week. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Tue 6 Mar, 7-9 pm. Celebrity's Soul Food, 201 SE 2 Avenue, Gainesville, 32601. Wanda Lloyd. Smooth Flava Dance - [website][events]
Tue 6 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. At a private home. Contact us for directions. Gainesville. Norma Wilson. Gainesville Scottish Country Dancers - [email][events]
Tue 6 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. More advanced ethnic dance. Beginners welcome. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Margaret Tolbert. $5. Dance Camp - [email][events]
Tue 6 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. We offer two hours of group classes each Tuesday and Thursday. All are welcome to join in for group classes, no partner is needed. Classes are divided into three levels for Salsa: Beginner, Intermediate A and Intermediate B, and two levels for Bachata: Beginner and Intermediate. A single instructor teaches each level, and students rotate partners throughout the class.
Salsa Class:
Tuesday 7:30-8:30 pm and 8:30-9:30 pm
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 9:30-10:30 pm. The Movement, 1212 N Main Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Wed 7 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Karina. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Wed 7 Mar, 6-9 pm. 6 pm Sean Nos. 7 pm Set Dancing. 8 pm Performance Class. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Piper Call, 352-327-1090. Inisheer Irish Dance Company - [email][events]
Wed 7 Mar, 7-10 pm. New dancers get in free their first class. If you have been coming to our classes already, and bring someone new to our dances you get $5 off the months admission and they get in free.
July Classes: We begin a new month of Beginner West Coast Swing classes, followed by Intermediate WCS.
Our schedule for the month:
Class #1. Newbie Night Class fee due for Intermediate
Class #2 Beginner and Int WCS classes
Class Social Dance. (no lesson, just dancing)
Class #3 Beginner and Int WCS classes
West Coast Wednesdays Schedule:
7:00 - 7:15pm Doors Open / Warm Up
7:15 - 8:00pm Beginner West Coast Swing
8:00 - 9:00pm Intermediate West Coast Swing
9:00 - 10:00pm Open Social Dancing
Admission Costs:
- BEGINNER CLASS: Beginner class may pay per night: $5 for the 7:15-8:00pm Beginner Class.
- INTERMEDIATE CLASS: $40 per month due at the first class of the month, which includes all the Beginner and Intermediate classes for the mon ... Rena's Ballroom, Gainesville, 32605. Josh Angel, 352-514-4238. $40 per month includes the entire evening. West Coast Swing with Josh Angel - [more][email][events]
Wed 7 Mar, 8-10 pm. 8pm - 9pm Bachata. 9pm - 10pm Salsa. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Thursday 8 March 2018
Thu 8 Mar, 8:30 am. Join us for a naturalist-guided bird walk and learn about our feathered friends at Fort Cooper State Park. The walk will provide an opportunity to observe a variety of birds in diverse habitats. Program will start at the lake to scope the shoreline and open water at 8:30 a.m.
Led by naturalist and member of the National Audubon Society, Dee Bolton. Ms. Bolton served eight years as a professional guide in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, leading bird walks, birding paddles, pontoon boat tours, discussing the area's history and wildlife, and leading history walks. As a resident camp volunteer she served at the following parks: Salton Sea State Park, California: Led bird walks and kayak tours and worked in the visitors' center. Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona: Led bird walks and pontoon boat tours while discussing the area's history and its birds and wildlife. Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Key Largo: Office work and conduct ... Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. Fort Cooper State Park - [more][website][email][events]
Thu 8 Mar, 4:30 pm. Do bats scare or fascinate you? Do you cringe at the sight of a bat in the evening or do you say a silent prayer of thanks as those bats overhead gobble up thousands of mosquito's in your back yard?
The Friends of Fort Cooper feature periodic programs and observation of Florida's. Thanks to a Boy Scout Eagle project, Fort Cooper has a huge bat house that now has thousands of inhabitants.
Attendees will start the evening at 4:30 pm by scoping the Park's Lake Holithakaha, beach-side. Refreshments will be served at 5:00 in the Park's Recreation Hall and the presentation entitled Bats – Myth and Reality will begin promptly at 5:30 pm, featuring presenter Shari Blisett-Clark. Following her presentation, attendees will take a short walk to Fort Cooper’s Bat House to witness the swarm of bats exiting the House at sundown. It is truly a remarkable sight. It is advised that walkers wear sneakers or close-toed shoes.?
Reservations are required, as seating is limited. Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. Fort Cooper State Park - [website][email][events]
Thu 8 Mar, 6-8:30 pm. 6:00-6:45 pm Beginners
6:45-7:30 pm Intermediate
7:30-8:30 pm Open Dance. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation, 5020 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 32606. Tony Arroyo, 352-372-4574. Free. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation - [website][email][events]
Thu 8 Mar, 7-10 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Julieta, 352-281-0428. $6. Gainesville International Folk Dancers - [email][events]
Thu 8 Mar, 7:30-8:45 pm. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Thu 8 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. Salsa Class:
Thursday 7:30-8:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Friday 9 March 2018
Fri 9 Mar to Sun 11 Mar, -12 am. Sweet Swingouts is back for its fourth year and sweeter than ever !
Join us March 9-11th to enhance your dancing abilities with lessons from the lovely Laura Glaess and Todd Yannacone and enjoy hours of social dancing each night.
Workshop classes are still free and open to everybody! We are still ironing out the lesson details so please keep a look out for that.
Dance passes will be available on December 17th at 8PM EST! Passes are tiered. However, all 3 tiers will be open upon registration, if you can help Sweet Swingouts by paying for a higher tier, it would be greatly appreciated! Do note that Tier 1 & 2 passes will be limited. You can check out the ATD price breakdown on the SSO website.
Weekend Dance Pass includes main and late night
Tier 1: $35 (SOLD OUT)
Tier 2: $45
Tier 3: $55
UF students are able to receive a discount on Tiers 2 & 3.
At the Door Prices
Weekend pass: $65
Friday Night Main: $35
Saturday Night Main : $25
Late night: $10 each. Gainesville. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [website][email][events]
Fri 9 Mar, 7:30-10 pm. Melrose Art and Culture Center, #301, Hwy 26, corner of Grove Street, Gainesville. Susie, 352-466-9150. Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society - [website][email][events]
Saturday 10 March 2018
Sat 10 Mar to Fri 16 Mar. Get away from it all into the heart of the Florida Panhandle as we paddle 86 miles of the mighty Choctawhatchee. This is a journey into Wild Florida, where wildlife far outnumbers humans and paddlers can stumble upon spectacular springs shrouded in old growth forests.
Register by February 24. Geneva. Bill Richards, 352-377-8342. Paddle Florida - [website][email][events]
Sat 10 Mar to Sun 11 Mar, -12 am. Sweet Swingouts is back for its fourth year and sweeter than ever !
Join us March 9-11th to enhance your dancing abilities with lessons from the lovely Laura Glaess and Todd Yannacone and enjoy hours of social dancing each night.
Workshop classes are still free and open to everybody! We are still ironing out the lesson details so please keep a look out for that.
Dance passes will be available on December 17th at 8PM EST! Passes are tiered. However, all 3 tiers will be open upon registration, if you can help Sweet Swingouts by paying for a higher tier, it would be greatly appreciated! Do note that Tier 1 & 2 passes will be limited. You can check out the ATD price breakdown on the SSO website.
Weekend Dance Pass includes main and late night
Tier 1: $35 (SOLD OUT)
Tier 2: $45
Tier 3: $55
UF students are able to receive a discount on Tiers 2 & 3.
At the Door Prices
Weekend pass: $65
Friday Night Main: $35
Saturday Night Main : $25
Late night: $10 each. Gainesville. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [website][email][events]
Sat 10 Mar, 8:30 am. Come out and pick the nicest berries around.
$3.25 per pound for non-members
$2.50 per pound for members
Bring your own containers & a water bottle to reduce waste. The Family Garden, 1655 SE 23 Place, Gainesville, 32641. 352-777-5248. The Family Garden - [website][events]
Sat 10 Mar, 9-11:30 am. Join ACT for a pancake breakfast at the cabin on Tuscawilla Prairie. Free and open to the public - only thing you need to bring is your appetite. Tuscawilla Cabin, Tuscawilla Preserve, 211 SE Tuscawilla Road, Micanopy, 32667. 352-373-1078. Alachua Conservation Trust - [website][email][events]
Sat 10 Mar, 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Hosted by Dina Tigeleiro and Henna Hummingbird.
M.C.I. Dance is Modern, Contemporary, and Improv dance all rolled into one awesome class, taught by Dina Tigeleiro. (Formerly known as Dina Zinni).
All levels of dance experience are welcome as long as you are open to trying out new movement, and getting into the groove.
Please join us at Flow Space, on the following dates:
Sat, Feb 24th - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sat, March 10th - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sat, March 31st - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
The price is only $10 per Class. Flow Space, 117 NW 16 Avenue, Gainesville, 32601. Gainesville Dance Association - [website][events]
Sat 10 Mar to Sun 11 Mar, 12:30-11 pm. On March 10-11, 2018 we welcome back to Gainesville the very popular teachers Jorge Mendoza, Anabel Saldaña Martinez, and baby tanguero Ignacio from Buenos Aires.
These friendly and exciting teachers were discovered by our own Thuy Carroll on one of her trips to Buenos Aires and she loved them so much she invited them to come teach in the U.S. Last May they came for the first time and were a big hit and toured many cities in Florida. Last August Jorge was also a judge at the World Championships in Buenos Aires.
They are noted for their elegant and musical style of dancing close embrace, and their unique teaching methodology bringing high level technical concepts to social dancers using simple and easy to understand explanations, training drills and demonstrations. After they left here last year, the overall level of social dancing in Gainesville was noticeably higher with many improved postures, embraces, walking and musicality at ... Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1st Street, Gainesville, 32606. Steve Littler, 352-226-1103. Tango El Abrazo Milonga - [more][website][email][events]
Sat 10 Mar, 7:30-10:30 pm. Great mix of music of ballroom, latin, swing, and a little country. Light refreshments, large floating dance floor. Lots of free parking. $10, $7 student. No partner necessary. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville, 32608. Eileen Parris, 352-331-2742. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [website][email][events]
Sunday 11 March 2018
Sun 11 Mar, -12 am. Sweet Swingouts is back for its fourth year and sweeter than ever !
Join us March 9-11th to enhance your dancing abilities with lessons from the lovely Laura Glaess and Todd Yannacone and enjoy hours of social dancing each night.
Workshop classes are still free and open to everybody! We are still ironing out the lesson details so please keep a look out for that.
Dance passes will be available on December 17th at 8PM EST! Passes are tiered. However, all 3 tiers will be open upon registration, if you can help Sweet Swingouts by paying for a higher tier, it would be greatly appreciated! Do note that Tier 1 & 2 passes will be limited. You can check out the ATD price breakdown on the SSO website.
Weekend Dance Pass includes main and late night
Tier 1: $35 (SOLD OUT)
Tier 2: $45
Tier 3: $55
UF students are able to receive a discount on Tiers 2 & 3.
At the Door Prices
Weekend pass: $65
Friday Night Main: $35
Saturday Night Main : $25
Late night: $10 each. Gainesville. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [website][email][events]
Sun 11 Mar, 10 am. The northern part of Alachua County has plant communities very different from the rest of the county, and we will hike the trails at Santa Fe River Preserve and learn about some of the species that make this area so special. Hopefully, the native azaleas will be in bloom since this area has large patches of these beautiful plants.
Grace Howell, ACT’s Land Management Specialist, will be leading the walk and is very experienced with the identification of local plants.
The Santa Fe River Preserve is part of a much larger effort to protect the entire Santa Fe River and ensure that it stays a complete and viable conservation corridor – for water, wildlife, and recreation. Santa Fe River Preserve, 27025 North State Road 121, Alachua, 32615. 352-373-1078. Alachua Conservation Trust - [website][email][events]
Sun 11 Mar, 10-11 am. Nia's philosophy is: Through Movement We Find Health. Nia fitness is based on the idea that exercise should feel good inside and out. Nia is a cardio dance group fitness class that incorporates martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. As an ongoing practice, Nia promotes mindfulness, holistic fitness and well-being. Nia empowers people of all shapes and sizes to connect to their body, mind, emotions and spirit by paying attention to sensation.
This one-hour class is perfect for all levels of experience and fitness.
Parking is available at the back of the building
Wear comfortable movement clothes. Bring a bottle of water. You are encouraged to be practice Nia barefoot.
First class is free. Come with a friend: both of you enjoy a free class.
Visionary Crossfit, 716 N Main Street, Gainesville, 32601. Sarit Sela, 605-796-9956. $10. Move, Breathe, Create with Sarit Sela - [email][events]
Sun 11 Mar, 12:30-3:45 pm. On March 10-11, 2018 we welcome back to Gainesville the very popular teachers Jorge Mendoza, Anabel Saldaña Martinez, and baby tanguero Ignacio from Buenos Aires.
These friendly and exciting teachers were discovered by our own Thuy Carroll on one of her trips to Buenos Aires and she loved them so much she invited them to come teach in the U.S. Last May they came for the first time and were a big hit and toured many cities in Florida. Last August Jorge was also a judge at the World Championships in Buenos Aires.
They are noted for their elegant and musical style of dancing close embrace, and their unique teaching methodology bringing high level technical concepts to social dancers using simple and easy to understand explanations, training drills and demonstrations. After they left here last year, the overall level of social dancing in Gainesville was noticeably higher with many improved postures, embraces, walking and musicality at ... Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1st Street, Gainesville, 32606. Steve Littler, 352-226-1103. Tango El Abrazo Milonga - [more][website][email][events]
Sun 11 Mar, 3:10-4:10 pm. Adult multilevel tap dancing with Shay. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Sun 11 Mar, 4:30-7:30 pm. 4:30 Dance Variety. 5:45 - 7:30 pm Social Dancing. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Sun 11 Mar, 5:30-8:30 pm. Join us this Sunday for our usual Sunday Class and Dance. Paul Fairbanks, our regular instructor will be teaching once again in Ocala. Build a solid foundation gaining more knowledge of West Coast
Swing concepts and patterns at our West Coast Swing Group class. Stay and practice at our usual social dance, which continues until everyone is done dancing. The more you dance, the better you get. Dancing is fun.
No Partner needed, casual attire, flat or low heeled shoes for ladies is best for this dance.
Beginner Class 5:30 PM
Group Class 6:00 PM
Social Dance 7:00 PM
Join us afterwards for even more fabulous fun. Afterwards, we usually go nearby to Logan’s Roadhouse, where we hang out and eat and drink a little something, talk more about dancing and other stuff.
Admission for lesson and dance is $10. PM Respiratory, 3306 SW 26 Ave, Suite 402, Ocala. Carol Smith. Ocala West Coast Swing - [events]
Sun 11 Mar, 6:15-8:15 pm. 6:15 pm Beginners
7:15 pm Intermediate and Advanced
Want to learn tango? Come join the UF Argentine Tango Club for a free beginner tango class. Feel free to join even if you have never danced tango before, there are teachers for whatever level you might be.
Who: Everyone can come. The beginner class is geared for people who have never danced before or who want to practice the basics. The intermediate class is for those who have been to at least some classes and is for you if you feel ready and confident enough to learn some new steps. The advanced class is for those who have been dancing for a long while now and will feature more complicated steps, so ask a teacher to make sure you are experienced enough for this level.
What to wear: Bring a thick pair of socks to dance in. If you own a pair of salsa shoes or jazz or ballet flats, those work great too. Fancy shoes are not necessary. Reitz Union, Dance Studio A, UF Campus, Gainesville. Free. UF Argentine Tango Club - [email][events]
Monday 12 March 2018
Mon 12 Mar, 6 pm. 6 pm LA style salsa. 7:15 pm Casino style. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, UF Campus, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Free. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Mon 12 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 12 Mar, 6:30-9:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30. 6:50 lesson. Dancing starts at 7. English Country Dancing called by Randy Thorp. Bring light refreshments if you like. United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW 5 Avenue, Gainesville, 32603. Annette Merritt, 352-246-4659. $5, $3 Students. English Country Dancing with Randy and Annette - [email][events]
Mon 12 Mar, 7-8 pm. Teacher Gabby. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 12 Mar, 7-9 pm. 7 to 7:45 Beginners. Have fun doing beautiful Israeli folk dances to great music, while learning how to dance. The best exercise for your mind, body and soul. All ages. No experience needed. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $20 for 4 weeks, or $8 per night, per family. College aged and under are free. Israeli Dance with Andrew Weitzen - [website][email][events]
Mon 12 Mar, 7:10-8:10 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Tuesday 13 March 2018
Tue 13 Mar, 6-7 pm. Designed to demonstrate that creativity can be fun for everyone and can make our community stronger and healthier. Experience fun, exercise and creative expression, musicality and feeling great through the language and joy of tap dancing as an art form for healing the body, mind and spirit, with rhythm, movement, music and sound. Wear comfortable clothing and tap shoes. Free childcare while you dance. Arrive early, class will begin promptly. North Central Florida YMCA, 5201 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Chaya Heller, 561-330-2929. 6 classes $74 or $66 member, 10 classes $108 or $98 member, 1 class $15. Ayurveda Alternatives - [email][events]
Tue 13 Mar, 6:15-9 pm. Westside Park, 1001 NW 34 Street, Gainesville. Susie Moon, 352-283-1296. $5. Grand Squares - [email][events]
Tue 13 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. Ballroom dance lesson followed by open dancing. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Different dance each week. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Tue 13 Mar, 7-9 pm. Celebrity's Soul Food, 201 SE 2 Avenue, Gainesville, 32601. Wanda Lloyd. Smooth Flava Dance - [website][events]
Tue 13 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. At a private home. Contact us for directions. Gainesville. Norma Wilson. Gainesville Scottish Country Dancers - [email][events]
Tue 13 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. More advanced ethnic dance. Beginners welcome. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Margaret Tolbert. $5. Dance Camp - [email][events]
Tue 13 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. We offer two hours of group classes each Tuesday and Thursday. All are welcome to join in for group classes, no partner is needed. Classes are divided into three levels for Salsa: Beginner, Intermediate A and Intermediate B, and two levels for Bachata: Beginner and Intermediate. A single instructor teaches each level, and students rotate partners throughout the class.
Salsa Class:
Tuesday 7:30-8:30 pm and 8:30-9:30 pm
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 9:30-10:30 pm. The Movement, 1212 N Main Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Wed 14 Mar to Fri 16 Mar. The 2018 UF/IFAS Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology Urban Landscape Summit will feature presentations of applied research or extension projects pertaining to urban landscape issues in Florida. Possible urban landscape topics include technology use in the landscape, HOA/homeowners incentives, or landscape maintenance.
Registration
This year, the second day of the Summit will include two intensive ISTs. You can choose to attend both days, the first day, one IST, and/or the second IST. Different ticket options are included below.
UF faculty should register for all three (Urban Landscape Summit, Nitrogen IST, and Urban Trees IST) through PDEC to allow for reimbursement.
Intensive In-Service Trainings
On the second day, the Water Initiative team will present two intensive ISTs. Both relate to urban landscapes and we encourage participants to attend these more in-depth sessions.
IST #1 - The Transformation of Nitr ... Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, 2142 Shealy Drive, Gainesville, 32608. UF IFAS Alachua County Extension - [more][website][events]
Wed 14 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Karina. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Wed 14 Mar, 6-9 pm. 6 pm Sean Nos. 7 pm Set Dancing. 8 pm Performance Class. Tea and soda bread at 7 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Piper Call, 352-327-1090. Inisheer Irish Dance Company - [email][events]
Wed 14 Mar, 7-10 pm. New dancers get in free their first class. If you have been coming to our classes already, and bring someone new to our dances you get $5 off the months admission and they get in free.
July Classes: We begin a new month of Beginner West Coast Swing classes, followed by Intermediate WCS.
Our schedule for the month:
Class #1. Newbie Night Class fee due for Intermediate
Class #2 Beginner and Int WCS classes
Class Social Dance. (no lesson, just dancing)
Class #3 Beginner and Int WCS classes
West Coast Wednesdays Schedule:
7:00 - 7:15pm Doors Open / Warm Up
7:15 - 8:00pm Beginner West Coast Swing
8:00 - 9:00pm Intermediate West Coast Swing
9:00 - 10:00pm Open Social Dancing
Admission Costs:
- BEGINNER CLASS: Beginner class may pay per night: $5 for the 7:15-8:00pm Beginner Class.
- INTERMEDIATE CLASS: $40 per month due at the first class of the month, which includes all the Beginner and Intermediate classes for the mon ... Rena's Ballroom, Gainesville, 32605. Josh Angel, 352-514-4238. $40 per month includes the entire evening. West Coast Swing with Josh Angel - [more][email][events]
Wed 14 Mar, 8-10 pm. 8pm - 9pm Bachata. 9pm - 10pm Salsa. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Thursday 15 March 2018
Thu 15 Mar, 8:30 am. We are excited to announce an addition to the bird watching program at Fort Cooper State Park.
Beginning January 25th and continuing February 1, 15, 22 and March 1, 15, 22 & 29 the park will be host to bird walks lead by Gail King. These walks will be geared more for beginning and intermediate birdwatchers however all experience levels are welcome.
Participants will meet at 9:00 a.m. by the lake and should bring binoculars, a field guide and anything else they feel will make their birding experience more enjoyable. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and shoes appropriate for weather conditions and bring something to drink to stay hydrated.
The park entrance fee is $3.00 per vehicle up to 8 people in the vehicle or $2.00 for pedestrian or bicyclist. Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. Fort Cooper State Park - [website][email][events]
Thu 15 Mar, 6 pm. 6 pm Casino style. 7:15 pm Bachata. O'Connell Center Practice Court, by Gate 3, UF Campus, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Free. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Thu 15 Mar, 6-8:30 pm. 6:00-6:45 pm Beginners
6:45-7:30 pm Intermediate
7:30-8:30 pm Open Dance. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation, 5020 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 32606. Tony Arroyo, 352-372-4574. Free. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation - [website][email][events]
Thu 15 Mar, 6-9 pm. 6 pm Swing
7 pm Salsa
8 pm Argentine Tango
Each class is one hour and consists of both instruction and dancing.
Couples friendly, you rotate as much as you want or not at all. Singles friendly, no partner needed.
The more you dance, the faster you learn.
The cost is for one class per person. You are invited to stay for the other classes on the same night at no extra charge, because we want you to dance more and learn faster.
Cost:
$45 for 4 week series, or
$15 drop-in, or
$5 student
If financial considerations are keeping you from dancing, contact me. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side in the social hall, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. Swing Dance Gainesville - [email][events]
Thu 15 Mar, 7-10 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Julieta, 352-281-0428. $6. Gainesville International Folk Dancers - [email][events]
Thu 15 Mar, 7:30-8:45 pm. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Thu 15 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. Salsa Class:
Thursday 7:30-8:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Friday 16 March 2018
Fri 16 Mar, 7:30-11 pm. Free lesson followed by open dancing. All ages welcome. No partner necessary. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Free. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [email][events]
Fri 16 Mar, 9 pm-1 am. Bring your dance shoes and enjoy an evening of amazing Blues Dancing at the 6th Street North bar.
No cover. No drama. Just dancing. 6th Street North, 4401 NW 6 Street, Gainesville, 32609. Chad Young. Chad Big Daddy Young Swing Time - [website][email][events]
Fri 16 Mar, 9 pm-2 am. Join us for another awesome night of dancing with great Latin music. Our DJ will be playing your favorite Salsa, Bachata and Chacha songs all night long.
As usual, song request forms will be available at the front desk, or you can request your favorite songs here.
There will be a Bachata class (Beginner/Intermediate level) before the social. If you are a beginner dancer but know the basic steps, this class is for you.
This event is open to the public, so please bring your friends and family. Come early to get a discounted rate!
Bachata class: 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Social: 10:00 PM-2:00 AM
Attire: Dress to impress
Prices:
Bachata class: $5
Social: $8 ($5 if you come in before 10:20PM)
$5 (student or out-of-town guest with valid photo ID)
Workshop and Social: $10. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville, 32601. Jose, 888-616-4786. Salsa Mundial - [website][email][events]
Saturday 17 March 2018
Sat 17 Mar to Sun 18 Mar, 8 am. The sound of musket volleys and the smell of gunpowder will greet visitors to Fort Cooper State Park as it celebrates Fort Cooper Days on March 17 and 18. Experience Florida’s history during the April 1836 skirmishes of the Second Seminole War on the shores of Lake Holathlikaha. Watch as volunteers re-enact an attack between a group of Seminoles and members of the First Georgia Battalion of Volunteers. Re-enactments occur at 11 am and 2 pm each day.
A special feature to this year’s weekend festivities will be a award-winning musician Bing Futch on the Native American flute at 9:30 -10:00 am and 12:00 – 12:30 pm on Saturday March 17 and Sunday March 18. Bing Futch is a multi-faceted musician on both string and wind instruments. He always has a story between songs and brings a sense of the Native American musical culture to our historical re-enactment.
Come and enjoy modern and period artisans, living history demonstrations, exhibits, food and refreshments.
Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. $7, 12 and under free. Fort Cooper State Park - [website][email][events]
Sat 17 Mar, 8:30 am. Come out and pick the nicest berries around.
$3.25 per pound for non-members
$2.50 per pound for members
Bring your own containers & a water bottle to reduce waste. The Family Garden, 1655 SE 23 Place, Gainesville, 32641. 352-777-5248. The Family Garden - [website][events]
Sat 17 Mar, 1-4 pm. Harn Museum of Dance Moving Bodies, Shaping Minds
Visual art plus dance equals a museum experience like no other.
Enjoy dance performances, including contemporary, West African, classical Indian and hip-hop—interactive dance exhibits, facilitated discussion, live music and more.
Fun for visitors of all ages.
Watch art come to life before your eyes. Be There. Be Moved
Harn Museum of Dance calls upon the democracy of the body to awaken an active, engaged and empathetic present. The project is a collaboration with the UF Center for World Arts featuring the faculty and students of the UF School of Theatre and Dance. Harn Museum of Art, 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, 32611. Joan Frosch. Free. Gainesville Dance Association - [website][events]
Sat 17 Mar, 5:30 pm. Each year, Alachua Conservation Trust honors individuals in our community who are influential in a wide variety of ways - the arts, historic preservation, and particularly, in protecting our wildlife and natural resources. Please join us at Prairie Creek Lodge on Saturday, March 17th as we acknowledge the 2018 Conservation Stewards, Michael Drummond and the late John Hankinson, Jr.
This year, we are celebrating three decades of conservation success – with your support, we’re bringing about a healthier and more sustainable future for our community. Since its incorporation in 1988, Alachua Conservation Trust has helped preserve more than 50,000 acres of land in north central Florida, directly participating in the purchase of 19,000 of those acres.
The Conservation Stewards Awards is one of the largest gatherings of community leaders and conservationists in the region, and features a cocktail hour, dinner, awards ceremony and live mu ... Prairie Creek Lodge, 7204 County Road 234, Gainesville, 32641. 352-373-1078. Alachua Conservation Trust - [more][website][email][events]
Sat 17 Mar, 7-10 pm. 5:45 Waltz. 6:30 Beginners lesson a half hour before the contra dance starts. No partner needed. Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor. Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Susie, 352-466-9150. Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society - [website][email][events]
Sat 17 Mar, 8:30-12:30 pm. A new installment of our cozy, elegant milonga.
Note: Jorge Mendoza and Anabel Saldaña Martinez will be teaching classes that weekend at Thuy's. So this will be an extra special milonga.
Attendance is free as usual. Do not hesitate to bring your favorite dish and, or beverage, to share. In a Private Home, Gainesville, 32605. David Chayes. Tango with Thuy - [website][email][events]
Sunday 18 March 2018
Sun 18 Mar, 8 am. The sound of musket volleys and the smell of gunpowder will greet visitors to Fort Cooper State Park as it celebrates Fort Cooper Days on March 17 and 18. Experience Florida’s history during the April 1836 skirmishes of the Second Seminole War on the shores of Lake Holathlikaha. Watch as volunteers re-enact an attack between a group of Seminoles and members of the First Georgia Battalion of Volunteers. Re-enactments occur at 11 am and 2 pm each day.
A special feature to this year’s weekend festivities will be a award-winning musician Bing Futch on the Native American flute at 9:30 -10:00 am and 12:00 – 12:30 pm on Saturday March 17 and Sunday March 18. Bing Futch is a multi-faceted musician on both string and wind instruments. He always has a story between songs and brings a sense of the Native American musical culture to our historical re-enactment.
Come and enjoy modern and period artisans, living history demonstrations, exhibits, food and refreshments.
Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. $7, 12 and under free. Fort Cooper State Park - [website][email][events]
Sun 18 Mar, 10-11 am. Nia's philosophy is: Through Movement We Find Health. Nia fitness is based on the idea that exercise should feel good inside and out. Nia is a cardio dance group fitness class that incorporates martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. As an ongoing practice, Nia promotes mindfulness, holistic fitness and well-being. Nia empowers people of all shapes and sizes to connect to their body, mind, emotions and spirit by paying attention to sensation.
This one-hour class is perfect for all levels of experience and fitness.
Parking is available at the back of the building
Wear comfortable movement clothes. Bring a bottle of water. You are encouraged to be practice Nia barefoot.
First class is free. Come with a friend: both of you enjoy a free class.
Visionary Crossfit, 716 N Main Street, Gainesville, 32601. Sarit Sela, 605-796-9956. $10. Move, Breathe, Create with Sarit Sela - [email][events]
Sun 18 Mar, 2-5 pm. Invite a new dancer. Bring a friend. First time attendees get in free. Please wear non-scuff shoes in the building to protect the fine dance floor. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville, 32601. Patrick Harrigan. $10, $5 students. Vintage Waltz - [events]
Sun 18 Mar, 3:10-4:10 pm. Adult multilevel tap dancing with Shay. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Sun 18 Mar, 4:30-7:30 pm. 4:30 Dance Variety. 5:45 - 7:30 pm Social Dancing. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Sun 18 Mar, 5:30-8:30 pm. Join us this Sunday for our usual Sunday Class and Dance. Paul Fairbanks, our regular instructor will be teaching once again in Ocala. Build a solid foundation gaining more knowledge of West Coast
Swing concepts and patterns at our West Coast Swing Group class. Stay and practice at our usual social dance, which continues until everyone is done dancing. The more you dance, the better you get. Dancing is fun.
No Partner needed, casual attire, flat or low heeled shoes for ladies is best for this dance.
Beginner Class 5:30 PM
Group Class 6:00 PM
Social Dance 7:00 PM
Join us afterwards for even more fabulous fun. Afterwards, we usually go nearby to Logan’s Roadhouse, where we hang out and eat and drink a little something, talk more about dancing and other stuff.
Admission for lesson and dance is $10. PM Respiratory, 3306 SW 26 Ave, Suite 402, Ocala. Carol Smith. Ocala West Coast Swing - [events]
Sun 18 Mar, 6:15-8:15 pm. 6:15 pm Beginners
7:15 pm Intermediate and Advanced
Want to learn tango? Come join the UF Argentine Tango Club for a free beginner tango class. Feel free to join even if you have never danced tango before, there are teachers for whatever level you might be.
Who: Everyone can come. The beginner class is geared for people who have never danced before or who want to practice the basics. The intermediate class is for those who have been to at least some classes and is for you if you feel ready and confident enough to learn some new steps. The advanced class is for those who have been dancing for a long while now and will feature more complicated steps, so ask a teacher to make sure you are experienced enough for this level.
What to wear: Bring a thick pair of socks to dance in. If you own a pair of salsa shoes or jazz or ballet flats, those work great too. Fancy shoes are not necessary. Reitz Union, Dance Studio A, UF Campus, Gainesville. Free. UF Argentine Tango Club - [email][events]
Sun 18 Mar, 7-9 pm. What is ecstatic dance? It is magical. It is mystical. It is freeing and wonderful. It is you. A time and place in sacred space to let go and live and be your self. Listen to your intuition. Let your body and breath be your guide. Let the music move you. No need to run or hide.
Join us in this free-form movement called ecstatic dance. Lead yourself through a mix of music from all different genres, eras and places around the world. Follow your heart to get in the flow and find yourself in the dance.
Come together with this ever-fresh and changing awesome group of beautiful people, for 90 minutes of 5-rhythms style ecstatic dance. This will be followed by a scintillating gong bath and a delectable vegan potluck. Join with friends of new and old in a sweet community of soft-hearted people you're sure to be welcomed by.
Whether you think you can dance or not, please come out. This is an opportunity to step into the unknown and find ... Aurora Healing Arts, 109 SE 4 Ave, Gainesville, 32601. 352-562-9919. Aurora Healing Arts - [more][website][email][events]
Monday 19 March 2018
Mon 19 Mar, 6 pm. 6 pm LA style salsa. 7:15 pm Casino style. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, UF Campus, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Free. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Mon 19 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 19 Mar, 6:30-9:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30. 6:50 lesson. Dancing starts at 7. English Country Dancing called by Randy Thorp. Bring light refreshments if you like. United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW 5 Avenue, Gainesville, 32603. Annette Merritt, 352-246-4659. $5, $3 Students. English Country Dancing with Randy and Annette - [email][events]
Mon 19 Mar, 7-8 pm. Teacher Gabby. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 19 Mar, 7-9 pm. 7 to 7:45 Beginners. Have fun doing beautiful Israeli folk dances to great music, while learning how to dance. The best exercise for your mind, body and soul. All ages. No experience needed. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $20 for 4 weeks, or $8 per night, per family. College aged and under are free. Israeli Dance with Andrew Weitzen - [website][email][events]
Mon 19 Mar, 7-9 pm. Want to grow your own herbs, vegetables, fruit, and flowers? But do not live on an acre? Do not live in a house? Do not have any space for a raised bed? That is no excuse. If you cannot get a shovel in the ground, come and learn how to get a trowel in some pots.
Victoria Kaminski can help you with that. Working Food, 219 NW 10 Ave, Gainesville, 32601. 352-260-4458. Working Food - [website][email][events]
Mon 19 Mar, 7:10-8:10 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Tue 20 Mar, 8:30 am. Come shop for locally grown plants for your garden that support a good cause!
We have an assortment of tomatoes, peppers, herbs, flowers and landscape plants. Selection will vary each week. Check event page for weekly updates.
Grow Hub supports Working Food's Southern Heritage Seed Collective and Sant Fe College's horticulture therapy program, both of which provide meaningful opportunities to adults with special needs.
Cash or check preferred, credit OK. Grow Hub, 2900 NE 8 Avenue, Gainesville, 32641. 352-260-4458. Working Food - [website][email][events]
Tue 20 Mar, 6-7 pm. Designed to demonstrate that creativity can be fun for everyone and can make our community stronger and healthier. Experience fun, exercise and creative expression, musicality and feeling great through the language and joy of tap dancing as an art form for healing the body, mind and spirit, with rhythm, movement, music and sound. Wear comfortable clothing and tap shoes. Free childcare while you dance. Arrive early, class will begin promptly. North Central Florida YMCA, 5201 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Chaya Heller, 561-330-2929. 6 classes $74 or $66 member, 10 classes $108 or $98 member, 1 class $15. Ayurveda Alternatives - [email][events]
Tue 20 Mar, 6:15-9 pm. Westside Park, 1001 NW 34 Street, Gainesville. Susie Moon, 352-283-1296. $5. Grand Squares - [email][events]
Tue 20 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. Ballroom dance lesson followed by open dancing. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Different dance each week. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Tue 20 Mar, 7-9 pm. Celebrity's Soul Food, 201 SE 2 Avenue, Gainesville, 32601. Wanda Lloyd. Smooth Flava Dance - [website][events]
Tue 20 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. At a private home. Contact us for directions. Gainesville. Norma Wilson. Gainesville Scottish Country Dancers - [email][events]
Tue 20 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. More advanced ethnic dance. Beginners welcome. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Margaret Tolbert. $5. Dance Camp - [email][events]
Tue 20 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. We offer two hours of group classes each Tuesday and Thursday. All are welcome to join in for group classes, no partner is needed. Classes are divided into three levels for Salsa: Beginner, Intermediate A and Intermediate B, and two levels for Bachata: Beginner and Intermediate. A single instructor teaches each level, and students rotate partners throughout the class.
Salsa Class:
Tuesday 7:30-8:30 pm and 8:30-9:30 pm
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 9:30-10:30 pm. The Movement, 1212 N Main Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Wed 21 Mar, 2:30-3:30 pm. Speaker: Dr. David Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering.
The UF Water Institute Distinguished Scholar Seminar Series invites high profile scholars to conduct a general Water Institute seminar at UF that will be of interest to a broad audience; meet with the Water Institute Faculty Advisory Committee to discuss strategic planning and partnering opportunities; and meet with interested Water Institute faculty and graduate students to discuss specific research/education issues. 3320 J. Wayne Reitz Union, UF Campus, Gainesville. UF Water Institute - [website][events]
Wed 21 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Karina. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Wed 21 Mar, 6-9 pm. 6 pm Sean Nos. 7 pm Set Dancing. 8 pm Performance Class. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Piper Call, 352-327-1090. Inisheer Irish Dance Company - [email][events]
Wed 21 Mar, 6-8 pm. Join us for a night of good eats and good company as we host the inaugural AMAZING POTLUCK Cookoff. Come show off your cooking skills and share a dish with friends old and new. The goal of the event is to have a friendly competition, and enjoy a meal together while raising funds for Working Food's Community Kitchen Incubator. Don't want to cook and just want to eat? You are invited, too. 1220 SE Veitch Street, First Magnitude Brewing Company, Gainesville, 32601. 352-260-4458. Working Food - [website][email][events]
Wed 21 Mar, 7-10 pm. Rena's Ballroom, Gainesville, 32605. Josh Angel, 352-514-4238. $40 per month includes the entire evening. West Coast Swing with Josh Angel - [email][events]
Wed 21 Mar, 8-10 pm. 8pm - 9pm Bachata. 9pm - 10pm Salsa. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Thursday 22 March 2018
Thu 22 Mar, 8:30 am. We are excited to announce an addition to the bird watching program at Fort Cooper State Park.
Beginning January 25th and continuing February 1, 15, 22 and March 1, 15, 22 & 29 the park will be host to bird walks lead by Gail King. These walks will be geared more for beginning and intermediate birdwatchers however all experience levels are welcome.
Participants will meet at 9:00 a.m. by the lake and should bring binoculars, a field guide and anything else they feel will make their birding experience more enjoyable. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and shoes appropriate for weather conditions and bring something to drink to stay hydrated.
The park entrance fee is $3.00 per vehicle up to 8 people in the vehicle or $2.00 for pedestrian or bicyclist. Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. Fort Cooper State Park - [website][email][events]
Thu 22 Mar, 6 pm. 6 pm Casino style. 7:15 pm LA Style Salsa. O'Connell Center Practice Court, by Gate 3, UF Campus, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Free. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Thu 22 Mar, 6-8:30 pm. 6:00-6:45 pm Beginners
6:45-7:30 pm Intermediate
7:30-8:30 pm Open Dance. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation, 5020 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 32606. Tony Arroyo, 352-372-4574. Free. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation - [website][email][events]
Thu 22 Mar, 6-9 pm. 6 pm Swing
7 pm Salsa
8 pm Argentine Tango
Each class is one hour and consists of both instruction and dancing.
Couples friendly, you rotate as much as you want or not at all. Singles friendly, no partner needed.
The more you dance, the faster you learn.
The cost is for one class per person. You are invited to stay for the other classes on the same night at no extra charge, because we want you to dance more and learn faster.
Cost:
$45 for 4 week series, or
$15 drop-in, or
$5 student
If financial considerations are keeping you from dancing, contact me. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side in the social hall, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. Swing Dance Gainesville - [email][events]
Thu 22 Mar, 7-10 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Julieta, 352-281-0428. $6. Gainesville International Folk Dancers - [email][events]
Thu 22 Mar, 7:30-8:45 pm. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Thu 22 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. Salsa Class:
Thursday 7:30-8:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Friday 23 March 2018
Fri 23 Mar, 7-9 pm. Jake Haning is a young, enthusiastic, creative dance instructor specializing in West Coast Swing and ballroom dancing. He started learning how to dance 20 years ago. He has since found his passion for competing and teaching others. With a strong focus on technique and willingness to share his talents and experience, Jake has taught all over the United States, England, France and Australia.
By implementing the principles of musicality, he facilitates the natural desire for movement and expression through dance which he believes can fulfill in others the desire for challenge, growth and freedom.
GPDIA Instructor Certified West Coast Swing
Cost: $25 per person
Contact Brittany to reserve your spot for a private lesson with Jake. By Ear Musician, 7230 W University Avenue, Gainesville. $25. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [website][events]
Fri 23 Mar, 7:30-11 pm. Free lesson followed by open dancing. All ages welcome. No partner necessary. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Free. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [email][events]
Saturday 24 March 2018
Sat 24 Mar, 8:30 am. Come out and pick the nicest berries around.
$3.25 per pound for non-members
$2.50 per pound for members
Bring your own containers & a water bottle to reduce waste. The Family Garden, 1655 SE 23 Place, Gainesville, 32641. 352-777-5248. The Family Garden - [website][events]
Sat 24 Mar to Sun 25 Mar, 9 am-5 pm. This is Gainesville's premier horticultural event. The Spring Garden Festival features about 150 booths offering plants, landscape displays, garden accessories, arts and crafts, educational exhibits and, of course, foods. Also featured are a children's activities area, live entertainment and live auctions. Parking is free and two off-site parking areas are serviced by shuttle buses. Please no pets at this event. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58 Drive, Gainesville, 32608. 352-372-4981. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - [website][email][events]
Sat 24 Mar, 7:30-10:30 pm. Great mix of music of ballroom, latin, swing, and a little country. Light refreshments, large floating dance floor. Lots of free parking. $10, $7 student. No partner necessary. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville, 32608. Ray Parris, 352-375-7763. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [website][email][events]
Sat 24 Mar, 9 pm. 6 pm LA style salsa. 7:15 pm Casino style. The Bull, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Sunday 25 March 2018
Sun 25 Mar, 9 am-5 pm. This is Gainesville's premier horticultural event. The Spring Garden Festival features about 150 booths offering plants, landscape displays, garden accessories, arts and crafts, educational exhibits and, of course, foods. Also featured are a children's activities area, live entertainment and live auctions. Parking is free and two off-site parking areas are serviced by shuttle buses. Please no pets at this event. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58 Drive, Gainesville, 32608. 352-372-4981. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - [website][email][events]
Sun 25 Mar, 10 am. Depot Park, Gainesville, 32601. Piper Call, 352-327-1090. Inisheer Irish Dance Company - [email][events]
Sun 25 Mar, 10-11 am. Nia's philosophy is: Through Movement We Find Health. Nia fitness is based on the idea that exercise should feel good inside and out. Nia is a cardio dance group fitness class that incorporates martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. As an ongoing practice, Nia promotes mindfulness, holistic fitness and well-being. Nia empowers people of all shapes and sizes to connect to their body, mind, emotions and spirit by paying attention to sensation.
This one-hour class is perfect for all levels of experience and fitness.
Parking is available at the back of the building
Wear comfortable movement clothes. Bring a bottle of water. You are encouraged to be practice Nia barefoot.
First class is free. Come with a friend: both of you enjoy a free class.
Visionary Crossfit, 716 N Main Street, Gainesville, 32601. Sarit Sela, 605-796-9956. $10. Move, Breathe, Create with Sarit Sela - [email][events]
Sun 25 Mar, 10 am. Caroline Hament will lead us on a leisurely walk along the Santa Fe River Trail teaching tree ID with a unique focus on bark. Caroline is a Nature Assistant for the Nature Operations Division of The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department.
Please wear close toed shoes, bring water, and a notebook if you would like to jot down what you learn.
Santa Fe River Preserve, 27025 North State Road 121, Alachua, 32615. 352-373-1078. Alachua Conservation Trust - [website][email][events]
Sun 25 Mar, 10 am. Come join UF Circle K International students weeding and cleaning up the linear garden along SE 23rd Place, just off SE 15th Street. It is right outside The Family Garden Organic and Fair Farm. Park vehicles behind their sign.
Our Everybody eats orchard with loquats and mulberries planted along the roadside. We need to trim branches of encroaching trees, pull some weeds, and pick up trash.
Bring gloves if you have some and a water bottle, we will have some gloves. Snacks provided. If there is a chainsaw person out there, it would be awesome to have you attend and take out some of the larger things encroaching.". Everyone Eats Orchard, SE 23 Place off SE 15 Street, Gainesville, 32641. Crazy Woman Farm - [website][events]
Sun 25 Mar, 3:10-4:10 pm. Adult multilevel tap dancing with Shay. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Sun 25 Mar, 4:30-7:30 pm. 4:30 Dance Variety. 5:45 - 7:30 pm Social Dancing. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Sun 25 Mar, 5:30-8:30 pm. Join us this Sunday for our usual Sunday Class and Dance. Paul Fairbanks, our regular instructor will be teaching once again in Ocala. Build a solid foundation gaining more knowledge of West Coast
Swing concepts and patterns at our West Coast Swing Group class. Stay and practice at our usual social dance, which continues until everyone is done dancing. The more you dance, the better you get. Dancing is fun.
No Partner needed, casual attire, flat or low heeled shoes for ladies is best for this dance.
Beginner Class 5:30 PM
Group Class 6:00 PM
Social Dance 7:00 PM
Join us afterwards for even more fabulous fun. Afterwards, we usually go nearby to Logan’s Roadhouse, where we hang out and eat and drink a little something, talk more about dancing and other stuff.
Admission for lesson and dance is $10. PM Respiratory, 3306 SW 26 Ave, Suite 402, Ocala. Carol Smith. Ocala West Coast Swing - [events]
Sun 25 Mar, 6:15-8:15 pm. 6:15 pm Beginners
7:15 pm Intermediate and Advanced
Want to learn tango? Come join the UF Argentine Tango Club for a free beginner tango class. Feel free to join even if you have never danced tango before, there are teachers for whatever level you might be.
Who: Everyone can come. The beginner class is geared for people who have never danced before or who want to practice the basics. The intermediate class is for those who have been to at least some classes and is for you if you feel ready and confident enough to learn some new steps. The advanced class is for those who have been dancing for a long while now and will feature more complicated steps, so ask a teacher to make sure you are experienced enough for this level.
What to wear: Bring a thick pair of socks to dance in. If you own a pair of salsa shoes or jazz or ballet flats, those work great too. Fancy shoes are not necessary. Reitz Union, Dance Studio A, UF Campus, Gainesville. Free. UF Argentine Tango Club - [email][events]
Monday 26 March 2018
Mon 26 Mar, 6-8 pm. Join veteran environmentalist Maya van Rossum at the Working Food Community Center in Gainesville as she discusses her new book, The Green Amendment: Securing our Right to a Healthy Environment, followed by Q&A and signing. Come out and meet Maya, pick up a copy of the book, and learn about the future of environmental advocacy.
This event is presented by Suwannee St. John’s Sierra Club. 219 NW 10th Avenue, Working Food Community Center, Gainesville, 32601. 352-260-4458. Working Food - [website][email][events]
Mon 26 Mar, 6 pm. 6 pm LA style salsa. 7:15 pm Casino style. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, UF Campus, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Free. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Mon 26 Mar, 6 pm. This unique program will include a screening of the final version of Matt Keene’s documentary, "Lost Springs," and a celebration honoring the 103rd anniversary of environmentalist Marjorie Harris Carr’s birth. In 2017, the Matheson offered a screening of an earlier version of the documentary.
"Lost Springs" chronicles Gainesville artist Margaret Tolbert’s abstract expressionist paintings of the lost springs of the Ocklawaha River. Longtime Florida Defenders of the Environment President Marjorie Harris Carr fought for decades to preserve and restore the Ocklawaha River, but she was unable to see it run free before her death in 1997. Today, the river remains dammed as part of the defunct Cross Florida Barge Canal. Every three to five years, when the water levels are lowered at the artificially managed Rodman Pool near George Kirkpatrick Dam, the springs along the Ocklawaha River come back to life for a short period of time before they ... Matheson Museum, 513 E University Avenue, Gainesville, 32605-2435. 352-378-2280. Free. Matheson History Museum - [more][website][email][events]
Mon 26 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 26 Mar, 6:30-9:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30. 6:50 lesson. Dancing starts at 7. English Country Dancing called by Randy Thorp. Bring light refreshments if you like. United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW 5 Avenue, Gainesville, 32603. Annette Merritt, 352-246-4659. $5, $3 Students. English Country Dancing with Randy and Annette - [email][events]
Mon 26 Mar, 7-8 pm. Teacher Gabby. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Mon 26 Mar, 7-9 pm. 7 to 7:45 Beginners. Have fun doing beautiful Israeli folk dances to great music, while learning how to dance. The best exercise for your mind, body and soul. All ages. No experience needed. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $20 for 4 weeks, or $8 per night, per family. College aged and under are free. Israeli Dance with Andrew Weitzen - [website][email][events]
Mon 26 Mar, 7:10-8:10 pm. Teacher Howard Anderson. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Tue 27 Mar, 8:30 am. Come shop for locally grown plants for your garden that support a good cause!
We have an assortment of tomatoes, peppers, herbs, flowers and landscape plants. Selection will vary each week. Check event page for weekly updates.
Grow Hub supports Working Food's Southern Heritage Seed Collective and Sant Fe College's horticulture therapy program, both of which provide meaningful opportunities to adults with special needs.
Cash or check preferred, credit OK. Grow Hub, 2900 NE 8 Avenue, Gainesville, 32641. 352-260-4458. Working Food - [website][email][events]
Tue 27 Mar, 6-7 pm. Designed to demonstrate that creativity can be fun for everyone and can make our community stronger and healthier. Experience fun, exercise and creative expression, musicality and feeling great through the language and joy of tap dancing as an art form for healing the body, mind and spirit, with rhythm, movement, music and sound. Wear comfortable clothing and tap shoes. Free childcare while you dance. Arrive early, class will begin promptly. North Central Florida YMCA, 5201 NW 34 Street, Gainesville, 32605. Chaya Heller, 561-330-2929. 6 classes $74 or $66 member, 10 classes $108 or $98 member, 1 class $15. Ayurveda Alternatives - [email][events]
Tue 27 Mar, 6:15-9 pm. Westside Park, 1001 NW 34 Street, Gainesville. Susie Moon, 352-283-1296. $5. Grand Squares - [email][events]
Tue 27 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. Ballroom dance lesson followed by open dancing. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Different dance each week. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris, 352-331-2742. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Tue 27 Mar, 7-9 pm. Celebrity's Soul Food, 201 SE 2 Avenue, Gainesville, 32601. Wanda Lloyd. Smooth Flava Dance - [website][events]
Tue 27 Mar, 7-9:30 pm. At a private home. Contact us for directions. Gainesville. Norma Wilson. Gainesville Scottish Country Dancers - [email][events]
Tue 27 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. More advanced ethnic dance. Beginners welcome. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Margaret Tolbert. $5. Dance Camp - [email][events]
Tue 27 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. We offer two hours of group classes each Tuesday and Thursday. All are welcome to join in for group classes, no partner is needed. Classes are divided into three levels for Salsa: Beginner, Intermediate A and Intermediate B, and two levels for Bachata: Beginner and Intermediate. A single instructor teaches each level, and students rotate partners throughout the class.
Salsa Class:
Tuesday 7:30-8:30 pm and 8:30-9:30 pm
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 9:30-10:30 pm. The Movement, 1212 N Main Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Wed 28 Mar, 6-7 pm. Teacher Karina. Dance 352 Studio, 2512 NE 1 Blvd, Suite 500, Gainseville, 32601. 407-683-3841. Dance 352 - [email][events]
Wed 28 Mar, 6-9 pm. 6 pm Sean Nos. 7 pm Set Dancing. 8 pm Performance Class. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Piper Call, 352-327-1090. Inisheer Irish Dance Company - [email][events]
Wed 28 Mar, 7-10 pm. New dancers get in free their first class. If you have been coming to our classes already, and bring someone new to our dances you get $5 off the months admission and they get in free.
July Classes: We begin a new month of Beginner West Coast Swing classes, followed by Intermediate WCS.
Our schedule for the month:
Class #1. Newbie Night Class fee due for Intermediate
Class #2 Beginner and Int WCS classes
Class Social Dance. (no lesson, just dancing)
Class #3 Beginner and Int WCS classes
West Coast Wednesdays Schedule:
7:00 - 7:15pm Doors Open / Warm Up
7:15 - 8:00pm Beginner West Coast Swing
8:00 - 9:00pm Intermediate West Coast Swing
9:00 - 10:00pm Open Social Dancing
Admission Costs:
- BEGINNER CLASS: Beginner class may pay per night: $5 for the 7:15-8:00pm Beginner Class.
- INTERMEDIATE CLASS: $40 per month due at the first class of the month, which includes all the Beginner and Intermediate classes for the mon ... Rena's Ballroom, Gainesville, 32605. Josh Angel, 352-514-4238. $40 per month includes the entire evening. West Coast Swing with Josh Angel - [more][email][events]
Wed 28 Mar, 8-10 pm. 8pm - 9pm Bachata. 9pm - 10pm Salsa. Studio C, 1925 NW 2 Street, Gainesville, 32601. Baila Caliente, 352-871-7244. Baila Caliente - [email][events]
Thursday 29 March 2018
Thu 29 Mar, 9 am. We are excited to announce an addition to the bird watching program at Fort Cooper State Park.
Beginning January 25th and continuing February 1, 15, 22 and March 1, 15, 22 & 29 the park will be host to bird walks lead by Gail King. These walks will be geared more for beginning and intermediate birdwatchers however all experience levels are welcome.
Participants will meet at 9:00 a.m. by the lake and should bring binoculars, a field guide and anything else they feel will make their birding experience more enjoyable. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and shoes appropriate for weather conditions and bring something to drink to stay hydrated.
The park entrance fee is $3.00 per vehicle up to 8 people in the vehicle or $2.00 for pedestrian or bicyclist. Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 South Old Floral City Road, Inverness, 34450. 904-726-0315. Fort Cooper State Park - [website][email][events]
Thu 29 Mar, 6 pm. 6 pm Casino style. 7:15 pm Bachata. O'Connell Center Practice Court, by Gate 3, UF Campus, Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Free. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Thu 29 Mar, 6-8:30 pm. 6:00-6:45 pm Beginners
6:45-7:30 pm Intermediate
7:30-8:30 pm Open Dance. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation, 5020 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 32606. Tony Arroyo, 352-372-4574. Free. Kol Simcha Messianic Congregation - [website][email][events]
Thu 29 Mar, 6-9 pm. 6 pm Swing
7 pm Salsa
8 pm Argentine Tango
Each class is one hour and consists of both instruction and dancing.
Couples friendly, you rotate as much as you want or not at all. Singles friendly, no partner needed.
The more you dance, the faster you learn.
The cost is for one class per person. You are invited to stay for the other classes on the same night at no extra charge, because we want you to dance more and learn faster.
Cost:
$45 for 4 week series, or
$15 drop-in, or
$5 student
If financial considerations are keeping you from dancing, contact me. Congregation B'nai Israel, around the left side in the social hall, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. Swing Dance Gainesville - [email][events]
Thu 29 Mar, 7-10 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Julieta, 352-281-0428. $6. Gainesville International Folk Dancers - [email][events]
Thu 29 Mar, 7:30-8:45 pm. Rena's Ballroom, 720 NW 23 Ave, Gainesville. Eileen Paris, 352-331-2742. Ballroom Dancing with Parris Dance - [email][events]
Thu 29 Mar, 7:30-9:30 pm. Salsa Class:
Thursday 7:30-8:30 pm
Bachata Class:
Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm. Rosa B Williams Dance Center, 524 NW 1 Street, Gainesville. Jose, 888-616-4786. $10 for 1 hour, $20 for 2 hours per night. Discounts for students and packages. Salsa Mundial - [email][events]
Friday 30 March 2018
Fri 30 Mar, 7:30-11 pm. Free lesson followed by open dancing. All ages welcome. No partner necessary. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Free. Gainesville Swing Dancing - [email][events]
Saturday 31 March 2018
Sat 31 Mar to Sun 1 Apr. Gainesville, 32601. Gator Salsa Club. Gator Salsa Club - [email][events]
Sat 31 Mar, 8:30 am. Come out and pick the nicest berries around.
$3.25 per pound for non-members
$2.50 per pound for members
Bring your own containers & a water bottle to reduce waste. The Family Garden, 1655 SE 23 Place, Gainesville, 32641. 352-777-5248. The Family Garden - [website][events]
Sat 31 Mar, 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Hosted by Dina Tigeleiro and Henna Hummingbird.
M.C.I. Dance is Modern, Contemporary, and Improv dance all rolled into one awesome class, taught by Dina Tigeleiro. (Formerly known as Dina Zinni).
All levels of dance experience are welcome as long as you are open to trying out new movement, and getting into the groove.
Please join us at Flow Space, on the following dates:
Sat, Feb 24th - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sat, March 10th - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sat, March 31st - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
The price is only $10 per Class. Flow Space, 117 NW 16 Avenue, Gainesville, 32601. Gainesville Dance Association - [website][events]
Sat 31 Mar, 4-5 pm. Come out and support the Elegant Ladies of Elegant Body Pilates. Refreshments provided. North Central Florida YMCA, 5201 NW 34 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. $15. Death Letter Blues - [website][events]