FFT Burnie Scottish Country Dancers dance on Tuesday evenings at Burnie Anglican Hall, Cattley St, Burnie, from 7.30 to 9.30pm. The group includes dancers at all levels, so beginners are welcome. No age limit. Partners welcome but not required! The cost is only $5 per person, to cover hall costs. We have supper after dancing on the first Tuesday of the month.

For more information, contact Simon Nettleton <simon@nettleton.id.au> or phone 0428 144 712

Every Friday: Dancing with a Scottish Flavour at Ulverstone

FFT The Reel Scottish Country Dancers, Launceston:
Every second Saturday
Contact: Tony Northey <tonynorthey@gmail.com> or phone 03 6331 8892

Launceston School of Bellydance – Are you interested in learning Middle Eastern dance?  A great way to keep fit and flexible and have a lot of fun (and admirers).  Contact Vicki, 6331 8668 or Mara, 6331 102

Clogging in NW Tas:
Penguin – Monday evening.
Wynyard – Tuesday evening. Burnie – Wednesday evening.
Contact Jan Collins 0415 922 433 or
cradlecoastcloggers@gmail.com    

For information about clogging, go to www.cloggingaustralia.com 

What is clogging?
It’s not Dutch – and we don’t wear wooden shoes!
Originally from the Appalachian mountains in USA, it is a tap-style dance with traditional links to Bluegrass and Old Time string band music. In its modern form, clogging is choreographed to all different types of music, and in Australia it is generally taught in a casual and friendly club atmosphere. 

Last Saturday of each month March-Nov (except Easter) – but see panel to the right for special events: Themed folk dances with great live bands, St James Hall, 462 Elizabeth St, New Town (off Rupert Avenue, opposite Blue Gum, enter behind church), 7:15 for 7:30pm, $19 / $17 (conc.) / $16 (memb.) / $10 (student special). 

Info: 03 6273 2127 or folkdancetas@gmail.com.  Spirited dancing to fantastic live music by Tasmania’s finest dance bands.  Dances include bush dances, balkan dances, mediaeval and renaissance dances, Irish ceilidhs, Scottish ceilidhs, contra dances, contemporary and traditional Australian dances.  

See full details of particular dances on Dance Folk Tasmania! or in the panel on the right of this page.  #hobartfolkdances

Second Friday of each month (other than January and Easter): Danceoholics Unanimous is an informal group of people who get together on the second Friday of each month to laugh, chat and dance a lot.  We do an eclectic mix of folk dances from different traditions (e.g., Australian, Contra, Irish, Earthly Delights, English Country, Scandinavian, …) for those who want to try something different, or can’t wait until the end of month dance.

7:15 for 7:30-10pm then supper, St James Hall, 462 Elizabeth St, New Town (off Rupert Avenue, opposite Blue Gum, behind church). 

See folktas.org/danceoholics for details or trybooking.com/YQXR for tickets

Note: We don’t usually hold Danceoholics in January, because it usually clashes with Cygnet Folk Festival, but if the festival does not clash, we may well be holding Danceoholics.  Contact us to check.

#hobartfolkdances

TasContra: 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, Feb-Dec (except Easter)

7:15 for 7:30-9:30pm (including quick beginner’s/refresher workshop at 7:30 so if you’ve not been before, try to be there at the start)

St James Hall, 462 Elizabeth St, New Town (off Rupert Avenue, opposite Blue Gum, enter behind church)

See folktas.org/tascontra for details or trybooking.com/YPTO for tickets

If you’re not smiling, you’re not dancing!

#hobartfolkdances

FFT Oatlands Scottish Country Dancers on Tuesdays

Meets weekly but alternately between two venues:
1st/3rd/5th (when they occur) Tuesdays of the month: Pat Murnane Hall, 188 Lenah Valley Rd, Lenah Valley 7:30 – 9:30pm
2nd/4th Tuesdays: Oatlands Hall, 1 Gay Street, Oatlands 7:30 – 9:30pm

With the emphasis on fun, Robert teaches interesting dances to the friendly group dance with a break for supper. Cost is $8 Waged, $5 unwaged; tea, coffee, biscuits supplied. Novices are always welcome. There is an annual Oatlands Ball each November.
For class information please SMS (not ring) Robert on 0408290954 or email rttasmail@gmail.com

Learn Mediaeval Dance. Last Tuesday of the month, at hall under grandstand at showground. 7.30pm. Cost $7 but only $2 if you pay for SCA membership for the year (around $35 a year). $5 first time if you don’t sign up to be a member. (We have to charge the $5 extra to non-members because of insurance issues.)

Check before attending, contact Jill on 0407 057 931 (outside business hours).

Hora Tasmania (Israeli Dancing) at Caledonian Society Hall, 31 Homer Ave, Moonah, Wednesdays 10.00am-12:00 noon

The Hobart Multicultural Dance Group is an informal group of people who meet weekly to share folk dances from a range of cultures (e.g. Israel, Greece, the Balkans) and contemporary Circle Dances choreographed using traditional steps. We also occasionally host visiting dance teachers and run workshops. You are welcome to join us at our regular dances. No previous experience is expected.

Recreational Folk and Circle Dance

Every Thursday, 7:30-9:30pm, St James Hall, Rupert Av, New Town. Cost is $5/$4.

“Sacred Circle Dancing”

The third Sunday in each month, 7-9pm followed by supper, St James Hall, Rupert Av, New Town. Cost is $5/$4, and bring a contribution to a shared supper.

For further information contact:
Peter & Krista Sands 0427 786 177, email Peter Sands
Kate Shaw: 0417 898 177 (leave msg)

TASCAL Scottish Country Dancers (Hobart) Inc.

Join us in some friendly dancing to the strathspeys, reels and jigs of Scotland
Meet Thursday evenings 7.30 – 9:30 p.m, usually followed by supper.
Caledonian Society Hall, 31 Homer Avenue, Moonah.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/367564940111227/
Affiliated with the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in Scotland.
For further information, details and contacts go to www.rscds.org.au/tasmania.html#/ or  email tascaldance@gmail.com, or contact Sarah 0409 218 414

The Jolley Hatters Morris dancers teach dance, practise weekly and have done so for 20 years, and dance out regularly at paying and volunteer gigs. We have a membership age range of 18 to 75 but most of us are in our early 50’s and enjoy the mental and physical exercise and companionship that comes from being a member of a Morris side. The dances taught are as preserved by Sharp at the beginning of the last century with precise stepping and preservation of English regional distinctiveness. Morris music is always live with the musician part of the dance and this over the years, has been instrumental in introducing a number of fine musicians to folk music.

Claremont Scottish Nights:

Scottish balls, ceilidhs and events with accordionist Iain MacLeod, pipers and called dances
Currently operating at Masonic Lodge, Peltro Street, Glenorchy
Monthly events May – November 2023, including MacLeod’s May Ball, Christmas in July and St Andrew’s Night. E.g., Claremont Scottish.
For more details, please contact Kylie MacLeod, 0488 442 922.