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Blue Light Special - Twin Ports 
Crossfire - Twin Ports
Don't Panic
- Twin Ports
Fatt Chance - Twin Ports
Fired Up - Twin Ports
Len & Lois - Seasonal only
Rock-A-Billy Revue - Twin Ports
Sh-Boom - Twin Ports 
Showtime Band
The Bugs - Twin Ports
The Pot Bellied Stallions
- Twin Ports
The Shackshakers - Twin Ports
Wildwood - Twin Ports

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Check out Dance Classes in the Area - UPDATED May 3

Keith's Thursday night dance will start at 7:30 PM (instead of 7:00 PM) for the spring/summer - new schedule is in effect for both the American Legion and Clyde Iron Works (3rd Thursday of the month) - all dancers are welcome!  UPDATE:  No dance at Clyde on May 17 - dance WILL BE HELD at the VFW @ 7:30 PM (2014 Michigan St).

NEW Squirrel is starting a new class - Check out Dance Classes below

Northland Youth Music Swing Dance Fundraiser - May 19th - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Includes exhibits at the Bong Veterans' Historical Center - See flyer for ticket price and more information - highly recommended - have personal knowledge of the positive effect the NYMP has on young musicians in the Twin Ports Area - please support this event if you are able - $5 for seniors.

Monthly So ck Hop - an opportunity for all dancers - hosted by Squirrel on the 3rd Friday of the month at the Eagles Club in Superior - 7 - 11 PM -  May 18, June 15, July 20 etc. - no cover

Monthly Dance Party - Saturday dance @ the Cotton Community Center - 7:00 - 10:00 PM - $5 - BYOB - set-up provided/snacks too (Rocking Rudy, May 19, Blue Water Big Band, June 23 -Ken Sievers n' Friends, and July 21 Len & Lois Variety Duo)

SAVE the DATE!  July 21st - Sh-Boom at Lake Nebagamon Auditorium - 8:00 - 11:30 PM - $10 -  BYOB (ice provided).  Questions:  Tom/Sheryl 715.374.2257.
 

  April 27/28 May 4/5 May 11/12 May 18/19 May 25/26
Cobalt Nightclub & Cabaret Manny B Fatt Chance Crossfire
Thurs - Sat
Beet Keepers
Thurs - Sat.
Shirts & Skins
Thurs - Sat
Mr. D's     Don't Panic   Wildwood Sat only
Cloquet VFW Friday ONLY - The Hendershots & Loren Lindevig - 7:30 - 10:30 PM - $5 Cover
Carlton VFW Fatt Chance Blue Light Special Friday Only     Don't Panic
Players
Bar
8 - 12 PM
Showtime
8 - 12
Big Dave and the Ripples (Fri)
8 - 12
Fractals
9 - 12
John Sequin & Andy Haulswirth  
Other Sh-Boom
Special Olympic Fundraiser @ Radisson Great Hall $10
Fri only - 6 - 10 PM

Rock-A-Billy @ Lemmo's North Star benefit - Dance - 8 - 11 PM - Sat. only

Blue Light Special @ Powerhouse - Proctor

Showtime @ Log Cabin Sat Only - 8 - 12

The New Relics @ Munger Tavern 8 PM - Sat. only

  Northland Youth Music Fundraiser -Bong Center Superior See flyer (Sat only)

Showtime @ Clearwater Grille  Sat only 8:30 - 11:30

The Bugs @ Labor Temple in Cloquet (Fri & Sat.) 8:30 PM

Showtime @ Am Legion - West Duluth 8:00 PM - Fri only

Showtime @ Kro Bar - Brule 9 PM Sat. only

Sh-Boom @ LCO Casino Hayward - 9 PM - 1 AM

COMING EVENTS: 

May 31 - June 2 - Showtime with Lindsay - Cobalt Nightclub and Cabaret
June 16 - Polka Brat Festival - Bob Greenberg
June 15/16 Powerhouse Bar, Proctor - Wildwood
June 29/30 Cherry Stone - Carlton VFW
June 29/30 Wildwood at Mr. D's West Duluth
June 30 - 7:00 - 10:30 Lake Nebagamon Dance - Len & Lois - ballroom variety duo - swing dance class at 7:00 - BYOB - ice provided - $10 per person (Tom Chambers)
July 7 - Wildwood @Good Neighbor Days/Independence Day - Gordon, WI
July 13 - Wildwood @ Fundraiser/Softball Tournamnet (open to public) Solon Springs, WI
July 27/29 The Jacks (Carlton Days) - Carlton VFW
July 21 - Sh-Boom at Lake Nebagamon
July 21 - Wildwood @ Hermantown Summerfest - Skyline Lanes (Hermantown)
August 11 - Ma & Pa Kettle Days, Kettle River, MN
August 12 - St. Anyway - Bluegrass/Country band - Barn Dance - 5:30 Food Served 6:30 PM Band Starts  - Serenity Farms 1885 Connors Road, Cloquet


SUNDAY HAPPENINGS:

Polka Sundays at Leemos (old Lost Isle - Carlton) 1 - 4 PM - followed by Sunday Dance Lessons with "Squirrel"  5 - 8 PM  -  (218) 384-4755 - Great time!!

DANCE CLASSES in the Twin Ports

Check Out Keith's Swing Dances below.

UPDATE! Tuesday night classes at the Two Harbors Moose Club are cancelled and will resume at the newly remodeled Superior Moose Club in late May or early June - stay tuned!

NEW - Squirrel will teach a variety of dances beginning Wednesday, May 2 at the Clearwater Grill (the old Lakeview Castle) from 7:00 - 8:30 PM.  $4.00 per person.  On going - come anytime - beginners welcome!

Tom and Sheryl Chambers NEW will be teaching Swing Dance classes from 7 - 8:30 on June 11, 18 & 25 - classes offered through WITC - call 715.394.6677 ext. 6282 for more information.

Bollywood Dance NEW - Lotus Center above Global Village - tell dance instructor, Geeta Kumar you heard about it on Twin Ports Dance and get $5 off your first month of classes - Ages 12 - 17 - view flyer.

Donny (Rock-A-Billy fame) & Donna Buck will be teaching basic steps and turns from the original swing dance - The Jitterbug @ Clearwater Grille (5135 N. Shore Drive) on Tuesday 7 - 7:30 PM  followed by open dance from 7:30 - 9 PM.  Classes will begin February 21, 2012. Steps will be reviewed each week - any/all dancers welcomed any time! 

Keith's 2012 Spring/Summer Dance Classes

Start Date City Location Time Dance
April 17, 2012 Cloquet Garfield School 7 PM Ballroom
April 23, 2012 Two Harbors Minnehaha School 7:30 PM Swing
April 25, 2012 Duluth Denfeld School 7 PM Swing
May 15, 2012 Cloquet Garfield School 7 PM Swing
June 11, 2012 Duluth Denfeld School 6:30 PM Swing

Questions? Check out the Community Education website (click on community programs in the left menu)

Something new - PRIVATE DANCE LESSONS in your home.  At your leisure, skill level, and your pace.  Start at beginner skill level with foundation building steps and progress from there.  Dance patterns and rhythms available are Swing, Cha-Cha, Rumba, Tango, Two Step, Stroll and Electric Slid.  Group lessons welcome pay per session.  Call Keith Miernicki 729-8390.

KEITH'S THURSDAY DANCE CLASSES - the 3rd. Thursday of each month open dance will be held on the 2nd floor at the Clyde Iron Works in Duluth, MN.  2910 W Michigan ST- Duluth, MN. 

All other Thursday nights, free Swing Dance Class and practice dance: (Swing, Rock & Roll, Stroll, Electric Slide), at the American Legion in West Duluth, 5814 Grand Ave. 7 PM. No Swing Dance the 3rd Thursday. Instructor: Keith Miernicki. call 729-8390; (888) 729-8390.   Check out the Twin Ports Dancer's Perpetual Calendar

COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES & EVENTS:
WEDNESDAY:  Squirrel will be teaching classes at the Clearwater Grille - 7:00 - 8:30 PM variety of dances will be taught - $4.00 / person
THURSDAYS: Caribou Ballroom - 7:00 - 9:30 PM $2.00 / person
SATURDAY: THIRD Saturday of each month: Caribou Ballroom - 7:00 - 10:30 PM $3.00 / person
SUNDAYS Northstar Ballroom (Lost Isle) in Carlton - 5:00 - 8:00 PM $5.00 / person
Questions? Contact Phyllis & Jim - (218)628-1213

DIRECTIONS to DANCE SITES

Buffalo House:  Hwy 35 S. to 245 exit - turn left - look for big Buffalo  2586 Guess Rd. Duluth, MN
(218) 6249901

Caribou Ball Room:  See Map

Log Cabin:  Take Hwy 2 south out of Superior (to beginning of freeway).  Turn right onto Hwy E - One mile on right. 2821 S. Cty Tke E, South Range, WI (715) 398-6170

Leemos North Star Bar:  South on US 35 to Hwy 210 Exit (Carlton/Casino) Turn left under the freeway.  Leemos is located 1/2 mile of the left. (218) 384-1060

Players Sports Bar - 4024 Grand Ave W. - Duluth, MN  (218) 624-7974

VFW:  2024 W. Superior St. - Duluth, MN.  (218) 727-1912
VFW:   124 Chestnut St., Carlton, MN (218) 384-3794 
 
Billy's: 
3502 W. Tischer Road - Duluth, MN   (218) 525-3465

West Duluth American Legion - 5814 Grand Avenue - Duluth, MN 55807-2456 -(218) 628-2181

Mr D's - 5622 Grand Avenue - Duluth, MN 55807-2540 - (218) 624-4178


PowerHouse:  423 N. 3rd Ave. E.  - Proctor, MN (218) 624-0626

Runway Bar & Grill:  4766 W. Arrowhead Rd - Hermantown, MN 55811 - (218) 727-5061

"To Dance:  When your heart moves your feet to music" 
Lee Harnell



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