Country Dance Places around Tampa

 
 Swing City Dance Studio

7532 N. Armenia Avenue

Tampa, Florida

(813) 935-7458

Entertainment: Dance lessons nightly (except Friday and Sunday) 

Instructor: Lee Holton 

Admission: $3.00 to $5.00 

Comments: Good size dance floor; One of the areas premier instructors couples 18 years experience with building block teaching methods that makes learning Cha Cha, Swing, Latin, and Two Step easy and fun to learn. 

JOYLAND

11225 US 19 (about 2 miles no. of Pinellas Square Mall on 19)

Clearwater, FL 34624-7450

(813) 576-1919

Entertainment: Free dance lessons 7 PM nightly (closed Monday) Live band - Friday and Saturday; True Colors Band (changes periodically) 

Instructor: Larry and Tea Holly 

Admission: $3.00 except Saturday ($4.00) 

Comments: Very large dance floor; largest in Tampa Bay. Plenty of tables with backs on chairs. Additional seating at two bars and along "railing" (stools-no backs). Pool tables, darts. Roller blade arena attached to rear of building. Restaurant dining available.

STAMPEDE SALOON

2480 E. Bay Drive (at Starkey road)

(behind Nations Bank, in shopping plaza)

(813) 536-2668 (536-boot)

Largo, FL 34641

Entertainment: Free dance lessons 7 PM nightly (closed Monday) Continuous Music provided by DJ. 

Instructor: Beverly Cartwright 

Admission: $3.00 (Free before 7PM)

Comments: Good size dance floor; smaller dance area on upper level (near DJ). Friendly staff. Bar stools only, no backs on chairs. 8 Pool tables. Very crowded on Friday and Saturday. Home of Country Rythm Dance Team (male-female); Home of The Wranglers Dance Team (all-male); Mechanical bull. 

Gulfport Casino

St. Petersburg Beach area

Gulfport, FL

(813)893-1070

Entertainment: Wednesday and Friday Free dance lessons 7 PM 

Instructor: Candy Still (Candy and the Posse) on Wednesday 

Admission: $4.00 Wednesday, $5.00 Friday 

Comments: Average size dance floor; Friendly staff. Older crowd.

Carlie's

7020 49th Street N.

St. Petersburg, FL

(813)527-5214

Entertainment: Band Friday Saturday Sunday Free dance lessons 7 PM 

Instructor: varies; Peggy and others 

Admission: Free 

Comments: Small dance floor; Friendly staff. Good food.

SPURS

1915 E. 7th Avenue

Tampa, FL (Ybor City) (22cnd St. exit off I-4)

(813) 247-7787 

Entertainment: Free dance lessons Wednesday through Saturday 7PM to 9PM 

Instructor: Sandi Brooks and Russell Buckland. Be sure to visit Sandi's very cool web site for lots of great information!

Admission: No cover charge on the weekends, drink specials on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Wednesday is Rock and Roll. Very friendly staff.

Comments: Average size dance floor. Late night crowd. Go early on weekends if you expect to find parking.

The Round Up Country & Western Club

13918 West Hillsborough Avenue

Tampa, FL 33635

Information : (813) 855-1464

Club : (813) 855-1229

Fax : (813) 855-1364 

Entertainment: Free dance lessons. DJ. (closed Monday) 

Instructor: Linda Rawdan 

Admission: $3.00 

Comments: 3000 Sq. Ft. dance floor. Very good two step lessons on Wednesday nights. Mostly couples on Wednesday night. Ladies night and Advanced line dance on Thursday. Many specials on weekends; call club for details. Open 'til 3 AM. The Round Up is located on the corner of Hillsborough Avenue and Racetrack Road, in the shopping center. From Tampa, take the Hillsborough Avenue West exit off of I-275, and follow Hillsborough Avenue past the airport. Continue about 5 miles. Round Up will be on the left. 

If you are coming from Pinellas county, take McMullen Booth to 580. Turn East toward Tampa. You will go about 5 miles to Racetrack Road. Turn right. Round Up will be 1/4 mile on Right.

Borderline

3603 W. Waters Avenue

Tampa, FL 

Telephone: (813) 935-5339

Entertainment: Free dance lessons nitely. DJ. Monday sink or swim college night. 

Instructor: Nancy Morgan; assisted by Joanne (Jo Jo) 

Admission: $3.00 except Saturday $6.00 (includes free bottle beer 7-9 PM) 

Comments: Newly refinished large dance floor. Top level instructor; Two step lessons and line dance. Some original line dances. Ladies free on Tuesday night (50 cent drinks). Sunday is family night. Many specials. Call club for details. Located just East of the corner of N. Dale Mabry Highway and Waters, in shopping center behind Albertsons. Take N. Dale Mabry exit off 275 Go North about 5 miles to Waters and turn Right. Look to your immediate left! 

THE DALLAS BULL

Highway 301

Tampa, FL

Entertainment: Free dance lessons. DJ. (closed Monday) 

Instructor: Dan & Gloria Jackson 

Admission: $5.00 

Comments: Two Small dance floors. One in "front" area is mostly for couples. Back area for line dancing. Limited parking.

GUITARS AND CADILLACS

11301 Highway 301 N.

Thonotassa, Florida (near Tampa; about a mile North of Dallas Bull)

1/4 mile S. of Fowler Avenue)

(813)986-6462 or 935-7458 

Entertainment: Free dance lessons. DJ. (closed Monday) 

Instructor: unknown 

Admission: $3.00 

Comments: Two medium size dance floors.