| 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. |
