Clubs, techno and house rooms, live music venues, jazz bars, karaoke, social dance nights and festivals in Detroit and across Michigan, with address, phone, hours and the official calendar.
A social and ballroom dance studio in the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit's North End, teaching salsa, bachata, swing, steppin' and Detroit ballroom.
1600 Clay St, Building 1, Unit 309, Detroit, MI 48211
Classes and social nights; Steppin' Wednesdays from 5pm; Mon tango class 7–8pm with guided practica 8–9:30pm; periodic Fri/Sat socials (e.g. anniversary social 9pm, $15) – see calendar
Tue 6–8pm Mr. Smooth's ballroom class, open dancing until 11pm; Thu 6–8pm Easy Al's ballroom classes (beginner 6pm, intermediate/advanced 7pm, dinner included), open dancing until 11pm; Thu 6–7pm Chicago step class (Sherry Gordon), open dancing 7–9pm
Corktown's Irish cultural club and pub on Michigan Avenue, around since 1920, with set dancing on Thursdays, a beginner ceili on Fridays and live Irish music on weekends.
Wed 6–9pm; Thu 5–9pm; Fri 5pm–midnight; Sat noon–midnight; Sun noon–6pm. Set dancing Thu 7pm ($10); Kitty's Ceili Fri 8pm; live Irish music Fri–Sat 8pm; DIMA Irish music sessions on Sundays
All ages
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Mexicantown / Southwest Detroit
A country music nightclub on Ryan Road in Shelby Township with DJ-led country dancing, a mechanical bull and a patio on the Clinton River, plus line-dance lessons on Thursdays.
Saturday Night Dance Party from 8pm (ballroom, Latin, swing, hustle, nightclub music; no instruction); Sat salsa drop-in class 7pm; weeknight 6-week courses (ballroom & Latin, line dancing, waltz, cha-cha, rumba)
All ages
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Bloomfield Hills (Oakland County)
A sports-and-games venue in Novi near Twelve Oaks with axe throwing and a 50-tap self-pour beer wall; a line-dance directory lists a Thursday class here that we couldn't confirm.
Venue: Tue–Thu 4–10pm; Fri 4pm–midnight; Sat noon–midnight; closed Sun–Mon. Line dancing Thu 7pm (Boot Scootin' Billet), per a line-dance directory only
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Schoolcraft Rd (I-96 corridor), Livonia
A Latin dance studio on Schoolcraft Road in Livonia that throws a public bachata and salsa social on Saturday nights about twice a month, starting with a short class.
39050 Schoolcraft Rd, Suite 101, Livonia, MI 48150
Public Bachata & Cocktails SBK Social on alternate Saturdays: class 9pm, social dancing 10pm–2am ($15); group classes on weeknights (e.g. Mambo Monday 7:30pm)
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Waterford Township (Oakland County)
A country dance hall in the Kmart Plaza on Dixie Highway in Waterford, with public dances on Friday and Saturday nights for $10 cash and a live country band on Saturdays.
Dances Fri 7–10pm and Sat 6–10pm ($10 cash). Line-dance classes: Sun 5–8:30pm, Mon 6–9pm, Thu 10am–noon, Fri 10am–12:30pm, Sat 10–11:30am (not on the 2nd Saturday)
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Sterling Heights (Macomb County)
A Ukrainian community hall on Ryan Road in Warren where The Metro Dances hosts Friday dinner-dance parties for singles and couples.
26601 Ryan Rd, Warren, MI 48091
The Metro Dances public dances about twice a month on Fridays, 7–11pm (dinner party $28 incl. dinner, dance only $20; cash only): see the dance schedule
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Downtown Lansing
The wooden-floored assembly hall of a downtown Lansing Methodist church, home to the city's twice-monthly contra dances with live music.
215 N Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933
Contra dances 1st Sat (Ten Pound Fiddle) and 3rd Sat (Looking Glass Music & Arts Association), mid-Sept/Oct through May/June; basic figures 6:30pm, dance 7pm
All ages
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / South Ann Arbor
Cowboy Up bar: Fri 7pm–midnight, Sat 7pm–2am; line-dance lessons Fri 7–8:45pm and Sat 7–8:30pm. Cheers 2 The Front restaurant: Thu 4–9pm, Fri–Sat 4–10pm
18+
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / West Ann Arbor (Maple Village area)
Riverside Swings every Fri: beginner East Coast lesson 8pm (Charleston lesson 7pm on 3rd Fridays), social dance 9–11pm, late-night blues & fusion 11pm–late
All ages
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / West Side Bay City (Midland Street district)
West Michigan Latin Dance social 4th Sat from 8pm ($10, lesson included, all ages); Grand River Folk Arts Society contra dances on selected Fridays 7:30–10pm (lesson 7pm)
All ages
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / North Grand Rapids (4 Mile Rd)
A restored small-town theater on Main Street in downtown Lowell, east of Grand Rapids, with dancing almost every weekend, mostly line dancing and swing.
Dance events almost every weekend (mostly line dancing and swing; line dancing on the first Friday of the month 7–9:30pm per a line-dance directory): see the ticketed calendar
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Oshtemo Township (corner of 3rd St & H Ave)
A rural grange hall west of Kalamazoo in Oshtemo Township, where contra, square and English country dances are held to live music.
3234 N 3rd St, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Contras and squares on selected Saturdays 7:30–10:30pm (beginner lesson 7pm); English country dance on selected Wednesdays 7–9:30pm; “Just for Fun” Sunday afternoon dances
All ages
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Downtown Grand Rapids (next to Grand Rapids Art Museum)
A volunteer, non-profit society that has run contra and square dances in the Traverse City area for decades; its current season and venue aren't confirmed.
Second Saturday of the month, October–June: skills workshop 7–7:30pm, dance 7:30–10:30pm
All ages
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