Upcoming Special Events

Family Dance, May 18, 2008

Children enjoyed dancing with parents and grandparents at the Family Dance on January 20, 2008.

All families are invited to the next Family Dance on May 18 , 2008, at Lee Elementary School, 1208 Locust Street, Columbia, Missouri. Kids, parents, and grandparents of all ages are welcome. Come join Margaret Waddell for some singing games. After that, learn to dance like your great-grandparents did back on the farm in the old barn. What a great way to have fun with your kids. No experience necessary, just a desire to have a great time. Instruction will be provided.

Suggested donation $5.00 (to help pay the band and caller). Join us promptly at 2:00 p.m. for easy-to-learn traditional dances for all ages and abilities.

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Spring Breakdown 2009

Thank you to everyone who attended Spring Breakdown 2008! We hope you had a good time dancing and partying with us in Columbia. We have already begun planning for 2009, so check back often for details as they become available.

Past Events

Dance Weekend

MMTD hosts a dance weekend each year during spring break (usually the fourth weekend of March). We bring in nationally known bands and callers for this extravaganza and invite dance gypsies from across the country to join us.

Past bands and callers include:

Hotpoint with Kathy Anderson (2002)
Evening Star with Bob Dalsemar (2003)
Contratopia with Ted Hodapp (2004)
KGB with Mary Devlin (2005)
Reckless Ramblers with Beth Molaro (2006)
Latterday Lizards with Carol Ormand (2007)
FootLoose with Robert Cromartie (2008)

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Community Dancing

Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers enjoy sharing their love of old-time music and dance with members of the community. Members of our dance community regularly help organize dances for civic or church groups, scout groups, wedding parties, fall festivals, fiddle contests, and school events. We also enjoy throwing spontaneous parties at some of our regular dances.

To view this slideshow of Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers special events, click the arrows to go forward or back.

Slide 1: Girl Scouts
Slide 2: Twilight Festival
Slide 3: Boone County Fair
Slide 4: First Night
Slide 5: ESL Family Dance
Slide 6: Art's Bithday Party
Slide 7: July Dance, Break for Watermelon

This is a slideshow of Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers.

Family Dances

We held our first Family Dance at Lee Elementary School in January 2008. We hope to make this a monthly event where children can learn to dance like their great-grandparents did back on the farm in the old barn, with live fiddling and a caller to lead the dances.

January 20, 2008
February 17, 2008
March 16, 2008
April 13, 2008

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