CALENDAR OF FLORIDA DANCE EVENTS
Your Source for Cajun-Zydeco Dancing in Florida
Welcome to FloridaCajunZydeco, a website dedicated to people who love to dance to Louisiana-style music. This site features a calendar page of Cajun and Zydeco dance bands and events in the state of Florida (below), and a Festivals page of major Cajun and Zydeco events anywhere in the United States -- even Louisiana! Check out my blog on page 3 for stories from my monthly news magazine, Florida Cajun Zydeco Update!, and select posts from our Facebook group page, Florida Cajun Zydeco Dancers. And in the spirit of the dance community that embraces this joyful music, "If you're smiling, you're doing it right!"
Friday, March 29, 2024 --- The Villages Cajun Zydeco Dance (The Villages, FL)
7 to 9 p.m. Location: Big Cypress Recreation Center, 3110 Hendry Drive, The Villages, FL
Note: These dances are planned for the fourth Wednesday of the month. Email Jango at janko32163@gmail.com to confirm.
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 --- Backyard Concert: Townsend Beach — McKayla Townsend & Pat Beach (Gulfport, FL)
RSVP for time and info: enroy@yahoo.com or call (404) 822-4327
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 --- CJ Chenier and Marcia Ball Park Concert (Hollywood, FL)
7 to 10 p.m. Location: ArtsPark at Young Circle (1 North Young Circle, Hollywood, Fl 33020)
Bring a chair or blanket to enjoy this free concert from the giant lawn at the ArtsPark.
A double bill: C.J. Chenier & his Red Hot Louisiana Band, and Marcia Ball.
Both artists will also appear at Gator By The Bay festival in San Diego over Mother's Day weekend.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 --- The Villages Cajun Zydeco Dance (The Villages, FL)
7 to 9 p.m. Location: Big Cypress Recreation Center, 3110 Hendry Drive, The Villages, FL
Note: These dances are planned for the fourth Wednesday of the month. Email Jango at janko32163@gmail.com to confirm.
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 --- Backyard Concert: Gulfport Swamp Opera (Gulfport, FL)
RSVP for time and info: enroy@yahoo.com or call (404) 822-4327
Welcome to FloridaCajunZydeco, a website dedicated to people who love to dance to Louisiana-style music. This site features a calendar page of Cajun and Zydeco dance bands and events in the state of Florida (below), and a Festivals page of major Cajun and Zydeco events anywhere in the United States -- even Louisiana! Check out my blog on page 3 for stories from my monthly news magazine, Florida Cajun Zydeco Update!, and select posts from our Facebook group page, Florida Cajun Zydeco Dancers. And in the spirit of the dance community that embraces this joyful music, "If you're smiling, you're doing it right!"
Friday, March 29, 2024 --- The Villages Cajun Zydeco Dance (The Villages, FL)
7 to 9 p.m. Location: Big Cypress Recreation Center, 3110 Hendry Drive, The Villages, FL
Note: These dances are planned for the fourth Wednesday of the month. Email Jango at janko32163@gmail.com to confirm.
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 --- Backyard Concert: Townsend Beach — McKayla Townsend & Pat Beach (Gulfport, FL)
RSVP for time and info: enroy@yahoo.com or call (404) 822-4327
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 --- CJ Chenier and Marcia Ball Park Concert (Hollywood, FL)
7 to 10 p.m. Location: ArtsPark at Young Circle (1 North Young Circle, Hollywood, Fl 33020)
Bring a chair or blanket to enjoy this free concert from the giant lawn at the ArtsPark.
A double bill: C.J. Chenier & his Red Hot Louisiana Band, and Marcia Ball.
Both artists will also appear at Gator By The Bay festival in San Diego over Mother's Day weekend.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 --- The Villages Cajun Zydeco Dance (The Villages, FL)
7 to 9 p.m. Location: Big Cypress Recreation Center, 3110 Hendry Drive, The Villages, FL
Note: These dances are planned for the fourth Wednesday of the month. Email Jango at janko32163@gmail.com to confirm.
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 --- Backyard Concert: Gulfport Swamp Opera (Gulfport, FL)
RSVP for time and info: enroy@yahoo.com or call (404) 822-4327
Florida Cajun Zydeco Update! #130: Feature: Louisiana Dancehall Gems (Part 1) — Featured artists: Beau Jocque, Bonsoir Catin, Boozoo Chavis, Brian Jack, Bruce Daigrepont, Buckwheat Zydeco, Chris Ardoin, Chubby Carrier, Clifton Chenier, Corey Ledet, Curley Taylor, Feufollet. Excerpt: “I put support beams underneath the dance floor for Beau Jocque. People danced harder when he played. It was almost hypnotic. He just grabbed dancers.” — John Blancher, owner of Rock’n Bowl
Florida Cajun Zydeco Update! #129: Cover: Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe. Main story: book review of Down Home Music; Dikki Du — It's All in the Family; new release from The Rolling Stones. Excerpt: He had made every kind of blues record, some many times, and the new blues musicians were all white, devoid of the cultural associations that made the music so attractive to Strachwitz. To him, blues was never a musical idiom; it was a way of life. And just as intriguing as the life of Lightnin’ Hopkins was to him, now these Texas-Mexican musicians with their accordions and bajo sextos captivated Strachwitz.”
Florida Cajun Zydeco Update! #128: Cover image: Steve Riley and Sherelle Mouton-Sinegal play a tribute to Clifton Chenier at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 2023. Main story: Music review of box set Playing for the Man at the Door from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Other content: Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe to play holiday dance party in Pinellas Park, FL on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Bad actors are lurking on Facebook. A tribute to plumbers: Sewer Cruising in Normal Heights. Festivals-O-Rama, your guide to the rest of festival season. Florida dance opportunities in November 2023. Excerpt: Mager was first recorded in 1928 and participated in only two recording sessions, but his songs are legendary. “Big Road Blues” is perhaps his best-known song. The rock group Canned Heat adopted the lyrics for their 1968 hit, “On the Road Again.”