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!"
Wednesday, May 22, 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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Wednesday, June 26, 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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Wednesday, July 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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Wednesday, August 28, 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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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!"
Wednesday, May 22, 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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Wednesday, June 26, 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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Wednesday, July 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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Wednesday, August 28, 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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Florida Cajun Zydeco Update! #132 continues the list of 3 dozen artists who have produced "dance floor gems" -- tunes that keep the dancers on the dance floor. Festivals-O-Rama lists top music festivals through 2024 that includes a new festival in Lakewood Ranch to replace the Bradenton Blues Festival. New music from Preston Frank and Travis Matte on iTunes right now. And what's with all these new colorful vinyl records?
Excerpt: "Roy Carrier led a hard life as a child on the fields of Louisiana with his sharecropping family, and at ten he joined his father on the music circuit. He lost half of his index finger in a marm machinery accident and had to relearn the accordion by developing a unique technique of 'crossing' chords.”
Excerpt: "Roy Carrier led a hard life as a child on the fields of Louisiana with his sharecropping family, and at ten he joined his father on the music circuit. He lost half of his index finger in a marm machinery accident and had to relearn the accordion by developing a unique technique of 'crossing' chords.”
Update! #131 continues my list of artists of "Dancehall Gems Part 2" that I find fill the dance floor, guaranteed! Also in this edition: Festivals Acadiens et Creoles celebrates 50 years, Festival-O-Rama, an idea for organizing your collection of vinyl records, NEXT SATURDAY C. J. Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band and Marcia Ball perform at ArtsPark in Hollywood, FL, two Backyard Concert events in Gulfport, and Record Store Day on April 20. Excerpt: "After picking up my jaw from the dusty dance floor, the words of famed music critic Jon Landau immediately came to mind. To paraphrease, ‘I have seen the future of Cajun Music and its name is Jourdan Thibodeaux.’”
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