FolkLib Index - Wisconsin Dance Groups

      This page lists links for Dance groups and individual dance performers based in Wisconsin. It also lists all groups that performed at the 23rd annual International Festival held in the Madison Civic Center in 2004. Groups without links are assumed to be from the Madison area.

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| Wisconsin Dance Organizations |
| Wisconsin Irish Dance: | Cashel Dennehy | Celtic Company | Glencastle | Heritage | Kinsella | McMenamin | Rince Nia |
| Non-Wisconsin Irish Dance: | Geary | McClanahan | Mullane | Trinity |
    | Milwaukee Irish Fest | Oshkosh Irish Fest | Irish Fest-La Crosse |

A  
1. .Atimevu Drum and Dance [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
   B  
2. .Baskaran, Kripa - Page ( Author ?) [Madison] - (see also: Kripa Baskaran and the Natyarpana Dance School)
3. .Beglan, Sean (irish dancer) - Page ( Author ?), Wis. Festivals ( Osh. Irish Fest) [Wauwatosa]
   C  
4. .Caledonian Scottish Dancers - Wis. Festivals ( Osh. Irish Fest) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
5. .Call For Peace Drum & Dance Company - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
6. .Cashel Dennehy Dancers - Page ( Author ?) ( John Monahan [Archive]), Wis. Festivals ( Milw. Irish Fest) ( Osh. Irish Fest) [Active: 1987-] [Greenfield]
7. .Celtic Company Irish Music & Dance, The [Active: 19??-] [Jackson]
8. .Costa Brava [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
   D  
9. .Defoe, Thirza - Page ( Oneida Nation [Archive])
   E  
10. .Eau Claire International Folk Dancers - Page ( Author ? [Archive]) [Active: 19??-] [Eau Claire]
    G  
11. .Glencastle Irish Dancers - Page ( Patrick Crothers), Wis. Festivals ( Milw. Irish Fest) ( Osh. Irish Fest) [Active: 2000-] [Greenfield]
    H  
12. .Heather Highland Dancers - Page ( Susan Jeffrey [Archive]) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
13. .Heritage Academy of Irish Dance [Active: 19??-] [Green Bay]
    I  
14. .Iberian Spanish Dancers - Page ( Max Kade Institute)
    K  
15. .Kinsella Irish Dance Academy - Page ( Author ?), Wis. Festivals ( Milw. Irish Fest) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
16. .Kojo Drill Team [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
    M  
17. .Madison Chinese Cultural Association [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
18. .Madison Scottish Country Dancers - Page ( Nancy McClements) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
19. .McMenamin Irish Dance Academy - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Shorewood]
20. .Mesoghios Dance Troupe [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
21. .Milwaukee Ballet - Page ( Author ?)
    N  
22. .K. Nadira de Abrew [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
23. .Narodno! - Page ( Tom Dettinger) ( Portal Wisconsin)
24. .Natyarpana Dance Company, Kripa Baskaran and the - Page ( Author ?) [aka Natyarpana School of Dance, Natyarpana Dance School] [Active: 2003-] [Madison]
    P  
25. .Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt (Tanzdeel = dance group) - Page ( Craig Tews / alternate) ( Wisconsin Arts Board), Wis. Festivals ( OTMCF) [Active: 1976-] [Mequon]
          (see also: Pommersche Spaldeel Freistadt -- Spaldeel = playing group)
    R  
26. .Rince Nia Academy - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Mequon]
    S  
27. .Sadira Middle Eastern Dance - Page ( Author ?) [aka Sadira and the Riad Dance Company] [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
28. .Silver Foxettes and the Guys - Page ( FoxArts.Net) [Active: 19??-] [Appleton]
29. .Sumadija Serbian Folk Dance Ensemble - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
30. .Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
    V  
31. .Viata Romanesca - Page ( Pat & Ken Dretzka) [Active: 1971-] [Milwaukee]
    Z  
32. .Zaibas Lithuanian Dancers - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 1991-] [Madison]

Wisconsin Dance Organizations - top / bottom of page |

1. . PBS "Polka: Wisconsin's State Dance", an article by Richard March
2. . Clogging Association Of Wisconsin
         Note: Unlike Polka Bands and Ceili Bands which specifically perform with their respective types of dancing, and have recorded their music, Clogging Bands do not exist. Therefore, Wisconsin Clogging recordings do not exist, and there is no known video ever released by any Wisconsin based Cloggers.
3. . Folk Dance Association - Wisconsin Folk Dance
4. . Madison English Country Dance Society
5. . Madison Folkdance Unlimited
6. . Madison Scandinavian Dance Schedule
7. . Square Dance and Round Dance in Wisconsin
8. . Sugar on the Floor Barn Dance Society (Cy Rosenthal)

9. . Irish Dance Schools (by State and Canadian Province) / (by Name)

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