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Please join us at our upcoming Dances!

Oklahoma City Swing Dance Club

Saturday, March 21st  @1:30 pm!! 

4361 NW 50th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73112-2275
Duration: 2 hr
Come join us for an afternoon of English country dance!
Beginners are welcome–please come at 1:30 as the dances will be taught to build on each other, with easier dances called earlier in the afternoon. Rebekah will call to recorded music!
***All of our dances have moved to a sliding scale: pay what you can from $5 to $25! Don’t let money stop you from dancing!***
* Your first dance as a new (or renewed) member is free! The minimum membership fee is $25, and additional donations are gratefully received!

                                                                                                                                        Scissortail Traditional Dance Society organizes dance events open to everyone in three Oklahoma cities:  Norman, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City. At our participatory events, we encourage the practice and promote the knowledge of traditional, historical, and folk dances, music, and song, with particular emphasis on American and English traditions.

Scissortail Contra at Daniel Hall! 

600 NW 13th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73103-2205, United States
Duration: 3 hr
Public Anyone on or off Facebook
Come join us for an evening of contra in OKC!
Sandy will call to music from Jacob Chen & Nate Smart!
As always, beginners are welcome! Please come as close to 7 as possible, as dances increase in difficulty as the event goes on.
***All of our dances have moved to a sliding scale: pay what you can from $5 to $25! Don’t let money stop you from dancing!***
* Your first dance as a new (or renewed) member is free! The minimum membership fee is $25, and additional donations are gratefully received!

Our Vision:

We are a friendly and inclusive community of motivated, talented, and dedicated dancers, musicians, callers and organizers.  We promote participatory and intergenerational American, English, and related traditional dance at various locales in Oklahoma.

Our Mission:

At our Scissortail dances, workshops and special events, we attract, welcome, and teach dancers, callers, musicians, and volunteers in order to grow a sustainable and vital dance community.

Learn more about:

Contra dancing in Oklahoma!

English Country Dancing in Oklahoma!

Other dances and special events!

Find out more about specific dances by clicking on the “Calendar” link above!

Donations to Scissortail help us to continue to support our venues, musicians, callers, as well as community members in need, and to sponsor member projects related to our mission. All donations to Scissortail are tax deductible.

Become a member!

Donate $25 or more and you get to

* support your local arts community: callers, musicians, and venues
* vote in the annual board elections (coming later this month)
* attend your first dance as a member for free
* attend dances at a discounted rate all year long

Complete the form here! You may email treasurer_at_scissortail_dot_org to confirm membership was received.