• One of our favorite swing dance teachers is Cindy Overstreet.  She's thorough, funny, and gentle with beginning dancers.  You will laugh as you learn!

• To learn about area swing dance events, see the Ithaca Swing Dance Network  and join their Listserver.    You'll find out about all the Lindy, East-Coast, and West-Coast swing events going in town, at Cornell, and throughout the U.S.  On Cornell Campus the Cornell Swing Dance Club holds lessons & weekday hops, and collaborates with the Swing Dance Network on big on-campus dances.

• Another organization called Ithaca Dance provides pointers to all known Central New York Dance dance organizations and venues, for all the different dance styles  (swing, latin, ballroom, etc.).
  

• There is a small but active Cajun/Zydeco dancing community here in Ithaca.  They don't have a web page, but you can join their Listserver by sending an e-mail with your first and last name to Ed at iczgighost@hotmail.com.  Once you are added to the Listserver, you'll receive e-mail from the following Listserver account:   
           cczc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

and you can find out about regional Cajun/Zydeco dances at the Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network web site.  Note that Ithaca's Oasis Dance Club has Cajun/Zydeco bands playing every other Sunday afternoon.

• There is a small ballroom scene in Ithaca through Cornell - the  Cornell Ballroom Dance Club sponsors lessons and dances during the Spring and Fall semesters.   If you are willing to travel, then Bruce Heffron sponsors Ballroom dances at various Syracuse-area locations.  Down in the Binghamton area, Tom Eurieck offers lessons and dances at his Fun & Dance Studio  in Vestal, NY.

• There is a Latin (Salsa and Rueda)  scene at the Oasis Dance Club on Tuesdays & Saturdays, and at Cornell  Common Ground  on Tuesday nights.  On Cornell campus, Proyecto Pa'lante! teaches Salsa & Latin dancing, and also puts on monthly dances.

• Fans of Argentine Tango should check out the Ithaca Tangueros, who hold weekly dances + workshops.

• Finally, the Dance Lovers of Central New York hold DJ'd social dances on the 2nd Friday of each month in Syracuse, NY.  Dance styles include swing, latin, and ballroom. 

• New Ithaca Dance Scene - The Oasis Dance Club in Ithaca, NY has opened its doors in the former location of the Common Ground.  They have an active dance schedule (latin, swing, cajun/zydeco) + a great dance floor.  Their dance schedule is currently:

             *Latin on Tuesdays 7PM-1AM & every other Saturday 8PM-1AM

             *Live Jazz & Swing Dancing Fridays 6PM to 8:30PM

             *College Night DJ'd Dance Party Fridays 9PM to 1:30AM

             *Zydeco alternate Sundays 2-5PM

• Contra-Dancing is fun and is much easier to learn than the partner dances.   There is a HUGE and friendly contra-dancing community in Ithaca, and their Friday night dances are well attended - and there are usually more  men than  women.  See  Tompkins County Country Dances.
  

• There is also a separate Ithaca-based  contra-dance organization called Hands For Dancers that organizes special contra-dances that feature the best regional musicians (including the renowned Wild Asparagus) and some of the biggest crowds (sometimes up to 200+ attendees).  
   

Other Regional Singles and Social Groups:

• Contemporary Singles (Binghamton, NY)  - nonprofit social organization formed for the purpose of promoting friendships through scheduled social activities for any single adult over 21 in the Southern Tier and surrounding areas.

• Moving On (Syracuse, NY) - Moving On is a volunteer organization that provides a safe environment for singles and singles again, to meet new people for friendship and support.  We offer a forum for the discussion of topics of interest of mature single persons who are ready to move on to new beginnings, and to setting new goals. Moving On is not a support group for people going through initial trauma of separation, divorce or widowhood.   While members are free to date, it is not a dating service.

• Singles Syrcuit Ltd.  (Syracuse, NY) -  The Singles' Syrcuit Ltd. provides members with a comfortable environment for meeting new people,  trying new venues, and enhancing lives. We are hosting many exciting events and programs including various cultural and sporting events, single's dances/mixers, member parties, trips/outings, dinner parties, a mixed golf league, a cross-country ski club and much more.   There is no limit to what we may do!

• Syracuse Professional and Recreation Club (Syracuse, NY) - Organization that designs events of interest to professionals.  Focuses on fun. Holds monthly mixers.

• Upper New York Chapter of Loners on Wheels -  is an international RV Club of single men and women who enjoy traveling, camping, RV caravanning and the camaraderie and lifestyle of singles. It is not a matchmaking or dating service.
  

• For mainstream movies, head to the Regal Ithaca Mall Stadium 14.

• For art and small-run films, go to Cinemopolis and Fall Creek Theatres
  
• For an incredible variety of art, foreign, modern, and classical films during the school year, see Cornell Cinema