Places to Dance
Arn Burkhoff’s Northeast USA Cajun & Zydeco Schedule: Cajun and Zydeco events for the Northeast U.S., festivals in Eastern U.S. and Canada, and other interesting Cajun/Zydeco events.
Cajun Cottage at Homestead Hall, Jenkintown, PA: Cajun, Creole & Zydeco dance parties, usually once a month — sometimes with recorded music, and sometimes with live music.
Allons Danser: Cajun, Creole and Zydeco dancing in the Philadelphia area — the new venue, starting in May, 2011, is the Palombaro Club in Ardmore, PA.
Let’s Zydeco:
Cajun & Zydeco Music & Dance in the New York Area — usually on Sunday evenings at Connolly’s on 45th in NYC.
See the Events page for listings of upcoming dances in the Delaware Valley.
Festivals & Special Events
Saturday, July 16, 2011 — The best dance party in the northeast. This year at the air-conditioned Edison EMS Hall in Edison, NJ. Featured bands are Paw Paw & the Levee Riders opening for Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners.
Rhythm & Roots:
September 2-4, 2011 — Ninigret Park, Charlestown, Rhode Island — Main Stage with Large Dance Tent, Workshop Stage, Family Stage, Dance Pavilion with Dance Instruction, and Nightly Fais Do Dos. Always a great lineup, this year the festival will feature The Red Stick Ramblers, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Marcia Ball, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Corey Ledet, Jesse Lege, and the Greely Savoy Duo.
