This page last modified 5/22/2021.
A. For Latest Event Schedule:
- Fun Feet Line Dance Community, facebook.com/groups/116389878710490 , has EVENTS from several Mesa-area instructors.
About This Little Website:
- This website is a PARTIAL list of line dance instructors who teach in locations open to the PUBLIC, in Apache Junction and the EASTERN side of Mesa, Arizona. (I don’t work fast enough, to keep a complete list 🙂 )
- For more DETAILS and a COMPLETE list of Mesa and Phoenix-area line dance instructors & locations, see the World Line Dance Newsletter, at WorldLineDanceNewsletter.com/wtd/arizona.html and https://www.facebook.com/groups/2695650167181711 .
B. Instructors – East Mesa & AJ
These instructors teach in East Mesa or Apache Junction.
Pat Berg
- Teaches at Farnsworth Hall, Tue. 11-1, during the winter months
- facebook.com/pat.berg.777
- List of dances done
Dee Dee Dougherty-Lottie
- 480-510-3318 cell
- Teaches at multiple locations in the East Mesa region.
- DanceWithDeeDee.com (schedule) || deedee.info/cue-sheets-2020-2019-2018–2017.html (step sheets) || facebook.com/DanceWithDeeDee
- Video, Radio Stroll beginner dance, cued by Dee Dee: Youtube | Vimeo
Gloria McDevitt
- Teaches at Apache Junction Saguaro St VFW, Tue. & Sat., during the winter months.
- facebook.com/gloria.mcdevitt.9
- You can view a list of many of the dances Gloria does, and also view some of the step sheets; links are on ApacheJunctionLineDance.com
Tiana Ricciardi
- 480-283-5157 cell
- facebook.com/tianalive | TianaLive.com
Esther Sparr
- 480-766-1774 cell
- See Facebook page ‘Boots and Lace Line Dancing in Arizona’ for schedule
- PDF list of line dances she teaches (alphabetized version 4/26/2018)
MORE line dance instructors are listed in the next section.
C. More Instructors
Continued from above — these instructors teach “further west” in Mesa:
- Mona Brandt (Shall We Dance Phoenix) teaches most couples dancing, but does a line dance class on Sunday, ShallWeDancePhoenix.com
- Fran Dewar (Elysium Dance Designs) teaches line dance classes at several locations in Mesa & Tempe, , AzBodyDance.com | facebook.com/AzBodyDance
- Laina Lee, (East Valley Kickers) teaches a combination of couples and line dancing, meetup.com/EastValleyKickers
- Carrie McNeish (Dance Meets Fitness) teaches line dance classes at several locations in Mesa, DanceMeetsFitness.net
. - Scootin’ Boots Dance Hall: Line dance lessons Tuesdays, and freestyle couples lessons other days, ScootinBootsAz.com , facebook.com/scootinboots
- 480-450-1432, 515 N. Stapley Dr. #103, Mesa (at NE corner of Stapley and University).
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- 480-450-1432, 515 N. Stapley Dr. #103, Mesa (at NE corner of Stapley and University).
- Fun Feet Line Dance Community, facebook.com/groups/116389878710490 , this group seems to include several of the local Mesa-area instructors.
. - Please see our other website PhxDance.com for list of Phoenix-area dance studios for COUPLES dancing.
D. Partial List of Locations
For a COMPLETE list of locations, see the Merry Makers list of dance location.
Crescent Run Resort – Ballroom
- 8500 E Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ
- CrescentRunAz.com , 480-373-8500 office
Farnsworth Hall
- 6159 E. University, Mesa AZ (between Power/Roecker
- Phone 480-832-3461, Dreamland Villa business office
- DreamlandVilla.org/page.cfm/2483#calendar (calendar)
- dreamlandvilla.org/page.cfm/18 (hall location)
Fountain of The Sun – Activity Center ballroom
- fos-az.com (site not working 10/2020)
- 500 So. 80th St, Mesa AZ (visitors must use this main entrance)
Silveridge RV Resort
- 8265 E. Southern Ave, Mesa AZ (between Sossaman/Ellsworth)
- Phone (800) 354-0054
- Silveridge.com
Sunland Springs Village – SanTan Center
- 2820 So. Springwood Blvd, Mesa AZ
- Note: The SanTan center is at the SW corner of Guadalupe and Springwood, and is identified on Google maps. But the “dot” on Google maps displays a little bit north of the actual location. Note also that Dee Dee’s flyer has an old address on it (2233).
- SunlandSprings.com
E. Archive Info
Some 2019 notes are on the previous site at MesaLineDance.wordpress.com
Cowboys Up Steakhouse & Saloon CLOSED
285 N. Apache Trail, Apache Junction AZ480-288-2727 restaurantCowboysUp.com || facebook.com/CowboysUpAJ- Instructor – Kym Billings
- DancinKym.wordpress.com
- Currently is not teaching anywhere as far as we know (6/2019)