The Oak Ridge International Folk Dancers meet throughout the year on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 - 10 PM at the Claxton Community Center near Oak Ridge and Knoxville, Tennessee.  Paul Taylor and other folk dancers in the group teach dances early in the evening starting at 7:30 PM; then we do request dancing until 10 PM.  We have pot luck suppers and workshops on a regular basis. Call to verify schedule changes during holidays.
As they say here in East Tennessee "Y'all come!"

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History:  The group was started over fifty years ago when the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee was first developed during World War II. Our dancers come from Oak Ridge, Knoxville and nearby towns. We welcome visitors to the area, fanatics, beginners and every level in between.
    We do dances from the following countries and more: Romania, Bulgaria, England, Scotland, France, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Ukraine, China, Israel, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Russia, Mexico, Slovenia, Armenia, South Africa and Japan.

The Oak Ridge Folk Dancers have collected many interesting costumes and folk related items over their years of dancing - both in the USA and abroad. 
They were displayed during the month of January at the
Oak Ridge Library.


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