The sounds of fiddles and banjos playing at the Street Dance have been a part of Henderson County's heritage for 90 years. The Dances are held at the Visitors Information Center, 201 South Main Street in Downtown Hendersonville. The dances will be held every Monday evening from July 7 through August 25.
Dancing in the streets of Hendersonville has been a tradition for 90 years. It began at the end of World War I when the city welcomed our soldiers home from the War by celebrating in the streets.
The Street Dance comes alive with people square dancing and clogging to a band playing
traditional bluegrass music. Special appearances by area clogging teams make for a entertaining, foot stomping evening.
Lively instructions are given to the dancers by a local caller. At 6:30 PM, our caller Walt Puckett will teach audience members some basic square dancing, such as the Right Hand Across, Open the Garden Gate, and the Shoe Fly Swing moves mean in traditional Appalachian square dancing.
Bring a chair and sit back, relax and enjoy mountain heritage music and dancing from
7:00-9:00PM. Seating area opens after 5:30, early admission is prohibited . Please leave your pets comfortably at home, Hendersonville City ordinance prohibits animals in the event area. Admission is free. No alcoholic beverages allowed.
The street dances became nationally known and were included in the guidebook, Blue Ridge Music Trails, Finding A Place In The Circle, written by Fred S. Fussell, which was a winner of the first PRESERVE AMERICA Presidential Award for Heritage Tourism.
For additional information call Henderson County Travel & Tourism at (828) 693-9708,
800-828-4244. The Street Dances are coordinated, produced, and sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism.
Street Dance Underwriters
Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa
2008 Street Dance Schedule
Seating area opens after 5:30, early admission is prohibited.
information is subject to change
Caller: Walt Puckett
July 7 
Band: Piney Mountain Band
Dancers: Cole Mountain Cloggers
July 14
Band: Buddy, Carol & The Blue Mountain Band
Dancers: Forever Young Cloggers
July 21
Band: Piney Mountain Band
Dancers: Green Valley Cloggers
July 28
Band: Buddy, Carol, Jamie Bluegrass Band
Dancers: Great Smoky Mountain Cloggers
August 4 
Band: Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition
Dancers: Mountain Thunder Cloggers
August 11
Band: Piney Mountain Band
Dancers: Forge Mountain Cloggers
August 18
Band: Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition
Dancers: Cole Mountain Cloggers
August 25
Band: Buddy, Carol, Jamie Bluegrass Band
Dancers: Great Smoky Mountain Cloggers
Thank you to all of our community partners for sponsoring the Street Dance.
Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa
Street Dance Official Web Site
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