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    FOLK DANCE

    7:30pm - 10:00pm

    7:30pm - 8:30pm Intermediate/Advanced Class; 8:30pm - 10:00pm open request dancing

    Glen Echo International Folk Dancers presents a weekly folk dance. Learn dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey…

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    Bumper Car Pavilion mural with retro graphic elements on kelly green background

    7:00pm - 10:30pm

    7:00pm ~ Lesson
    7:30pm - 10:30pm ~ Dance

    Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! 

    Tickets: $15/adult, $5/teen, FREE for ages 12 and under. Cash, Check, and Credit Card accepted at the door.

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    8:15pm - 11:30pm

     

    8:15pm - 9:00pm Lesson  |  9:00pm - 11:30pm Dance

    Capital Blues! On Thursday nights dancers converge upon the Back Room at Glen Echo Park for the best in DJ’ed Blues dances in the Washington, D.C. area. Admission is $10 per person…

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    Contra dancers

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

    7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

    Contra dance with occasional squares in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. Sponsored…

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    Man and woman performing Vienesse Waltz

    2:00pm - 5:00pm Social dance warmup | Lesson  Supervised, Assisted Dancing 

    Learn basics of social Viennese Waltz in this workshop with Todd and Migle which includes lessons and supervised and assisted dancing.

    Todd and Migle have performed solo at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the Kennedy Center, the Austrian…

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    WINTER'S EVE

    4:00pm - 7:00pm

    Gather with family at the Park for kids' holiday crafts, music, and open studios and galleries.

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    Craig Gildner

    8:00pm - midnight

     

    Join us for a swing dance in the Spanish Ballroom with CRAIG GILDNER & FRIENDS! A beginner lesson will be included with price of admission!

    PLEASE CHECK BACK CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATE FOR TICKET INFORMATION AND LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS…

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    WALTZ TIME

    2:45pm - 6:00pm

    2:45pm - 3:30pm: Lesson | 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Social Dance

    Waltz Time presents a waltz dance with live music by TBA

    Sunday afternoon dances cost $15 per person, $5 for students and children over 5 years. We accept…

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    6:30pm - 11:00pm

    6:30pm & 7:30pm: Lessons | 8:30pm-11pm: Social Dance

    Tango Brillante presents lessons and a dance. Tango lesson (6:30pm), Milonga lesson (7:30pm), Social Dance (8:30-11:00pm). For more information…

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    Glen Echo International Folk Dancers logo
    FOLK DANCE

    7:30pm - 10:00pm

    7:30pm - 8:30pm Intermediate/Advanced Class; 8:30pm - 10:00pm open request dancing

    Glen Echo International Folk Dancers presents a weekly folk dance. Learn dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey…

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    Capital Blues Logo

    8:15pm - 11:30pm

     

    8:15pm - 9:00pm Lesson  |  9:00pm - 11:30pm Dance

    Capital Blues! On Thursday nights dancers converge upon the Back Room at Glen Echo Park for the best in DJ’ed Blues dances in the Washington, D.C. area. Admission is $10 per person…

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    Contra dancers

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

    7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

    Contra dance with occasional squares in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. Sponsored…

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    Gottaswing logo with swing dancing couple

    8:30pm - 11:30pm

    8:30pm - 9:00pm: Balboa Lesson with Dabe and Janelle  | 9:00pm - 11:30pm: Social Dance

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    DISTRICT ZOUK

    7:30pm - 1:00am

    7:30pm Lambada Practica | 8:30-9:30pm Lesson | 9:30pm - 1:00am Social Dance

    Join us for a Brazilian Zouk Social at Glen Echo in the Spanish Ballroom Back Room. This Brazilian dance has been growing in popularity in the US…

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    Gottaswing logo with swing dancing couple

    8:00pm - 11:30pm

    8:00pm: Lesson | 9:00pm - 11:30pm: Social Dance

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    Turquoise and coral graphic for 2nd Sunday Barn Dance

    1:00pm - 3:00pm 

    Join us at the Barn Dance! This free fun-spirited event is suitable for all ages and ability levels. It features live music and a caller who teaches all the dances and keeps everyone moving to the music. Expect a variety of circles, squares,…

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    Ballroom Time logo with silhouette of couple dancing

    2:45pm - 6:00pm

    2:45pm - 3:30pm: Lesson | 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Social Dance

    Ballroom Time presents a ballroom dance in the historic Spanish Ballroom on Sunday afternoon December 14, 2025.

    Admission is $20 at the door (Cash /Check/…

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    Tango Brilliante logo

    6:30pm - 11:00pm

    6:30pm & 7:30pm: Lessons | 8:30pm-11pm: Social Dance

    Tango Brillante presents lessons and a dance. Tango lesson (6:30pm), Milonga lesson (7:30pm), Social Dance (8:30-11:00pm). For more information…

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    Glen Echo International Folk Dancers logo
    FOLK DANCE

    7:30pm - 10:00pm

    7:30pm - 8:30pm Intermediate/Advanced Class; 8:30pm - 10:00pm open request dancing

    Glen Echo International Folk Dancers presents a weekly folk dance. Learn dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Greece, Turkey…

     Learn More

    Capital Blues Logo

    8:15pm - 11:30pm

     

    8:15pm - 9:00pm Lesson  |  9:00pm - 11:30pm Dance

    Capital Blues! On Thursday nights dancers converge upon the Back Room at Glen Echo Park for the best in DJ’ed Blues dances in the Washington, D.C. area. Admission is $10 per person…

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    Contra dancers

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

    7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

    Contra dance with occasional squares in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. Sponsored…

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    Back Room Salsa Nights red graphic with dancers

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

    Join us every third Friday in the Ballroom Back Room for a sizzling hot night of Salsa presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. We'll start at 7:30pm with a one-hour beginner lesson (free with the price of admission)…

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    Ballroom Time logo with silhouette of couple dancing

    2:30 to 5:30 pm

      ABC's of Ballroom Dance workshop 2:30-5:30 with the last hour dedicated to supervised practice.

      Admission

      • $20 at the door 
      • $10 for students and military

      All are invited to participate, no partner…

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      Dancers waltzing in the ballroom
      WALTZ TIME

      2:45pm - 6:00pm

      2:45pm - 3:30pm: Lesson | 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Social Dance

      Waltz Time presents a waltz dance with live music by TBA

      Sunday afternoon dances cost $15 per person, $5 for students and children over 5 years. We accept…

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      Tango Brilliante logo

      6:30pm - 11:00pm

      6:30pm & 7:30pm: Lessons | 8:30pm-11pm: Social Dance

      Tango Brillante presents lessons and a dance. Tango lesson (6:30pm), Milonga lesson (7:30pm), Social Dance (8:30-11:00pm). For more information…

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      Contra dancers

      7:30pm - 11:00pm

      7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

      Contra dance with occasional squares in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. Sponsored…

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      Ballroom Time logo with silhouette of couple dancing

      2:45pm - 6:00pm

      2:45pm - 3:30pm: Lesson | 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Social Dance

      Ballroom Time presents a ballroom dance in the historic Spanish Ballroom on Sunday afternoon December 28, 2025.

      Admission is $20 at the door (Cash /Check/…

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      Tango Brilliante logo

      6:30pm - 11:00pm

      6:30pm & 7:30pm: Lessons | 8:30pm-11pm: Social Dance

      Tango Brillante presents lessons and a dance. Tango lesson (6:30pm), Milonga lesson (7:30pm), Social Dance (8:30-11:00pm). For more information…

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      Gottaswing logo with swing dancing couple

      8:00pm - 11:30pm

      8:00pm: Lesson | 9:00pm - 11:30pm: Social Dance

      Let’s ring in 2026 together with long-time and new friends. Decorations, hats, tiaras, streamers—take your picture with our vintage moon backdrop. Music by RUSS WILSON AND HIS FAMOUS…

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