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    CONTRA DANCE

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

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

    Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you…

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    9:30am - 10:30am

    Experience the JOY of dance through Shake Your Soul! Shake Your Soul is a dynamic movement practice that energizes your body, relaxes your nervous system, and awakens your soul through a dance repertoire set to world music. Fun, freeing…

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    11:15am - 12:15pm

    Join us for a DanceFit: Line Dancing class with instructor Janee Murray to learn the basics of line dancing while getting in your Saturday morning workout!

    Please bring shoes that have not been worn outside, as street shoes are not…

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    BARN DANCE

    1:00pm - 3:00pm 

    Join us at the Barn Dance, presented by Folklore Society of Greater Washington! 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…

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    BALLROOM DANCE

    2:45pm - 6:00pm

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

    Beginner lesson in Slow Waltz at 2:45 PM. Music by DJ Broomtime (our volunteers) from 3:30 until 6:00.…

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    TANGO/MILONGA

    6:30pm - 11:00pm

    6:30pm: Tango Lesson | 7:30pm: Milonga Lesson | 8:30pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

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

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    DANCE FOR PD®

    2:30pm - 3:45pm

    In partnership with Dance for PD (Parkinson's Disease), the Glen Echo Park Partnership presents a Dance for PD® class series at Glen Echo Park. Classes are FREE for participants, care partners, and family members thanks to the support of the…

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    FOLK DANCE

    7:30pm - 10:00pm

    7:30pm - 8:30pm Beginner/Intermediate 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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    BLUES DANCE

    8:15pm - 11:30pm

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

    On Thursday nights dancers converge upon the Ballroom Back Room at Glen Echo Park for the best in DJ’ed Blues dances in the Washington, D.C. area: a Blues Dance with…

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    CONTRA DANCE

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

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

    Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you…

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    BALBOA

    8:30pm - 11:30pm

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

    Dabe and Janelle’s popular monthly Friday night Balboa dance series continues, presented by Gottaswing! You’ll find this casual and friendly…

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    9:30am - 10:30am

    Experience the JOY of dance through Shake Your Soul! Shake Your Soul is a dynamic movement practice that energizes your body, relaxes your nervous system, and awakens your soul through a dance repertoire set to world music. Fun, freeing…

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    11:15am - 12:15pm

    Join us for a DanceFit: Line Dancing class with instructor Janee Murray to learn the basics of line dancing while getting in your Saturday morning workout!

    Please bring shoes that have not been worn outside, as street shoes are not…

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    2:30pm - 5:00pm

    2:30pm - 2:45pm Social dance warmup | 2:45pm - 4:15pm Lesson |  4:15pm - 5:00pm Supervised, Assisted Viennese Waltz Dancing 

    Learn basics of social Viennese Waltz in this workshop with Todd and Migle of DanceSport Endurance …

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    BALLROOM DANCE

    7:00pm - 11:00pm

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

    Ballroom Time’s Fourth Annual FALL BALL: Following a beginner lesson in Foxtrot at 7:00 pm, the 20-musician Unforgettable Big Band from York,…

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    1:00pm -  4:00pm

    In collaboration with Dancing by the Bayou, the Partnership presents a Cajun dance to live music from Dennis Stroughmatt et L'Esprit Creole. Led by its ambassador Dennis Stroughmatt, L'Esprit Creole brings you the sights, stories and sounds of…

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    2:00pm - 5:00pm

    Set in the historic Glen Echo Park and co-presented by EducArte and Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture, Sarau de Samba…

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    WALTZ DANCE

    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 LARRY UNGER AND FRIENDS with Larry Unger (guitar, banjo), Elke Baker (fiddle), Ralph Gordon (bass).

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    TANGO/MILONGA

    6:30pm - 11:00pm

    6:30pm: Tango Lesson | 7:30pm: Milonga Lesson | 8:30pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

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

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    DANCE FOR PD®

    2:30pm - 3:45pm

    In partnership with Dance for PD (Parkinson's Disease), the Glen Echo Park Partnership presents a Dance for PD® class series at Glen Echo Park. Classes are FREE for participants, care partners, and family members thanks to the support of the…

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    FOLK DANCE

    7:30pm - 10:00pm

    7:30pm - 8:30pm Beginner/Intermediate 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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    BLUES DANCE

    8:15pm - 11:30pm

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

    On Thursday nights dancers converge upon the Ballroom Back Room at Glen Echo Park for the best in DJ’ed Blues dances in the Washington, D.C. area: a Blues Dance with…

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    Stardust Slow Balboa Weekend

    Nov 20th at 7:30pm - Nov 22nd at 10:00pm

     

     

    Join us for a full weekend of swing dancing, filled with classes, evening social dances, and competitions. The event is focused on Slow Balboa dancing (a type of swing…

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    LATIN DANCE

    7:30pm - 12:30am

    7:30pm - 8:15pm: Salsa Lesson | 8:15pm - 9:00pm: Bachata Lesson | 9:00pm - 12:30am: Social Dance

    Música Latin Dance Social is a social dance focusing on salsa and bachata. Two lessons are offered by…

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    CONTRA DANCE

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

    Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught…

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    8:00pm: Lesson | 9:00pm - 12:00am: Social Dance | 12:00am - 2:30am DJed Danc

    Join us for a Swing Dance with Craig Gildner’s All-Stars.  This dance is part of the Stardust Slow Balboa Weekend event, BUT…

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    9:30am - 10:30am

    Experience the JOY of dance through Shake Your Soul! Shake Your Soul is a dynamic movement practice that energizes your body, relaxes your nervous system, and awakens your soul through a dance repertoire set to world music. Fun, freeing…

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    11:15am - 12:15pm

    Join us for a DanceFit: Line Dancing class with instructor Janee Murray to learn the basics of line dancing while getting in your Saturday morning workout!

    Please bring shoes that have not been worn outside, as street shoes are not…

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    Scott Silbert Big Band

    8:00pm: Lesson | 9:00pm - 12:00am: Social Dance | 12:00am - 3:00am DJed Dance

     

    Join us for a Swing Dance with Scott Silbert’s Big Band.  This…

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    CONTRA DANCE

    2:30pm - 6:00pm

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

    Join us for a Sunday afternoon Contra Dance at Glen Echo Park presented by Dancing Planet!

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    TANGO/MILONGA

    6:30pm - 11:00pm

    6:30pm: Tango Lesson | 7:30pm: Milonga Lesson | 8:30pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

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

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    7:00pm - 10:00pm: DJed Social Dance 

     

    Join us for a DJed swing dance!  Dancers from all over the…

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    DANCE FOR PD®

    2:30pm - 3:45pm

    In partnership with Dance for PD (Parkinson's Disease), the Glen Echo Park Partnership presents a Dance for PD® class series at Glen Echo Park. Classes are FREE for participants, care partners, and family members thanks to the support of the…

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    FOLK DANCE

    7:30pm - 10:00pm

    7:30pm - 8:30pm Beginner/Intermediate 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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    CANCELLED TODAY- CAPITAL BLUES DANCE
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    November 26, 2026

    8:00pm - 11:30pm

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

    Capital Blues's weekly blue dance will not take place this Thursday, but join Capital Blues most Thursdays for the best…

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    CONTRA DANCE

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

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

    Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you…

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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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    BALLROOM WORKSHOP

    2:30pm - 5:30pm

    Ballroom Time presents a multi-level Ballroom Dance Workshop in the Ballroom Backroom on Saturday afternoon, November 28, 2026 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm followed by one…

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    WCS at Glen Echo

    6:30pm - 10:30pm

    WEST COAST SWING · 6:30pm – 10:30pm

    6:30pm: Leveled Practice | 7:30pm – 10:30pm:…

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    SWING DANCE

    8:00pm - 11:30pm

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

    Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance featuring SETH KIBEL BAND with special guests DARYL DAVIS and MITCH WOODS. Another ton-of-fun night you…

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    WALTZ DANCE

    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 WALTZ SISTERS with Tina Chancey (fiddle), Paul Oorts (accordion, mandolin), Liz Donaldson (…

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    TANGO/MILONGA

    6:30pm - 11:00pm

    6:30pm: Tango Lesson | 7:30pm: Milonga Lesson | 8:30pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

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

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