Join us Saturday night (5/16) at the Gala Swing Dance Afterparty, a fundraiser dance in support of the Park! Live music by The Rock-A-Sonics, lesson with Gottaswing, plus dessert & champagne! Purchase Tickets >>

 

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    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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    Salsa & Bachata pink and red graphic with dancers

    7:30pm - 11:30pm

    7:30pm - 8:15pm: Salsa Lesson | 8:15pm - 9:00pm: Bachata Lesson | 9:00pm - 11:30pm: Social Dance

    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture presents Salsa & Bachata y más! Come experience…

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    11:15am to 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!

    Janee Murray of DC Rawhides has been dancing for as long as she can remember,…

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    8:30pm

    Let's dance for Glen Echo Park! We invite you to join us for our Gala Swing Dance Afterparty on May 16 in support of our annual Gala in the Park fundraiser. An afterparty like no other, we'll keep the celebration in full swing with dancing,…

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    Waltzers in a ballroom

    2:45pm - 6:00pm

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

    Enjoy a spring afternoon with waltzing and…

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    Tango Brilliante logo

    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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    A dancer in a chair with arms outstretched

    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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    Capital Blues Logo

    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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    May 21 – May 25, 2026
    Memorial Day weekend

    Your favorite barbeque-centric blues dance weekend is back!

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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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    May 21 – May 25, 2026
    Memorial Day weekend

    Your favorite barbeque-centric blues dance weekend is back!

    Afternoon picnics, dancing all night. No competitions, just sweet sweet music and sweet sweet barbecue (meat and veggie-friendly).

    Featuring some of our favorite…

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    DanceFit Logo

    11:15am to 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!

    Janee Murray of DC Rawhides has been dancing for as long as she can remember,…

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    Man and woman performing Vienesse Waltz

    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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    Capital Blue's Pic

    May 21 – May 25, 2026
    Memorial Day weekend

    Your favorite barbeque-centric blues dance weekend is back!

    Afternoon picnics, dancing all night. No competitions, just sweet sweet music and sweet sweet barbecue (meat and veggie-friendly).

    Featuring some of our favorite…

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    Tango Brilliante logo

    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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    Capital Blue's Pic

    May 21 – May 25, 2026
    Memorial Day weekend

    Your favorite barbeque-centric blues dance weekend is back!

    Afternoon picnics, dancing all night. No competitions, just sweet sweet music and sweet sweet barbecue (meat and veggie-friendly).

    Featuring some of our favorite…

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    Ballroom Time logo with silhouette of couple dancing

    2:45pm - 6:00pm

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

    Ballroom Time celebrates its third anniversary with a special $3 dance! Beginner lesson in East coast…

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    A dancer in a chair with arms outstretched

    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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    Glen Echo International Folk Dancers logo
    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
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    MAY 28, 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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    DanceFit Logo

    11:15am to 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!

    Janee Murray of DC Rawhides has been dancing for as long as she can remember,…

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    Ballroom Time logo with silhouette of couple dancing

    2:30pm - 5:30pm

    Ballroom Time presents a Ballroom Dance Workshop in the Spanish Ballroom on Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2026 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm followed by one hour of instructor-led line…

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    Reginald W Kapteyn, DO

    5:00pm - 6:30pm Workshop and 6:30pm - 7:00pm: Open practice session with instructor

    Welcome to the Beginner NIGHTCLUB TWO STEP workshop! You will learn a small, easy, and fun routine with repeatable steps!

    1.5 hour workshop with instructor Reginald Kapteyn plus a 30 minute open practice at the end of the session.

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    Gottaswing logo with swing dancing couple

    8:00pm - 11:30pm

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

    Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance featuring the World Famous GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA! The GMO last appeared at the Spanish…

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    Waltzers in a ballroom

    2:45pm - 6:00pm

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

    Enjoy a spring afternoon with waltzing and more in the beautiful and spacious Spanish Ballroom. Live music by…

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    Tango Brilliante logo

    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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