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 >>
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
2:45pm - 6:00pm
2:45 pm: Lesson | 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Social Dance
Enjoy a spring afternoon with waltzing and…
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). …
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…
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…
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…
May 21 – May 25, 2026
Memorial Day weekend
Your favorite barbeque-centric blues dance weekend is back!
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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…
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…
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,…
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 …
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…
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). …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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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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…
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…
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). …