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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! After a lesson for all skill levels, caller Megan Downes will lead a rousing square dance along with live music by Furnace Mountain!

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

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).

The Bumper Car Pavilion has a wonderful wooden floor and overhead radiant heaters will keep you toasty warm throughout the winter months.

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) followed by open dancing with a DJ from 8:30-11pm. No need to bring a partner. All levels welcome, ages 18+!

Our first Back Room Salsa Night is Friday January 17th!
Instructors James Robertson and Tracy Perez
DJ Chapibol

Tickets $12 in advance until 11:59pm on 1/16/25, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).

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How can a better understanding of patterns and flow help you become a more confident contra dancer? In this gender-free, role-free workshop we’ll combine high-energy contra dancing with attention to transitions, choreographic conventions, and relationships between dancers.

Positional dancing is the idea that what you do in a contra dance depends on where you are, not who you are. Experienced dancers know this in our bodies — so for some, this workshop is about putting into words, and our conscious minds, what our bodies and muscle memory already know. For new dancers, it will demystify some of the chaos! No matter what your experience level, you’ll find that this workshop gives you tools to anticipate the flow and logic of dance choreography, which means you’ll learn faster, remember the choreography better, and dance it more fluidly than before.

The workshop will be called positionally. Louise Siddons leads, live Music by Linda Game, fiddle; Ann Porcella, guitar.

Extra Caller debrief following.

Location: Ballroom Back Room

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! After a lesson for all skill levels, caller Dave Hauver will lead a rousing square dance along with live music by  Rhys Jones, Jay White, Richard Osban and Dan Klingsberg!

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

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).

The Bumper Car Pavilion has a wonderful wooden floor and overhead radiant heaters will keep you toasty warm throughout the winter months.

Spend an afternoon exploring and practicing positional dance calling with Beth Molaro, specific topics will include:

* Culture and Why positional calling / Beth's journey
* Updating dances to positional
* What it demands
* Mechanics of positional walk thrus and positional calling
* Issues that come up in walk thrus - gotchas and surprises
* Changing culture of your local dance
* New dance session - teaching new dancers and incorporating experienced dancers

About Beth: Since 1994, Beth has called hundreds of dances from coast to coast as well as Denmark and Canada. Beth calls high-energy, turbocharged squares and smooth flowing contras. She is known for her quick no-nonsense walk throughs and effective teaching for both the newest dancers and the most seasoned of dancers. Beth’s dances are always a guaranteed whoop and a holler good time!

Location: Ballroom Back Room

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! After a lesson for all skill levels, caller Caroline Barnes will lead a rousing square dance along with live music by Big Cricket String Band!

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

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! After a lesson for all skill levels, caller Ron Buchanan will lead a rousing square dance along with band Larry Ungar, Janie Rothfield, Allan Carr and Ralph Gordon!

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

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! After a lesson for all skill levels, dance callers Dave Hauver and Kim Forry will lead a rousing square dance along with live music by Noah Bowman, Ann Porcella, Kate Brett and Kevin Enoch!

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

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! After a lesson for all skill levels, caller Beth Molaro will lead a rousing square dance along with live music by  Rachel Eddy, Em Hammond, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer!

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

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! After a lesson for all skill levels, caller  Pete LaBerge will lead a rousing square dance along with live music by Jump Fingers: Palmer Loux (fiddle) Greg Loux (guitar) Bob McCluskie (fiddle and viola) Carolee Rand (banjo, tenor banjo, tenor guitar, mandolin) and Mat Clark (bass)!

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

No partner or special attire required. Shoes with backs are recommended (no flip flops).