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

Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance featuring a special big band! RUSS WILSON and PAUL COSENTINO lead a BIG BAND TRIBUTE TO THE SAVOY BALLROOM, featuring the music of Chick Webb, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman! All ages welcome, and you never need a partner!

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

Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance. It’s the ROCKABILLY ROUND-UP featuring two bands: the ROCK-A-SONICS and BRANDON WAYNE AND HIS LONESOME DRIFTERS. Gonna be crazy-fun! All ages welcome, and you never need a partner!

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

Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly Valentine’s swing dance featuring New York City’s EYAL VILNER SWING BAND. All ages welcome, and you never need a partner!

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The Grandsons return to the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park for a night of swing dancing, presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership. This 15-time WAMMIE award winning band was once described as “American music in a blender with the lid off!” A beginner lesson (free with the price of admission) will be taught by Ellen Engle & Marc Shepanek of Flying Feet Enterprises. Join us for some pre-Valentine's day dancing! Bring your current sweetie, or meet a new one on the dance floor 💘

Schedule

8:00pm - 9:00pm || Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
9:00pm - 11:30pm || Dancing with the band

Tickets

Discounted Advance Tickets ($20)  ||  Online Only || Advance sales end at 11:59 pm on Friday, February 6
Same-Day Tickets ($30)  || Online or at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)  || Doors open at 7:30pm on Saturday, February 7
Dual Dance Ticket ($35) || Includes 1/17/26 Swing Dance with The Daryl Davis Band and 2/7/26 Swing Dance with The Grandsons 

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Want to volunteer in exchange for free admission? Send us a message at volunteer@glenechopark.org

Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture welcomes Daryl Davis Band for a swing dance spectacular in the Spanish Ballroom! Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the incomparable Dr. Daryl Davis, an international recording artist who has performed and toured all 50 States and around the world. He has performed extensively with Chuck Berry, The Legendary Blues Band (formerly The Muddy Waters Blues Band), Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, and many others.

As a race relations expert Dr. Daryl Davis has received numerous awards and high acclaim for his film documentary Accidental Courtesy and his book The Klan Whisperer. He is the first Black author to write a book on the Ku Klux Klan based upon in-person interviews and personal encounters.

Schedule

8:00pm - 9:00pm || Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
9:00pm - 11:30pm || Dancing with the band

Tickets

Discounted Advance Tickets ($20)  ||  Online Only || Advance sales end at 11:59 pm on Friday, January 16
Same-Day Tickets ($30)  || Online or at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)  || Doors open at 7:30pm on Saturday, January 17
Dual Dance Ticket ($35) || Includes 1/17/26 Swing Dance with The Daryl Davis Band and 2/7/26 Swing Dance with The Grandsons 

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Want to volunteer in exchange for free admission? Send us a message at volunteer@glenechopark.org

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 atmosphere is a great way to be introduced to this smooth style that’s perfect for dancing to fast music, but also great for playing with slower tempos. New and experienced dancers alike are welcome.

P.S. You don’t have to dance Balboa to join us!

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Cancelled due to inclement weather.

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

Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance featuring the OLNEY BIG BAND. All ages welcome, and you never need a partner!

Beginner swing dance lesson with Tom & Debra included with admission.

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

Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance featuring Baltimore’s HOT CLUB OF BALTIMORE. All ages welcome, and you never need a partner!

Beginner swing dance lesson with Tom & Debra included with admission.

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

Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance featuring Richmond’s JAY BROWN’S GRACE STREET SEVEN. All ages welcome, and you never need a partner. Beginner swing dance lesson with Tom & Debra included with admission.

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Concerts for Causes welcomes you to a 1930's Great Gatsby style concert party, a Big Ballroom event at the historic Glen Echo Park.

With performances by the amazing "I am your Daddy Band" (Tribute to Kid Creole and the Coconuts) and more (Think Cotton Club). Includes Complimentary Dance lessons. 1930's theme style and dress. Events thru out the park and the main event in the Spanish Ballroom. Concerts for Causes Inc. provides musical instruments to students in underserved communities.

Ticket includes a free swing dance lesson with Tom & Debra of Gottaswing!

Band will play for dances including latin, salsa, meregue, cha-cha, and jitterbug.

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