Join us for a swing dance in the Spanish Ballroom with Craig Gildner & the Ivy City 6! Featuring Leigh Pilzer and the music of: Count Basie, Lester Young, Al Cohn, & Coleman Hawkins. A beginner lesson will be led by Amanda & Skylar, with DJing by Kyle Seymour. 

Lesson included with price of admission!

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After the Saturday night dance with Craig Gildner, join Capital City Shuffle and the participants in Stardust Slow Balboa Weekend in a late night slow dance in the Backroom. The dancers there will be doing primarily Slow Balboa, a slow swing dance from Southern California. If you’re interested in learning the dance, Stardust Weekend (see "Learn More" below) is a great opportunity to learn from international instructors and explore a beautiful way of dancing to slow swing music.

Time: Midnight-3am

Ticket Price: FREE!

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Swing dance Craig Gildner Big Band-come dance Slow Balboa, FoxTrot and Lindy Hop!

Lesson included with price of admission!

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Triple Crown Swing dance in the Bumper Car Pavilion with the All Star Band featuring Paul Cosentino, Russ Wilson, and Craig Gildner! 

All ages welcome.

Lesson with Connor Cole and Amanda Gerkin, included with price of admission!

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Swing dance A Salute to Benny and Charlie!  Featuring the Midri Brothers and the Gildner All-Stars.

Lesson included with price of admission!

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Craig Gildner Big Band playing Count Basie for dancing!

Time to party like it’s 1922!  We have a special guest Danny Tobias on horn this evening, playing hot jazz favorites for your dancing pleasure.  It’s going to be an incredible night of music in the Spanish Ballroom.  

Beginner lesson with Tricia and Thomas at 8, band at 9.  Proof of vaxx/photo ID/mask required for entry.  Purchase tickets with this link: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5389742

Triple Crown Swing dance with the All Star Band featuring Paul Cosentino, Russ Wilson, and Craig Gildner!

Lesson with Connor Cole and Amanda Gerkin, included with price of admission!

Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture presents a Cajun dance in cooperation with Dancing by the Bayou.

Live Music with Dennis Stroughmatt et L'Esprit Creole! Free Cajun dance lesson included with admission, no need to bring a partner!

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HAMBO WORKSHOP 

At our Sunday Waltzes our bands play other folk dances in addition to waltz, including polka, hambo, and schottis. You may have wondered where you can learn these dances. Wonder no more! Waltz Time is again offering a workshop on HAMBO at our August 17 waltz, taught by Dan Kahn and Katherine Anderson. There is no additional cost for this workshop – it is included in your usual entrance fee for the waltz that day. The hambo workshop will run in the Hall Of Mirrors from 6:15pm - 7:00pm, in parallel to the usual beginner waltz lesson in the Bumper Car Pavilion. We will make sure the band plays several hambo that day so you can enjoy your new skill! 

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