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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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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Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture welcomes Halley Shoenberg and Her Swingin' Cats for a swing dance spectacular in the Spanish Ballroom! 

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Beginner lesson with Ellen Engle 8pm-9pm

Followed by dancing with the band 9pm-11:30pm

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Plus, we're including a FREE cold treat to beat the heat!

Join us for a Swing Dance in Glen Echo Park’s Historic Spanish Ballroom! Halley Shoenberg and Her Swingin’ Cats will swing the night away August 23, 2025 with hits from Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sintatra and more, featuring Christiana Drapkin on vocals. Instrumentalists include Halley Shoenberg (clarinet/saxophone), Doug Elliott (trombone), Harry Appleman (piano), Cyndy Elliott (bass) and Francis Thompson (drums).A beginner lesson (free with the price of admission) will be taught by Ellen Engle & Marc Shepanek of Flying Feet Enterprises.

Clarinet and saxophone player Halley Shoenberg has performed for more than 300 swing dances over 27 years at Glen Echo Park. Long-time member of the Tom Cunningham Orchestra, the LaSalle Dance Orchestra, Craig Gildner Big Band and Blue Sky 5, she has led her own hot jazz group, “Halley’s Hot Gumbo Swingtet,” her 11-piece 1920s-style “Revival Jazz Band,” and now returns with her 1940’s-style small group swing ensemble.

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

8:00pm - 10:00pm: Live Music with Social Dancing (no lesson)

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and dancing in an original experience where Greek rebetiko meets swing.

Bring your dancing shoes, or just come and listen, and experience the exciting fusion of rebetiko music and the hasapiko dance with swing.  

Music By Spyros Koliavasilis with Stavros Blicas & Nicholas Mitrione

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

Join Gottaswing for a fun and friendly swing dance with KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS! 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 BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS with THE ROCK-A-SONICS. All ages welcome, and you never need a partner. Beginner swing dance lesson with Tom & Debra included with admission.

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