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  • Triple Crown Swing Dance Summer Edition

    8:00pm lesson

    9pm-11:30pm dance

    Craig Gildner
    Description

    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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    Presenter
    Craig Gildner
    Location
    Bumper Car Pavilion
    Admission
    $25 at the door
    Name
    Craig Gildner
    Phone
    410.961.7981
    Event Type

    Benny Goodman/Charlie Christian Retrospective Swing Dance

    8:00pm: Lesson | 9:00pm - 12:00am: Social Dance

     

    Craig Gildner
    Description

    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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    Presenter
    Craig Gildner
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    $25
    Name
    Craig Gildner
    Phone
    410.961.7981
    Event Type

    Blue Crescent Syncopators Featuring Danny Tobias @ Glen Echo!

    8:00pm

    Craig Gildner
    Description

    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

    Presenter
    Craig Gildner
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    $22
    Name
    Craig Gildner
    Phone
    410.961.7981
    Event Type

    Triple Crown Swing Dance 1.20.24

    8:00pm lesson

    9pm-12 midnight dance

    Craig Gildner
    Description

    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!

     

     

    Presenter
    Craig Gildner
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    $25
    Name
    Craig Gildner
    Phone
    410.961.7981
    Event Type

    BARN DANCE

    1:00pm - 3:00pm 

    Turquoise and coral graphic for 2nd Sunday Barn Dance
    Description

    Join us at the Barn Dance, presented by Folklore Society of Greater Washington! This free fun-spirited event is suitable for all ages and ability levels. It features live music and a caller who teaches all the dances and keeps everyone moving to the music. Expect a variety of circles, squares, longways sets, contras, waltzes, and ceilidhs.

    Gina Faber & Kirk Evans will be playing and Penelope Weinberger will be calling!

    Families with pre-school kids, families with tweens and teens, grandparents, and everyone in-between will have a rollicking good time! Our intergenerational community is what makes this dance unique and fun. So grab a friend, your parents, your kids, and dance the afternoon away.

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    Presenter
    Folklore Society of Greater Washington
    Location
    Bumper Car Pavilion
    Admission
    FREE
    Event Type

    BARN DANCE

    1:00pm - 3:00pm 

    Turquoise and coral graphic for 2nd Sunday Barn Dance
    Description

    Join us at the Barn Dance, presented by Folklore Society of Greater Washington! This free fun-spirited event is suitable for all ages and ability levels. It features live music and a caller who teaches all the dances and keeps everyone moving to the music. Expect a variety of circles, squares, longways sets, contras, waltzes, and ceilidhs.

    Katie Stahl will be playing and Janine Smith will be calling!

    Families with pre-school kids, families with tweens and teens, grandparents, and everyone in-between will have a rollicking good time! Our intergenerational community is what makes this dance unique and fun. So grab a friend, your parents, your kids, and dance the afternoon away.

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    Presenter
    Folklore Society of Greater Washington
    Location
    Bumper Car Pavilion
    Admission
    FREE
    Event Type

    BARN DANCE

    1:00pm - 3:00pm 

    Turquoise and coral graphic for 2nd Sunday Barn Dance
    Description

    Join us at the Barn Dance, presented by Folklore Society of Greater Washington! In the Spanish Ballroom on February 8th. This free fun-spirited event is suitable for all ages and ability levels. It features live music and a caller who teaches all the dances and keeps everyone moving to the music. Expect a variety of circles, squares, longways sets, contras, waltzes, and ceilidhs.

    The Pinky Pickers will be playing and Kappy Laning will be calling!

    Families with pre-school kids, families with tweens and teens, grandparents, and everyone in-between will have a rollicking good time! Our intergenerational community is what makes this dance unique and fun. So grab a friend, your parents, your kids, and dance the afternoon away.

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    Presenter
    Folklore Society of Greater Washington
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    FREE
    Event Type

    CAJUN/ZYDECO DANCE WITH ROSE & THE BROS

    2:30pm -  6:00pm

    Rose & The Bros stand in front of a wall
    Description

    Join us for a Cajun/Zydeco dance to live music by Rose & The Bros! Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture in cooperation with Dancing by the Bayou.

    Schedule

    2:30pm - 3:00pm || Lesson with Sharon Schiliro and Michael Hart of Dancing by the Bayou 
    3:00pm - 6:00pm || Dancing with the band

    Tickets

    Discounted Advance Tickets ($22)  ||  Online Only || Advance sales end at 11:59 pm on Saturday, March 21
    Same-Day Tickets ($27)  || Online or at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)  || Doors open at 2:00pm on Sunday, March 22
     

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    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Bumper Car Pavilion
    Admission
    $22 in advance, $27 at the door
    Name
    Emily Crews
    Event Type
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