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+!

Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).

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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) taught by instructors James Robertson and Mei Gibbons followed by open dancing with DJ Chapibol (Luis Velasco) from 8:30-11pm. No need to bring a partner. All levels welcome, ages 18+!

Tickets $12 in advance until 11:59pm Thursday February 20th, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).f

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Cancelled due to weather. 

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! Choose from two lessons offered free with the price of admission; Intro to Square Dancing and Intro to Flatfoot Dancing taught by members of Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. After the lesson, caller Dave Hauver will lead a rousing square dance along with live music presented by Jump Fingers!

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

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.
 

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

Join us for our PRIDE square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion with live music provided by The You Holler Stringband and dance caller Janine Smith!

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.

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! Live music provided by Rachel Eddy and Friends with dance caller Becky Hill.

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.

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! Live music by Vandalia (Dakota Karper, Ellen Gira, & Gabriel Furtado) with caller Caroline Barnes!

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.

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

Join us for square dancing in the Bumper Car Pavilion! 

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.

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