Enjoy an evening of live music at a Honky Tonk Dance with Dede & the Do-Rights, presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. A free beginner lesson in two step included with admission, led by Diana Nevills.

Dede & the Do-Rights is a Baltimore-based band featuring Dede Wyland that plays a mix of vintage country and early rock 'n' roll, often described as "Rock 'n' Roots Country". Known for high-energy, danceable performances, they are a staple in the local honky-tonk scene.

Schedule

7:30pm -8:00pm || Beginner Two Step Lesson

8:00pm - 10:30pm || Dancing with the band

Tickets

Discounted Advance Tickets ($22)  ||  Online Only || Advance sales end at 11:59 pm on Thursday, June 18

Same-Day Tickets ($27)  || Online or at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)  || Doors open at 7:00pm on Friday, June 19

Dual Dance Ticket ($40) || Includes 4/17/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner & The Drifting Valentines and 6/19/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Dede & the Do-Rights ||  Purchase Dual Dance Ticket >>

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Two step the night away at a Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines, presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. A free dance lesson is included with admission, led by Sharon Schiliro and Michael Hart of Dancing by the Bayou.

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines is a band out of Washington DC who play western swing, rockabilly, old country and some jump blues. Their influences include music from the 1940s thru the early 60s, including almost everything that came out of The Quonset Hut and RCA Studio B in Nashville, Sun Records in Memphis, and Bakersfield. Band members are Kiti Gartner (vocals, rhythm), Zachary Sweeney (electric guitar), Jonathan Bozarth (upright bass), Brian Alpert (drums), Lynn Kasdorf (pedal steel guitar).

Schedule

7:30pm -8:00pm || Beginner Two Step Lesson

8:00pm - 10:30pm || Dancing with the band

Tickets

Discounted Advance Tickets ($22)  ||  Online Only || Advance sales end at 11:59 pm on Thursday, April 16

Same-Day Tickets ($27)  || Online or at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)  || Doors open at 7:00pm on Friday, April 17

Dual Dance Ticket ($40) || Includes 4/17/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner & The Drifting Valentines and 6/19/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Dede & the Do-Rights ||  Purchase Dual Dance Ticket >>

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Join Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) for an ultra-challenging urban dance weekend featuring mind-bending figures, non-gendered calling, and unbelievably amazing music. Two days of workshops, dancing, community, fun and food in the fabulous Spanish Ballroom and throughout Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD.

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Join Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) for an ultra-challenging urban dance weekend featuring mind-bending figures, non-gendered calling, and unbelievably amazing music. Two days of workshops, dancing, community, fun and food in the fabulous Spanish Ballroom and throughout Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD.

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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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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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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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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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2:45pm - 3:30pm: Lesson | 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Social Dance

Waltz Time presents a waltz dance with live music by TBD.

Sunday afternoon dances cost $15 per person, $5 for students and children over 5 years. We accept cash and checks (no credit cards). Admission includes the 45-minute lesson from 2:45 - 3:30 pm. The dance to live music goes from 3:30 - 6 pm.

All tickets purchased at the door. 

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2:45pm - 3:30pm: Lesson | 3:30pm - 6:00pm: Social Dance

Waltz Time presents a waltz dance with live music by TBD.

Sunday afternoon dances cost $15 per person, $5 for students and children over 5 years. We accept cash and checks (no credit cards). Admission includes the 45-minute lesson from 2:45 - 3:30 pm. The dance to live music goes from 3:30 - 6 pm.

All tickets purchased at the door. 

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