English Country Dances
Please check this page shortly before each dance to learn of any changes in location.Dances are at the Swedish Cultural Center (SCC), unless otherwise noted.When the SCC is not available, dances may be held at St. Andrews Church (STA).
Dances are generally the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Fridays, plus occasional other events.
- Newcomers session from 7:30pm to 8:00pm. Dance from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.
- General admission $8, SCC members $6, students $5.
- 1st & 5th Fridays, Local/visiting callers & musicians.
- 3rd Fridays, Laurie Andres and friends.
- For the enjoyment of all, please refrain from wearing scented products.
Information on English Country Dancing
For a Beginner’s Guide by the Santa Cruz English Country Dancers, click here.For more about what English Country Dancing is, click here.
For Judi Rivkin's animated English Country Dance Terms, click here.
For information about English Country Dancing in Seattle, please contact: Victoria Bestock (206-329-7289), Karen Shaw (206-784-2028), or Jean Causey (206-525-6065).
For programs of previous Seattle dances, click Seattle ECD Programs.
2012 Schedule
- February 3 - Karen Shaw will call. The program will include Ball dances. Music by Dave Bartley and Joe Bowbeer.
- February 10 - Laura Mé Smith & Victoria Bestock call. Music by Laurie Andres, Marni Rachmiel, and Ryan McKasson. This pre-Ball dance is at the Congregational Church of Mercer Island, 4545 Island Crest Way, Mercer Island. $10 admission
- February 11 - Seattle Ball - - SOLD OUT
- February 17 - Laurie Andres and friends.
- March 2 - Laura Mé Smith will call. Music by Julie King, Betsy Cooper and a fiddler.
- March 16 - Laurie Andres and friends.
- March 30 - Victoria Bestock will call. Musicians TBD.
- April 6 - Russell Owen will call. Musicians TBD.
- April 19 - Laurie Andres and friends.