Seattle Folk Dancing

Balkan

• Greenlake Folk Dancers - Balkan (Eastern European) dancing. Every Friday night from 8:30pm to midnight. $5.00. Greenlake VFW Hall, 7220 Woodlawn Avenue NE, Seattle (corner of Woodlawn Ave. NE & NE Mapleleaf). Check the web site for lessons and special live music events. For more information: Bruce Gibbs (206) 325-7668 or www.ratchenitza.com

• Scandinavian Folkdancing at the Swedish Cultural Center.
• Skandia Folkdance Society

• Tanhuajat (in English means folkdancers). Practice at the Finnish Lutheran Church 8504 13th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98117 (Ballard) on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30. E-mail contacts are: Sirkku at Svasama@aol.com;
• Katrilli (means quadrille). Sunday Evening 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Swedish Cultural Center in Seattle. Finnish couple, circles, mixers, and squares. Free basic classes Oct. 15, 22, and 29 at Swedish Club from 4 to 5 PM. For more info contact Patti at PegasusNM @ comcast.net or Winnie at wsihon @ comcast.net

• 2nd Saturday - French country dance - an evening full of bourrés, rondes, dros, sauts, and gigues -continues with the next dance on Sat. April 5, 2008, 7:30 –9:30 p.m., at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St., Seattle (between Greenwood Ave. N. and Aurora), $6.00 All dances are taught, no partner necessary. Live music by Feu de Joie. Need more information? Contact: Eileen Little (206) 330-4240 or Arthur Hixson (360) 584-9001
• French Dances and Hurdy-Gurdy information

Seattle Dance Groups

• Balkana Dance Ensemble. They rehearse each Tuesday and Thursday. New dancers are always welcome. New dancers learn basics and dance technique from 6-7 pm then stay on from 7-9 when the rest of the ensemble comes.
• Eclectic Cloggers. Traditional Appalachian cloggers who dance to old time fiddle music. We practice on Tuesday nights and always welcome new and experienced dancers.
• Enzian Schuhplattler
• Radost Folk ensemble.
• In FolkMotion Appalachian cloggers and step dancers.
• Mexican American Association of Baile Folklorico in Seattle.
• Seattle Early Dance
• Lynden Klompen Dancers - Dutch Folk Dance Group

Other great dances and places to take classes

• Boeing Big Band Dance Club - Ballroom dancing.
• Blue Skies Dance - Dance Classes
• Cape Breton Step Dance
• KMPS's Bars and Clubs - Check out there list of places to go C&W dancing.
• Greek Music at Georgia's Restraurant usually accompanied by participatory dancing.
• Living Traditions - Dance activities and classes.
• Resilient Spirit - Classes and Dances - Swing & Salsa
• Sacred Circle Dance
• Salsa Caliente
• Sonny Newman's Dance Hall - Classes and dances in waltz, tango, west coast swing, blues, salsa, & zydeco
• Waltz Etcetera