Public dance events in Snohomish County

Camano Country Club: 1243 Beach Drive, Camano Island; 425-205-0870. Line dance lessons Thursdays at 3:15 p.m. for ultra beginner and 4 p.m. high beginner.

Carl Gipson Senior Center: 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Dance to live music from 1 to 3 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of the month; $5.

Dudes and Dolls Square Dance Club: 8 to 10:30 p.m. mainstream (rounds 7 to 8 p.m.) the second, fourth and fifth Fridays at Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Cost is $7. Square dancing keeps the body and brain healthy with socializing on and off the dance floor. More at www.dudesanddolls.org.

Edmonds Senior Center: Fling Dance with live bands, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays at Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave. Cost is $4 and includes coffee and snacks. No partner necessary. Easy beginning line dance class Mondays at 3:30 p.m. for $4 a person and dance sampler class Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. for $5 a person. Class includes foxtrot, swing and waltz instruction. Call 425-774-5555 for more information.

Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Mountlake Terrace Community Senior Center, 23000 Lakeview Drive; www.squaredanceseattle.com. Dances are 7 to 10 p.m. on first, third and some fifth Sundays. Dances are mainstream on the first Sundays and plus on the third Sundays. Cost is $8. New dance classes for beginners are Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. A partner is not required. Contact Trisha at 206-523-1769 or seattlesquare@aol.com for classes; or Janice at 206-992-4932 or freewheelerssquaredance@gmail.com for dances.

The Happy Hoppers: Dance at the Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington. Dances are held the first and third Saturdays of the month September through June. Square dance lessons for beginners are 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Totem Middle School Cafeteria, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville. For more information, call 425-334-4374 or email squaredancelessons@gmail.com.

Fern Bluff Squares: Square dance lessons for beginners, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, East County Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. Ray Gallagher is the instructor. Call 425-334-5184 or email wef1938@yahoo.com.

Hayloft Dance Hall &Event Center: 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Pre-ballroom dance classes for ages 4 to 6, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Ballroom for everyone is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The Friday country dances are at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 for lesson and dance, or $12 for the dance. Third Saturday variety dance starts with a dance lesson at 7 p.m. Round dance, noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. More dances and classes at www.hayloftdance.com.

Normanna Hall: Ballroom dance 1 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; dance to Bob’s Swing Band; $6; Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425 252-0291. Country and Western dance Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. instruction and 8:30 to 11 p.m. dance. $5 charge.

Northshore Senior Center: 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; 425-487-2441. Ballroom dance, 1 to 3 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, with music by Bob’s Swing Band. Cost is $5.

Skandia Folkdance Society: First and third Fridays dance, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 to 11 p.m. dance, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; www.skandia-folkdance.org; 425-954-5262. Cost is $15 nonmembers, $10 members, kids get in free.

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Round dance workshops with Karen Nevedowski at 7:30 p.m., plus mainstream dances, 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays through May, $7. TriWay Grange, 35th Ave. SE and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; 360-794-8240. Mainstream lessons 7:30 p.m. Thursdays with Dennis “Spider” Webb.

Sno-King International Folk Dance Club: Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 206-524-7360 or 360-387-9923. www.sno-king.org. Folk dancing 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; $7 or $5 for members. No dance on May 27, as the club will be at Northwest Folklife Festival.

Washington Dance Club: Ballroom dancing, introductory lesson, 8 to 9 p.m., social dancing 9 to 11 p.m. Fridays, $12, with free dance lesson. The Verve Ballroom, 19820 40th Ave. W., Suite 102, Lynnwood; 206-628-8939.

Whirlybird Square Dance Club: Hayloft Dance Hall &Event Center, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-745-1196 or 425-335-4324; whirlybirdsdanceclub@gmail.com. Regular club dances are the second Saturday of each month through May, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. First Friday Funfest is the first Friday of the month through June, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Voices of the Village Dance: The Voices of the Village and Jon Dalgarn of Out of Ashes provide the music for this event for adults with developmental disabilities, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 11, Immaculate Conception Church, 1200 E. Fifth St., Arlington. Cost is $5 which includes a snack and craft. Caregivers get in free.

To submit information for this calendar, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.

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