Dance
Everett church is new home for alcohol-free dance club
EVERETT -- It's been almost two years since Coyle Jefferson set out to create an alcohol-free dance club in Snohomish County. Saturday night,the 449 Club he envisioned will hold its first dance at a new home, Everett's
Date: 05/19/2012 | Local News
Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63 (video)
NEW YORK — Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty — the Queen of Disco.Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Nation & World
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
'Push + Pull' at EdCC blends visual arts, music, dance
This is the kind of performance that stretches the envelope.As Edmonds Community College music department Chairman John Sanders describes, it's a "one of a kind improvisational" experience.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
PNB premieres Everett native’s choreography
Pacific Northwest Ballet's 40th anniversary season features a combination of world premiers and ballet classics.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Entertainment
Shake, rattle and goo: Take your baby dancing
Toddlers, waddlers and wee creepers can exercise those rhythmic little legs in the Everett Parks Department's dance, music and movement classes.Instructor Laura Harris teaches the dance classes designed to develop the tots' motor skills and coordination and promote parent-child bonding.
Date: 04/30/2012 | Life
Monroe school rises to a challenge, raises $20,000
MONROE -- The 26 teachers at Chain Lake Elementary School were all smiles when they lined up in front of the students seated on the gym floor for a school assembly.The teachers started to dance, swiveling their hips to Chubby Checker's "The Twist."
Date: 04/27/2012 | Local News
'Celebrate Life' at Reflections dance school's show in Everett
If you enjoy watching dance and enjoy life, it might be time to "Celebrate Life" through this dance show."Celebrate Life" is presented by Reflections School of Dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Snohomish County PUD Auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780;...
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
Movin' on MTV
A Mukilteo troupe's a contender on 'America's Best Dance Crew'
Date: 04/25/2012 | Entertainment
Fantastics finale
Dance instructor Eleanor Leight's last Mother's Day show looms
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780;...
Date: 04/20/2012 | Entertainment
Olympic Ballet stages ‘Sleeping Beauty’
With music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa, "The Sleeping Beauty," the ballet, first appeared on stage in 1890 at St. Petersburg's Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
PNB’s double bill includes Ballanchine’s ‘Apollo’
George Ballanchine, the great choreographer of the 21st century, was only 24 when he created "Apollo."The dance, set to a score by Igor Stravinsky, is said to represent the pinnacle of contemporary classicism.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
Eat well and enjoy Gershwin at Philharmonic's Spring Fling
Your feet might already know this, but it's time again for the annual Everett Philharmonic's Spring Fling.It's an evening of timeless tunes from Gershwin, dancing and a gourmet dinner at the Everett Events Center ballroom.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
Dancers move to guitar trio's Latin groove at Everett event
This performance is sure to be blazin' hot.The fusion of sexy Latin music and sumptuous ballet moves will toast the audience tonight when Incendio performs at Everett Civic Auditorium.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
PNB's 'New Works'
The excitement about Pacific Northwest Ballet's innovation in dance started Friday night before the curtain went up and the dancers took the stage.
Date: 03/17/2012 | The Arts Seen
PNB presents 'New Works' and 'Snow White'
Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal demonstrates his commitment to contemporary dance with an all-premier lineup, "New Works," featuring some of the best choreographers at work today.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
Public dance calendar
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780;
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
Kenya Safari Acrobats swing into Edmonds
The term "acrobats" hardly seems to cover it.The Kenya Safari Acrobats perform a nonstop spectacle of gravity-defying human pyramids, balancing, limbo dancing -- with fire -- hurling through hoops and eye-popping contortions.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Entertainment
Classical music favorites and dance get their due in concerts in Edmonds, Mukilteo
Classical music from the masters is blended with beautiful dancers in two concerts this weekend in Edmonds and Mukilteo.Cascade Symphony Orchestra presents its popular Children's Concert with music from Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," a classic way to introduce kids to classical music.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Entertainment
Illinois considering new 'pole tax' for strip clubs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois already charges so-called sin taxes on smokes, booze and casino gambling. Now state lawmakers are thinking about imposing a $5 skin tax to get into strip clubs.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Nation & World
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Entertainment
Skerritt delights in 'Quixote'
Noted actor clearly enjoys his role on the PNB stage
Date: 02/05/2012 | The Arts Seen
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Entertainment
Skerritt, PNB delve into 'Don'
Last year, Seattle Opera dug into the depths of rare operas and unearthed Massinet's "Don Quixote," the timeless tale of Cervantes' crazed and aging knight performed heroically by bass-baritone John Relyea.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month through October at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett, With Lauren Petrie for this 50-plus ballroom dance; refreshments provided by Cascadian Place. Admission is $4; 425-257-8780; www.everettwa.org\seniors.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Entertainment
Skerritt stars, but doesn't dance, in new PNB ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet is mounting its biggest production yet in February with the American premier of Alexei Ratmansky's "Don Quixote," the timeless tale of love based on the Cervantes novel.
Date: 01/06/2012 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 12/23/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Entertainment
'Cool Yule' with men's chorus
Song-and-dance extravaganza comes to Everett
Date: 12/15/2011 | Entertainment
Dancing with the Grizzlies
Glacier Peak High ballroom competition benefits food bank
Date: 12/15/2011 | Local News
Arlington VFW parties with National Guard
Members of the Arlington VFW entertained two National Guard companies last weekend. VFW Post 1561 Commander Willy Hughes said the event was great."Friday, we had about 110 people," Hughes said. "About 70 were there Sunday."
Date: 12/09/2011 | Local News
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 12/09/2011 | Entertainment
Dancing toward a dream
Young 'Nutcracker' dancers savor the big stage (photo gallery)
Date: 12/06/2011 | Local News
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 12/02/2011 | Entertainment
Morris troupe dances 'Festival'
The Mark Morris Dance Group comes to the Moore Theatre for three nights beginning Thursday.Two dances were selected for the program.
Date: 11/25/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 11/18/2011 | Entertainment
Public Dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 11/11/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 11/04/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Entertainment
What sold very well at Marysville craft show
There's a dearth of deviled-egg plates out in retail land.Jennifer Ward of JW Giftware aims to fill that void.Her custom-painted ceramic deviled-egg plates and Thanksgiving platters sold well Saturday at the 2011 Autumn Craft Show at the Ken Baxter Community Center in Marysville.
Date: 10/21/2011 | Local News
public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 10/21/2011 | Entertainment
EdCC performance pays tribute to flamenco singing, guitar and dance
Some say flamenco has a magic that evokes many human emotions.The performance, "3 Glorias, Flamenco en Vivo," aims to bring out a spectrum of those emotions.
Date: 10/21/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 10/14/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 10/07/2011 | Entertainment
public dances
Ballroom dance: With Ron Bolin, the "dancin' DJ," at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Salsa lesson, 7 to 8 p.m.; dance (foxtrot, cha-cha, swing), 8 to 11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. No partner required. Admission is $12. Call 425-743-6180 or email hayloftdance@gmail.com.
Date: 09/23/2011 | Entertainment
Pacific Northwest Ballet opens season with four works by Christopher Wheeldon
Precocious and prolific, the British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, at 38, is world renowned. Many on the ballet scene believe he's the one who will assume George Ballanchine's mantel and lead ballet well into this century.
Date: 09/23/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: With Ron Bolin, the "dancin' DJ," at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Salsa lesson, 7 to 8 p.m.; dance (foxtrot, cha-cha, swing), 8 to 11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. No partner required. Admission is $12. Call 425-743-6180 or email...
Date: 09/16/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: With Ron Bolin, the "dancin' DJ," at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Salsa lesson, 7 to 8 p.m.; dance (foxtrot, cha-cha, swing), 8 to 11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. No partner required. Admission is $12. Call 425-743-6180 or email hayloftdance 1 to 3 p.m.
Date: 09/09/2011 | Entertainment
Cops to cut rug for Big Brothers Big Sisters
EVERETT -- Local police officers will take to the dance floor this weekend to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Snohomish County.
Date: 09/07/2011 | Local News
public dances
Ballroom dance: With Ron Bolin, the "dancin' DJ," at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Salsa lesson, 7 to 8 p.m,; dance (foxtrot, cha-cha, swing), 8 to 11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. No partner required. Admission is $12. Call 425-743-6180 or email hayloftdance@gmail.com.
Date: 09/02/2011 | Entertainment
public dances
Ballroom dance: With Ron Bolin, the "dancin' DJ," at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Salsa lesson, 7 to 8 p.m,; dance (foxtrot, cha-cha, swing), 8 to 11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. No partner required. Admission is $12. Call 425-743-6180 or email hayloftdance@gmail.com.
Date: 08/26/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: With Ron Bolin, the "dancin' DJ," at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Salsa lesson, 7 to 8 p.m,; dance (foxtrot, cha-cha, swing), 8 to 11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. No partner required. Admission is $12. Call 425-743-6180 or email...
Date: 08/19/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: With Ron Bolin, the "dancin' DJ," at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Salsa lesson, 7 to 8 p.m,; dance (foxtrot, cha-cha, swing), 8 to 11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. No partner required. Admission is $12. Call 425-743-6180 or email hayloftdance.
Date: 08/12/2011 | Entertainment
Lynnwood students dance to Hawaii's hula heritage
LYNNWOOD -- Hula dancing weaves Hawaiian culture and heritage into a smooth, choreographed dance, says hula instructor Leila Fernandez.The dance is graceful and loving, Fernandez said, and the rhythm of the Hawaiian language makes it feel like you're listening to people speak in song.
Date: 08/08/2011 | Local News
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 08/05/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 07/29/2011 | Entertainment
PNB's new season includes 'Quixote,' 'All Wheeldon'
Last year, Seattle Opera brought us the beautifully produced "Don Quixote," the operatic interpretation of the Cervantes novel by Jules Massenet.This year, Pacific Northwest Ballet will present Alexei Ratmansky's ballet of the same story on the same McCaw Hall stage.
Date: 07/29/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 07/22/2011 | Entertainment
Can't dance without rhythm
Betty Purvis turns 90 soon and still keeps a steady beat
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Entertainment
Afropop sounds focus of street dance at Whidbey’s Bayview Cash Store
It's time to get your Afropop on. Just take a trip to Whidbey Island where a community street dance will take place Wednesday at the Bayview Cash Store featuring locally based band Ruzivo and the visiting Zimbabwean group Mbira dzeMuninga.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Entertainment
Community club is home to the heart of Arlington
Boys were sent off to war after parties at the Arlington Heights Community Club.Men returned from war, to open arms at the clubhouse. It's located about five miles northeast of downtown Arlington.
Date: 07/13/2011 | Local News
public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 07/01/2011 | Entertainment
Dance calendar
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 06/24/2011 | Entertainment
public dances
Edmonds Senior Center: Dance with live bands, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; foxtrot, swing, waltz; $3 to $4 donations, no partners necessary; 425-774-5555.
Date: 06/17/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 06/10/2011 | Entertainment
'Giselle' a true original
Pacific Northwest Ballet reaches back in time for inspiration
Date: 06/03/2011 | Entertainment
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Date: 06/03/2011 | Entertainment
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