Community dance clubs and classes

Community dance clubs and classes

The 449 Club: 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturdays, Zion Lutheran Church, 4634 Alger St., Everett. Alcohol-free R&B music and dance; $5 cover. Call 425-343-3232 or visit www.the449club.org.

Arlington Community Dance: 6:30 p.m. third Saturday of the month, Sisco Heights Community Center, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington. No partner or lessons needed. Live band and caller will teach all dances. Contra, lines, circle and square dance. Cost is $5 per person, $15 family. For more information, call 425-232-7237.

Ballroom dancing: 1 to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday through October, Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Must be 50 or better to dance to the music of Lauren Petrie. Admission is $4; call 425-257- 8780.

Checkerboard Squares: Beginner square dance lessons from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays through June, at the Masonic Hall, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds. First lesson is free; after that, $5. Dress is casual. Call Roy Johnson at 425-338-2255 or 206-949-0114.

Camano Center: 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. St. Patrick’s Day Dance with Camano Junction, 7 to 10 p.m. March 12. $15 per person. Cash bar. Tickets $15, with cash bar.

Dance party classes: Learn the party dances you need to know for weddings, reunions and cruises; instructor is Eleanor Leight, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St., Snohomish. All ages, no partners needed; $25 a month; 360-568-0934.

Darrington Community Dances: 5:30 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. instruction, 7:30 dancing on the second Saturday through April; Mansford Grange, 1265 Railroad Ave., Darrington; 206-402-8646. March 12: Barn Owls with caller Lisa McAvoy. April 9: Cobbler with caller Amy Carroll.

Dudes and Dolls Square Dance Club: Square and round dances; Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Dances are 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. second, fourth and fifth Fridays. Feb. 26 is Mardi Gras themed. More at www.dudesanddolls.org or by calling 206-423-6193.

Edmonds Senior Center: Fling dance with live bands, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; $3 donation, no partners necessary; $5 for a sampler class of foxtrot, swing and waltz on Monday afternoons; 425-774-5555.

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. First lesson is free. For more information, call 425-334-5184 or email lovedogs1940@live.com.

Fidalgo Fogcutter Plus Square Dance Club: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. first and third Fridays through June with a variety of callers, Skagit Valley Grange, 21273 Cook Road, Sedro-Woolley, 2.5 miles east of I-5 at exit 232.

Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Freewheelers’ dances are at the Mountlake Terrace Community Senior Center, 23000 Lakeview Drive. Dances are 7 to 10 p.m. first, third and some fifth Sundays. Cost is $7. Partners are not required; singles and couples welcome. A beginner’s dance classes will be offered Wednesday nights, 7 to 9 p.m. $7 per class. For more information, contact Trisha, 206-523-1769 or seattlesquare@aol.com for classes or Janice, 206-992-4932 or freewheelerssquareedance@gmail.com for dances.

Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club: Square and round dancers, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., first and third Saturdays, Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington. Guest callers and cuers. Singles and couples welcome. For more info, call 425-397-0535 or email squaredancelessons@gmail.com.

Hayloft Dance Hall &Event Center: 15320 35th Ave. W, Lynnwood. Whirlybirds, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Feb. 20. Ron Bolin’s dance, 7 p.m. Feb. 27. More at www.hayloftdance.com.

Normanna Hall: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; dance to Bob’s Swing Band; $5; Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes, Everett.

Northshore Senior Center: 10201 East Riverside Dr., Bothell; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org. Line dancing is 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursdays; $6 for members/$12 for nonmembers. Ballroom dance lessons are 3 to 4 p.m. first and third Wednesdays and 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays. No partner necessary. Per class $10 member/$20 nonmember.

Sit Down and Tone Up: Chair dancing is a seated exercise program that combines the health benefits of a total workout with the fun of moving to music. Classes offered Monday and Thursday, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Stillaquamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; $3 per class (first is free). For more information, call 425-232-7237.

Skandia Folkdance Society: First Friday dance, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 to 11 p.m. dance, first and third Fridays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $10 nonmembers, $7 members; www.skandia-folkdance.org or 206-784-7470.

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Round dance workshops, 7:30 p.m., plus mainstream dances, 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays, $6. Tri Way Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; 425-377-0756.

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, Wednesdays and Saturdays; $7 or members $5.

Veterans of Foreign Wars dances: Potluck dinners 6 to 7:30 p.m. last Saturdays, $5; free lessons 6:30 p.m., music and dancing 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Eddy Fukano Band performs, $5; VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round; 425-252-2100.

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

Whirlybird Square Dance Club: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. dance, third Saturdays, through June, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Cost is $8. For more information, call 425-308-9559 or 425-806-8423 or go to www.sqdance.org/clubs/whirlybirds.html

Woodinville Square Crow Dance Club: Plus dances at 7 p.m., mainstream dance at 7:30 p.m. fourth Saturdays at the Sammamish Valley Grange Hall, 14654 148th Ave NE, Woodinville. Call Alice at 425-319-1093 or go to www.squarecrows.org. Lessons from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., $7 per class. First lesson is free.

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