Public dance events in Snohomish County

Camano Country Club: 1243 Beach Dr. 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 Saturday of the month; $5.

Clan Heather Dancers: Scottish Highland and Irish step dance classes. Everett classes meet on Tuesday afternoons and evenings at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2913 W. Marine View Dr.; www.ClanHeather.com.

Darrington Community Dance: Contra, square and family dances on second Saturdays from October through April, Mansford Grange, 1265 Railroad Ave., Darrington; 206-402-8646. Suggested donation of $7 for the band and caller. Music by Heliotrope, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 8, with potluck at 6 p.m.

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 Monday afternoons; 425-774-5555.

Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Mountlake Terrace Community Senior Center, 23000 Lakeview Dr.; 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 from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Contact Trisha at 206-523-1769 or seattlesquare@aol.com for classes; or Janice at 206-992-4932 or freewheelerssquareedance@gmail.com for dances.

The Happy Hoppers: Square dance lessons for beginners with experienced dancers to partner and assist in class. Classes are 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Totem Middle School Cafeteria, 1605 7th St. NE, Marysville. First lesson is free. 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, starting Sept. 22, East County Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. Open enrollment Sept. 22, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. First lesson is free with free pizza Sept. 22. Call 425-334-5184 or email wef1938@yahoo.com.

Hayloft Dance Hall &Event Center: 15320 35th Ave. W, Lynnwood; www.hayloftdance.com. Country Dance with lesson by DJ Jen at 7:30 p.m. and dance at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16; $10. Pre-ballroom Dance Classes for ages 4 to 6, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. West coast swing lesson, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays; $12 drop in or 5 classes for $50.

Carroll-Henderson School of Irish Dancing: Ages 4 and older, 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Olympic Ballet School, 700 Main St., Edmonds, and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oly’s Dance Studio, 2931 Bond St., Everett; 509-688-7609; www.chirishdance.com.

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.

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Round dance workshops 7:30 p.m., plus mainstream dances, 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays, $7. Mainstream lessons start Jan. 2. TriWay Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; 360-794-8240.

Snohomish Fitness Center: 707 Pine Ave., B101, Snohomish. Informal, ballroom and casual dance, $15 per couple, 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Pay as you go; fitness center membership gets you a discount.

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; $5 for members; $7 for nonmembers.

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. New lessons start the second Thursday of September, and the first Thursday of November, January and March; 7 to 9:30 p.m. Regular club dances are the second Saturday of each month, September through May, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

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