Public dances

  • Friday, April 22, 2011 12:01am
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Argentine tango lessons: 6 p.m. Thursdays, Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway; no partner necessary; $10 drop-in fee. 360-445-3000; www.theconwaymuse.com.

Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dancing with a live band; $4

members, $8 nonmembers; 425-487-2441.

Country-western dances: 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m. instruction, 7:30 p.m. open dancing first Fridays, Deer Lagoon Grange, 5142 Bayview Road, Langley; country and western, other steps; $5 per person per hour of instruction, $5 per person for evening of dance; 360-341-1860, 360-678-6326, 206-414-6447.

Dance classes: Dance instructor Charles England will teach classes for five Saturdays starting April 9; $52. Salsa, 6 to 7 p.m.; ballroom, 7 to 8 p.m., West Coast swing, 8 to 9 p.m., East Coast swing, 9 to 10 p.m. Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. Call 425-771-0230 or www.reczone.org.

Edmonds line-dancing classes: Starts every four weeks on Wednesday; next series starts April 16. $25 for four weeks for members, $30 for nonmembers. Harbor square Athletic Club, 160 W. Dayton St., Edmonds. 425-205-0870.

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.

Everett Senior Swingers square dancing: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; all are welcome; 425-257-8780, 425-334-2919.

Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Dances 7 to 10 p.m. first, third and some fifth Sundays; beginners’ classes 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle; $6 per dance night, $5 per class night; no partner required; 425-774-6574, 425-514-0527 or email jclein1@comcast.net.

Grange dances: 7:30 p.m. lessons, with dances to follow 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays, South Camano Grange, 2227 S. Camano Drive, Camano Island; lessons are free with paid $8 admission to dance; steps include ballroom, Latin, country, various types of swings; 360-387-6842.

Happy Hopper Square Dance Club: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. first and third Saturdays from September to June. Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd.; 360-387-8727.

Lake Goodwin Community Club: 17323 42nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-435-5874; www.considerthisministries.org. Dance to live music every third Saturday.

Line dancing: Four-week ($25 for members, $30 for nonmembers) or eight-week ($40 for members, $50 for nonmembers) series, 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays starting May 3 and June 7. Camano Country Club, 1243 S. Beach Drive, Camano Island. Call Kathy at 425-205-0870.

Line dancing: Four-week ($25 for members, $30 for nonmembers) or eight-week ($40 for members, $50 for nonmembers) series, 11 a.m. Wednesdays for beginners, 11:45 a.m. Wednesdays for intermediate or take both classes for no extra charge, starting May 4 and June 8. Harbor Square Athletic Club, 160 W. Dayton St., Edmonds. Call Kathy at 425-205-0870.

Oly’s Dance Studio: 2931 Bond St., Everett; 425-257-0102. Beginning Argentine Tango class with Gawain Bantle from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays; $15.

Salsa dance lessons: 8 p.m. Fridays, La Hacienda Restaurant, 513 Highway 9, Lake Stevens; free; no partner necessary; 425-501-9791 or 425-422-9526.

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

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Beginners’ lessons, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, $5. 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; 360-794-8240.

Snohomish Senior Center: Dance classes, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St., Snohomish; all ages; $30 per person for a six-week session; 360-568-0934.

Sno-King International Folk Dance Club: Folk dance, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers; 425-385-2088, 425-889-0541; www.sno-king.org. 7:30 p.m. March 26, Rhonda and Larry Paulson teach La Encantada, a couple dance from Argentina.

Sons of Norway: 9910 270th NW, Stanwood. Third Friday dances. Lessons start at 7:30 p.m. and dancing at 8:15 p.m. Admission is $8. No partners needed. Call 360-387-6842 or e-mail mary@adaptabledesigns.com for more information.

Square dance lesson sign-ups: Checkerboard Squares’ beginner and brush-up lessons, 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Edmonds Masonic Lodge, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds; first lesson free, then $5 per person; 425-745-5303, 425-776-4442.

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.

Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: Classes, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; first lesson free, $5 per dance after that; 425-806-8423.

Woodinville Square Crow Square Dance Club: Dances at 7:30 p.m. first and third Fridays at the Sammamish Valley Grange Hall, 14654 148th Ave NE, Woodinville. Call Alice at 425-319-1093 for more information or go to www.squarecrows.org.

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