Public Dances Calendar

Mountlake Terrace

Austria Club 10th Annual Viennese Ball: 6 p.m. Saturday, March 27, enjoy a formal black tie dinner &dance featuring live music by Bert Carlson &Co. at the Nile Country Club, Nile Country Club, 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. 6 p.m. cocktail hour, 7 p.m. dinner, 8:30 p.m. dancing. Tickets: $75 per person, advance purchase only. Info: www.austriaclubwa.com or 425-347-5078.

Lynnwood

NW Folklife folk dance fundraiser: 7:30-11 p.m. Saturday, March 13, Northwest Folkdancers (NFDI) and Sno-King International Folkdancers host this benefit featuring music by Allspice, Folk Voice Band, Orchestar RTW, and La Famille Leger, at the Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W, Lynnwood. Ethnic costumes encouraged; bring potluck snacks to share. Admission: $10 suggested donation: $10, or become a Friend of Folklife. Info: www.scn.org/arts/nfdi.

Skandia Folkdance Society: 7:30-8:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30-11:30 p.m. first &third Fridays, dances at Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W, Lynnwood. Cost: $10, $7 members unless otherwise noted; some events at other sites as noted. Info: 206-784-7470 or www.skandia-folkdance.org.

Sno-King International Folk Dance Club: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, dances at Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W, Lynnwood. Cost: $5 &$7 donations requested. Info: 425-454-6529 or www.sno-king.org.

Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: Beginners’ classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W, Lynnwood. Cost: First lesson free, $5 per dance after that. Info: 425-353-3471.

Edmonds

Live band dances: 1-3 p.m. Fridays, enjoy music for foxtrot, swing, and waltz at the South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Cost: $3-$4 donation, no partners necessary. Info: 425-774-5555.

Line dancing lessons: 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, for beginners and intermediates, at Harbor Square Athletic Club, 160 W Dayton St., Edmonds. Cost: $25 members, $30 nonmembers per four-week series. Info: 425-205-0870.

Checkerboard Squares: 6-8 p.m. Sundays, beginner and brush-up square dance lessons, Edmonds Masonic Lodge, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds. Cost: First lesson free, then $5 per person. Info: 425-745-5303, 425-776-4442.

Mill Creek

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, brush-up lessons with Don Wiggins at the Tri Way Grange, 35th &Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek. Cost: $5. Dances 8-10:30 p.m. third Fridays. Cost: $6. Info: 360-794-8240.

Mukilteo

Scottish country dancing: Wednesdays, no partner needed, at the Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Info: 425-438-8977.

Everett

Everett Senior Swingers: 1-3 p.m. Fridays, square dancing at the Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. All are welcome. Info: 425-257-8780 or 425-334-2919.

Normanna Lodge weekly dances: 1-4 p.m. Mondays &Thursdays, dance to Jack’s Swing Band’s big band. Cost: $5. 7:30-11 p.m. fourth Fridays, various bands perform at 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett. Info: 425-252-0291.

Tango lessons: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Saturdays, lessons with Ina and Jon Howe at the Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Cost: Small donation. Info: 425-257-8780.

Veterans of Foreign Wars dances: 6-7:30 p.m. last Saturdays, potluck dinners. Cost: $5. 6:30 p.m. free lessons, 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays, music and dancing with the Eddy Fukano Band at the VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett. Cost: $5. Info: 425-252-2100.

Bothell

Ballroom dance: 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays, dance with a live band at the Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E Riverside Drive, Bothell. Cost: $4. Info: 425-487-2441.

North Seattle

Freewheelers Square Dance Club: 7-10 p.m. first &third Sundays, dances, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginners classes at the Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle. Cost: $5 per dance night, $6 per class. Info: 425-337-5441 or 425-673-0858.

Lake City Contra &Old Time Country Dance: 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, dance to live music at the Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle. Cost: $8 adults, $5 students &seniors; first time free to new participants. Free dance skills workshop also hosted at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Info: www.seattledance.org.

Waltz Etcetera: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, themed dance events featuring waltz, blues, Latin, swing, zydeco, and others, with classes beforehand, at the Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle. Cost: $6 for the dance, $15 for the class, $20 for both. Info: www.waltzetc.com.