Clubs that are members of Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated have events listed here. If the club at which you generally dance is not listed, the club membership may have lapsed. Please encourage the locations where you dance to join NFDI!
Kyklos Intl Dance Group, in the Dance Studio of Reed College Sports Center. Enter College from SE 28th on the West side of campus between SE Steele and Woodstock. Enter dance studio directly from Botsford Drive. Warm-ups at 7 p.m., Instructions at 7:15, program and requests from 8 to 10 p.m., $2. Info: Bob Epstein, (503) 203 2671, email, or Dick Heijdeman, (503) 235 7929, email.
Veselo Community Folk Dancers meet on Sundays at In Shape Athletics, 2681 Willamette Street, Eugene, OR. Teaching is from 7:15–8, request dancing from 8–9:45. General admission $3, seniors and students $2 for any or all of the evening. For more information, Linda Ketchum at (541) 726–7548 or email; Tom Johnson at (541) 686–8093; Daniel Downes at (541) 683–3688 or email.
International nonpartner drop-in dance class will be taught by Betty McLain at the Senior Center of West Seattle, 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle, 12:30–1:30 p.m. on selected Thursdays starting May 15. No partner, no experience needed to do lines, circles, mixers. $3 members/$4 nonmembers. Call Betty McLain, (206) 284-7442 or email.
Katrilli Finnish Folkdancers meet on Sundays, 5 p.m.–7 p.m., at the Swedish Cultural Center (SCC), 1920 Dexter Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109. Learn Finnish folklore and traditions through dance. All are welcome! Visit the Web site at http://finnsnw.com/Katrilli/ or call JoAnne at (206) 329–1443 for information.
Totem Folkdancers, International, 7:30–9:30 p.m. South Park Community Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA. Information: (253) 591–5299. Cost: $1 donation per night.
Sno–King International Folk Dancers—Beginning folk dance classes. Newcomers welcome! Experience, partner, not necessary. Advanced Beginner session and Basic Skills session: 7–9 p.m. Donation: $3. Cedar Valley Grange 20526–52nd Ave W, Lynnwood. Info: Gloria (425) 454-6529 or Marge Bergstedt (425)385-2088 or visit www.sno-king.org.
Scottish Country Dance Class, Anacortes Arts Depot, 8th and R Avenue, Anacortes, or (same dates and times) at Oak Harbor Senior Center in Oak Harbor. $5 per class. Contact Barbara Parkes at (360) 341–2061 for additional information or visit their Web page.
Blue Mountain Deutsche Tanzers. If interested in polka, waltz or schottische, plan to join us. 7:30 p.m. Auditorium upstairs in the main building of the Oddfellows Home, 534 Boyer St., Walla Walla. Summertime finds us practicing outdoors on members’ patios. Info: Lucille Nelson (509) 524–4831 or Nancy Berlier (509) 529–2253.
Nordic Dancers of Skagit/Whatcom Counties. Scandinavian dancing. Burlington Lutheran Church, 134 E Victoria Ave, Burlington. Classes March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Basics, 7–7:45 p.m.; Intermediate, 8–9; requests, 9–9:15. $2 donation. All welcome. Please wear hard-soled shoes for pivoting. Bob/Carol Olson & Jo Miller instructing. Email.
Celebration Folkdancers. Teach 7:30 p.m., requests 8–9:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 4418 Perry Ave., Bremerton, WA. Info: (360) 373–8530 or (360) 871–7564.
San Juan Intl Folkdancers. Beg. 7 p.m., open dance 8–11 p.m. 371 Olympic View Lane, Friday Harbor. Info: (360) 378–4461.
Olympia Fd Coop Intl Folkdance. Students & 1st timers $1; teaching as needed at 7:30 p.m., followed by request dancing. Come solo or with a partner. Olympia Ballroom (above Urban Onion), 116 Legion Way (between Capital Way & Washington), Olympia. $3. Info: (360) 438–5526 or (360) 491–8555.
The Eclectic Cloggers practice most Tuesdays at the Shoreline Historical Museum in Shoreline. New members with some dance experience welcome. Info: Anne Kuntz at (360) 424–9099 or Don Morgan at (206) 706–9164. Web site: www.eclecticcloggers.org.
Barneleikarringen of Greater Seattle meets at Leif Erikson Lodge #1 Sons of Norway 2245 NW 57th Street, Seattle, WA 98107–3134. For information call Marietta, (425) 392–5806 or email. Classes are at 6:30 p.m. by Obert & Marietta Rønnestad, Noel Wannebo, Lori Elkin.
Leikarringen of Leif Erikson Lodge No. 1 meets from 7:30–9:30 p.m. at Leif Erikson Lodge #1 Sons of Norway 2245 NW 57th Street, Seattle, WA. For information call (425) 392–5806.
Seattle Mountaineers, Int'l dancing, 7:30–10 pm, 300 Third W, Seattle, WA. Drop in! Lesson 7:30–8:30 pm, then practice & requests. $5/$6, under 30 free. (206) 784–4011, (206) 284–7442.
International Folk Dance for Seniors, Renton Senior Center. Instructor: Betty McLain. Couples, lines, circles, mixers. No partner, no experience needed. 10–week sessions. Information: Betty McLain (206) 284–7442 or Renton Senior Center (425) 430–6633.
Junior Burnaby Folk Dancers Weekly classes for children 3 and up. Upstairs at 7757 Edmonds Burnaby. Info: Linda, (604) 298-2983.
Mukilteo Scottish Country Dancing. All levels, 7–9 p.m., Sep–Jun, Rose Hill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Street, Mukilteo, WA. Teacher: Irene Paterson. Info: Irene at (425) 438–8977. Fees: members, $6/class or $55/quarter; non–members, $7/class or $65/quarter. Full–time students pay half price. Quarterly passes are valid for all classes.
Skandia Folkdance Society Basics Class, 7:30–9 p.m., Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, Room 32 (lower building). $35 for the series; $25 for members. For current schedule and more information, check the Skandia Folkdance Society Web site or call the hotline at (206) 784–7470.
Enzian Schuhplattler. Performance group, Bavarian folk dances and Schuhplattler. Practices: 7–9 p.m., at the German House, 613 9th Street, Seattle, WA. Info: email Carolyn Marquardt or call her at (425) 821–7128. Web site: www.scn.org/arts/enzian/.
Barneleikarringen Norwegian Family Folkdancers welcomes ages 4–17 and adults. Practices are 6:40–8 p.m. for school age or younger dancers, and 7–8:45 p.m. for adults. Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 67th St. NW, Seattle, WA. Fee is by donation; suggested donation is $5/family per month. Information: Obert & Marietta Ronnestad, (425) 392–5806.
Fourth Corner Folkdancers. Program/requests/teach all year; mostly Balkan dance, song and music. 7:30–10 p.m. Fairhaven Public Library, 1117 12th Street, Bellingham. $5 suggested donation. Live music from 8 to 9 p.m., most weeks by the Fourth Corner Folkdance Band. Info: Laurita (360) 380-0456.
Int’l Folkdancers of Richland. Review 7:30 p.m., requests 9 p.m. Community House, 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland. Info: Pauli (509) 943–9079 or Marilyn (509) 545–1311.
Ballroom Dance Class, 6–7 pm, Ballard Elks, 6411 Seaview NW, $5 ($4 if you stay for the dance). Instructor: Betty McLain. Drop–ins welcome. No experience/partner/Elks membership required. Live band 7–10 pm, $5. Info: (206) 284–7442.
Skandia Folkdance Society Beyond Basics Class 7:30–9 p.m., Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, Room 2 (upper building) ($35; $25 for members). For current schedule and more information, check the Skandia Folkdance Society Web site or call the hotline at (206) 784–7470.
Greenlake Folkdancers—mostly Balkan line and circle dances–8:30 to midnight for $5 at VFW Hall at 7220 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle. One of our favorite dances may be re-taught during the evening. All ages welcome, partners not required, no smoking or drinking allowed in the building. Information: Bruce Gibbs at (206) 325-7668 or www.ratchenitza.com.
First Friday of month—Scottish Country Dancing advanced class. October—May, 7:30–9:30 p.m., Shoreline Historical Museum, 749 North 175th Street, Seattle, WA. Live music. Information: (425) 488–7643 or email.
WSU–Pullman International Folk Dancers meet every Friday in Smith Gym 115 from 7–11 p.m. Dancing from 7:30–10 p.m. Email.
Sno–King Int’l Folk Dancers. Saturday Dance. Teaching or easy dances 7:30–8:30 p.m., Dance party, live & rec’d music 8:30–10:45 Donation: $3 members / $5 guests / $2 youth Cedar Valley Grange 20526–52nd Ave W, Lynnwood. Info: Diane (425) 889–0541 or Gloria (425) 454–6529 or www.sno–king.org.
Intl Folkdancers Of Richland. 1st Sat. party, 8 p.m. Community House, George Washington Way, Richland, WA. Info: Marilyn (509) 545–1311.
Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers. Dances, 2nd Saturday of the month, September–June, 7:30–11 p.m. Two locations: either at Fourth Corner Community Church, 4071 Home Road (Northwest Ave. Exit form I–5), Bellingham, WA, or at the Fairhaven Public Library, 1112 12th Street, Bellingham, WA. Information: Rosemary Read, (360) 734–1295. email / Web page.
Tacoma Mountaineers. 4th Saturday of the month October through May at the Sons of Norway Normanna Hall at 15th and Martin Luther King Way in Tacoma. Dances start at 8 p.m. with occasional lessons during the dance; generally a band will play for us. Info: Yvonne at (253) 833 9276 or (253) 640 6359, or email.
Contra dancing, Pt. Angeles, Black Diamond Comm. Hall; every 1st Saturday (Sept. through May); Instruction 7:30 p.m., dance 8–11 p.m.; all ages welcome; partners not required. Admission: $6 adults, $2 children ages 7–17; 1942 Black Diamond Rd. (2 mi. up from Pine St.). Contact: Email.
Contra Dancing, Whidbey Island, 4th Saturday of each month, 7–10:30, Bayview Hall, Langley. Live band. $7 adults and $3 children. Contact Val Newsom at (360) 299–8981 for additional information.
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