DANCES What a weekend! Friday night brings you pure Bal pleasure with one of the newest bands to hit the scene; Saturday night at the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park offers a delectable mix of swing and Bal with a traditional swing era Big Band; and wrapping it up, one more chance to dance at a free DJ party on Sunday night.
FRIDAY NIGHT • SATURDAY NIGHT • SUNDAY NIGHT
Friday, March 19
Blue Vipers of Brooklyn
Drop-in beginner swing/Balboa lesson 8:30-9pm, dance 9pm-12midnight, $15
The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn are an early jazz, swing, and blues band, composed of acoustic guitar/vocals, upright bass, homemade washboard percussion, trumpet and saxophone. Their repertoire of witty songs from 1920's and 30's is augmented by original tunes with moving yet sometimes-bawdy lyrics and catchy four-part vocal harmony. With influences ranging from Fats Waller to Willie Dixon, Louis Armstrong to Hank Williams, and Les Paul and Mary Ford to the Mills Brothers, the Blue Vipers are a refreshing swing band that will keep you coming back for more! Gottaswing first introduced DC audiences to the Blue Vipers in October 2008, and are happy to bring them back again.
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Chevy Chase Ballroom, 5207 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC| DIRECTIONS >
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Saturday, March 20 
SINGCO RHYTHM ORCHESTRA
Drop-in beginner swing lesson with Tom and Debra 8-9pm, dance 9pm-12midnight, $15
This delightful big band specializes in the hot jazz of the late 1920s, the romantic and swingy 1930's and the Benny Goodman/Tomy Dorsey/Glenn Miller "High Swing" of the 1940s. Hot, swinging and completely entertaining, SingCo will take you back in time and thoroughly excite you with it's nostalgic look at the big band repertoire. SingCo has been the featured band for private parties to national conventions, appearing at the National Archives, Cultural Tourism for DC for the National World War II reunion in 2004, Union Station, and even a presidential inaugural ball. As part of the third annual DC Bal weekend, SingCo will deliver traditional Big Band music that's perfect for Lindy and Balboa.
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The Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Intersection of MacArthur Boulevard & Goldsboro Road, Glen Echo, Maryland| DIRECTIONS >
Sunday, March 21
BALBOA DJ DANCE
8-10:30pm, FREE!
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Get your final dance fix for the weekend at this great restaurant featuring Metro access, free nearby parking, delicious, reasonably-priced food, and a bar.
McGinty's Public House, 911 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland| DIRECTIONS >
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