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Monthly Calendar:
What's on your dance card? Check out our Month-at-a-Glance Calendar >>>

Special Events:
Find out more about:
Have a Heart Hop with Natty Beaux at Hilton Washington Dulles Airport, Friday, February 12

JP McDermott and Western Bop at Nick's Nightclub, Wednesday, February 17

First Annual Collegiate Lindy Rendezvous, February 19-20

Doc Scantlin and the Imperial Palms Orchestra at the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Saturday, February 20

Swing into Spring with Big Four Combo at the Black Rock Center for the Arts, Saturday, March 13

Registration is open NOW for the third annual DC Balboa Weekend, March 19-21

Fourth Friday DJ Bal/Swing dances with Kate and Bobby at Chevy Chase Ballroom

Friday night swing dances with live music at Chevy Chase Ballroom and Hilton Washington Dulles Airport

Tom and Debra's dances at the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo

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Special Events


Sue and Gary's Annual Have a Heart Hop fundraiser with NATTY BEAUX
Friday, February 12
Drop-in beginner swing lesson with Sue and Gary 8:30-9pm, dance 9pm-12midnight
$15

Each year, on the Friday closest to Valentine's Day, Sue and Gary's regular weekly dance with live music becomes the Have a Heart Hop. This year the beneficiaries aer the Forever Home Rescue Foundation and the Honor Flight Network. There'll be auction items (you can even bid on dancers!), contests, snacks, special treats, and fun galore. You know you want to be a part of this, enjoying two of your favorite activities at the same time: dancing, and helping to make others happy.

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Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, Virginia | DIRECTIONS >

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Hump-Day treat! JP McDERMOTT AND WESTERN BOP
Wednesday, February 17
9-11pm
$10

Yay, it's Wednesday and the week is half over! What better way to celebrate than popping on over to Nick's for half-priced burgers until 8pm, great music with one of our favorite bands, and all your dance friends in attendance? We're featuring live music at Nick's on the third Wednesday of the month, so mark your calendars now for a St. Patrick's Day party with Scott Ramminger and the Crawstickers on March 17.

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Nick's Nightclub, 642 South Pickett Street, Alexandria, Virginia | DIRECTIONS >

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Don't miss it! DOC SCANTLIN'S IMPERIAL PALMS ORCHESTRA
Saturday, February 20
Drop-in beginner swing lesson with Tom and Debra 8-9pm; dance 9pm-12midnight
$15

Part of our First Annual Collegiate Lindy Rendezvous Weekend, this is a DON'T MISS event! From 1920s speakeasy numbers such as "Puttin' On The Ritz" and the Charleston through the romantic, elegant 1930s tunes of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin, through the wonderful swing era of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and the rest, Doc Scantlin's Imperial Palms Orchestra takes you on a dizzying trip through time. Having played hundreds of the biggest and best balls, special events, private parties and concerts, throughout the U.S. and Europe, we are delighted to welcome Doc and the Imperial Palms back to the Spanish Ballroom for another night of great dancing.

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In cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc., the National Park Service and Montgomery County, MD

Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Maryland| DIRECTIONS >

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Swing into Spring at Black Rock with the BIG FOUR COMBO
Saturday, March 13
Drop-in beginner swing lesson with Tom and Debra 8-8:30pm; dance 8:30-11:30pm
$15

We are thrilled to announce this dance at the beautiful Black Rock Center for the Arts! Climate-controlled, plenty of parking, tons of nearby restaurants, and a STUNNING floating dance floor—what more could you ask for? What's that--wonderful music, you say? Well, we've taken care of that, too, with the fabulous Big Joe Maher and his Big Four Combo. Start with traditional Kansas City jump blues, mix in plenty of rhythm and blues, add just a dash of New Orleans swing, stir it up with the smooth, stylish vocals and shuffling drumming of Big Joe, season well with some of the best musicians in the DC-metro area, and you've got a night of great dance music, keeping classic jazz and rhythm and blues alive and swinging!

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Black Rock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, Maryland| DIRECTIONS >

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Fourth Friday DJ Balboa dance with Aba, Kate and Bobby
Drop-in beginner swing and Balboa lesson 8:30-9pm, dance 9pm-12midnight, $10

Here's a chance for Balboa/Bal-Swing enthusiasts to dance to great DJ music on one of the best dance floors in town. Enjoy a casual friendly atmosphere where you can Bal 'til your heart's content (but no one will mind if you throw in a little Lindy, either!).


Chevy Chase Ballroom 5207 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC | DIRECTIONS >

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Every Friday night
Chevy Chase Ballroom with Tom and Debra

Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel with Sue and Gary
Friday night dance fun that can't be beat!
The dancers are out in full force, so don't miss the best deal in town! All ages welcome, large dance floors, air conditioned!
Drop-in beginner lesson included in price of admission from 8:30-9pm,
live music from 9pm-12midnight, $15.

See the MONTHLY CALENDAR under DANCE EVENTS for our schedule.

Chevy Chase Ballroom 5207 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC | DIRECTIONS >

Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, Virginia | DIRECTIONS >

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Tom and Debra at the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Beginner lesson with Tom and Debra 8-9pm; Dance 9pm-12midnight

Tom and Debra are delighted to be hosting these special dances at the beautiful and historic Spanish Ballroom. As always, we have something special planned for each of these evenings; mark your calendar now to save the date for some fabulous dance fun!

December 12—Pittsburgh's DR. ZOOT
December 31—New Year's Eve with LADY LUCK AND THE SUICIDE KINGS!
Sat, January 16—From New York City, GEORGE GEE SWING ORCHESTRA
Sat, February 20—the infamous DOC SCANTLIN'S IMPERIAL PALMS ORCHESTRA
Sat, March 20—DC Bal Weekend with SINGCO RHYTHM ORCHESTRA
Sat, May 29
Fri, June 11 in the Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat, June 12
Fri, June 18 in the Bumper Car Pavillion
Fri, July 2 in the Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat, July 3
Fri, July 30 in the Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat, July 31
Fri, August 13 in the Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat, August 14
Fri, August 27 in the Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat, September 11
Sat, October 16 in the Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat, November 20

See the MONTHLY CALENDAR under DANCE EVENTS for our schedule.

Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Maryland| DIRECTIONS >

In cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc., the National Park Service and Montgomery County, MD

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