The best link for the most dance info is Seattledance.org.
SFS sponsors the Emerald City Contra Dance – every Friday 7 – 10PM in the Community Hall of the Phinney Neighborhood Center. (The dance customarily takes a night off during the NW Folklife Festival at the end of May, and moves to a different location for the first Friday of December. Check their schedule for details!)
- Emerald City Contra Dance
- Lake City Contra Dance (Now at the Seattle Latvian Center, every Thursday)
- Contra Dancing
- Clog Dancing
- English Country Dance
- Square dancing
- Waltzing, mostly, and some other dances as well
- Cajun and zydeco dancing
- Sonny Newman’s Dance Hall (tango, waltz)
- Scandinavian dance
- Northwest Dance Network, swing and other partner dances
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
- Dance for Joy
- Irish Set Dancing
For email subscriptions about mostly waltz and ballroom dance events, send an email to Bejurin or call Monica or Bejurin at 206/367-1626.
To receive another dance email for many other dance events, including any classes, email Ron Bolin or call him at 425/917-1188 or toll free 1-888/423-8635.
If you want to be part of an ongoing discussion group about contra dancing, send an email to
seattlecontra-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Dance News
- Family Dance – November 5th, January 14, February 11, & March 11 (11/5/2017) - Coming on Sunday, Nov 5 – One-time change in schedule to the FIRST SUNDAY 2:30 – 4:30 in Rm 7 of the “Blue Building” Phinney Neighborhood Center 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle music by Bonnie Zahnow, WB Reid, Terry Wergeland and their students – the Musical Socks calling from Abi Hobart of Bellingham and Amy Carroll – … Continue reading Family Dance – November 5th, January 14, February 11, & March 11
- Free Seattle Summer outdoor concerts and dances (8/4/2017) - Downtown Seattle’s Out to Lunch (OTL) 2017 summer concert series is bigger than ever, with music every day of the week, and not just at lunch! This free, outdoor series brings live, lunchtime music to 12 downtown locations from July 5 to Sept. 1. All concerts take place from 12-1:30 p.m., except on Mondays, when you … Continue reading Free Seattle Summer outdoor concerts and dances