LIVE MUSIC DANCES
pre-dance workshop: 7:30 - 8:30
dance: 8:30 - 12:00
cost: Just $15 for the whole night!
Student Rate (under 23 with ID): $10 (unless otherwise noted below)
location: Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave N - just north of downtown (unless otherwise noted).
- Smoke and alcohol free
- Attendance limited
- Please ensure your shoes do not mark the wood floor.
Like everything else that's changing with the new and improving Northwest Dance Network, we're committed to remaking our dances as well — so if you have ideas for ways to make our dances even more enjoyable, email our Dance Manager, Dean Paton, directly and tell us what's what. We already bring you the best live dance music in the Northwest; next up, we'll be enlivening our dances with simple mixers, with more chances to dance with experienced dancers and—well, partly what we do could be up to you.
Picture your ideal dance, and then tell us what you'd like to see. We'll listen to any ideas that can make these dances even better.
september
- Sept 18 • Little Bill & the Blue Notes (Featuring Dick Powell) • Swedish Cultural Center
Saturday • Swedish Cultural Center
Legendary performers that bring the musical goods: R & B, Chicago-style blues, shuffles, swing, even some James Brown and a cha-cha or three. Fabulous for West Coast, East Coast, and sultry end-of-summer celebrating.
Workshop: Traveling Swing – Moovin' While You're Groovin'
Instructors: Susan Balshor and Dean Paton
Want to see more of Little Bill & the Blue Notes? Check out their web page.
october
- Oct 2 • Jo Miller and Her Burly Roughnecks • Swedish Cultural Center
Saturday • Swedish Cultural Center
Top-rate musicianship and high-energy dance music that segues happily between swing, honky tonk, Texas swing, even some waltz. One of our most popular bands.
Workshop: Snap to the Groove
Instructors: Jeanette Piper & Sean Donovan
Want to see more of Jo Miller and Her Burly Roughnecks? Check out their web page.
- Oct 16 • Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators • Swedish Cultural Center
Saturday • Swedish Cultural Center
Northwest Dance Debut: A favorite among dancers on both coasts, this hot sextet showcases some of the best jazz musicians in Seattle playing classic swing and bluesy hits from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton and other great performers from the 1930s and 1940s. A splendid dance-music repertoire.
Workshop: 1920s Partnered Charleston
Instructors: Nancy Fry and Guy Caridi
Want to see more of Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators? Check out their web page.
november
- Nov 6 •The S Curves • Swedish Cultural Center
Saturday • Swedish Cultural Center
Back by popular demand: Three glam-girl singers backed by bass, guitar, piano and drums take us back to the dance-happy Sixties – when Rock & Roll teamed with bobby-soxer swing dancers to create both American Bandstand and millions of frightened, outraged parents. Showy. Joyous. Perfect.
Workshop: Sixties-Style Rock & Roll Swing
Instructors: Joanie (lil' Biscuit) Brown and MaryLee Lykes
