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What an extraordinary venue to dance! Whatever your heart desires, we have it! When: Social Ballroom Dance every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month; "Dance for Everyone" format (mixed ballroom/ swing) 2nd Saturday; Hustle/West Coast Swing 4th Saturday; Tango 5th Saturday; West Coast Swing & Dance for Everyone every Tuesday; Country Two Step Dance every Thursday; West Coast Swing Dance every 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month and Dance for Everyone every 3rd Sunday. Most dances are preceded by a lesson. Where: The beautiful historic Schoolhouse at 10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls VA 22066, now called the Colvin Run Dance Hall. Dancers have been laughing and dancing across its 1,850 sq ft, oak floor for 90 years! Come meet your friends and make new friends - we have the friendliest group of dancers in the DMV! Where everyone's glad you came and everyone knows your name. See you there!!
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See all- 3RD SATURDAY SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCEColvin Run Dance Hall, Great Falls, VA
Colvin Run's Ballroom Social Dance
June 21, 2025, 3rd Saturday7:30-8:30 pm Foxtrot Lesson by Michael Sims
8:30 -11:00 pm DJ Music by Michael Sims of Lite on Your Feet Dance StudioThe energy on the dance floor is electric when Michael Sims is at Colvin Run. Join us Saturday, June 21st when we turn up the music, let loose, and dance like nobody's watching. Be part of the energy, spirit, and excitement which Michael brings to the dance floor!
Unfortunately, for this Saturday only, Michael will not be able to dance with the ladies as he usually does throughout the evening. On June 6th he had umbilical hernia surgery from which he is recovering well! Michael definitely will be teaching the Foxtrot Lesson but not be able to dance throughout the evening.
Foxtrot, Mambo, Tango, Merengue, Bachata, Rumba, Samba, Cha Cha, Waltz, East & West Coast Swing, Viennese Waltz, Nightclub, Samba Line Dance, Hustle, Polka, Quickstep, Country 2 Step, El Paso, and a few mixers!
$15 (cash or check) for lesson & dance,
Scrumptious snacks, cold water & an evening of
Fun, Fun, Fun at Colvin Run!
No reservations, experience, or partner needed. Singles are welcome!
Plenty of free, safe parking at Colvin Run
Dress is "ballroom casual." Please no t-shirts, shorts, or jeans.
Dress to impress!
Dance shoes with suede or leather soles are required on the dance floor. NO street shoes allowed on the dance floor.
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Find Colvin Run at http://www.colvinrun.org
or visit https://www.meetup.com/colvinrun-org/
or contact Kathy.Milks@ColvinRun.org
Please go to our website calendar for all dances at www.colvinrun.org
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Michael Sims invites dancers, friends, and family to join him on his Alaskan Dance Cruise.
Click here for more information.
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The 100-year-old dance hall is operated by the Colvin Run Citizens Association, a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity. 100% of the proceeds from this dance will go to the operation and preservation of the historic dance hall.
