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Seattle Dance Meetup

Seattle, WA, US

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Organized by Gabriela and 24 others

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*** QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZERS ***
The goal of Seattle Dance is to promote social dance events, classes, and workshops in the Seattle area across dance communities and to give people an idea of all the awesome dance happenings in town!
Teachers and organizers, please use this space to post your upcoming events and classes, especially those suitable for NEWBIES and all levels! (Please note some classes may require prior experience, when noted) Please include contact info and links so attendees can reach out to you directly.
Thanks for all you do to keep our city movin'!

Upcoming events (4+)

Sat, Jul 5, 2025, 10:00 AM PDTFreeform Dance Dance! Northgate Saturday mornings!
Northgate Community Center, Seattle, WA
$20.00
Welcome to FreeForm Dance Dance!! A dance for every body!

Doors open 10am, music 10:20am-11:40am, closing circle 11:40am-11:55am.

We dance freestyle with an ecstatic dance format, with a fabulous and inspirational setlist like no other--music from all eras, styles, peoples and cultures of the world. Music in all kinds of languages.

Popular, familiar music and music from around the globe. This is a unique kind of ecstatic dance. We take requests 2+ days ahead of time (write to grace@freeformdancedance.com).

Join our mailing list for weekly updates and announcements: https://workwithgrace.lpages.co/f2d2-welcome-get-on-mailing-list/

No steps, no instruction, no choreography. Our studio is gorgeous, full of natural light only, with tree-filled windows facing south. We provide a few yoga mats, chairs, musical instruments like shakers and rattles. Wear shoes or dance in bare feet on the beautiful hardwood floor.

At FreeForm Dance Dance there is something for everyone when it comes to dancing, movement and the music. We begin softly with slower beats, build to a crescendo in the middle, and then slow down again to a quieter pace at the end. The dance is a journey, 80 minutes.

We include pop music from every decade and era, Broadway and swing music, Bollywood, Zydeco, Cajun, North, South, West and East Africa, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, France, Spain, Bellydance, Bhangra, and also rock, funk, hip-hop, classical and awesome all-time dance music.

We begin in a brief welcome circle and end with a circle, but if you come a little late or leave early, you are still entirely welcome to join right in (and no one is required to participate in the opening and closing circles, although in many dancing cultures around the world with dance as a journey or prayer, this is part of the process).

At the end of our dance together, everyone shares a short few words of appreciation. People also bring poems, a very short one-verse song, or a quote to share. Grace usually shares one passage from the Tao Te Ching.

Dance is $15-$25 sliding scale for those attending in-person. We rent the studio at a fairly hefty fee, buy music, buy supplies like tape and yoga mats, and equipment....and we appreciate your presence in this joyful co-creation! Children 12 and under also welcome with a parent or caregiver (sliding scale $0-$10). Zoom costs as a subscription to run. Zoom attendees usually contribute $5-$20 to support us.

Pay at the door. No credit cards. To reserve your spot now, send paypal to jonzondo@juno.com or venmo @ JonMark4.

Pre-paid dance cards 11 dances for the price of 10 for the sliding scale of $125-$250 that you can store with us.

When we dance, we move into our "regular" lives with the sparkle of dance around us. Life becomes a playground. Magic things will happen.

Northgate Community Center 10510 -5th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98155 (enter at south door).

On zoom: we stream our set list through zoom so you can hear the sound well. You can choose to turn your video off, and your microphone will be turned off automatically during the dance (we'll turn it on at the end to hear you speak in our closing circle). People in person will come up to the screen to dance with you sometimes! We love our dancing friends from Europe, Africa and other parts of the US and Canada who join us!

Find zoom for your country at zoom.us (or your country). Download the free software.

ZOOM PARTICIPANTS: We open zoom from the studio at 10:05am Pacific Time with warm-up music and setlist begins at 10:20am Pacific Time.

Please write to us or get on our mailing list for the zoom link and password to join us via zoom!
28 attendees+23
Sun, Jul 6, 2025, 2:30 PM PDTSeattle West Coast Swing Beginner Bootcamp and Social Dance
Alki Masonic Center, Seattle, WA
Event website link: Seattle West Coast Swing Beginner Bootcamp and Social Dance

Swing through the Seattle Swing Dance Club (SSDC) for community volunteering, a West Coast Swing (WCS) dance beginner deep dive, and Westie social dancing!

Volunteer slots to earn FREE social dance admission or bootcamp discount

Three-hour WCS Beginner Dance Bootcamp w/ local WCS Champion Lia Brown (registration on-site at front desk only)

Three hours of social dancing to practice what you learned with DJ Koby Allard

Please note we will not hold our free beginners WCS dance lesson to encourage newcomers to take this bootcamp! Next FREE Beginners Class is Sunday 7/20 5:30 pm.

SCHEDULE: SUNDAY JULY 6, 2025
2:30 - 3:00 pm Registration, warm-up, & volunteer to set up
3:00 - 6:00 pm West Coast Swing Beginners Bootcamp w/ Lia: Learn Modern Swing/WCS basics to be able to get on the social dance floor in 3 hours!
6:00 pm Westie Social Dance starts w/ DJ Koby
9:00 pm Social dance ends & volunteer to clean up

CASHLESS PRICING
As of July 6, 2025, we will no longer be handling cash therefore credit cards will only be accepted at our events. Dance admission included with purchase of one or more workshops! We also honor affiliated swing club memberships.

Register at the front desk on-site only with a credit card. See below how it pays to be a Swing Dance Club Member!

Special Beginners Bootcamp Pricing:
$15 TOTAL ($5/hr!) Beginners bootcamp & dance admission
$5 Dance only

Volunteer Bootcamp Pricing (includes dance admission):
$0 FREE Bootcamp for Members
$5 TOTAL Bootcamp for Guests/Non-Members

VOLUNTEER
Your support of the 100% volunteer-run club for just an hour gets you into the dance for FREE! Thank you for your time and effort for our 501(c)(3) organization.

Volunteer Bootcamp Pricing (includes dance admission). Sign up for at least 1 slot and receive your choice of either:
$0 FREE Bootcamp for Members
$5 TOTAL Bootcamp for Guests/Non-Members

Find more info here: West Coast Swing Beginner Bootcamp
5 attendees
Sun, Jul 6, 2025, 5:30 PM PDTFREE 1-Hr Beginner Swing Partner Dance Lesson & Social Dance! NO PARTNER REQ'D!
Alki Masonic Center, Seattle, WA
https://seattleswingdanceclub.com/beginner Have you always wanted to learn to dance? Well, this is your year!

WHAT: Join us in West Seattle at the Alki Masonic Center every first and third Sunday for an absolutely FREE beginner west coast swing partner dance lesson! If it's your first time, you'll get into the social dance for FREE too! More info here

First-Time Instructions:

Arrive to Alki Masonic Center (free parking in private lot available)

Greet front desk volunteer and let them know you'd like to sign in for the beginner lesson

Wait for the dance instructor to greet you to go upstairs

Learn West Coast Swing (WCS), a modern & smooth improvisational partner swing dance style that is danced to a variety of music genres like pop, Top 40, R&B, rock n roll, country, blues, and many more

Come back downstairs and dance with friendly local dancers (often called Westies)

WHEN:

5:30 pm Free Beginner WCS aka Modern Swing Lesson starts

6:30 pm Lesson ends & Social Dance starts

WHO: Come with just yourself (no partner is required!) or bring a significant other, a friend, or neighbor to start dancing TODAY. You can email board@seattlewcswing.org or PM us on Facebook for questions or concerns!

WHERE: Alki Masonic Center 4736 40th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

HOW: Check out this frequently asked questions for the Seattle WCS Beginners Guide, created by Anja Beth Swoapu
7 attendees+2
Mon, Jul 7, 2025, 6:15 PM PDTSwing Dance Classes with Katie & Mark Kihara of Swing It Seattle
South Park Hall, Seattle, WA
$109.00
MONDAYS Lindy Hop Classes
7/7-8/4
Levels 1/2/3

NEW LOCATION South Park Hall 1253 S Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98108
Free Parking

Discover the joyous fun of the original swing dance, Lindy Hop! We start from the very beginning and make this class series accessible to everyone, regardless of experience. No partner required. We always rotate partners throughout the class. Material is reviewed from week to week. Missed a week? No problem, we’ll catch you up!

Lindy 1 students are welcome to join class on either day (Monday or Tuesday) at no additional charge.

Included bonuses!
7/28 5:45-6:15 MIDSEASON RECAP BONUS CLASS - Missed a class? Need some extra coaching? Our this extra review session to get caught up
8/6 8:15-10:15 LINDY 1 GRADUATION PARTY - Put your new dance skills to work at our weekly evening party, Swing It Wednesday!

Advance Registration Required
1 attendee

Past events (3589)

Wed, Jul 2, 2025, 8:15 PM PDTSwing It Wednesday - Live Swing Music & Dance at South Park Hall
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$15.00
2 attendees

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