Clubs that are members of Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated have events listed here. If the club at which you generally dance is not listed, the club membership may have lapsed. Please encourage the locations where you dance to join NFDI!
Dancing in Garden Home meets each Thursday from 7 to 9 pm at 7665 SW 67th Ave., Portland. (Enter by the MIDDLE front door.) Dances are global, including Asian, Native American, European, Polynesian, and much more. $2. Soft soled shoes only, please. For more info, contact Heidi at (503) 246-9464 or heivor19@gmail.com.
Kyklos Intl Dance Group, Gym II in the Reed Sports Center, 2870 SE Botsford Drive, Portland. $2 Teaching and dancing for beginners (and returning dancers), 7–7:30. Dancing 7:30–9:45 with the Kyklos dancers. Info: www.kyklosfolkdancers.org.
Sunday Night Folkdancing. Balkan dances taught from 7:30–8 p.m.; Israeli dances taught from 8–9 p.m., followed by open dancing at Fulton Park Community Center, 68 SW Miles (off Barbur, traffic light just east of Terwilliger), Portland. $3. Info: Bill Nelson (503) 245-6860.
Veselo Community Folk Dancers meet on Sundays at In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette Street, Eugene, OR. Warm up dances start at 7:15, teaching at 7:30, request dancing from 8–9:30. $3 for any or all of the evening, and repeat attendees can pre-pay by the quarter for a discount. Info: Linda Ketchum at (541) 726-7548 or email; Shirley Reeves at (541) 683-6197 or email.
Katrilli Finnish Folkdancers meet on Sundays, 5 p.m.–7 p.m., at the Swedish Cultural Center (SCC), 1920 Dexter Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109. Learn Finnish folklore and traditions through dance. All are welcome! Visit the Web site at http://finnsnw.com/Katrilli/ or call JoAnne at (206) 329-1443 for information.
Scottish Country Dancing in Tacoma: "Fun, Fitness, Friendship". 4–6 p.m. on 2nd and 4th Sundays at Studio 6 Ballroom, 2608 6th Ave. Tacoma, WA. Contact Meg. Like us on Facebook: Scottish Country Dancers Tacoma (https://www.facebook.com/Scottish-Country-Dancers-Tacoma-362898913779418/). 2017 Winter session: Jan. 8 & 22; Feb. 12 & 26; March 12. Spring session: March 26; April 9 &23; May 14; June 11. All levels and ages welcome. No partner needed. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. $7/ session. Tacoma Highland Games are June 24, 2017.
Cowichan International Folkdancers meet year-round on Monday nights, 7:30-9:30, at the Mill Bay Community Hall, 1001 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road (beside Kerry Park Arena), 26 miles north of Victoria. Info: Kate (250) 743-5068 or Jim (250) 743-2686 or email.
Scandinavian dance instruction, Sons of Norway hall, 18891 Front St., Poulsbo, WA. Donations gleefully accepted; partners not required; dance shoes recommended; treats enthusiastically sampled. Party dance, Monday, February 20. Info: Julie (360) 394-9698; or Laurel (360) 876-8907.
Scottish Country Dance Class, 7–9 p.m., Anacortes Arts Depot, 8th and R Avenue, Anacortes, OR at Oak Harbor Senior Center in Oak Harbor. $5 per class. Contact Barbara Parkes at (360) 341-2061 for additional information or visit www.skagitscd.org.
Seattle International Folk Dancers. Int’l dancing, 6:45–8:45 p.m., Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle. $3; seniors, $2. Info: Alan, (206) 362-6035. No dance on holidays.
South Whidbey International Folk Dancers. Meets Monday nights from 7–9:30 p.m. Bayview School, 5611 Bayview Rd, Langley, WA (on Whidbey Island). $0. Easy and intermediate Balkan, Israeli, Middle Eastern, European, Asian, and South American line dances. Info: Shirley Hauck.
Totem Folkdancers, International, 7:15–9:15 p.m. Star Center, 3873 S. 66th Street, Tacoma (Venue info: (253) 404-3939 or starcentertacoma.org). $5 donation/night. Children welcome. Info: Felice, (253) 756-4977.
Vancouver International Folk Dancers. Request dancing, 7–7:30 p.m. Teaching, 7:30–9:30 p.m., mid-June to mid-August at Ceperley Meadow in Stanley Park (past the tennis courts, across from the Pitch and Putt, and near Second Beach). Dancing is open to everyone, all ages, all skill levels. No previous experience necessary. We teach very easy dances from many countries. Info: Susan Pinkham at 604-732-9652 or email. For more information on future events, see our Web site.
Eugene Folkdancers, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West "C" St, Springfield, OR. Lessons from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Info: Helen (541) 206-9733 or email.
Beginning Scottish Country Dance. Beginner technique, 8–9 p.m.; intermediate, 9—9:50 p.m. University Heights Center, 5031 University Ave NE, Seattle. Information: Rachel.
Leikarringen of Leif Erikson Lodge No. 1 meets from 7:30–9:30 p.m. (September through June) at Leif Erikson Lodge #1 Sons of Norway, 2245 NW 57th St., Seattle, WA. For information call (206) 783-1274.
Olympia Folkdancers Coop, 7–9 p.m., South Bay Grange, 3918 Sleater-Kinney Rd, Olympia. Teaching international folk dances, as needed, then request dancing. Come solo, or with a partner. Students and first timers, $1. Others, $3. For information, call (360) 426-0075 or (360) 943-1604, or email.
Olympic Peninsula Folk Dancers, 1:30–3:30 p.m. No charge. Call for more info, as our day/times change. Info: Barb email or (360) 928-9698; or Katherine, (360) 683-7603.
Seattle Mountaineers Int’l Folk Dancing, approx. 7:30–9:30 p.m., almost every Tuesday. Waltz, ragtime, tango, polka, etc., plus line dances, sets, & mixers. Informal teaching/walk-throughs at beginner level for first half, then requests at any level. No partner necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends. $10; $8 for Kirkland residents; $7.50 for monthly rate. Info and directions: www.mountaineers.org/seattlefolkdance. For questions, call Johnny at (425) 746-2328 or email
Skagit-Anacortes Folkdancers. Beg. teaching at 7 p.m., inter. at 7:30 p.m., program at 8:10, requests at 8:45 p.m. at Bay View Grange Hall, Bayview Rd & Hwy 525, Bayview, WA. Directions: west on Hwy 20 as far as the light at Bay View State Park exit (across from Farmhouse Inn) off Hwy 20. Turn right and travel to the small community of Bay View and the 25 mph zone. Turn right at C St., at the boatworks bldg. and go up hill. Pass a church on your right and fire hall on left. Bay View Hall is right next to the fire hall. Info: Joel, (360) 391-0601 or email.
Vancouver, WA, International Folk Dance. Weekly club. Easy lines, sets, circles, squares, mixers. No partner or experience needed. Tuesdays, 3–4:15 p.m., 1$ drop in. Marshall Community Center, 1009 E. McLaughlin Blvd., (360) 487-7055. Info: Ken Dewire, (360) 828-5031, or cell (360) 216-6264.
International Folk Dance for Beginners. 7–8:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange Street, Astoria. Basic circle dances of Europe—no experience necessary, no partner needed. Ages 13 and up, $4 per session; drop-ins welcome. To register, call (503) 325-7275.
Oregon Coast International Dancers meet every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 8 ($6 per session). We meet at the Lane Community College Dance Studio, 3149 Oak St., Florence, OR, during the school year. Contact Ellen at (541) 997-9505.
Enzian Schuhplattler. Performance group, Bavarian folk dances and Schuhplattler. Practices are on Wednesdays, 7–9 p.m., at the German House, 613 9th Street, Seattle, WA. No practices from the day before Thanksgiving through the first Thursday in January. Info: Sean Schmidt at (206) 898-5107 or via email. Website.
Skandia Folkdance Society Basics Class, 7:30–9 p.m., Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, Room 2 (upper building). $55 for the series; $48 for members. For current schedule and more information, check the Skandia Folkdance Society Web site or call the hotline at (425) 954-5262.
Sno-King Int’l Folk Dancers. All-request program. Short teaching or review at 7:30 p.m. Donation: $8 (members, $6). Cedar Valley Grange 20526 - 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood. Info: www.sno-king.org or dancesnoking@gmail.com.
Fourth Corner Folk Dancers meet at 7 p.m., a new time for us, at the Fairhaven Branch Library, 1117 12th Street, Bellingham. We are having teaching start earlier, right after warm-up dances, first teaching an easier dance, followed by teaching of a more difficult dance. We then dance to a selected program of dances, followed by requests. We end the evening at 9:30 p.m. No partner or experience is necessary, and all ages are welcome. A $5 donation is requested, and first-timers are free. Info: (360) 380-0456.
Int’l Folkdancers of Richland. Review 7:30 p.m., requests 9 p.m. Community House, 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland. Info: Pauli (509) 943-9079 or Marilyn (509) 545-1311.
Skandia Folkdance Society Beyond Basics Class 7:30–9 p.m., Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, Room 32 (lower building) ($40; $48 for members). For current schedule and more information, check the Skandia Folkdance Society Web site or call the hotline at (425) 954-5262.
Wenatchee Scottish Country Dancing, all levels. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Irish Dance Studio, 151 Worthen Street, Wenatchee, WA. Information: Lesley, (509) 663-3743.
South Coast Folk Society holds a folk dance on the 4th Friday of each month, 7–10 p.m., at the Greenacres Grange between Coos Bay and Coquille (Just off Hwy 42 at 3 miles east Hwy 101). $4 admission. Teaching and requests. More info: Stacy Rose, (541) 808-1002 or email.
Zabava Balkan Dancing. Fridays, 7:30–10 p.m.; teaching the first hour. Admission: $1. 2833 NE 8th Ave, Portland. Bring requests for dances to do, learn, lead, or teach. Please bring clean soft-soled shoes. Allergy notes: Interested cat on premises, and please don't wear scented products (perfume, lotion, hairspray, etc.). Contact Sonia Connolly at (503) 334-6434 or via email. More info at www.BalkanDancing.com.
Seattle Balkan Dancers at the Russian Center on Capitol Hill (704 19th Ave. E., Seattle) for Balkan line dances. Teaching most Fridays at either 7:30 or 8. Social dance from 8:30–11:30. Bring your requests. Easier dances during the first 60–90 minutes. Children are welcome. Info: Info or www.seattlebalkandancers.org.
Skandia Folkdance Society dances 1st and 3rd Fridays at Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 - 52nd Ave. West, Lynnwood, WA 98036-7610. Teaching at 7:30 p.m.; dancing at 8:30 p.m. Live music. Skandia members, $10; nonmembers, $15 (prices higher for some dances). For more information, check the Skandia Folkdance Society Web site or call the hotline at (425) 954-5262.
Contra Dancing, Pt. Angeles, Black Diamond Comm. Hall; every 1st Saturday (Sept. through May); Instruction 7:30 p.m., dance 8–11 p.m.; all ages welcome; partners not required. Admission: $6 adults, $2 children ages 7–17; 1942 Black Diamond Rd. (2 mi. up from Pine St.). Contact: Email.
Contra Dancing, Whidbey Island, 4th Saturday of each month, 7–10:30, Bayview Hall, Langley. Live band. $7 adults and $3 children. Contact Val Newsom at (360) 299-8981 for additional information.
Intl Folkdancers Of Richland. 1st Sat. party, 8 p.m. Community House, George Washington Way, Richland, WA. Info: Marilyn (509) 545-1311.
Sno-King Int’l Folk Dancers. Saturday Dance, 7–9:30 p.m. Requests, 7 p.m.; short teaching or review at 7:30, followed by program and request dancing. Donation: $8; members, $6. Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 - 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood. Info: www.sno-king.org or dancesnoking@gmail.com.
Sons of Norway Tacoma (formerly Tacoma Mountaineers). 4th Saturday dance, September through April, at Sons of Norway Normanna Hall, 15th and MLK Way, Tacoma. Teaching at 7 p.m. and dancing to live music 8 to 10:30, mostly Scandinavian. Contacts: Karen Goettling at (253) 759-3731 or Karen's email, and Nancy Camenzind at (360) 491-0704 or Nancy's email.