Go to our Dance for Joy! website for other great dance classes and events!

Masks are optional but recommended on the dance floor. If you feel unwell, please visit another night. Bring waterfor your use and please recycle your plastic bottles. Thanks!

Seventeen years of FREE dancing in Seattle parks!

Join us for Dancing til Dusk 2024, 17 summer evenings of free music, dance lessons and dancing in Seattle parks!

1st hour is a beginning dance lesson, no partner necessary as we change partners in the lesson. If you prefer not to change partners, bring one along!

Rain Hotline:
206-264-5646

Thursdays in Freeway Park
6-9pm

July 11 — English Country Dance | Called by Laura Mé Smith

July 18The Hot Tango Four | Tango

July 25Swingin' In the Rain with Dina Blade | Variety

Tuesdays in Hing Hay Park
6-9pm

July 16 — Joel Astley and Friends | Blues

July 23 — The Weather Birds | Swing

July 30Lulu Swing French Cabaret | Swing

Thursdays in Cal Anderson Park
6-9:30pm

August 1 — Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints | Americana Rock'n'Roll

August 8 — WCS DJ Battle with Sam, Lia & Rebecca | West Coast Swing

August 15 — Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” | Django Reinhart Swing

Tuesdays in Westlake Park
6-9:30pm

Jul 9 — Jacqueline Tabor Jazz and Blues | Swing

Aug 6 — Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano | Salsa

Aug 20Cancelled due to weather! WCS DJ Battle with Za, Thomas & Rebecca | West Coast Swing

Fridays at Friends of Waterfront Seattle
6–8:30pm

Aug 2 — DJ Jim Chow | Salsa

Aug 16 — DJ Jim Chow | Salsa

Thursday in Lake City
6-9pm

Aug 22 — Buena Vibra | Salsa

Tuesdays in Ballard Commons
6-9pm

Aug 13 — Louisiana Night with Sean "Gator Boy" Donovan | Zydeco and Cajun

Aug 27 — The Elnah Jordan Experience | Swing & Blues

Couples swinging to big band music in Seattle parks
© Constance Brinkley

FUNDRAISER • Wednesday, Aug 21
Golden Gardens Bathhouse
6-9pm

DJ Battle with Sean Donovan and Lilli Ann Carey, this is a Ball Blanc, wear white! | Variety

Thank you to our sponsors: Seattle Parks & Recreation; Downtown Seattle Association; Downtown Seattle Association Metropolitan Improvement District, Interim CDA, Horizon House, and Freeway Park Association

Organized by Lilli Ann Carey and
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Go to our Dance for Joy! website for other great dance classes and events!