English Country Dances
Dances are held at the Swedish Cultural Center (SCC), unless otherwise noted in the schedule below. When the SCC is not available, dances may be held at St. Andrews Church (STA). Please check this page shortly before each dance to learn of any changes in location.
Dances are generally the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Fridays, plus occasional other events.
- Newcomers session from 7:30pm to 8:00pm. Dance from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.
- General admission $8, SCC members $6, students $5.
- 1st & 5th Fridays, Local/visiting callers & musicians.
- 3rd Fridays, Laurie Andres and friends.
- For the enjoyment of all, please refrain from wearing scented products.
Information on English Country Dancing
For a Beginner’s Guide by the Santa Cruz English Country Dancers, click here.For more about what English Country Dancing is, click here.
For Judi Rivkin's animated English Country Dance Terms, click here.
For information about English Country Dancing in Seattle, please contact: Victoria Bestock (206-329-7289), Karen Shaw (206-784-2028), or Jean Causey (206-525-6065).
For programs of previous Seattle dances, click Seattle ECD Programs.
2012 Schedule
- May 4 - Mary Stevens Zarich and Peter Zarich will call. Music by Julie King, Brandon Vance and Marianne Tatom Letts.
- May 18 - Laura Mé Smith will call. Music by Julian Adamaitis, Betsy Cooper, Susan Burke, and Joe Micheals.
- May 25-28 - Northwest Folklife Festival.
- Friday May 25, 6 pm, Roadhouse - Laura Mé Smith calling.
- Friday May 25, 7pm, Roadhouse - Nan Evans calling.
- Monday May 28, 1pm, Roadhouse - Mary Devlin calling.
- June 1 - Karen Shaw will call. Music by Terry Wergeland, Marianne Tatom Letts, and Deb Kirkland.
- June 15 - Laurie Andres will call and play with friends.
- June 29 - Jean Causey will call. Music by Victoria Bestock, Charles Coldwell and Marianne Tatom Letts.
- July 6 - Caller TBD. Music by Terry Wergeland and his friends.
- July 20 - Caller TBD. Music by Laurie Andres, Charles Coldwell, and Joe Grote.
- August 3 - Caller TBD. Music by Laurie Andres and friends.
- August 17 - Nan Evans calling. Music by Julie King, Fred Nussbaum, and Betsy Cooper.
- August 31 - TBD.