Partner Dance Instruction in Waltz, Swing, and Zydeco in Seattle and Around the Country
It is our joy to teach dance creatively and playfully so our students come to know the sheer joy, laughter and fun of dancing together. Dance for Joy! gives dance lessons in Waltz, Swing, Zydeco and Blues. We are committed to bringing the delight of partner dance to Seattle through group dance classes, private dance lessons, dance workshops and dance events.
Latest
New classes start the week of June 4th!
Registration is open for Beginning Waltz and Beginning Swing, Blues Fusion, Swing Footwork, Styling & Charleston, and the much anticipated 2012 version of the Best of Richard Powers and more!. Head to our Classes page to join the fun!
Dancing til Dusk Summer Schedule Is Up!
17 great July and August nights
of dancing in Seattle Parks!
We Need Your Dancing til Dusk Stories!
Your Seattle Parks Department is going to bat for funding from the city council for the Dancing 'til Dusk and City-Center Parks programs and they want your personal stories. How have these programs made a difference to the community, to your friends, yourself? Was this the first place you ever danced? Did it bring you to Parks you had never been to? What's your story?
Please send your stories to Lilli Ann by Tuesday, May 8th — your stories could make a difference!
Beaver Lodge at Mountain Springs Resort, where we'll be dancing. Photo by John Fehringer
Waltzing in the Leavenworth Valley
A Summer Dance Retreat with Dance for Joy! and Friends
Mountain Springs Resort,
Sunday, Monday & a little of Tuesday
August 26th, 27th and 28th
This summer, enjoy one of your favorites pastimes—waltzing!—while indulging in the grandness of the Leavenworth Valley and the extraordinary Mountain Springs Lodge. For one price, you will enjoy breathtaking surroundings, great dance instruction, lots of dancing in air conditioned comfort, and the deluxe amenities of the resort. When I saw Mountain Springs Resort, I couldn't think of a grander place to dance with all of you! (Here's a map of this amazing area.)
For more information, go to our Waltzing in the Valley page.
Camp Price is just $255
Accomodations are for very, very nice shared rooms with an abundance of baths; sorry, at this time no private rooms are available.
To register for Waltzing in the Valley: Go to our Registration page or mail a check to Dance for Joy! PO Box 15970, Seattle, WA 98115.
Please email Lilli Ann that your registration is in the mail.
There are only 50-55 slots for this retreat, so register early!
We are wait listing follows; if you are a follow and would like to be added to the wait list, please email Lilli Ann.
"Play At the Water's Edge"
Dancing 'til Dusk Fundraiser
We all know how much you love Dancing 'til Dusk, so here is a chance to show you care (through pure self-sacrifice I might add... ;-) How can we make a difference? Come dance and play with your friends on the lovely Dancing 'til Dusk dance floor "at the water's edge"!
Sunday, June 10th, 1-5pm
Alki Bathhouse
2701 Alki Ave SW
$10 for either section
or $15 for the whole afternoon
1-3pm DJ Lilli Ann for East & West Coast Swing,
Waltz and more!
3-5pm DJ Max Kepler of Dance Kepler for Tango
Register here for Alki Bathhouse
Note: Your event entrance goes toward supporting Dancing Til Dusk, but you may donate more and we will give you a receipt for your taxes! See you there!
To donate online, go to Associated Recreation Council site. They handle donations for Seattle Parks and Recreation, who produces DTD. You must select CCP-Downtown Park Support and then click on the “on behalf” button and enter DTD2012 in the text box.
Did you know we post class and workshop video reviews?
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Get out and dance!
4th and Occasional 5th Saturdays of the Month
Dance at Sonny's
Workshop 7:30–8:30, Dance 8:30pm–11pm
Sonny Newman's Dance Hall 201 N 85th St, Seattle (in Greenwood)
Saturday, May 26th — DJ Dance
Saturday, June 23rd — Live music with KGB
Saturday, July 28th — DJ Dance
Saturday, August 25th — DJ Dance
DJ'd Dance — Workshop and Dance $15; Dance only $10; pay at the door
Waltz Swing, Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Polka, Nightclub 2-step and more!
Live Music — Lesson and Dance $15; pay at the door
Lots of Waltz, Swing, Foxtrot, Polka, and more!
We'll announce what will be taught in our emails.
Click here to be added to our mailing list.
New! West Seattle (Mostly) Second Sunday Afternoon Tea Dance (Tea included!)
A New West Seattle Community Dance at Camp Long!
WEST SEATTLE DANCES with Dance for Joy! are back!
Camp Long Environmental Learning Center, 5200 35th Ave. SW
Intermediate lesson and dance $15
Beginning lesson and dance $10, Dance only $10
Intermediate Lesson 1:00–2:15
Beginning Lesson 2:15–2:45
Dance 2:45-4:45 — Waltz, Swing, Foxtrot, Blues, and more
Clean-up 4:45–5:00
All times are approximate due to set up and tear down time.
West Seattle's Camp Long lodge room is a beautiful and charming venue with a lovely foor and friendly atmosphere.
To get on the email list to find out what will be taught each month,
contact Lilli Ann to be added.
Sunday, April 22nd — DJ Dance
Sunday, May 13th — Special Mother's Day DJ Dance
Sunday, June 17th — DJ Dance
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For more information on classes and events, contact Lilli Ann at lilli@att.net.
Testimonials
Dear Lilli Ann,
I would just like to say how delightful it is to watch you dance and teach. You have such a passion for what you do, and approach it with such joy that it infects all those you encounter, and transforms mere dancing to magic.
I am however especially grateful to your intuitive ability to translate very complex dance moves into very simple and understandable instructions, making it possible for even novice dancers to begin to experience the grace and beauty, not to mention the self-confidence and sense of accomplishment, that fluid dancing begets. I have found while taking your classes that moves I have attempted for years have become seemingly effortless, and even the rare move that I don't acquire swiftly still seems filled with light and much less arcane.
I highly recommend your dances and most especially your classes to anyone who wishes to improve their level of comfort in any of the dances you teach. I also wish you all the success you have worked so hard to achieve. Be well and happy,
— Stan Brooks
"Lilli Ann, I feel like dropping you a note to say how much I enjoyed the beginning Waltz class here in Portland. I feel like I learned a lot. I never really thought I could dance! I still don't think I really dance very well at all, but I now feel like, Hey!, I can do this! Just need some practice! Anyway, thanks a lot. Your teaching style, patience, and good humor were just what I needed to start getting rid of my second left foot."
— Gilbert Omerod
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