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Dance for Joy! offers great dance instruction
in a great environment

We teach solid skills in Waltz, East-Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Blues and other dance styles that connect you to your partner and to the music while you're both having fun. You learn as you play!

Sign up online on our Registration page, or scroll down for other options.
Note: Some locations offer more beginning, intermediate or advanced classes.
Please read the prerequisites on the Class Descriptions page, as classes build on knowledge previously learned.

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Where and When
Instructors
Sept/Oct Sessions
Special Events
Oct/Nov Sessions
Special Events
Jan/Feb
Sessions
Special Events
Mar/Apr
Sessions
Special Events
Special Events
Cornucopia Ball
Oct 17
w/KGB
Christmas in Vienna
Ball
Dec 12
Mondays
Exit Space
(Greenlake)
L Carey/
& partner
Mondays
Sept 13–
Oct 11
Mondays
Oct 18-
Nov 15
7:00-8:00
Waltz 1
Slow Waltz Essentials
A
Waltz 1
Slow Waltz Essentials
B
Tuesdays
HPIC West
Seattle
L Carey/
C Carey
Tuesdays
Sept 7–
Oct 12
Tuesdays
Oct 19-
Nov 30
7:00–8:00
Waltz 1
Slow Waltz Essentials
B
Swing 2
The Moves
You'll Use
No class
Nov 23
8:15–9:15
Waltz 2
Cross-step
Waltz 2
Romantic Waltz
Wednesdays
Exit Space Dance
(Greenlake)
Buster/
C Carey
Weds
Sept 8–
Oct 13
Weds
Oct 20–
Dec 1
7:00-8:00
Beginning
Swing 1 East Coast A
Beginning
Swing 1 East Coast B
No class
Nov 24
8:15-9:15
Swing 1 Lindy Hop A
Swing 1 Lindy Hop B
Wednesdays
Alki Comm
Center
(W Seattle)
L Carey
& partner
Weds
Sept 15–
Nov 3
(8 wks)
6:30-7:30
Beginning
Swing 1A

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SP/R
8:15-9:15
Beginning
Zydeco

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SP/R
Thursdays
Sonny's
Greenwood
L Carey/
Shamseldin
Thursdays
Sept 16–
Oct 14
Thursdays
Oct 21–
Nov 18
7:00-8:15
Waltz 2
Classics/
Viennese
Waltz 2
Intro to Cross-step
No class
Nov 25
8:30-9:45
Waltz 3
Advanced Cross-step
Waltz 3/4 Airborne Division
2nd Sat
Dance in
W Seattle
Lilli Ann &
Friends
Saturday
May 8
Saturday
June 12
Saturday
July 10
Saturday
Aug 14
Saturday
Sept 11
Saturday
Oct 9
Saturday
Nov 13
Saturday
Dec 11
7:30-11pm
DJ'd
Dance
DJ'd
Dance
No Dance
No Dance
DJ'd
Dance
DJ'd
Dance
DJ'd
Dance
No
Dance
4th Sat
Dance at
Sonny's
Lilli Ann &
Friends
Saturday
May 22
Saturday
June 26
Saturday
July 24
& 31
Saturday
Aug 28
Saturday
Sept 25
Saturday
Oct 23
& 30
Saturday
Nov 27
Saturday
Dec 24
7:30-11pm
Live Band
KGB
DJ'd
Dance
DJ'd
Dance
Diane
Kirkwood
& Silver
Lining
DJ'd
Dance
DJ'd
Dance
DJ'd
Dance
No
Dance

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Class Fees and Registration

Regular class fees are $65/class for a 6-week session. To register, here are your options:

  • Click here to pay with a credit card using our Registration page. Sign up by class and role (lead or follow)
  • Pay by check to Dance for Joy!
    Mail check to:
    Dance for Joy!
    PO Box 15970
    Seattle WA 98115
    Please indicate:
    1. which classes you're taking,
    2. who will be attending,
    3. who is lead and who is follow, and
    4. an email address.
  • Pay by cash or check the first night.
    This looks like a great option, doesn't it? But enroll responsibly! Let us know you are coming! We really like to balance classes for the benefit of all and can't do so if you don't tell us ahead of time! Email lilli@att.net at least 2 days before class. Less than 2 days before the start of the class we charge a $10 late fee. Thanks for your understanding!

FAQs

New to dance or new to Dance for Joy? Not sure if this is for you? You may always try your first class for free and sign up after. We also offer 2 for 1's to new DFJ! students.
Where are the classes? See locations at right for directions and parking.
What shoes and clothes do I wear? Clean, non-marking low heeled or flat soled shoes are best. All dance spaces have beautiful floors and we are committed to keeping them that way. Wear clothes that you feel comfortable in — most people dress casually.
Missing classes? Going to miss a couple of classes due to vacation or work and know this before the class session begins? Class pro-rations are taken on a case-by-case basis. If you miss a class during the session arrive a bit early then next week and we will catch you up. We also usually review the previous weeks material in the first part of class and all material on the final day of class.
Other questions? email lilli@att.net or call 206-264-5646

Private Lessons

If you need to get up-to-speed for that upcoming wedding or class reunion, quickly improve specific skills, or don't see the right class for you, private lessons are the answer! E-mail Lilli Ann or call her at 206-264-5646 to find out more!

Dance Locations

Exit Space Dance (east studio)
414 NE 72nd Street, Seattle, (Greenlake)

exitspacedance.com
Directions: N 50th Street Exit from I-5, north on East Greenlake Way N, West on NE 72nd St.
Park on street or in lots. Currently, parking on 5th Ave NE is still free all day. After 6pm, metered areas are free.

Greenwood Masonic Lodge
7910 Greenwood Ave N. (Greenwood)
users.qwest.net/~grnwdlodge253/grnwddi.htm
Directions: West on 85th from I-5, south on Greenwood N, 1/2 block south of N 80th on the east side of the street.
Park on the street (free) or in the School/Church parking lot 1/2 block west off of 80th after 6pm.

Highland Park Improvement Club (HPIC)
1116 SW Holden (West Seattle)

hpic1919.org
This is a sweet place to learn. If you are from Seattle proper, it's worth the 15-minute drive.
Directions: West on the West Seattle bridge south of downtown Seattle, take Delridge exit, south on Delridge to next sharp left after Orchard onto 21st Ave SW. Go up the hill, jogging a sharp left and then right, and road becomes Holden. Keep going to 12th and Holden. There is a map link on the www.hpic1919.org site under "Contact." Park in the lot next to the building.

Sonny Newman's Dance Hall
201 N 85th St, Seattle (Greenwood)

sonnynewmansdancehall.com
Directions: West on 85th from I-5, one half block west of Greenwood Ave, upstairs
Park on the street or in the lot directly next to the building above or below. Do not park in other lots.

Dance for Joy classes in Portland

For information on classes with my friend Uwe Hessinger, go to WaltzEclectic.org
(For all classes, please register early — space is limited, we seek to gender balance and will wait-list if necessary.)