Gottaswing brings you the best in weekly, monthly and special event dances with recorded and live music featuring local, national, and internationally recognized swing bands. Dancers of all ages, all styles, and all levels of experience are welcome. You never need a partner and dances include a beginner swing lesson in the price of admission. In addition to regularly-scheduled weekly dances, we also have great special events you won’t want to miss. Scroll down this list of regular dances, but don’t forget to check our CALENDAR frequently for special events.

DANCES

SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES AT GLEN ECHO PARK
Gottaswing is delighted to host swing dances at the beautiful, historic Spanish Ballroom and the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. Admission $20/person advanced sales (credit card only); $30/person at the door. Advanced ticket sales ends at 12noon the day of the dance. Don’t miss the fun!
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCES AT COLVIN RUN DANCE HALL
Join Sue Caley for our popular Friday night dances at Colvin Run Dance Hall with twice-monthly dances on the first and third Friday of the month. Beginner swing lesson 8-8:30pm, dance 8:30-11pm, $20/advance, $25/door. Advanced ticket sales ends at 5pm the day of the dance.
Events for September
1
No Events
Events for September
2

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents TUBA SKINNY in the Bumper Car Pavilion
Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park
Events for September
3
No Events
Events for September
4
No Events
Events for September
5

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Swing Dance with KING TEDDY at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall
Events for September
6
No Events
Events for September
7

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT HILL CENTER
Hill Center

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT BORN 2 DANCE STUDIO
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE BALBOA FOR SWING DANCERS AT BORN 2 DANCE STUDIO
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT DANCE ETC
Dance Etc.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT HILL CENTER
Hill Center

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT DANCE ETC.
Dance Etc.

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT BORN 2 DANCE STUDIO
Born 2 Dance Studio
Events for September
8

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT CHEVY CHASE BALLROOM
Chevy Chase Ballroom

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT COLVIN RUN DANCE HALL
Colvin Run Dance Hall

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT CHEVY CHASE BALLROOM
Chevy Chase Ballroom

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT COLVIN RUN DANCE HALL
Colvin Run Dance Hall
Events for September
9

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT STACY C. SHERWOOD CENTER
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT CHERRYDALE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT STACY C. SHERWOOD CENTER
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT CHERRYDALE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Events for September
10

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT DAWN CRAFTON DANCE CONNECTION
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT WARRENTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT DAWN CRAFTON DANCE CONNECTION
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT WARRENTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
NEW BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE BALBOA CLASS STARTS AT CARROLL BALDWIN HALL
Carroll Baldwin Hall
Events for September
11

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
BlackRock Center for the Arts

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
NEW BEGINNER SWING CLASS STARTS AT DANCESPORT DUPONT AT CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT DANCESPORT DUPONT AT CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
NEW INTERMEDIATE SWING CLASS STARTS AT BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Events for September
12

8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Balboa DJ Dance at the Ballroom Back Room
Ballroom Back Room at the Spanish Ballroom
Events for September
13
No Events
Events for September
14

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Hill Center
Hill Center

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Intermediate Balboa for Swing Dancers at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Dance Etc.
Dance Etc.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Hill Center
Hill Center

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Dance Etc.
Dance Etc.

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio
Events for September
15

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Chevy Chase Ballroom
Chevy Chase Ballroom

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Chevy Chase Ballroom
Chevy Chase Ballroom

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall
Events for September
16

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Stacy C. Sherwood Center
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Stacy C. Sherwood Center
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Events for September
17

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Dawn Crafton Dance Connection
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Warrenton Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Dawn Crafton Dance Connection
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Warrenton Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Beginner/Intermediate Balboa Class at Carroll Baldwin Hall
Carroll Baldwin Hall
Events for September
18

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at BlackRock Center for the Arts
BlackRock Center for the Arts

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Beginner Swing Class at DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at BlackRock Center for the Arts
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Events for September
19

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Swing Dance with SWELL BAND at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall
Events for September
20

8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Swing Dance with Richmond’s JAY BROWN’S GRACE STREET SEVEN in the Spanish Ballroom
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Events for September
21

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Hill Center
Hill Center

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Third Sunday DJ Swing Dance at Carroll Baldwin Hall
Carroll Baldwin Hall

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Intermediate Balboa for Swing Dancers at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Dance Etc.
Dance Etc.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Hill Center
Hill Center

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Dance Etc.
Dance Etc.

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio
Events for September
22

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall
Events for September
23

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Stacy C. Sherwood Center
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Stacy C. Sherwood Center
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Events for September
24

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Dawn Crafton Dance Connection
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Warrenton Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Dawn Crafton Dance Connection
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Warrenton Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Beginner/Intermediate Balboa Class at Carroll Baldwin Hall
Carroll Baldwin Hall
Events for September
25

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at BlackRock Center for the Arts
BlackRock Center for the Arts

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Beginner Swing Class at DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at BlackRock Center for the Arts
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Events for September
26

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Friday Night Swing with HALLEY SHOENBERG QUARTET at BlackRock Center For the Arts
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Events for September
27

8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Swing Dance with BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS and THE ROCK-A-SONICS in the Spanish Ballroom
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Events for September
28

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Intermediate Balboa for Swing Dancers at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Dance Etc.
Dance Etc.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Dance Etc.
Dance Etc.

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Born 2 Dance Studio
Born 2 Dance Studio
Events for September
29

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Chevy Chase Ballroom
Chevy Chase Ballroom

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Chevy Chase Ballroom
Chevy Chase Ballroom

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall
Events for September
30

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Stacy C. Sherwood Center
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Stacy C. Sherwood Center
Stacy C. Sherwood Center

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
Events for October
1

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Dawn Crafton Dance Connection
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at Warrenton Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Dawn Crafton Dance Connection
Dawn Crafton Dance Connection

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at Warrenton Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Warrenton Presbyterian Church

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Beginner/Intermediate Balboa Class at Carroll Baldwin Hall
Carroll Baldwin Hall
Events for October
2

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beginner Swing Class at BlackRock Center for the Arts
BlackRock Center for the Arts

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Beginner Swing Class at DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims
DanceSport Dupont at Church of the Pilgrims

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Intermediate Swing Class at BlackRock Center for the Arts
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Events for October
3

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Swing Dance with REGGIE RIGHT EYE AND THE MISSING PIECES at Colvin Run Dance Hall
Colvin Run Dance Hall