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Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Swing dance class 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands!   30 November 2019 Dixie Leadfoot and "The Chrome Struts" A small but powerful Rockabilly band fronted by Suzannah Harris – bassist and a tremendous singer. Suzannah was a vocalist with the late, great Frank Zappa. Though the most visibly obvious thing about Suzannah’s performance is her facility with that…

Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Two swing dance classes 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands!   21 December 2019 The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra Well, that is their official name, and yes they are technically a dance orchestra because they play so many kinds of dance tunes, but we can think of them as a Swing Dance Band. Because that’s what they do when…

No dance Christmas Day, 25 December 2019.

New Years Eve Party Please Join Us ! Tuesday, 31 December 2019   Many, many of you have joined us for our last few New Years Eve parties and they have been amazing! Ring in the New Year in Style – with Music and Friends! The Avalon Ballroom in Boulder, Colorado. The LARGEST Social Dance Event of the year! Tickets available in advance at www.dancelaughlove.com Click Here to Buy Your Tickets! Or purchase in advance at AVD or Snowhawk events…

Live music provided by Barbelfish! Students $8.00 with current student ID Please bring a snack to share!

Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Two swing dance classes 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands! 18 January 2020 Swing City! This is one of our classic local “little” Big Bands. Led by trumpeter Dave McLoughlin, this is the band that kicked off our swing series in 2005. Always a treat. Jan McLoughlin contributes beautiful vocal work. The entire band is ultra-connected. They and their…

Saturday Swing Dance Classes in January at the Avalon Ballroom With Art and Becky Bragg Four-week progressive class - January 4, 11, 18, 25 Lindy Hop Crash Course 2:00 - 2:30pm Beginning Swing Rueda 2:30 - 3:45pm Swing Line Dance classes 3:45-5:00pm Shim-Sham - January 4 Mama’s Stew - January 11 Tranky Doo (two-week progressive class) - January 18 & 25 $10 per class or $35 for a four week series, $15 for the two week series Lindy Hop Crash…

Waltzing and Couples Dancing! Waltz, cross-step waltz, foxtrot, two-step, tango, one-step, hesitation, blues, etc. Two simultaneous one-hour dance classes; beginner waltz in the North Hall (every 2nd and 4th Wednesday) or take an intermediate level dance class in the Ballroom. (No intro class on fifth Wednesdays.) Special theme parties most fifth Wednesdays. Sign up for event notifications: avd@columbine.net. 29 January Special Fifth Wednesday "White Nights - Winter Nights" White clothing will be admired. No Lessons This Night (5th Wednesday) Dancing…

This is an ongoing Tap Basics class for adults. Challenge your brain, test your balance. sweat a little & have FUN learning this American art form. Sally Nibbelink has been tapping for 30 years and holds a Teacher Training certificate from the American Tap Dance Foundation. Meets most Fridays, 12:30-1:30.

NO DANCE TONIGHT BECAUSE OF SNOW.

"Vintage" ballroom dancing to great live music at the Sunday afternoon Ragtime-Era Tea Dances. Waltz, tango, foxtrot, one-step, blues, two-step, Charleston, early swing, maxixe and half-and-half are among the couple dances we enjoy at the "Tea Dances". +++++ The “Exuberant Quartet” is led by our phenomenal singer Susan Rogers. Main players are Eric Moon on the grand piano, Mike Fitzmaurice on stand-up bass, and Gabe Mervine on trumpet and cornet. Susan also occasionally plays piano while Eric plays accordion. Mike…

Key of She Presents: Valentine's Day Swing Dance Friday, 14 February 2020 Live Music by Key of She and the Don Elwood Big Band Avalon Ballroom Light refreshments provided. Formal/Semi-Formal/Period Attire Encouraged 7 - 8 PM  Swing Dance Lesson by AVD 8 - 10:30 PM  Live Music for Dancing ! Tickets: $20 Advance $25 Door $10 Students $35 VIP (reserved seating) Buy Tickets Here: http://buytickets.at/keyofshe   The Organizers' say: A perfect evening of fun and dancing and a chance to…

Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Two swing dance classes 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands!   The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra Featuring Deborah Stafford This is a full-on, seventeen member big band lead by “Sticks” Wilson on the trap set. Classic, energetic, steady and powerful right through the end of the night. All the classics from the Big-Band-Era and a clean, driving sound. Deborah Stafford…

Potluck dinner, 6 pm, dancing with live music from 7-9 pm The Ballroom at The Avalon Neighbors, folkdancers, musicians, locals and visitors.  families, friends and everyone else.  All are welcome! Free, but $10.00 helps support the band. Sponsored in part by the Boulder International Folk Dancers. info:  Biz@bizhertzberg.com  

 Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Two swing dance classes 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands! La Pompe Jazz February 29, 2020 La Pompe Jazz is a gypsy-jazz-inspired quartet of younger musicians who have lit up the Denver music scene since 2013. A welcome sound and solid for dancing. Their band name in French means “the pump”; I think this alludes to their driving rhythmic…

We're teaching Mama"s Stew again at 7:00 this Saturday February 29th at the Avalon Ballroom. Mama's Stew is a really fun classic Swing Line Dance created by the great Frankie Manning. We'll dance it later the same evening at the 5th Saturday Swing Dance with La Pompe Jazz! No partner necessary, no experience necessary. Free with admission to the 5th Saturday Swing Dance!

"Vintage" ballroom dancing to great live music at the Sunday afternoon Ragtime-Era Tea Dances. Waltz, tango, foxtrot, one-step, blues, two-step, Charleston, early swing, maxixe and half-and-half are among the couple dances we enjoy at the "Tea Dances". Live music by the Mont Alto Ragtime and Tango Orchestra with vocalist Susan Rogers, or Susan Rogers' Exuberant Quartet, and occasionally other great local bands. The dance lesson and lovely light refreshments are included in your admission price. The lesson is always aimed…

Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Two swing dance classes 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands! +++++ 21 March 2020 The "After Midnight Jazz Sextet" This is a remarkable band in many ways. Led by clarinetist Roger Campbell, in the mold of the Bennie Goodman sextet, with the same instrumentation. Rick Weingarten on vibraphone. Mike McCullough on guitar and a sensuous voice. Jerry Weiss providing…

We hope you will join in The Avalon Ballroom to celebrate the life of Melba Shepard.  Bring memories and a snack to share.

The Boulder Scandinavian Dance and Music Weekend is a fun weekend (Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night, and Sunday) of dance and music with guest dancers and musicians - this year from the Dalarna region of Sweden.  The Saturday night dance is open to the public ($10).  The cost is $135 for all three days and Saturday night, if sent in by March 7th.  Pre-registration is required.  The price goes up to $160 after March 7th.

The Boulder Scandinavian Dance and Music Weekend is a fun weekend (Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night, and Sunday) of dance and music with guest teachers and musicians - this year from Sweden.  The Saturday night dance is open to the public ($10).  The cost is $125 for all three days and Saturday night.  Pre-registration is required.

The Boulder Scandinavian Dance and Music Weekend is a fun weekend of dance and music with guest teachers and musicians - this year from Sweden.  The Saturday night dance is open to the public.