Sep 2025
Join together in Celebratory Community to Remember our Wholeness & to Amplify our Sacred Work in these Times of Great Change. No Dance experience is necessary ~ Only a Longing to Move with Life in Authenticity and Love. Sponsored by Golden Bridge. All proceeds support youth leaders from around the world during their Rites of Passage Journeys with www.Goldenbridge.org. For more information, please contact office@goldenbridge.org / 303-415-0272
Full Details »Come join our Scandinavian Basics dance class series. This is the time to get started learning Scandinavian couple dance (primarily Swedish). "Learn to Pivot and Perfect Your Hambo". No partner is needed, but low-friction, hard-soled shoes are necessary so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is a common feature of fast-turning Polska and Pols dancing. These classes build skills from week to week so attending regularly is necessary. We…
Full Details »A contra dance for children of all ages. All dances will be taught and will have simple choreography suitable for young children and first-time dancers. Sliding scale admission of $5 to $15; max of $25 per family. Stay for refreshments after the dance.
Full Details »English Country Dance is a fun, friendly, community form of dance that originated in England during the Renaissance (if not even earlier!). All dances will be taught and will be suitable for first-time dancers. Sliding scale admission of $5 to $15. We’ll offer a few refreshments at 7:30, before the dance start.
Full Details »Oct 2025
🕺🎶 Jump into the groove with us for an unforgettable evening of dancing to the GREATEST DISCO HITS OF THE 70'S! Join our vibrant community as we relive the era of disco fever! Show off your grooviest 70's Threads! Hustle lesson by Joseph Snowhawk at 7pm Followed by electrifying beats spun by DJ Jerzy from 8pm to 10:30pm. Let's dance the night away! Disco music is known for its infectious energy, and tonight is your chance to let loose on the dance…
Full Details »Our Flatiron Stomp Dance Party is getting groovy! Join us for a night of social dancing, capped by a special soul set. Beginner Lindy hop lesson: 7-8 p.m.Price: $5 Dance: 8-11 p.m. to DJed musicPrice: $10, $5 for students Join Boulder Swing Dance for an extra groovy dance party from 8-11 pm in Sodal Hall. No partner necessary! Join us for a night of social dancing, capped by a special soul set. Take a drop-in beginner Lindy Hop lesson before…
Full Details »A contra dance for children of all ages. All dances will be taught and will have simple choreography suitable for young children and first-time dancers. Sliding scale admission of $5 to $15; max of $25 per family. Stay for refreshments after the dance.
Full Details »English Country Dance is a fun, friendly, community form of dance that originated in England during the Renaissance (if not even earlier!). All dances will be taught and will be suitable for first-time dancers. Sliding scale admission of $5 to $15. We’ll offer a few refreshments at 7:30, before the dance start.
Full Details »Fun, fitness & footwork - no experience required! Join us to learn the basic of Irish step dancing; as well as partner and group dances. This class is perfect for looking older teens or adults interested in learning the basics of this beautiful traditional art.
Full Details »Our dancers develop rhythm, coordination and musicality through traditional step dancing - and have fun along the way! Appropriate for ages 5 & up.Come see what it’s all about.
Full Details »Come join our Scandinavian Basics dance class series. This is the time to get started learning Scandinavian couple dance (primarily Swedish). "Learn to Pivot and Perfect Your Hambo". No partner is needed, but low-friction, hard-soled shoes are necessary so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is a common feature of fast-turning Polska and Pols dancing. These classes build skills from week to week so attending regularly is necessary. We…
Full Details »Nov 2025
English Country Dance is a fun, friendly, community form of dance that originated in England during the Renaissance (if not even earlier!). All dances will be taught and will be suitable for first-time dancers. Sliding scale admission of $5 to $15. Come for the English Country Dance, and stay for the Zesty Contra Dance which follows at 7 p.m.
Full Details »Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (CFOOTMAD) present a Zesty Contra dance the 2nd Saturday of each month. 7:00 p.m.- 10:00p.m. $15 for non-members; $12 for members; always live music. The Zesty contra dance series is for dancers with some experience with contra dance. There is no lesson before the dance, and walk-throughs may be abbreviated, or for simpler dances, eliminated entirely.
Full Details »Avalon 20th Anniversary Celebration
The Avalon is turning 20! Come join the Avalon dance community as we celebrate with an evening of food (potluck dinner), demonstrations, music, and dance. We need many volunteers to help make the event a success. Please consider volunteering for one of the following positions by clicking on this link: https://signup.com/go/NEbROob Cost: FREE Potluck Dinner Please bring the following dish according to the first letter of your last name: A–F - Appetizers G–L - Entrees M–R - Salads and side…
Find out more »2025 Boulder Balkan Bash
BALKAN MUSIC FROM SIX LOCAL BANDS + DANCING, FOOD, AND COMMUNITY! The Boulder Balkan Bash is an epic, all-evening event at the Avalon Ballroom that combines live traditional music from SIX local bands specializing in Balkan styes with dancing, food and a fabulous feeling of community. Local folk dance group Gaitani will perform two short sets of Bulgarian dances. Dozens of musicians will perform live music for dancing in genres ranging from village-style Bulgarian and Macedonian to scintillating Serbian and…
Find out more »Join together in Celebratory Community to Remember our Wholeness & to Amplify our Sacred Work in these Times of Great Change. No Dance experience is necessary ~ Only a Longing to Move with Life in Authenticity and Love. Sponsored by Golden Bridge. All proceeds support youth leaders from around the world during their Rites of Passage Journeys with www.Goldenbridge.org. For more information, please contact office@goldenbridge.org / 303-415-0272
Full Details »Dec 2025
Waltz Revolution, first and third Wednesdays, features mostly waltz to contemporary, engaging, and surprising musical selections by DJ Frank Vernon. Musical numbers, selected and edited for danceability, include nightclub two-step, foxtrot, swing, and the occasional polka, schottische, cha-cha, chalypso, redowa, hambo, hustle, and more. All are welcome; no partner or experience necessary. Join our email list for information about lessons and special events: https://mailchi.mp/6e07e1721cbe/waltz-revolution
Full Details »We are so grateful for our Boulder Swing Dance community! Celebrate yourselves and the end of the year with a special, FREE Festivus dance. There will be a special airing of grievances, feats of strength and a Festivus pole, as is tradition. Please leave all tinsel at home. It's distracting. 7 p.m. Beginner Lindy Hop Lesson 8-11 p.m. DJed social dance 9 p.m.ish: Airing of grievances 10 p.m.ish: Feats of strength Free to students Free to non-students Free to all!…
Full Details »Come Practice Your Steps, Add New Moves, or Polish Your Style! This 4-week, Int/Adv 6-Count East Coast Swing series starts the 1st Sunday of every other month, alternating months with the Beg/Int Class. No Partner Necessary! You must pre-register for these classes. For more info and how to register, email: BoulderZydecoandSwing@gmail.com See You On The Dance Floor! *Prerequisite for the Int/Adv class is having the 6-count step down pat, as well as Right Turn, Left Turn, and Sweetheart.
Full Details »English Country Dance is a fun, friendly, community form of dance that originated in England during the Renaissance (if not even earlier!). All dances will be taught and will be suitable for first-time dancers. Sliding scale admission of $5 to $15. Come for the English Country Dance, and stay for the Zesty Contra Dance which follows at 7 p.m.
Full Details »Free Holiday Dance Party December 17, 2025 No Lesson this week! Waltz Revolution, first and third Wednesdays, features mostly waltz to contemporary, engaging, and surprising musical selections by DJ Frank Vernon. Musical numbers, selected and edited for danceability, include nightclub two-step, foxtrot, swing, and the occasional polka, schottische, cha-cha, chalypso, redowa, hambo, hustle, and more. All are welcome; no partner or experience necessary. Join our email list for information about lessons and special events: https://mailchi.mp/6e07e1721cbe/waltz-revolution
Full Details »Community Contra Dance open to all ages. All dances taught. No experience necessary. Always live music. Lesson 7 p.m.; dance 7:30 to 10:30.
Full Details »CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER – BIFD International Folk Dance
We meet every Friday Night 7:30-7:45 p.m. - Easy warm up dances 7:45-8:30 p.m. - Teaching of International dances. Our teachers select dances from a wide variety of countries including: Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Türkiye, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, France, England, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Israel, Russia, Ukraine and more. 8:30-11:00 p.m. - Quick community announcements followed by open dancing of all levels. Dancers may request dances they like. No partner necessary, all ages welcome. Please wear shoes that won't mark the…
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