• Seattle Swing Dance Club (map)
  • 4736 40th Avenue Southwest
  • Seattle, WA, 98116
  • United States

Swing through the Seattle Swing Dance Club (SSDC) for West Coast Swing with a visiting PNW instructor, free beginner lesson, extended Westie social dancing, and Jack & Jill (J&J) competitions!

  • Two workshops with guest teacher Trina Siebert from Portland, OR

  • Three+ hours of social dancing with local DJ Katia Rar

  • FREE one-hour newcomer lesson with Lan VoBa: invite your friends & family to start or learn the opposite role if you know WCS basics

  • Two separate Newcomer & Novice J&J leveled comps: random partners and random songs aka mix n’ match (SSDC Chief Judge, Wren Newman)

SCHEDULE: Sunday, January 21st, 2024

3:30 pm Register, warm up, and set up

4:00 pm Intermediate Workshop w/ Trina: Choose Your Own Adventure - Dynamic Endings Beyond the Basic Anchor

5:00 pm All Levels Workshop w/ Trina: Blues-Inspired Movement for WCS

5:30 pm FREE 1 Hour Beginner Lesson w/ Lan (upstairs):

6:00 pm Social dance starts w/ DJ Katia 

7:30 pm Competition registration ends w/ Wren

8:00 pm 1) Newcomer & 2) Novice J&Js start

8:30 pm Social dancing continues & competition awards

9:30 pm Social dancing ends (later to make up for comps) & Clean up

PRICING

Dance admission included with purchase of 1 or more workshop! We also honor affiliated swing club memberships! Credit card, cash, or check. See below how it pays to be a Swing Dance Club Member!

Members

$30 Two 1-hour workshops
$20 One 1-hour workshop
$10 Dance

Guests
$35 Two 1-hour workshops
$25 One 1-hour workshop
$15 Dance
$0 Qualifying WSDC All Stars and recent SSDC staff get free dance admission

Competitions
$5 First-Time contest (reduced fee for brand new competitors to encourage you to compete!)
$10 Members
$15 Guests

VOLUNTEER

Your support of the 100% volunteer-run club for just an hour gets you into the dance for FREE! Thank you for providing your your time and effort to our non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.