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ON-GOING EVENTS
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FRIDAY
LATIN & MORE
PRACTICE NIGHTS
at
STUDIO 6!
Details:
8:30p Bachata/Merengue mini-lesson
9:00p Salsa mini-lesson
9:30p Open dancing
Cost: mini lessons are $5
each & included open
dancing afterward
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SATURDAYS
On-the-Town
and
Potluck Practice & Movie Night
Open
practice time to
reinforce what you have learned
surrounded by help! Great opportunity to visit new & old friends
and ask questions. Master coach and video help ready for you!
No
partner required. Mixed music & requests taken (have internet!).
RSVP required even
if you're a maybe.
Looking forward to a fun evening of visiting & dancing!
Details:
Last Saturday of the month plus additional Saturdays
Time: 7p-?
Cost: approx $10
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SUNDAYS @ 6
*No Practice
Feb 5
Enjoy your SS Sun!
Details:
Sundays
6-8p practice
Includes:
"Learn a Move"
Location: Studio 6
Cost: $5
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SURROUNDING VENUES
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DJ'd Latin Nights
Masa (Friday & Saturday)
El Guadalajara (Thursday) |
Great Live Music to Dance To!
Pastiche
6 Olives |
Varying Live Music
Jazzbones
Cork Wine Bar |
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MORE EVENTS
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First Aide & CPR Class
Adult & Child CPR. Register
NOW, limited spots left! Call (253) 905-5301 or (206) 914-2422. Taking requests for Infant CPR
class.
Location: Studio 6
Time: 10a-approx 4p |
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6th Ave Entertainment Card
Ready to help you with your holiday shopping
plus make great stocking stuffers!
Available at Studio 6 Ballroom, Tacoma Custom
Jewelry, Six Olives, Caffe Dei, 9 Lives Vintage,...
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Rent Studio 6
for your next meeting, event, or workshop!
Main Ballroom, Extended Space,
and/or Small Studio!
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Fri-Sun, Jan 13-15
Workshops with Benji Schwimmer
Sunday Details:
Stay after
workshops to Celebrate Benji's 28th birthday! Workshops: 11:30a
Night Club 2-Step I,
12:30p Night Club 2-Step II, 1:45p WC Swing I, 2:45p WC Swing II,
3:45p WC Swing III
Cost:
Register
for individual workshop(s) or all day, $15-20ea. Half normal price
whether you register before or after Jan 9, if space available!
Extra discount if registered before Jan 9.
Click here
Location:
West Seattle "Alki
Masonic Hall"
Saturday Details:
6p Intro to WC
Swing, 7p Cha Cha
Cost:
$20ea
or $30 for both.
Click here
Location:
The Hayloft Dance Hall
(Lynnwood)
Friday Details:
6p Night Club 2
Step, 7p WC Swing
Cost:
$20ea
or $30 for both.
Click here
Location:
Dance Experience
(Shoreline)
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Fri, Jan 20
Latin Nights
Details:
8:30 & 9p mini-lessons
Merengue/Bachata and Salsa. Practice following included.
Time:
8:30p on
Cost:
$5/mini lesson
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sat, Jan 21
On the Town
Details:
8-11p live music @ 6
Olives (block from Studio 6, no cover), 8p-midnight live music "The
Cody Rentas Band" in Old Town ($10), Big Whiskey Country Bar in
downtown Tacoma ($5)
Time:
8p on
Cost:
$0, $10, $5
Location:
various
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Sun, Jan 22
"Sundays @ 6"
Details:
Practice with "learn a
move"
Time:
6-8p
Cost:
$5
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sat, Jan 28
Winterfest Competition
Details:
1 day competition great to watch & learn.
Deadline Jan 1 if you decide to perform or compete.
Time:
All day
Location:
Washington Dance Club, downtown Seattle
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Sat, Jan 28
Cuban Night at Club Sur with Live Music
Details:
Sexteto Tradicuba and
friends live to practice your Salsa & more to!
Special Cuban Dish available for $15 (must reserve ahead) including:
Puerco Asado (classic Cuban roasted pork marinated in Cuban adobo
criollo), Moros ^ Christianos (black beans & white rice cooked
together), Maduros (fried sweet plantains), & Cuban Flan. Call
206-697-7063 for dinner purchase. Age: 21+
Lets celebrate some January birthdays!
Time:
Doors & Dinner open at
8:30p, Show starts 9p
Cost:
$13 at the door (show)
or $20 for dinner & show
Location:
Seattle's Sodo
district 1 block South of Starbucks
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Sun, Jan 29
"Sundays @ 6"
Details:
Practice with "learn a
move"
Time:
6-8p
Cost:
$5
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sat, Feb 4
Valentines Lesson
Details:
Looking for
something different & romantic for Valentines? Try a fun hour of
learning to move together! Ask us for suggestions to continue your
evening. Plenty of choices of restaurants, shopping, lounges, bars,
live music...plus a special on the 6th Avenue Entertainment card to
help you out!
Cost:
$15/person
or give the gift of the whole month of lessons and make it only
$12/person/lesson. Gift certificates available
online
(click on Group Classes $48/person) or in person!
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sat, Feb 4
Big Whiskey
Details:
Country
Dancing
Cost:
$5
Location:
Big Whiskey (downtown Tacoma on 9th off of Pacific)
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Fri, Feb 10
Latin Nights
Details:
8:30 & 9p mini-lessons
Merengue/Bachata and Salsa. Practice following included.
Time:
8:30p on
Cost:
$5/mini lesson
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sat, Feb 10
Cherry Poppin Daddies
live
Details:
Get your
zoot suit on! More info TBA
Cost:
$13.50 adv
/ $17 atd
Location:
Jazzbones (1 block
from Studio 6 Ballroom), small dance space
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Sat, Feb 11
The Uptown 4
live
Details:
Cost:
Location:
Old Town Tacoma
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Sat, Feb 11
Blue Jeans, Boots, and Brotherhood
Details:
Fundraiser
for firefighter Wynn Loiland. "The
52-year-old South King County firefighter, a Gig Harbor resident,
was critically injured on Nov. 20 when he was hit by a passing car
while responding to a car crash on I-5. He suffered life-threatening
head and facial injuries, a collapsed lung and broken arm, and was
in a coma until just around Christmas, according to the CaringBridge
site." Aces Up country band will be playing live plus a raffle and
special presentation by the Pierce
County Firefighters Pipes and Drums.
Cost:
$35
(Click
here to purchase your tickets)
Location:
the Historic Dieringer
School Gym in Sumner
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Sun, Feb 12
"Sundays @ 6"
Details:
Practice with "learn a
move"
Time:
6-8p
Cost:
$5
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Fri, Feb 17
Latin Nights
Details:
8:30 & 9p mini-lessons
Merengue/Bachata and Salsa. Practice following included.
Time:
8:30p on
Cost:
$5/mini lesson
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sun, Feb 19
Maria Volonte Blue Tango Tour
Details: Live
Exclusive &
intimate performance by Latin Grammy nominee & winner of the
prestigious Carlos Gardel award.
Cost:
$17.50 on
BrownPaperTickets.com
Location:
Madera Furniture Showroom, 2210
Court A (downtown Tacoma) |
Sun, Feb 19
"Sundays @ 6"
Details:
Practice with "learn a
move"
Time:
6-8p
Cost:
$5
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Fri, Feb 24
Latin Nights
Details:
8:30 & 9p mini-lessons
Merengue/Bachata and Salsa. Practice following included.
Time:
8:30p on
Cost:
$5/mini lesson
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sat, Feb 25
Century Ballroom's 15year Anniversary
Details:
TBA
Cost:
TBA
Location:
Century Ballroom (Capital Hill, Seattle)
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Sun, Feb 26
"Sundays @ 6"
Details:
Practice with "learn a
move"
Time:
6-8p
Cost:
$5
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sun,
Progressive Dinner & Live Band Dance
Details:
3 Choices!
1) Band only, 2) Lesson & Band, 3) Dinner tour, lesson, and band!
Fun event whether you dance or not! Great for networking and meeting
new friends! Get to know 6th ave!
Click here for more info & menu.
Cost:
Pre-purchase ticket online or in person (previous events average
$35)
Location: 2-3 6th Ave Restaurants and
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sun, Mar 4
A Chorus Line
Details:
Our very own Jazz
instructor, Giselle Lorenz Brock, starring! Plans for show & dinner.
Get tickets ASAP!
Time:
2:00p
Cost:
$35-40
Location:
Seattle Musical
Theater
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Sun, Mar 4
"Sundays @ 6"
Details:
Practice with "learn a
move"
Time:
6-8p
Cost:
$5
Location:
Studio 6 Ballroom
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Sat, Mar 19
Fundraiser Ball
Details:
Raise funds for dental
for kids program
Cost:
Location:
Above Northwest Costume 2 blocks from Studio 6
Ballroom
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April 6-7
Snowball Classic
Details:
One of the most
popular & exciting competitions in the Northwest (BC, Canada).
Featuring the Canadian championships this year!
http://www.snowballclassic.com/
Time:
varies
Cost:
varies (day, evening
or weekend tickets)
Location:
Vancouver, BC (Canada)
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April 5-8
Easter Swing
Details:
lessons, shows,
competitions...WC Swing & more.
http://easterswing.seattlewcswing.org/
Time:
TBA
Cost:
TBA (usually an
incredible deal)
Location:
Bellevue Hyatt Regency
(Bellevue, WA)
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Sat, April 21
Benji Schwimmer Workshops
Details:
TBA (usually 2 Night
Club 2-Step & 3 WC Swing)
Time:
TBA
Cost:
TBA (usually an
incredible deal)
Location:
TBA
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Sun, April 22
Northwest Extravaganza Competition & Shows
Details:
Competitions &
performances to watch or participate in. Jack & Jills. Dinner
option...
Time:
all day/evening
Cost:
TBA
Location:
Mountlake Terrace (WA)
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July 4
"Freedom Fair"
Details:
Live Music to dance to (bring your dance
sneakers, various surfaces to dance on)
Time:
noon-fireworks
Location:
Ruston Way waterfront, Tacoma
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PAST EVENTS July through Dec...
Friday
"Latin Nights @ S6"
Details:
Salsa Practice Night! Can club hop to Masa
Time:
8:30p Mini Lesson, 9:00p Mini Lesson (Salsa), 9:30p Open
Practice Salsa & more!
Cost: $5 per mini lesson. Practice included!
Location: Studio 6 Ballroom
"Sundays at 6" Practice
Details:
Includes "Learn a Move." Great opportunity to get some practice
time in with or without partner.
Time:
6-8p.
Cost: $5
Location: Studio 6 Ballroom
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"Stay Home Blues"
Details: Live Bands--Maia Santell & House Blend, Al Earick
Band, Cody Rentas Band and more--Indoor & Outdoor dance floors, BBQ.
At Steves House!
Salsa On the Town
Details: carpool/caravan/meet-at the last
2011 Summer Alki Beach Salsa then move on to live band at Club Sur
(over 21) -
Carlos Cascante y su Tumbao Live with DJ Baraoca.
Maia Santell & House Blend live at Freedom Fair
Details: Freedomfair.com Get out & dance to Maia & more great live music!
Meet at Studio 6 at 11:30a or meet at Duke Chowderhouse Stage for
Maia Santell.
Live Salsa Band from Cuban
Details:
WIL CAMPA Y SU GRAN UNION DIRECTLY FROM CUBA, Dinner & Dancing.
For the first time in years, Seattle is thrilled to welcome a
premier 13 piece Cuban band: Wil Campa y Su Gran Union.
Century Ballroom Trip
Details: Bon Voyage for Elizabeth moving to Cali.
Carpool/Caravan/Meet-up to Century Salsa & Country nights (2
separate rooms). Out to eat after!
6th Ave's Street Fair, live music, & Junktastic Indoor Market
Details: Street fair & live music to dance to plus indoor
market at Studio 6. Coaches in attendance!
Bite of Seattle
Details: Lots of great live music to dance to!
Bon Voyage Linett
Details: Potluck & dance by the pool
"Last Saturdays" Live Band From Cuba!
Details: Bon Voyage Party for Maritza. Live Band from
Cuba!
Taste of
Tacoma
Details: Dance to live music!
Seattle Star Ball
Details: largest local competition
Live Band (Blues etc)
Details: Live Blues etc @ Point Defiance Casino/Lounge
Last Saturday of the Month Get-Together
Details: Maia Santell & House Blend live. WC Swing
workshop with Coach Natasha. @ Lakewood Elks
Mariners Game with Taiko Performance and Studio 6 4-year
Anniversary mini-Celebration
Details:
Support your classmate Christina! Her Taiko group will be
performing during the game! $11 tickets available by Mon, Aug 15.
Excited to spend the evening with you to also celebrate, at the game
& out after.
Bumbershoot
Details: Music Festival, great dancing opportunity! Seattle
Center. Carpool!
Steve's "End of Summer....Stay at Home Blues Fest"
Details: Live Bands provided by
South Sound Blues Assoc from noon to 10pm!
Crystal Ball
Details: 1 Day Competition, social dancing, jack & jills, and shows featuring
National Swing Champions & SYTYCD Winner Benji Schwimmer with Torri Smith.
Workshops with National Reining Swing Champs, Benji Schwimmer and Torri
Smith
Details: Night Club 2 Step & WC Swing
Tacoma Symphony Gala
Details: Tango performance by Studio 6 Ballroom. Held at
Hotel Murano
"Last Saturdays"
Details:
Practice, hit the clubs, movie night
Success Unplugged
Details:
Marketing/learning event. Morning warm-up with Studio 6
Ballroom
DASH Fundraiser "Masquerade Ball"
Details: Annual Fundraiser for DASH Center to help support
its programs & scholarships for youth. Performances by DASH members
under the direction of Candi Hall & Natasha Thayer.
Live Band from Cuba
Details:
Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor, one of the best Cuban salsa
bands in the world, live! Club Sur in Sodo/Seattle. Carpool!
Halloween Progressive Dinner & Live Band Dance
Details:
Live Music with Maia Santell & House Blend!
More info for the Progressive dinner
Time:
Multiple start times (choose when purchase ticket)
Cost: 3 choices!
"Progressive Dinner" All inclusive ticket including food, learning,
& band,...$35-40;
"Lesson & Band"...$15; or "Band only"...$10
Location: Studio 6 Ballroom & brand new 6th ave
restaurants "Marrow" & "Medi's" as well as "Gateway to India" & "Caffe
Dei!"
Steve's Halloween Bash
Details: Live Band House Party
Instep Dance Showcase
Details:
2 hour showcase, single dances & solos; buffet dinner; dancing
to Casanova. Temple Theater
Stand Up For Kids
Fundraiswer
Details:
LeCher Productions presents a
benefit for StandUp for Kids. The
mission of StandUp For Kids is ending the cycle of youth
homelessness.
Drag Show,
Raffle Prizes,
Wine Auction,
Belly Dancers,
Free Admission. Held at S6
Grand Ball
Details: Open to the world competition.
Ohio Star Ball "America's Ballroom Challenge" filmed for PBS
Details: Competition runs Tues-Sun from youth to
professional. Different styles different days.
"Last Saturdays" ...Trans Siberian Orchestra Live!
Details: Annual dinner & show.
Authentic Italian Dinner at Perche No. Show at Key Arena. Carpool
from S6.
Salsa Festival
Details:
http://seattlesalsacongress.com/
Location: Sea-Tac Hilton
Studio 6 Anniversary & Holiday Party + Grand Opening of
Neighbors, Tacoma Custom Jewelry...it's a building party!
"JuNkTaStIc" Indoor Market
Details: Support your local artists and get great unique
things to give for the holidays! Take a nice stroll indoors!
National Champion Benji Schwimmer Workshops
Details: 5 workshop choices between 1 & 6:30pm, Night
Club 2 Step & WC Swing
Dickens Festival
Details: Perform or Paruse!
The Singing Christmas Tree
Details: Going to cheer on our student Bruce!
"3 Glorias, Flamenco en Vivo"
Details:
Featuring professional Flamenco dancer Savanna Fuentes,
professional flamenco guitar Pedro Cortes, and singer Jesus Montoya
from Spain
Time:
9p
Cost: $20 on BrownPaperTickets.com
Location: New Frontier Lounge, 301 E 25th St, Tacoma
Maia Santell & House
Blend @ Jazzbones
Zumba the Guilt Away!
Details:
90 min Zumba workout to help you work off that delicious food
from the weekend you had too much of. Now you can look forward to
this and go ahead and enjoy your weekend! Stay after and enjoy
visiting with your Zumba family to fun mix of music and a Salsa
lesson!
Time: 5:30-7 Zumba, 7:30 Salsa, party between & after!
Location: Studio 6 Ballroom
"Dance Your Cookies Off"
Details:
As instructor for invite & details
Time:
7:30p
Location: Studio 6 Ballroom
Maia Santell & House Blend
Details: Known as the best partner dance band in the
Northwest. "All Decades Dance" dress as your favorite one. Karaoke
System. Potluck & BYOB (21+, no hard alcohol). RV space available.
Time:
6p-1a
Cost:
$10 at door, Contact
Pielaks@comcast.net
Location: Waller Road Grange Hall
NEW YEARS EVE
Cody Rentas Band
Details: 7p Potluck reception (BYOB, no hard alcohol,
21+), 9p Band plays. Karaoke System. RV space available.
Cost: $15 at door,
Contact
Pielaks@comcast.net
Location: Waller Road Grange Hall
Maia Santell & House Blend
Details:
Known as the best partner dance band in the Northwest. The
evening begins at 6p with Prim Rib & Deep Fried Prawn Dinner
including Cheesecake dessert. Band plays 8p.
Cost: Tickets available only in advance. Call Mon-Fri
9a-4p (253) 588-2388 (space limited) $32 for entire evening or $17
for dance, champagn, & favors only.
Location: Lakewood Elks
"First Night"
Details:
Shows, Music & more
Time:
various
Cost: pre purchase button
Location: downtown Tacoma
PAST EVENTS Jan-July...
Fri-Sun, Jan 13-15
Workshops with Benji Schwimmer
Sunday Details:
Stay after
workshops to Celebrate Benji's 28th birthday! Workshops: 11:30a
Night Club 2-Step I,
12:30p Night Club 2-Step II, 1:45p WC Swing I, 2:45p WC Swing II,
3:45p WC Swing III
Cost:
Register
for individual workshop(s) or all day, $15-20ea. Half normal price
whether you register before or after Jan 9, if space available!
Extra discount if registered before Jan 9.
Click here
Location:
West Seattle "Alki
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OTHER GREAT WAYS TO KEEP
POSTED
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Facebook
Also receive notices on
events, sign up, & keep posted on updates. |
DanceAppointment.com
This is a fabulous site where you
can not only see what classes are going on & register for them but also events.
When you register for anything, you will receive any updates, notes, and a
reminder the day before your event or class.
You can also choose dances you
prefer to receive notices when something comes up in your favorite style(s).
This helps organizers of events & classes know who plans on coming so they can
better balance the event. |
Meetup
Notices for events &
reminder email:
Tacoma Ballroom Dancing Meetup,
Swing! Tacoma Meetup,
S6 Salsa Meetup |
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