We’ve added dances at all three of our usual locales for October, November, and December to our event calendar. Check it out when planning your autumn dancing.
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Eastern Market Dance, Saturday, July 26
Come dance with us on July 26! Come to learn; come to see old friends and make new one; or just come to watch and hang out. Feel free to drop in as early as 6:30pm if you want to practice or would like some help with two-step or a particular line dance. Tyler will teach the line dance “Caliente” at 7:00 pm. At 8:00 pm, Mindy and Leah will spin music for three hours of open dancing.
Our dance angels will take anyone on the floor who is learning or needs a partner, so no experience is necessary.
We have a suggested $10 donation at the door (credit cards with a small service charge added). Larger donations are accepted, appreciated, and help us keep dancing. We’ll have free pizza while it lasts and full bar service. All bar purchases must be made by debit or credit card. You must be 21 to enter. Regardless of age, everyone must show an ID and pass security to enter. The dance is run by a not-for-profit.
Our goal is to be affirming and fun, to create a dance space where all levels can participate. If you attend, please follow dance etiquette so that everyone can have the best and safest dance experience:
- For two-step, waltz, and shadow, follow the line of dance (counterclockwise).
- No drinks on the dance floor.
- Slower dancers in the middle.
- Don’t stand on the dance floor.
- Dance what the deejay calls.
- If you don’t know a line dance, do not get in the way of those who do.
- Do not touch anyone in a manner that they might consider inappropriate.
Summer Dance Dates
It may be summer break but not for DC Rawhides. We’ve got country-western nights at Eastern Market’s North Hall and the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo , as well as Last Sunday line dancing at Pitchers, scheduled throughout July, August, and September. Except as noted, these events will be on Saturday evenings. Check back here or at our Facebook or Instagram feeds for details.
Dances Extended into May, June 2023
We’ve added four new Saturday nights at Eastern Market’s North Hall to our calendar! These will be May 6 and 20 and June 3 and 17. See all coming dances on the event calendar.
Good News! New Dates
Good news, everybody! DC Rawhides has procured a new block of dance dates at the Eastern Market North Hall. We now have 11 evenings scheduled (one on a Friday, the rest on Saturdays) running from October till next April. See the Event Calendar for the dates
We’re also putting together another dance at the barn in October. Stay tuned!
DC Rawhides at The Wharf
There’s going to be a country-western night at The Wharf on DC’s Southwest Waterfront, open to the public, on Friday, June 10, and the Rawhides will be in attendance! The evening kicks off at 7, when we’ll be giving a line dance lesson and a two-step tutorial. That will be followed by two-stepping to music by the Wil Gravatt Band.
This free event will run until 9, and all are welcome. Come for the dancing, come for the live music, or come to watch. See you there?
First Dance at Eastern Market, Saturday, May 28
Join us for our first dance at our new location, the North Hall at Eastern Market, at 7th Street and North Carolina Avenue, S.E., two blocks north of the Eastern Market Metro station. We’ll be there Saturday, May 28, from 7 till 11. There will be a cash bar.
Jon B. will teach the line dance “The Wolf” (demos and tutorials at CopperKnob; demo by our Daniel J.) from 7 till 8. Open dancing with DJ Pam will start after that.
The line dance line-up for the evening includes The Wolf, Shivers, Church Clap, Waltz Across Texas, Coffee, Reggae Cowboy, Dizzy, Chill Factor, Wobble, Canadian Stomp, Cowboy Cha-Cha, and Shake Yourself Loose.
Time: Saturday, May 28, 7pm-11pm
Location: Eastern Market North Hall, 225 7th St. SE, Washington DC 20003
Admission: $5
Hooked on Country Spring Fling Dance
Let’s dance into Spring! Jon will be teaching a line dance that is brand new for us: Gives Me Shivers (step sheet and demos at Copper Knob). Jay and Daniel will deejay. Come to learn; come to dance; come to watch. Visit with true friends and make new ones. We are inclusive, affirming and fun.
The line dance line-up for the evening:
- Cupid Shuffle
- Wobble
- Church Clap
- Waltz Across Texas
- Gives Me Shivers
- Coffee (D.H.S.S)
- Reggae Cowboy
- Ghost Train
- Tahoe Kick
- Dizzy
- Hideway Cha
- Chill Factor
Bonus line dance: Aces & Eights. DC Rawhides has tutorials for many of these on the DC Rawhides YouTube channel.
Time: Friday, March 11, 7pm-11pm
Location: Hook Hall, 3400 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Cost: Free to enter Hook Hall, $5 to enter dance floor
Hooked on Country: Reset 2022
The new year started with bad weather and the omnicron surge, so we are going to reset 2022. Vinaya will be the deejay. Regais will be teaching Cupid Shuffle and the Wobble. Come to learn, come to dance, come to watch. Visit with good friends and make new ones. Lesson from 7 to 8pm. Three hours of open dancing follow: two-step, waltz, line dancing and west coast swing.
Time: Friday, February 25, 7pm-11pm
Location: Hook Hall, 3400 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Cost: Free to enter Hook Hall, $5 to enter dance floor
Future Dances! And a Note About Masks
The November 12 and November 26 (“Turkey Blahs Blaster”) dances will be the last of 2021. We will soon be sharing dates for dances in 2022, every other Friday, from January into the spring!
When planning to attend a Hooked on Country event, remember that DC currently has a mask mandate. Masks must be worn inside venues unless one is actively eating or drinking. We appreciate your cooperation!