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
CANCELLED: Outdoor Dancing in College Park
Owing to the weather forecast, this event has been cancelled.
Weather permitting, we will be dancing outdoors at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in 4512 College Avenue in College Park, Maryland. This dance will take place on Saturday, May 7, from 4 until 7.
We did this last May and had a blast. This year, we will be bringing our dance floor rather than dance on the pavement!
Restroom available. Make sure to check for weather update that day. No cover. Bring yourself, a friend, and maybe a snack to share.
New Dance Line-up!
Hello, everybody! We’ve got a new series of dance nights scheduled for you, on a new day at a new location: the North Hall at Eastern Market, at 7th Street and North Carolina Avenue, S.E., two blocks from the Eastern Market Metro station. The dances will run from 7 till 11 PM on eight Saturday nights from late May through the end of September. See the event calendar for the dates.
The dances that had been previously scheduled for Hook Hall in April and May will not take place.
In addition, an outdoor dance is being planned for Saturday, May 7, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park, weather permitting. More information on that is to come.
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
Hooked on Country: Love is All Around
All the fun you have come to expect. Join us for a night of dancing and socializing. Visit with old friends and make new ones. Pam will be our DJ for the night, and no lessons will be taught.
PLEASE NOTE: time change for this event only, 9pm-12am.
NOTE: The city of DC requires proof of vaccination – picture is fine, as long as the name matches their ID. See more at https://coronavirus.dc.gov/vaxdc
Time: Friday, February 11, 9pm-12am
Location: Hook Hall, 3400 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Cost: Free to enter Hook Hall, $5 to enter dance floor
Hooked on Country: Friday, January 28
All the fun you have come to expect. Join us for a night of dancing and socializing. Lesson from 7-8pm with open dancing until 11. Visit with old friends and make new ones. Vinaya will be teaching Waltz Across Texas, and Andy will be our DJ for the night.
NOTE: The city of DC requires proof of vaccination – picture is fine, as long as the name matches their ID. See more at https://coronavirus.dc.gov/vaxdc
Time: Friday, January 14, 7-11pm (line dance lesson from 7 to 8, followed by open dancing)
Location: Hook Hall, 3400 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Cost: Free to enter Hook Hall, $5 to enter dance floor