JOIN US THIS SATURDAY,
June 29
11:30 am - 4:30 pm  
 



For a celebration of the

80th Anniversary of the 

Spanish Ballroom!  

FREE Dance lessons,
dancing, crafts, tours, and an exhibition!
 
Schedule of Events

Ballroom Tours 

11:30 am & 4:00 pm, meet in Spanish Ballroom Lobby   

 

Crafts for Kids & Families! 

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Spanish Ballroom Lobby 

 

Ballroom History Exhibition
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Spanish Ballroom Lobby  

 

Family Dance for Parents and Children 

12:30 - 1:20 pm, Spanish Ballroom  

Ann Fallon, caller, and live music by Waverley Station  

 

Contra Dance 

1:30 - 2:20 pm, Spanish Ballroom  

Ann Fallon, caller, and live music by Waverley Station

 

Swing Dance Lesson and Dancing

2:30 - 3:20 pm, Spanish Ballroom

Marc Shepanek and Ellen Engle of Flying Feet Enterprises 

 

Waltz Lesson and Dancing

3:30 - 4:20 pm, Spanish Ballroom
Paul Crumrine and Lily McGovern of Waltz Time


Spanish Ballroom Opening Dance
 
presented by the
Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
in celebration of the 16th annual Montgomery County Heritage Days 
 
For more information about this FREE Heritage Days celebration,
visit our Heritage Days page! 


Ballroom Dancers circa 1940 - B & W

Glen Echo Park's Spanish-style ballroom was built in 1933, and several of
the biggest names from the "Big Band" era have played at the park, including Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1954. And, of course, thousands have enjoyed dancing in the ballroom over the decades. In recent years, over 60,000 dancers flock to the park's dances each year. Today, the Glen Echo Park Partnership hosts an extensive social dance program, with more than 350 dances presented each year in the park's three dance venues: the Spanish Ballroom, the Bumper Car Pavilion, and the Ballroom Annex.

 
Heritage Days at Glen Echo Park is part of Montgomery County Heritage Days,
which is sponsored by the Heritage Tourism Alliance of Montgomery County.
 
    
Brown Bag is back for another season at the Ballroom Cafe. It's the  perfect place to purchase a lunch or snack on Heritage Days weekend. For more information, including hours of operation, visit our Ballroom Cafe page.

 

 

 

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The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. is funded
by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive, and also by funding from the Montgomery County government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.

All programs are produced in cooperation with the National Park Service
and Montgomery County, Maryland.