Holiday Closures
CLOSED - Thursday, November 27
OPEN - Sunday, November 30
Sundance Saloon will be closed on Thursday, November 27 for Thanksgiving. We are open as usual on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, November 30.
If you're planning ahead: Sundance Saloon will be closed on Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1. We will be open every Sunday through the holidays. We will not be hosting a New Year's Eve Dance this year.
Intermediate West Coast Swing
with Shin Aoki
Sunday, November 30: 5:15–6:15 pm
Sundance Saloon: Loft
Instructor Shin Aoki leads a one-hour workshop for intermediate west coast swing on the last Sunday of the month. Attendees should be *completely* comfortable with basic WCS patterns (e.g. side pass, underarm turn, tuck, basic whips).
Unlike most of our lessons in the loft, this class is drop-in, with no advance registration and no additional fee beyond the regular Sundance Saloon admission fee.
December Birthday Dance
Sunday, December 7
Sundance Saloon
On the first Sunday of each month, we celebrate the birthdays of everyone who has a birthday during that month. One dance is designated when we invite the birthday folks to the dance floor, and everyone gets a chance to take turns dancing with them. We also provide the cake!
If your birthday is in December, we'll see you on Sunday, December 7!
Sundance Mini-Privates
Thursday, December 11 • 6:45 – 7:30 pm
Sundance Saloon
You're invited to another session when we'll have a number of Sundance Saloon instructors on hand, and you can pick one to hoard all to yourself for 10 minutes. This experience is appropriate for all dancers from the beginner-plus to intermediate level. You can choose any style of dance your instructor is comfortable with. On this night we'll have Sheila Schlicht, Citabria Phillips, Kirk Ryan, Ingu, and Ron Jenkins available at your service.
Just show up, and sign up for a session. Slots will be available on a first-come, first-signed-up basis. Doors open at 6:30 pm. If time and space allow, you may be able to sign up for more than one session. There is no additional fee for this experience.
Holiday Ball & Toy Drive
Sunday, December 14
Sundance Saloon
Join us for our annual Holiday Ball, 5:00 – 10:30 pm on Sunday, December 15. This is a truly special event with plenty of good cheer and good company, our most festive of the year! Dance to a mix of your holiday and non-holiday favorites, with special surprises all night long.
Please bring a new, unwrapped toy for our Toy Drive and save $3 off the special event admission of $10. Toys are destined for the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Drive.
Note: We need to reserve the main ballroom for toys and decorations, so we are asking everyone to use our free coat-check on this night.
Clogging at Sundance Saloon
Thursdays • 6:30–8:30 pm
Sundance Saloon: Loft
The Barbary Coast Cloggers are bringing their clogging classes to Sundance Saloon every Thursday. Clogging lessons take place upstairs in the loft, while our regular programming of two-step and line dance lessons continues on the ground level.
The schedule is:
- 6:30-7:10 - Easy Level
- 7:10-7:50 - Intermediate Level
- 7:50-8:30 - Advanced Level
The classes are drop-in and there is no additional fee beyond the regular Sundance Saloon admission. NOTE: There will be no clogging on October 9 or October 30.
Line Dance Pro
Sundays (except 1st Sun of month) • 5:00–6:30 pm
Sundance Saloon • Back Room
Can't get enough line dancing? Line Dance Pro is an opportunity to increase your line dance abilities and challenge yourself with new line dances not included in our regular Sundance Saloon repertoire.
Our Line Dance Pro sessions run every Sunday in the Back Room of Sundance Saloon (except the first Sunday of the month)! Includes lessons starting at 5:15 pm, except the last Sunday of the month which features a line dance marathon. Check the Sundance Saloon instruction calendar for the schedule.
Volunteer Opportunities
Please help us! Sundance Saloon is a community effort, dependent on lots of people chipping in a little bit. We are always looking for more help. If you have not volunteered in the past, this is a great time to think about stepping in. You can become an integral part of what makes Sundance so special. Our needs at Sundance Saloon include set-up, front door, and coat-check. Shifts are generally one hour. No experience necessary.
Supporting Sundance
As an all-volunteer, member- and community-supported organization, the Sundance Association depends on your support to keep thriving. The pandemic put an extra burden on our finances, and our needs are never-ending. There are many ways to help us, and not all of them involve monetary contributions:
- Become a member of the Sundance Association by pledging an annual tax-deductible donation.
- Come on down! Support us just by showing up.
- Introduce someone new to Sundance Saloon.
- Use our coat-check on Sundays.
- Put a dollar or two in one of our tip jars.
- See if your company offers matching donations or grants for volunteer time served.
- Remember Sundance in your estate planning.
- Volunteer!
- Social media! Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram. Share our posts. Share your own posts. Review us on Google, Yelp, Facebook, and Tripadvisor.