Sundance Association For Country Western Dancing

Sundance Saloon is open EVERY SUNDAY and THURSDAY for country-western dancing, serving the gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender community and its friends.

SUNDAYS: 5:00 - 10:30pm, with dance lessons at 5:30 - 7:15pm. Admission $5

THURSDAYS: 6:30 - 10:30pm, with dance lessons at 7:00 - 8:00pm. Admission $5

Sundance Saloon is located at 550 Barneveld Ave., in San Francisco. For directions click here. See the schedule for more information about our dance lessons, instructors and DJ's. Admission is $5 on Sunday and Thursday, (21 and over with ID).

The Sundance Association for Country Western Dancing is a community-based all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to the promotion of country-western dancing through education, performance, and the presentation of public country-western dance events. The Sundance Association is best known for its major project, Sundance Saloon, providing country-western dance instruction and open dancing every Sunday and Thursday in San Francisco. The Sundance Association is committed to serving the LGBT community. For more details about the Sundance Association, click here.

SUNDANCE NEWS

Spring Round-Up -- May 25 -- Special hours 4:00pm - 9:30pm

On Sunday, May 25, Sundance Saloon opens and closes early due to another event that follows us at space550. There are lots of specially added attractions to make this a great afternoon and evening of dancing and merriment. Admission $5 as usual.

4:00 - 7:00pm: parking lot BBQ and Rodeo brought to you by the Bay Area Chapter of the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association.
4:00 - 5:30pm: line dance marathon in the Main Room
4:30 - 5:30pm: beginning lessons in the Green Room
5:30 - 6:00pm: line dance lesson in the Main Room (What If We Fly)
6:00 - 9:30pm: open dancing in the Main Room

May Sunday Workshop Series in the Green Room
Introduction to DJing

This 3-week series is designed to satisfy your curiosity about what goes on in the DJ booth. You'll learn some basics about commonly-used DJ equipment, and take part in discussions about styles of country-western dance music. Note that this series is meant to be only a brief introduction to DJing, not a full-fledged course. It will include some hands-on experience at the controls.

We will meet on May 4, 11 and 18 in the Green Room at Sundance Saloon from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. No pre-registration necessary. This is a progressive series, with each week building on material from the previous week. Optional $15 donation for the 3-week series.

Two rooms with dancing on Sunday

With the busy attendance we're seeing at Sundance Saloon every Sunday, we will utilize the Green Room as follows for your dancing pleasure:

7:30pm - 8:15pm = slower two-step and waltz music - great for beginners!
8:15pm - 9:00pm = line dance mini-marathon
9:00pm - 9:45pm = west coast swing music

We'll continue with our regular format in the Main Room.

And remember that Country Karaoke continues upstairs in the Red Room at Sundance Saloon on Sunday nights, 7:15 - 10:00pm.

AIDS Emergency Fund County Fair
Sunday, June 1, 4:00 - 10:00pm

AEF will host its 26th Anniversary Awards Gala with a new theme. "AEF's County Fair" will feature an afternoon and evening of carnival-type games, contests and country-style entertainment and food, including two-stepping and line-dancing in the 40'x40' Country Western Dance Area held in conjunction with The Sundance Association.

Hundreds of San Francisco's fun-seeking citizens will join AEF donors, volunteers and clients as we acknowledge our community's generosity with this fun, new event at the San Francisco County Fair Building, also known as the Hall of Flowers, located in beautiful Golden Gate Park at 1199 9th Avenue (at Lincoln).

Special tickets for Sundancers are now available at Sundance Saloon at a significant discount. Tickets include food, beverage, dancing and games. For more information: www.aef-sf.org/countyfair.

The AEF can also use lots of volunteer help for this event.

Yo Ho Hoedown, Tampa, May 23 - 25

The Yo Ho Hoedown in Tampa, FL takes place over Memorial Day Weekend: May 23 - 25. This is a convention of the International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country-Western Dance Clubs (IAGLCWDC), and promises to attract hundreds of dancers from all over the continent. In addition to three nights of big dance events and 26 hours of dance workshops, there is a dance competition and the usual shenanigans associated with IAGLCWDC conventions. (Note that San Francisco will host the next IAGLCWDC convention at its November Sundance Stompede later this year!) Info: www.iaglcwdc.org.

Special Event Calendar for 2008

The Sundance Association presents numerous special events throughout the year. In case you want to mark your calendars now, here is a list of events planned for 2008. Of course, this is subject to change.

June 28 - 29 - San Francisco Pride
Aug 3 - Membership Appreciation Night at Sundance Saloon
Aug 15 - 17 Bay Area Rodeo
Aug 24 - Sundance Saloon Beach Party
Sept 7 - Country Dance-A-Thon
Oct 5 - Castro Street Fair
Oct 26 - Halloween Party
Nov 6 - 9 - The Sundance Stompede
Dec 14 - Sundance Saloon Holiday Ball

Line Dance Classes at Gold's Gym

Looking for more line dance lessons? Ron Points, instructor at Sundance Saloon and Club 1220, is offering weekly line dance instruction at Gold's Gym (Castro) in San Francisco! Gold's Gym members get in free; nonmembers can buy passes. The cost varies by the number of passes purchased.

Sundays, 11:00am - 12:30pm at the Castro Gold's Gym, 2301 Market Street (upstairs). This class has progressed more toward the intermediate level. Members get in free; nonmembers can buy passes. The costs vary by the number of passes purchased.

Sundance Saloon Volunteers Needed

Volunteering is a great way to contribute, and it's rewarding and fun, and it only takes an occasional hour of your time. We're especially looking for volunteers who can commit to one hour a month, but any amount is helpful.

Remember that Sundance Saloon and The Sundance Association were formed by a group of dedicated folks who wanted to offer the community a way of keeping country-western dancing alive through continued instruction and regular dances. Sundance Saloon belongs to all of us, and it survives only with the contributions of many.

We are also always looking for additional help with the abundance of behind-the-scenes work. If Sundance Saloon is a special part of your life, why not make it even more so by playing an active role in its success? Contact us for more information.

Now you can sign up online! We've added this feature to make it easier. Just click here or on the Volunteer link in the left side navigation bar. If you're an existing volunteer just enter the password. If you're new to volunteering click on the "Are you new to volunteering and want to sign up?" link and follow the easy directions.

2008 Membership Drive

Keep all our Sundance Association projects going full tilt with your tax-deductible donation! Join the over 180 members of the Sundance Association for Country-Western Dancing who have already contributed.

More than ever, we need your support to continue all of our projects, including Sundance Saloon two nights a week. The Sundance Association is a publicly-supported nonprofit organization. Memberships account for 20% of our income. With our operating expenses increasing dramatically due to Sundance Saloon Thursday nights, we need memberships to increase proportionately to balance the budget.

Memberships constitute a formal way of donating, while emphasizing the community base of The Sundance Association. Members receive some tangible benefits, such as regular newsletters and invitations to member meetings to keep you informed about the Association, free passes to Sundance Saloon, and the like. Membership fees are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. But the primary reason to become a member is simply to take pride in the knowledge that you are contributing to the future of country-western dancing in the Bay Area.

For more information about memberships, click here.

Carpooling to Sundance Saloon?

If you need or can offer a ride Brian is coordinating a carpool. By clicking here you can send an email to Brian and he'll try to connect you with someone in your area.

We currently have folks wanting rides from:
Mission & 16th, San Francisco
Laguna & Oak, San Francisco
San Rafael

Community Bulletin Board

The community bulletin board is the place to visit to find out about news of interest to country-western dancers in the community.

If you have an item of interest to the community, E-mail it to us and we'll include it.

Join the Sundance Mailing List

To receive news and information from Sundance via Email, you can SUBSCRIBE to the Sundance-News email list. We won't flood you with email. We'll send about one message a month, to give a short summary of what's happening at Sundance, with links for more information. To subscribe, click on the link. subscribe@sundancesaloon.org

You'll get a confirmation back. Don't miss a single event -- be part of the Sundance network!

You can also join our postal mail list. Send us your name and address to info@sundancesaloon.org, or write to The Sundance Association, 2261 Market St., PMB 225, San Francisco, CA 94114.

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These pages were updated on May 6, 2008. Designed by Roy Perkel