Sundance In The Castro
Saturday, August 15 • 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Noe Street, between Market & Beaver
This is our last dance in the Castro of the season. We'll return to Noe Street between Market and Beaver – on our own portable dance floor! We'll have a mix of partner dancing and line dancing, along with plenty of quick lessons for the passerby. This is a smoke-free event pursuant to SF Health Code Article 19L.
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED for tear-down. Thanks to the folks who have volunteered for set-up and street monitors!
BRING YOUR LAUNDRY! Toni Cleaners is unhappy about the street closure, and we hope to win them over by bringing them extra business. [Wash & fold is $2.50/lb, 10 lb min. Dry cleaning is $8 per shirt or slacks, $17 and up for a dress, $19 and up for a 2-piece suit. They also do repairs and restorative work] Also on this block: La Méditerranée restaurant, the Love Potion Library bookstore and tea room, and Rosenberg convenience store.
Sundance at Union Square
Friday, August 28 • 5:00–8:00 pm
Union Square • San Francisco
Sundance Saloon returns for an wonderful evening of free lessons and open dancing in Union Square in downtown San Francisco. We are dancing on (mostly) the second Friday of each month through October as a part of a weekly Friday rotating series of participatory dance events billed as "Union Square Dance," sponsored by the City of San Francisco and produced by Biederman Redevelopment Ventures.
We'll have a mix of partner dancing and line dancing, with a frequent schedule of quick novice lessons for the passersby. Boot-check/bag-check available. Volunteers needed to staff the bag check. Additional dates: September 11, October 9.
Intermediate West Coast Swing
with Shin Aoki
Sunday, August 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.
Summer Round-Up
Sunday, September 6
Sundance Saloon
Our summer Labor Day weekend celebration is back. We will hold our usual holiday weekend line dance extravaganza, with a line dance marathon in the main room from opening at 5:00 pm until 7:15 pm! Come ready with your requests from our regular Sundance Saloon repertoire. (We will include a smattering of "line dance pro" dances in the mix, weighted towards earlier in the evening.)
We'll still have beginning two-step and line dance lessons, moved to the back room on this night. Regular open dancing starts at 7:15. This is also the night of our September birthday dance. If your birthday is in September, we'll have a special dance for you - and cake!
Underwear Night - Maybe?*
Sunday, September 20
* If we get enough volunteers by August 16
We're hoping to hold another underwear night on September 20 at Sundance Saloon. However, it's a volunteer-intensive night, and we don't want to get caught short. So, here's the plan. We'll proceed if we get enough volunteers signed up by August 16.
As of August 14 we have four more shifts to fill:
- Clothes-check: 9-10 pm, 10-10:30 pm (2)
- Front door: 9-10 pm
If you can take one of these shifts, email us at volunteer@sundancesaloon.org, or sign up on-line if you have a volunteer account.
Participation in the underwear night is entirely optional. You can come on down and have a normal night of dancing, whether you participate or not. This night is meant to be a fun (and even a little silly), and a time for us to celebrate all body sizes, shapes, and types. And by all means, stay fully clothed, if that's what you're comfortable with.
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.
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. Lessons in clogging , a form of percussive line dance, 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:
- 6:30-7:30 - Percussive Line Dance - any level
- 7:30-8:30 - Experienced Level
The experienced level is for those with knowledge of tap, clogging, or Irish dance. The classes are drop-in and there is no additional fee beyond the regular Sundance Saloon admission.
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. 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.
SPECIAL EVENTS: We're currently signing folks up for:
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.
