28th Anniversary Party!
Sunday, April 12
Sundance Saloon • FREE ADMISSION!
Mark your calendars now! Sundance Saloon celebrates its 28th anniversary on Sunday, April 12. Join us for a very special party!
In 1998 we opened our doors as an experiment in the back room of the Pleasuredome club at 174 King Street, never imagining that Sundance Saloon would become a world-renowned institution in the LGBTQ+ community, still going strong over a quarter of a century later. Of course we'll take a moment to honor the hundreds of volunteers, donors, and other contributors over the years.
In addition to our regular program of lessons and open dancing, we'll have some special performances, a special cake, and most importantly, YOU – and all who helped build this special community. FREE ADMISSION!
Intermediate West Coast Swing
with Shin Aoki
Sunday, April 26: 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.
Sundance In The Castro
Saturday, May 2 • 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Noe Street near Market St, San Francisco
We're so excited to bring outdoor dancing back to the Castro – on Noe Street between Market and Beaver – on our own portable dance floor!
We are planning a mix of partner dancing and line dancing, with a greater emphasis on line dancing than our usual format at Sundance Saloon, along with plenty of quick lessons for the passerby. The event will repeat on June 20 and August 15. This is a smoke-free event pursuant to SF Health Code Article 19L.
We will need volunteers for set-up, tear-down, and street monitors.
Also - please support our neighboring businesses, including La Méditerranée restaurant and Toni Cleaners. In particular, we're asking you to pick up or drop off your dry cleaning at Toni Cleaners on the Saturday of the event!
Sundance Line Dance Bootcamp
Saturday, May 30 • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sundance Saloon
Sundance Saloon presents our first Saturday Line Dance Bootcamp! We will teach line dances in three concurrently-running rooms: newer line dances in the main room, older classic line dances in the back room, and improver-level line dances in the loft.
All selections will be from our current repertoire. We are not planning to introduce new line dances. This day is meant to be an opportunity for folks to catch up on the Sundance Saloon line dances they don't know.
We'll have more details for you soon, including pricing and registration. In the meantime, we want to know what line dances you would like to see taught on this day! Please complete this survey by April 30 for the best chance of inclusion. (Check our Sundance Saloon line dance page for a list of line dances with step sheets and videos.)
Sundance Music Playlists on Spotify
Now you can listen to Sundance Saloon music all day long. We have recreated our Sundance Saloon SF Playlists on our own SUNDANCE SALOON SF SPOTIFY CHANNEL! You'll need a (free) Spotify account for basic listening privileges.
We have several different playlists for your enjoyment:
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.
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. [No line dance pro on Mar. 15 due to the Academy Awards viewing in the back room.]
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.
