Sundance Reno Round-Up
Sundance's 4-day CW dance weekend at the WGRF
October 9–12, 2025 • Reno, NV
Advance registration ends September 15

DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT! Sundance is hosting a full-fledged country-western dance weekend in conjunction with the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno, Nevada, October 9–12, 2025. We'll have four nights of dancing in up to three rooms, three days of dance workshops in up to five rooms, dance exhibition performances, and more! It's going to feel a lot like the Sundance Stompede without it actually being the Sundance Stompede. The weekend will also host the 30th annual convention of the IAGLCWDC.

Advance registration  and hotel reservations end September 15! Register for only $100. The host hotel is a complex of three adjacent casino resorts known as "The Row." Check out more details here, including a more comprehensive list of our offerings, instructors, and more.

Volunteers Needed For Reno
October 9-13, 2025
Sundance Reno Round-Up • Reno, NV

We need dozens of volunteers at the Sundance Reno Round-Up. Please help us! Our disadvantage is that we are not at our home base, and so the volunteer pool will need to come mostly from folks already registered.

Shifts including set-up, tear-down, registration, entry monitor, coat check, and the like. No experience necessary! You can't possibly dance the entire weekend. Take a break and help make this amazing weekend come to life. Sign up now!

September Birthday Dance
Sunday, September 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 September, we'll see you on Sunday, September 7!

Beginning West Coast Swing
3-WEEK SERIES: September 7-14-21: 5:15-6:15 pm
Sundance Saloon: Loft
Advance registration required

We present a 3-week series in instruction in west coast swing for beginners with instructors John Hofmann (weeks 1 and 2) and Michelle Kinkaid (week 3). You do not need any west coast swing experience, but some experience with partner dancing is advised. The class will run from 5:15 to 6:15 pm, with each week building on material from the previous week.

Advance registration is required. The class is limited to 8 leaders and 8 followers. The cost for the entire 3-week series is $20 payable in advance. Note that this is in addition to the regular admission charge each week at Sundance Saloon.

Register Now – Beg WCS

Sundance at Union Square
Friday, September 12 • 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've been dancing on the second Friday of each month 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 help set up the dance floor and staff the boot-check (just 30-minute shifts!). This is our final Union Square dance of the season, so come on out and enjoy this event one last time.

Underwear Night
Sunday, September 14
Sundance Saloon

You asked for it, and you got it! Our infamous Underwear Night returns to Sundance Saloon.

We'll have a free clothes check for those of you who dare to dance in your underwear. 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). If you're shy but still want to participate, consider long underwear, or maybe boxers and a T-shirt. This is not a contest! It's a time for us to celebrate all body sizes and shapes. And by all means, stay fully clothed, if that's what you're comfortable with. This night is also meant to be safe. No photos or videos allowed except in designated areas, and of course no means no.

Mini-Privates w/ Michelle Kinkaid
West Coast Swing or Night Club Two-Step
Sunday, September 21 • 7:00-8:30 pm
Sundance Saloon • Loft

You can have four-time US Open Swing Dance Champion Michelle Kinkaid all to yourself for 10 minutes! You'll be amazed how much you can learn in that amount of time focused one-on-one with Michelle. 

This is appropriate for any level from beginning to advanced, and for West Coast Swing or Night Club Two-Step. The fee is $10 (in addition to the $7 Sundance Saloon admission fee). Register in advance.

Mini-Privates - Sept 21

Black & Blue Ball
Sunday, September 28
Sundance Saloon

We celebrate Leather Pride week with a post-Folsom Street Fair party. If leather is not your style, don't despair! While leather, gear, and fetish wear is certainly welcome and encouraged, you can simply dress in black and/or blue. Or not, it's up to you. We'll still have a regular night of lessons and dancing. Regular $7 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.

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.

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.

SPECIAL EVENTS

We need volunteers for a number of special events through the summer and fall. Next up:

• Sundance at Union Square - Sep. 12 - sign up
• Sundance Reno Round-Up - Oct. 9-12 - sign up

CORE VOLUNTEERS

We're recruiting "core volunteers" who commit to one hour a month for three months at Sundance Saloon on either Thursday or Sunday. You're shifts are pre-assigned, but you can always switch.

• Sign me up for Thursdays!
• Sign me up for Sundays!

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.