Ballroom Time presents a multi-level Ballroom Dance Workshop in the Spanish Ballroom on Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2026 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm followed by one hour of instructor-led line dancing, practice, and open dancing until 5:30. This multi-level Workshop is designed with beginner to intermediate-level dancers in mind. Beginners will receive separate instruction to cover lead and follow techniques along with basic steps and figures that can be used across multiple dance styles. The first hour will cover mambo, rumba, cha-cha, and bachata. The second hour will cover ballroom-style tango, samba, and merengue. During the third hour, our volunteers will lead a line dance and practica session allowing dancers to practice all steps and figures solo or optionally as a couple. More experienced dancers are encouraged to join the Workshop to learn intermediate-level figures chosen from the following: open and closed cross-body lead in rumba andcha-cha; spiral turns; bolero styling; and additional figures for bachata and merengue. We'll review the open reverse turn and back corté in ballroom tango.
We will be rotating partners, which is always optional for those who dance with a preferred partner.
The third hour of the Workshop will feature instructor-led practica and line dancing from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm as a variety of Latin dance music plays. Our instructors and volunteers will review all steps taught during the workshop. Students may dance solo or as a couple during the practica session.
The Workshop will be taught by Ballroom Time staff Tom Hall and Min Zhang who have a combined total of over 50 years of ballroom dance experience.
Schedule:
2:30 - 3:30 pm: Workshop - mambo, rumba, cha-cha, and bachata basics
3:30 - 4:30 pm: Workshop - ballroom-style tango, samba, and merengue
4:30 - 5:30 pm: Instructor-led practica
Admission:
Advance: $15
At door: $20 general admission (plus credit card fees, if applicable); $10 for full time students and students currently enrolled in a Ballroom Time evening class.
Parking
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Venue Information
The Spanish Ballroom is a historic building with no central heating and cooling. Fans are stationed around the floor. Please be aware of temperatures and dress accordingly.
The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture manages Glen Echo Park, one of the most lively visual and performing arts sites in the Washington area. The Partnership presents vibrant artistic, cultural and educational offerings at Glen Echo Park and promotes the Park as a unique destination for our region's diverse population. We inspire creativity and offer shared artistic experiences in a welcoming historic and natural setting within a National Park.
Each year, more than 300,000 people come to the Park to renew their creative spirit through arts classes, festivals, exhibitions, dances, children’s theater, music performances, nature programs, and more.
To learn more, visit: glenechopark.org
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