KICK-OFF DANCE
WELCOME DANCE
HOEDOWN 2009
STOMPEDE BALL Dance Parties
KICK-OFF DANCE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 • 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Sundance Saloon, 550 Barneveld Ave., San Francisco
Get a head start on the weekend with this extra night of dancing for early arrivals at our regular Thursday night event at Sundance Saloon. Beginning and intermediate two-step lessons 7:00–7:40, line dance lesson 7:40–8:00, and then open dancing until closing. $10 admission at the door, over 21 with ID. Bus shuttle to/from the host hotel for StompedePass holders.
WELCOME DANCE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 • 7:30 pm – 1:00 am
Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Welcome to our kick-off dance party at the host hotel, the Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, featuring three rooms of dancing! The spacious hotel ballroom offers our usual mix of country-western dance styles, with featured dance exhibitions from 8:30 to 9:00. And from 9:00 to midnight you can also visit one of our alternate dance rooms, one featuring line dances, and the other dedicated to west coast swing sponsored by the Gotham Swing Club of NYC. $15 admission at the door.
HOEDOWN 2009
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 • 7:30 pm – 1:00 am
The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Our gala country-western dance at the beautiful turn-of-the-century beaux-arts treasure, the Regency Ballroom, located just two blocks from the host hotel. The ballroom features a huge 4000 square-foot permanent hardwood dance floor, and a balcony to look over all the action! Great music and dancing, a huge silent auction and raffle, outstanding entertainment, and hundreds of the hottest cowboys and cowgirls from all over the continent. Dance exhibitions 8:00–9:00, open dancing and entertainment 9:00–1:00. And we've now added a second room dedicated to line dancing, 9:00-12:00. Admission: $45 at the door, $35 in advance.
Advance Hoedown 2009 tickets available at:
- Sundance Saloon, 550 Barneveld Ave., San Francisco (Sunday 5 - 10:30 pm, Thursday 6:30 - 10:30 pm), until Oct. 11
- Rock Hard, 518 Castro St., San Francisco, until Oct. 15
- Mail order - send self-addressed stamped envelope with check payable to: The Sundance Association, 2261 Market St., PMB 225, San Francisco, CA 94114. Or, pay through our on-line store (nominal service charge applies). Must be received by Oct. 9. Tickets will be mailed to you.
THE STOMPEDE BALL AT SUNDANCE SALOON
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 • 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Sundance Saloon, 550 Barneveld Ave., San Francisco
Be sure to stay through Sunday evening, so you can kick up your heels at Sundance Saloon. You'll get so caught up in the energy, you'll forget all about your aching feet 'til you limp out the door at the end. Line dance marathon 5:00–7:00 in the Main Room, beginning two-step lessons 5:30–7:00 in the Green Room; then open country-western dancing 'til 11:00, taking time out for a Pat-and-Chris (a.k.a. Jack-and-Jill) dance contest and our infamous Sleazy Shadow contest! $10 admission at the door.
*** AND NEW THIS YEAR! ***
THE BEACH BALL
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WEST COAST SWING TEA-DANCE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 • 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
We're excited to bring you even more dancing the year with the new West Coast Swing Tea-Dance on Saturday afternoon, sponsored by New York City's Gotham Swing Club. Meet other swingers of all levels and practice your moves from the day's workshops. Enjoy a variety of music ranging from country to R&B to contemporary to funk. Beach attire suggested. Admission: included with your StompedePass or Saturday workshop day pass, or $5 at the door.