Event Schedule
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Please note: this schedule is very tentative.
THURSDAY – NOVEMBER 9 |
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6:00p |
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11:30p |
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Bus service between Holiday Inn and Sundance Saloon |
6:30p |
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11:00p |
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KICK-OFF DANCE: SUNDANCE SALOON, 550 Barneveld |
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Main Room |
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6:45p - 7:30p |
Intermediate waltz lesson |
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7:30p - 8:00p |
Line dance lesson (intermediate) |
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8:00p - 11:00p |
Open country-western dancing |
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Back Room |
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6:45p - 7:30p |
Beginning SF-style 2-step lesson |
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7:30p - 8:00p |
Line dance lesson (beginning) |
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8:00p - 11:00p |
Open west coast swing dancing |
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FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 10 |
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9:30a |
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11:00p |
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Registration desk open at the Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Ave. |
9:00a |
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10:30a |
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Coffee and pastries |
10:00a |
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5:00p |
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DANCE WORKSHOPS, Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Ave. |
10:00a |
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5:00p |
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Premium workshops |
5:30p |
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7:00p |
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VIP Welcome Reception |
7:30p |
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1:00a |
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WELCOME DANCE: HOLIDAY INN, 1500 Van Ness Ave. |
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8:30p - 9:00p |
Exhibition performances |
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9:00p - 1:00a |
Open country-western dancing (Main Ballroom) |
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9:00p - 12:00m |
Line dance marathon (Gold Rush Room) |
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9:00p - 12:00m |
West coast swingathon (Redwood Room) |
1:00a |
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3:00a |
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After-hours party |
1:00a |
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Late-night west coast swing |
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SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 11 |
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9:00a |
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10:30a |
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Coffee and pastries |
9:00a |
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7:00p |
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Registration desk open at the Holiday Inn, Golden Gateway |
9:30a |
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4:30p |
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DANCE WORKSHOPS, Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Ave. |
9:30a |
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4:30p |
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Premium workshops |
4:30p |
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6:00p |
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"Boots Only" Ball |
5:30p |
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7:00p |
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Women's Trans-inclusive Social |
7:30p |
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1:00a |
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HOEDOWN 2023: REGENCY BALLROOM, 1300 Van Ness Ave. |
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8:00p - 9:00p |
Exhibition performances |
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9:00p - 1:00a |
Open CW dancing + entertainment (Main Ballroom) |
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9:00p - 11:00p |
Line dance marathon (Lower Level) |
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11:00p - 12:45a |
Open west coast swing dancing (Lower Level) |
1:00a |
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3:00a |
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After-hours party (Holiday Inn) |
1:00a |
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late |
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Late night west coast swing (Holiday Inn) |
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SUNDAY – NOVEMBER 12 |
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9:30a |
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10:30a |
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Coffee and pastries |
9:30a |
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3:00p |
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Registration desk open at the Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Ave. |
10:00a |
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4:00p |
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DANCE WORKSHOPS, Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Ave. |
10:00p |
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4:00p |
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Premium workshops |
4:30p |
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11:30p |
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Bus service between Holiday Inn and Sundance Saloon |
5:00p |
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11:00p |
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STOMPEDE BALL: SUNDANCE SALOON, 550 Barneveld |
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Main Room |
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5:00p - 7:00p |
Line dance marathon |
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7:00p - 11:00p |
Open country-western dancing |
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Back Room |
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5:30p - 6:30p |
Beginning SF-style 2-step lesson |
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6:30p - 7:00p |
Beginning line dance lesson |
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7:00p - 9:00p |
Line dancing |
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9:00p - 11:00p |
Open west coast swing dancing |
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Main Dance Events
NOTE: Details subject to change.
KICK-OFF DANCE
Thursday, November 9 • 6:30–11:00 pm
Sundance Saloon • 550 Barneveld Ave., San Francisco
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Get a head start on the weekend with the Kick-Off Dance at Sundance Saloon. Beginning two-step lesson and advanced waltz lesson 6:45–7:30, line dance lesson 7:30–8:00, and then open dancing until closing. In the Back Room, we have west coast swing dancing with Johnny Quarto-vonTivadar 8:00 pm until closing.
$15 admission at the door.
WELCOME DANCE
Friday, November 10 • 7:30 pm – 1:00 am
Golden Gateway Holiday Inn • 1500 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
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Welcome to San Francisco! Get ready for a magical night with our huge dance party at the host hotel, the Golden Gateway Holiday Inn. We begin with general open dancing and exhibition performances early in the evening. Then wander among three different rooms of dancing: our usual mix of country-western dancing in the Ballroom (9:00 pm-1:00 am), line dancing in the Gold Rush Room (9:00 pm-midnight) and west coast swing in the Redwood Room (9:00 pm-late).
$40 admission at the door.
HOEDOWN 2023
Saturday, November 11 • 7:30 pm - 1:00 am
The Regency Center • 1300 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
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Our huge annual LGBT+ gala benefit country-western dance – since 1997, the largest annual event of its kind anywhere! Exhibition dance performances, entertainment, country-western dancing in two rooms of the gorgeous Regency Center, with hundreds of cowfolks from all over the country and beyond. Plus fundraising with silent auction to benefit the Stompede beneficiaries.
$60 admission at the door.
$50 in advance (available beginning in October)
STOMPEDE BALL
Sunday, November 12 • 5:00 – 11:00 pm
Sundance Saloon • 550 Barneveld Ave., San Francisco
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Sunday is always a huge night out in San Francisco! 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. From 5:00 to 7:00 pm we'll have a two-hour line dance marathon, while in the Back Room it's beginning two-step and line dance lessons. Then it's open country-western dancing until 11:00 pm, taking time out for a Pat-and-Chris (a.k.a. Jack-and-Jill) dance contest, plus line dancing and west coast swing in the Back Room.
$15 admission at the door
Social (and other) Events
The Stompede is not just about dancing. It's about making connections. Enjoy some of our social events, where you'll find it easy to make new friends and catch up with old ones.
Details and times subject to change!
VIP WELCOME RECEPTION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 • 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
A special party to honor all those who have contributed to the creation of the Sundance Stompede – including our host sponsors, business sponsors, volunteers, instructors, entertainers, and exhibition dancers.
FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER-HOURS PARTY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 • 1:00 am – 3:00 am
The dancing's ended, but it's not time to go to bed. Come to the after-hours party at the Stompede Hospitality Suite at the host hotel.
FRIDAY LATE-NIGHT WEST COAST SWING
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 • 1:00 am – late
West coast swing dancing in the wee hours. Hosted by DJ Johnny Q.
BOOTS ONLY BALL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 • 4:30pm – 6:00 pm
Back by popular demand, the Boots Only Ball is a nudist country-western tea dance that will be held in the Gold Rush room of the Holiday Inn. Everyone is welcome: all genders, all shapes, all sizes. Everyone is beautiful when they're dancing! Admission is $15 for non-registrants, with a free and required clothes-check.
WOMEN’S TRANS-INCLUSIVE SOCIAL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 • 5:30 – 7:00 pm
A perennial favorite, our casual gathering of women and trans Stompeders at the Stompede Hospitality Suite. Stompede registration or Hoedown ticket required.
SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER-HOURS PARTY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 • 1:00 am – 3:00 am
Will it be wild or mild? Come to the after-hours party at the Stompede Hospitality Suite at the host hotel and find out!
SATURDAY LATE-NIGHT WEST COAST SWING @ HOTEL
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 • 1:00 am – late
More late-night west coast swing dancing in the wee hours. Hosted by DJ Johnny Q.
