3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Apr.20 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Dance lesson 7:15pm. This month's lesson: Whiskey River Jitterbug primer. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right. Full bar, great dance floor! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news, dance and music videos, and other cool content.

Apr.20-22 | Richard Powers Dance Weekend
Northwest Dance Network presents...Two-In-One Richard Powers Dance Weekend: Waltz and Swing at the Leif Erikson Hall, et al. Richard and Angela are back! This special workshop weekend will focus on the crossover between swing and waltz, as each has influenced the other over the years. Learn new spins and variations, and improve your partnering by reinforcing the way you send and interpret cues through both dance forms. Richard will also teach a host of new rotary and cross-step waltz variations inspired by swing dancing. The full weekend package will include a lesson and dance Friday at Broadway Waltz, workshops Saturday and Sunday (warmups both mornings with the Gator Boy), a Saturday night dance, and dancing at the Century Ballroom's Waltz Café Sunday afternoon. Join us for a fun-filled weekend, and take your dancing and dance comprehension to a new level! Stay tuned for more details and registration info, coming soon. RSVP to the Facebook event here and help spread the word!

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Mon, May.7 | Folichon Cajun Band
Hale's Music Mondays at Hale's Brewery (4301 Leary Way NW), 7:30-9:30pm. Ted says: "Hale's excellent ales, El Camion in the kitchen, lovely maple dance floor, and excellent acoustics for music and conversation. Come get your dance on!"

May 10-13 | Gator By The Bay 2018 (San Diego, CA)
Gator By The Bay 2018 with another stellar lineup! Pine Leaf Boys, The Revelers, Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express, Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band, Dexter Ardoin, Earl Thomas Gospel Revival, Carolyn Wonderland Blues, Sonny Landreth and more!

Mon, May.14 | Folichon Cajun Band
Hale's Music Mondays at Hale's Brewery (4301 Leary Way NW), 7:30-9:30pm. Ted says: "Hale's excellent ales, El Camion in the kitchen, lovely maple dance floor, and excellent acoustics for music and conversation. Come get your dance on!"

3rd Friday Dance
Fri, May.18 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Dance lesson 7:15pm. This month's lesson: TBA. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right. Full bar, great dance floor! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news, dance and music videos, and other cool content.

May 26-29 | Northwest Folklife Festival
Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center
5/26 Swamp Soul @ Fisher Pavilion (aka Warren’s Roadhouse), 8-8:50pm
5/27 Folichon

Wed, May 30 | Zydeco Rex
Highway 99 Blues Club, 8pm, $10.

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Gator Boy goes to Portland!
Sat, Jun.2 - Sun, Jun.3 | Cascade Zydeco Workshop Weekend (Portland, OR)
Cascade Zydeco presents the 4th Annual Zydeco Workshops Weekend with the Gator Boy in Portland, OR! This year's focus: Zydeco Delights, or answering the question: How can I get the most fun out of my zydeco dances? Zydeco Intro workshop 10am-noon, then intermediate/advanced level workshops 1:30-6pm in Zydeco footwork, partnering, and styling, plus Cajun/Creole Waltz and some Zydeco Line Dances to boot! Dancing Saturday night to live music by Swamp Thang, and catered zydeco brunch and house party Sunday morning. Click here for details and registration.

3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Jun.15 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Dance lesson 7:15pm. This month's lesson: TBA. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right. Full bar, great dance floor! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news, dance and music videos, and other cool content.

Sat, Jun.16 | Swamp Soul
Redmond Saturday Market (7730 Leary Way NE, Redmond 98052), 12-2pm, free.

Sat, Jun.23 | Folichon Cajun Band
Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), details TBA.

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Live from Louisiana
Wed, Jul.4 | House Party
Dance concert with The Pine Leaf Boys. For info, email cajunseattle@comcast.net.

Live from Louisiana
Wed, Jul.11 | House Party
Dance concert with Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys. For info, email cajunseattle@comcast.net.

Sun, Jul.15 | Swamp Soul
Fairhaven Village Green (1207 10th St, Bellingham 98225), 2-5pm, free.

3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Jul.20 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Dance lesson 7:15pm. This month's lesson: TBA. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right. Full bar, great dance floor! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news, dance and music videos, and other cool content.

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3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Aug.17 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Dance lesson 7:15pm. This month's lesson: TBA. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right. Full bar, great dance floor! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news, dance and music videos, and other cool content.

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3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Sep.21 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Dance lesson 7:15pm. This month's lesson: TBA. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right. Full bar, great dance floor! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news, dance and music videos, and other cool content.

Sat, Sep.29 | Swamp Soul
Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), details TBA.