EVENTS
No dance
Fri, April 18 | NO Juke Joint
We’ll see you again May 2!
Note: Date changes, final 2 workshops moved back 1 week
Tue, April 22 & 29 | Zydeco Prep
Work your Zydeco mojo! with Sean “Gator Boy” Donovan & Erika Olsen. APRIL 22 (rescheduled from April 15) Movement & Hips Explore Zydeco playfulness, so joyful and alluring; APRIL 29 (rescheduled from April 22) Partnering & Moves Enliven your connections and settle into the groove. REGISTER: Send payment to Sean Donovan via Venmo @thegatorboy or PayPal @thegatorboy, or bring check/cash night of (pre-register to save, just email Sean to hold your space). Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle), Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm • $35 adv / $40 door . Get that soulful Zydeco groove and let the good times roll. Learn fun footwork, electric partner connection and red hot hips. Emphasis on smooth and dynamic styling, moves and movement. Prerequisite: These workshops require intermediate-level partner dance skills; some Zydeco experience helpful but not necessary. April 8 is designed to impart Zydeco fundamentals that can carry you through the final two workshops.
1st Friday dance
Fri, May 2 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint
Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to an extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds with the Gator Boy at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm dance lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.
Live from Louisiana!
Sat, May 24 | Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Friday Night Live! • Mark your calendar
Fri, June 13 | Jo Miller & Her Burly Roughnecks
Yes indeed this powerhouse groove machine, the fabulous Jo Miller & Her Burly Roughnecks, has agreed once more to grace Gator Boy’s Juke Joint! Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details to come. Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle), 6:30pm dance lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $25.