If you just “Gotta Dance” in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, here’s where you can go this weekend. This list is courtesy of Randy Forrester and Michelle Moore, co-hosts of Gotta Dance Radio, which airs 7 – 8 p.m. Sundays on KSFR, 101.1 FM. You can also catch live streaming broadcasts of the program at www.ksfr.org. Locations are in Santa Fe unless otherwise noted. If you’ve got dance tips for KSFR or want to subscribe to the weekly update, e-mail Randy Forrester.
Rex Warren. Photo by Wyatt McSpadden.
Thursday, May 21
Bill Hearne Duo
Hot Dance Tip
La Fonda
100 E. San Francisco St.
7:30 to 11:15 p.m.
Savor — Salsa
Eldorado Hotel
309 W. San Francisco St.
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Nacha Mendez Trio – Salsa
El Meson
213 Washington Ave.
7:30 to 9:45 p.m.
The Red Elvises — Rock and Roll
Santa Fe Brewing Company
35 Fire Place
8 p.m.
Ballroom & Latin Dance
Dance Station
901 W. Alameda
(In the Solana Center)
(505) 989-9788
Dancing and lesson: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
TCA Milonga
Lloyd Shaw Dance Studio
5506 Coal Ave. SE | Albuquerque
7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Rhythm & 53rd
Tin Star Saloon
411 B West Water Street
9 p.m.
Tao’s PainKillaz – Blues
Sagebrush Inn
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
The Jakes
Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge
1015 Pen Road
8:30 p.m.
Salsa Dance
Lotus Nightclub
211 Gold Ave. SW | Albuquerque
Lesson: 10 p.m.
Savor — Salsa
Pink Adobe
406 Old Santa Fe Trail
6 to 8 p.m.
Savor and Dance Contest
Hot Dance Tip
El Farol
808 Canyon Rd
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha — Salsa
Eldorado Hotel
309 W. San Francisco St.
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Flamenco with Chuscales and Friends
Los Mayas
409 W. Water Street
8:15 p.m.
Rueda
Pomegranate Studio
535 Cerrillos Road
6 to 8 p.m.
Scottish Country Dancing
Odd Fellows Hall
1125 Cerrillos Road
Instruction: 7:30 p.m.
Dance: 8:30 to 10 p.m.
Tango Milonga
Johnson Gym
University of New Mexico
Central Ave. | Albuquerque
8:30 to 10 p.m.
Eldorado Depot Dancers — Square Dancing
Eldorado Community Center
1 Hacienda Loop
7 to 9 p.m.
Tango Party
Double Time Dance Studio
112 Morningside Dr. SE | Albuquerque
Class: 7 to 11 p.m.
Tango Milonga
Lloyd Shaw Dance Studio
5506 Coal Ave. SE | Albuquerque
7:30 to 10:30p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Tao’s PainKillaz – Blues
Sagebrush Inn
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Savor — Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
Bishop’s Lodge
1297 Bishops Lodge Road
8 to 11 p.m.
Hoo Doos — R & B
Hot Dance Tip
Eldorado Hotel
309 W. San Francisco St.
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Rex Warren and the Desert Dogs — Popular Country
Hot Dance Tip
Santa Fe Brewing Company
35 Fire Place
8 p.m.
Nosotros — Salsa
Cooperage Night Club
7220 Lomas Blvd, NE, Albuquerque
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Soul Dance
Bhava Yoga Studio
520 Central Av. SW #A | Albuquerque
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Contra Dance
Odd Fellows Hall
1125 Cerrillos Road
Lesson: 7:30 p.m.
Dance: 8 p.m.
Area 69
Rockin Rollers Event Arena
2915 Agua Fria St.
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Swing Dance
Orpheum Arts Space
2nd St. SW #21 | Albuquerque
Lesson: 7 to 8 p.m. Dancing: 8 to 11 p.m.
Swing Dance
Double Time Dance Studio
112 Morningside Dr. SE | Albuquerque
Lesson: 7 to 8 p.m. Dance: 8 to 11 p.m.
Albuquerque Swing & Country Dance Club
Double Dance
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
4915 Hawkins St NE, Albuquerque
6 to 9:30 p.m.
Alb International Folk Dance
Lloyd Shaw Dance Studio
5506 Coal Ave. SE | Albuquerque
Lesson: 7:15 p.m.
Dance: 8:15 to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
Syd Masters & The Swing Riders — Western Swing
Hot Dance Tip
Santa Fe Brewing Company
35 Fire Place
7 to 10 p.m.
The Rifters — Americana
Sagebrush Inn
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Embodydance
Railyard Performance Center
1611 Paseo de Peralta
3 to 5 p.m.
