If you just “Gotta Dance” in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, here’s where you can go Thursday through Monday. This list is courtesy of Randy Forrester and Donna Howell, 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. We publish the weekend list on Thursday. If you’ve got dance tips for KSFR or want to subscribe to the weekly update, e-mail Randy Forrester.
Photo: Tom Hicks and Yvonne Co.
Thursday, December 10
Ballroom & Latin Dance
(In the Solana Center)
(505) 989-9788
Dancing and lesson: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
7:30 to 11:15 p.m.
Nosotros — Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Hot Dance Tip
Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge
8 p.m.
Latin Jam
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Embodydance
Railyard Performance Center
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
UNM Jitterbugs Anonymous Swing Dance
University of New Mexico
8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
5506 Coal Ave. SE | Albuquerque
7:30 p.m.
Salsa Dance
Hotel Albuquerque
800 Rio Grande Blvd NW|Albuquerque
9 p.m.
Friday,December 11
Savor — Salsa
6 to 8 p.m.
Savor –Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Practica
Studio East
7 to 9 p.m.
The Jakes
Hot Dance Tip
Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge
1015 Pen Road
8:30 p.m.
Saltanah Dancers
Annapurna Chai House
905 W. Alameda St.
6 to 8 p.m.
Cesar Bovole–Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Flamenco with Chuscales and Friends
409 W. Water Street
8:15 p.m.
Rueda
6 to 8 p.m.
Scottish Country Dancing
Odd Fellows Hall
Instruction: 7:30 p.m.
Dance: 8:30 to 10 p.m.
Eldorado Depot Dancers— Square Dancing
Eldorado Community Center
7 to 9 p.m.
Sobredosis Del Sabor (from Cuba)–Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
Cooperage Nightclub
7220 Lomas Blvd NE | Albuquerque
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Tango Milonga
University of New Mexico
8:30 to 10 p.m.
Salsa Dance
211 Gold Ave. SW | Albuquerque
Lesson: 10 p.m.
George Bullfrog and The Turquoise Trailers
Mineshaft Tavern
2846 State Highway 14 N | Madrid
6 to 10 p.m.
Los Radiators
Corrales Bistro Brewery
4908 Corrales Rd.|Corrales
6 to 9 p.m.
“Ballroom Etcetera” Dance
Hot Dance Tip
Unitarian Church
1738 N Sage Loop|Los Alamos
Lesson: 6:30 p.m.
Dance 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The Rifters–Americana
Hot Dance Tip
Sagebrush Inn
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 12
“The Nut Cracker, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet“
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W. San Francisco St.
2 to 7:30 p.m.
Folk MAD’s Dance and Tamara Lowenthal and Jamie Gans
Odd Fellows Hall
Lesson: 7 p.m. Dancing 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Area 69
Rockin Rollers Event Arena
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Albuquerque Swing & Country Dance Club
“Annual Holiday Party”
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
4915 Hawkins St NE | Albuquerque
7 to 10:30 p.m.
The Jakes
Mineshaft Tavern
2846 State Highway 14 N | Madrid
8 p.m.
Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha– Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
7220 Lomas Blvd NE | Albuquerque
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Holiday Milonga
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St SW|Albuquerque
7 to 11 p.m.
Traditional Indian Dances
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Soul Dance
520 Central Ave. SW | Albuquerque
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Swing Dance
Lesson: 7 to 8 p.m. Dancing: 8 to 11 p.m.
Swing Dance
112 Morningside Dr. SE | Albuquerque
Lesson: 7 to 8 p.m. Dance: 8 to 11 p.m.
Alb International Folk Dance
5506 Coal Ave. SE | Albuquerque
Lesson: 7:15 p.m. Dance: 8:15 to 10:30 p.m.
The Rifters–Americana
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 22
Holiday Showcase and Tea Dance
Dance Station
901 W. Alameda
(In the Solana Center)
(505) 989-9788
3 p.m.
“The Nut Cracker, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet“
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
1 to 5 p.m.
Syd Masters and The Swing Riders–Western Swing
Hot Dance Tip
7 to 10 p.m.
An Evening of Traditional Tibetan Music and Dance
7:30 p.m.
Embodydance
Railyard Performance Center
3 to 5 p.m.
Rueda
6 to 8 p.m.
Israeli Folk Dance
6:30 to 8 p.m.
International Folk Dance
Odd Fellows Hall
8 to 10 p.m.
High Desert Dancer’s 27th Annual Christmas Dance w/South By Southwest–Country/Western
Hot Dance Tip
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
4915 Hawkins St NE | Albuquerque
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Traditional Indian Dances
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“The NutCracker Ballet” Repetory Theatre
Kimo Theatre
423 Central Ave NW|Albuquerque
2 p.m.
Dances of Universal Peace
Chamisa Mesa High School
3 p.m.
Monday, December 14
Swing Dance Practice
Odd Fellows Hall
Lesson: 7 p.m.; Dance: 8 p.m.
