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: Milonga Joe’s Diner.
Thursday, December 7
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.
Savor — 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.
Salseros de Taos
Dance and Potluck
Pasos el Tiempo Dance Club
1335 Gusford Road, Suite L|Taos
Potluck: 7 p.m.
Lesson: 7:30 p.m. Dance: 8 p.m.
Friday, December 8
Savor — Salsa
Pink Adobe
406 Old Santa Fe Trail
6 to 8 p.m.
Savor –Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
El Farol
808 Canyon Rd
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Practica
Studio East
332 Camino Del Monte Sol
7 to 9 p.m.
Jimmy Stadler Band–Rock
Tin Star Saloon
411 West Water St.
9:30 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.
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.
Eldorado Depot Dancers— Square Dancing
Eldorado Community Center
1 Hacienda Loop
7 to 9 p.m.
Tango Milonga
Johnson Gym
University of New Mexico
Central Ave. | Albuquerque
8:30 to 10 p.m.
Salsa Dance
Lotus Nightclub
211 Gold Ave. SW | Albuquerque
Lesson: 10 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 9
Savor –Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
7:30 p.m.
Area 69
Rockin Rollers Event Arena
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha– Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Traditional Indian Dances
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Albuquerque Swing & Country Dance Club
“Variety Party”
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
4915 Hawkins St NE | Albuquerque
7 to 10:30 p.m. Dancing
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.
Sunday, December 10
Milonga
Joe’s Diner
2:30 to 6 p.m.
South By Southwest– Country/Western
Hot Dance Tip
7 to 10 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.
Traditional Indian Dances
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Monday, December 11
Swing Dance Practice
Odd Fellows Hall
Lesson: 7 p.m.; Dance: 8 p.m.
