If you just “Gotta Dance” in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, here’s where you can go Tuesday through Wednesday. 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.
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Tuesday, January 12
Canyon Road Blues Jam
8 p.m.
International Folk Dancing
Odd Fellows Hall
Instruction: 7 to 8 p.m.
Dancing: 8 to 10 p.m.
Tango Milonga
7:30 to 11 p.m.
Embodydance
Charisma
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 13
Rhythm & 53rd
9 p.m.
Bill Hearne Trio – Country/Western
Hot Dance Tip
7:30 to 11:15 p.m.
Savor — Salsa
La Posada
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Savor — Salsa
Milagro 139
10 p.m.
Gypsie Dance Nation
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Taos Dance
330 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
Lesson: 7 to 8 p.m.
Dancing: 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Albuquerque Swing & Country Dance Club
Central Cabana
7915 Central Ave. NE | Albuquerque
Lessons: 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Dancing: 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 30
Syd Masters & The Swing Riders
Hot Dance Tip
7:30 to 11:15 p.m.
7:30 to 11:15 p.m.
Savor — Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Nacha Mendez Trio – Salsa
7:30 to 9:45 p.m.
National Dance Institute of NM
Lights, Camera, Action!
Hot Dance Tip
Dance Barns
6 p.m.
Hot Dance Tip
Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge
8 p.m.
Nosotros — Salsa
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Tango Practica
7 to 8:30 p.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.
Ballroom & Latin Dance
(In the Solana Center)
(505) 989-9788
Dancing and lesson: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
5506 Coal Ave. SE | Albuquerque
7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 1
Hoo Doos — R & B
Hot Dance Tip
8 to 11 p.m.
Salsa Dance
211 Gold Ave. SW | Albuquerque
Lesson: 10 p.m.
Savor — Salsa
6 to 8 p.m.
Savor and Dance Contest
Hot Dance Tip
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Calle 66 — Salsa
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Flamenco with Chuscales and Friends
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.
Tango Milonga
University of New Mexico
8:30 to 10 p.m.
Eldorado Depot Dancers — Square Dancing
Eldorado Community Center
7 to 9 p.m.
Tango Party
112 Morningside Dr. SE | Albuquerque
Class: 7 to 11 p.m.
Tango Milonga
5506 Coal Ave. SE | Albuquerque
7:30 to 10:30p.m.
Saturday, May 2
Savor — Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
8 to 11 p.m.
Hot Dance Tip
9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Baile de Mayo w/ Los Malcriados
201 W. Marcy St.
8:00 pm
Nacha Mendez with Cohiba – Salsa
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
The Potala Dance Troupe
7 p.m.
Grand Victorian Ball
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
7 to 11 p.m.
(RSVP at (505) 417-9519)
Discovery Day with Music and Dancing
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Area 69
Rockin Rollers Event Arena
9 p.m. to 2 a.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.
Sweet Charity
Greer Garson Theater
8:00 pm
Night Train – R&B
8 to 11 p.m.
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Hot Dance Tip
2 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3
Kim and the Caballeros – Alt Country
Hot Dance Tip
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Embodydance
Railyard Performance Center
3 to 5 p.m.
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
4915 Hawkins St NE, Albuquerque
6 to 9 p.m.
Gazebo Milonga
Santa Fe Plaza
6 to 9:30 p.m.
Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha– Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.Moving People Dance
— Program A
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
8 p.m.
Sohini Das & The Awakening Dance Co.
7 p.m.
7 to 9 p.m.
Lindy Hop & Blues Juke
Studio East
9 to 11:30 p.m.
3301 Central Ave. NE | Albuquerque
8 p.m.
Eddy Lee CD Release Party and The Rifters
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
6:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Moving People Dance — Program B
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
8 p.m.
Contra Dance with Wallop the Spot
Odd Fellows Hall
Instruction: 7 p.m.
Dancing: 7:30 p.m.
6 to 8 p.m.
3301 Central Ave. NE | Albuquerque
Shows: 4 p.m and 8 p.m.
Albuquerque Swing & Country Dance Club
“Beach and Patriotism Party”
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
4915 Hawkins St NE | Albuquerque
7 to 10:30 p.m.
Son Como Son — Salsa
7220 Lomas Blvd NE | Albuquerque
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Nosotros — Salsa
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur | Taos
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
South by Southwest
1043 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur | Taos
7 p.m.
3 to 5 p.m.
3301 Central Ave. NE | Albuquerque
Shows: 4 p.m and 7:30 p.m.
Albuquerque TCA Milonga
Old Town Gazebo
303 Romero St. NW | Albuquerque
6 to 9 p.m.
Eddy Lee CD Release Party and The Rifters
5 to 7 p.m.
Dances of Universal Peace
Chamisa Mesa High School
3 p.m.
The Ruebarbs
2846 State Highway 14 N | Madrid
3 to 7 p.m.
