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 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. 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: Terri Hendrix by Mary Keaton Bruton.
Tuesday, August 18
Canyon Road Blues Jam
El Farol
808 Canyon Rd
8 p.m.
Terri Hendrix/Lloyd Maines–Country/Western
Hot Dance Tip
Santa Fe Plaza
80 E. San Francisco St.
6 to 7 p.m.
International Folk Dancing
Odd Fellows Hall
1125 Cerrillos Road
Instruction: 7 to 8 p.m.
Dancing: 8 to 10 p.m.
Tango Milonga
El Meson
213 Washington Ave.
7:30 to 11 p.m.
Embodydance
Moving People Dance Studio
2536 Camino Entrada
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Primordial Swing Dance
Heights Community Center
823 Buena Vista Dr SE | Albuquerque
Beginning Jitterbug & Lindy Class: 7:45 p.m.
Dance: 7 to 10:30 pm
Wednesday, August 19
Tin Star Jam with Ben Lucero
Tin Star Saloon
411 B West Water Street
9 p.m.
Nacha Mendez Trio – Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
Santa Fe Plaza
80 E. San Francisco St.
6 to 7 p.m.
Manzanres–Salsa
Hot Dance Tip
Santa Fe Plaza
80 E. San Francisco St.
7:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Bill Hearne Trio – Country/Western
Hot Dance Tip
La Fonda
100 E. San Francisco St.
7:30 to 11:15 p.m.
Gypsie Dance Nation
Taos Academy of Dance Arts
2 Las Colonias Road | Taos
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Taos Dance
Shadows Lounge & Grill
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.
