World Music & Dance Institute

Sound calendar 2025

1/12: Dancing Planet Contra, Handspring with Janine Smith 

1/19: Djangolaya, Waltztime

1/24-26: Elixir, Playing with Fyre, Nils Fredland, Beth Molaro, Florida Snowball

2/7-9: Ice Cream Truckers, Spintuition, Claire Takimore, Cabin Fever, Oakridge, TN

2/14-16: Dance Flurry, Saratoga, NY

2/21: Kingfisher, Friday Night Dance

2/23: Triple Helix, Dancing Planet Contra

2/28: Sugar Beat, Friday Night Dance

3/7: Nobody’s Business, Friday Night Dance

3/9: Morrison Brothers, Dancing Planet Contra

3/14: Open Band, Friday Night Dance

3/16: Gigmeisters, Waltztime

3/22: Midwinter Festival, FSGW

3/23, Mu Nu Chapter, Talent Show

3/30: Handspring, Waltztime

4/4: Stove Dragon, Friday Night Dance

4/7-12: equipment rental

4/18: Handspring, Friday Night Dance

4/20: Unger, Weinberg, Rose, Waltztime

4/26: Boilermakers, DCLX Swing Dance, Glen Echo Park

4/27: Private event

5/3: Carousel Day, GEPPAC

5/3: Strauss Ball, WaltzTime

5/4: The Gyrations with Perry Shafran, Dancing Planet contra

5/9: Glen Echo Open Band, FND

5/10: Trio Sefardi, Washington Ethical Society, FSGW

5/13: Sugar Beat, Private event

5/15: Concert at Glen Echo Park

5/16: Froghammer, Friday Night Dance

5/17: Weinberg, Rose, Talvitie, English Ball, FSGW

5/25: Terpsichore, Waltztime

5/30-6/1: English Trifle Dance Weekend

6/6: Kelsey and Helen, Friday Night Dance

6/8: International Day, GEPPAC

6/13-5: Mean Lids, Kingfisher, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Adina Gordon (and more): Summer Soiree, NC 

6/19: Rise Band, GEPPAC Summer Concerts

6/20: Torrent, Friday Night Dance

6/21: Daryl Davis and others in concert

6/22: Rhys Jones and Friends, Dancing Planet contra

7/3-6: Latter Day Lizards, Toss the Possum, Rushfest, Will Mentor, Gaye Fifer, Roanoke Railroader

7/10: Black Masala, GEPPAC Summer Concerts

7/17: The High and Wides, GEPPAC Summer Concerts

7/20: Trio Con Brio, Waltztime

7/25: Oliver Scanlon and Friends, with Kappy Laning, FND

7/26: Big Joe, Gottaswing, Glen Echo Park

7/27: Trio Con Brio with Greg Frock, Dancing Planet contra

7/31: Hailey’s Hot Gumbo Swingtet, GEPPAC Summer Concerts

8/2: Froghammer, Private event

8/7: Kiti Gartner and Drifting Valentines, GEPPAC Summer Concerts

8/14: Justin Trawick, GEPPAC Summer Concerts

8/17: Gyrations, Waltztime

8/21: James Bazen Big Band, GEPPAC Summer Concerts

8/22: Hollertones with Janine Smith, FND

8/23: Swing Dance, GEPPAC

8/24: The Hollertones, Dancing Planet contra

8/29: High Drive, with Melissa Chatham,  Friday Night Dance, Silver Spring Civic Center

8/30: Glen Echo Park Festival

9/5: Alex and Audrey with Will Mentor, FND

9/6: Alex Cummings and Audrey Jabar, house concert

9/7: Gigmeisters, Good Company and Alex&Audrey, with Will Mentor, Alex Deis-Leuby and Rick Mohr, Contrastock, FSGW

9/12: Brian Dolphin and Elizabeth LaPrelle, FSGW concert, Seekers Church 

9/13: Jewish Studio concert, JCC Rockville

9/14 Airloom, Dancing Planet contra

9/19-21: Supertrad, River Road, Contrazz Trio, Will Mentor, Cis Hinkle, Feet Retreat, Ellerbe, NC

9/22-10/2: Equipment rental

9/27: Rock-a-Sonics and Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, Gottaswing, Glen Echo

9/28: Echo Arts Festival, GEPPAC

10/3: Cojiro, FND

10/4: Harvest Moon Ball, Dance Sports, Glen Echo Park

10/5: Multiple bands, WaltzTime 30th Anniversary

10/9: Bumper Car Squares, GEPPAC

10/12: FSGW Picnic and Dance, Glen Echo Park

10/18: James Bazen Big Band.  Ballroom Time, Glen Echo.

10/19: Washington Folk Festival, FSGW, Glen Echo Park.

10/23: I Am Your Daddy, Concerts for Causes, Glen Echo Park.

10/24:  Pinky Pickers, Community Dance

10/26: Midnight on the Water, Dancing Planet contra

10/31: Wombat Crossing, FND

11/7: Stomp Rocket with Will Mentor, FND

11/9: Stomp Rocket with Will Mentor, Dancing Planet contra

11/16: Cajun Dance with Dennis Stroughmatt, GEPPAC (afternoon)

11/16: Waltz du Jour, Waltztime (evening)

11/21: Dead Sea Squirrels with Two Hot Mommas, FND

11/23: Rock-a-Sonics, Canebrake Cajun Band, Glen Echo Park.

11/28: Morrison Brothers with Greg Frock, FND

12/5-7: Dam Beavers, Toss the Possum, Winter WarmUp, Worthington, OH

12/14: Christmas Concert, Karen Ashbrook and friends

12/26-31: Christmas Country Dance School, Berea, KY

2026

1/16: Gigmeisters, FND

1/23-25: Turnip the Beat, Red Case Band, Lisa Greenleaf, Michael Karcher, Florida Snowball, Gulfport, FL

1/30: Handspring, Gaye Fifer, FND

2/13-15: Starling, Contraforce, Cabin Fever, Oak Ridge, TN

2/20: Kingfisher, Alex Deis-Lauby, FND

3/7: Multiple bands, Minifest, FSGW

3/13: Stomp Rocket, Bob Isaacs, FND

4/17: Scanlon, Fortier, Morrison, FND

4/24: Froghammer, Melissa Chatham, FND

5/16: English Ball, FSGW

5/23-25: English Trifle Dance Weekend

6/12-14: Engine Room, Stove Dragon, Summer Soiree, Asheville, NC

7/2-5: Roanoke Railroader, Roanoke, VA

7/17-19: Toss the Possum, Hot Coffee Breakdown, River Rendezvous, Coshocton, OH

10/24: Harvest Moon Ball, Dance Sports