The following are ballroom dance socials in the Triangle courtesy of www.dancegumbo.com. Please visit the website for more information
Please check venue before attending the dance.
Not all events are up to date.
Ongoing Recurring DancesSundays:
Wednesday Dances:
When: Wednesday nights, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Pullen Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA (map)
Description: Ballroom dancing with music by Donnie Wilson.
Dance Calendar: https://pullendance.com/pullen-dance-club-calendar/
The cost is $8.00. Coffee and light refreshments are provided.
For more information: contact Rob Gierka, [email protected]
Wake Forest Dances: Friday nights, starting March 24, 2023
North Wake Senior Center - Social Dance
Social Dance
(Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Country)
Open to all adults 18 or older (not just seniors!).
Friday, March 24, 2023
7PM - 10PM
(7-7:30 dance lesson with Gaylord Picard, 7:30-10PM Social Dance)
$10 per person
(Cash Only at the door. All proceeds go to NWSC.)
Refreshments available for purchase.
Dance Lesson: Gaylord Picard
Music: Frank Battaglia
Northern Wake Senior Center (NWSC)
235 E. Holding Ave.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
New 48’ x 35’ Hardwood Floor
(The NWSC was closed for repairs, since late Summer 2022, after lightning struck the building. The entire floor was replaced. )
Not all events are up to date.
Ongoing Recurring DancesSundays:
- Every – Sunday Salsa Social, Triangle Dance Studio, Durham
- Every- CDC Swing Dance, Elks, Raleigh See below for afternoon related event
- Every- Living Arts Collective Ecstatic Dancewave – Living Arts Collective, Durham
- CDC 1st- Early Ballroom Dancing with CDC Swing Dance-Elks, Raleigh
- CDC 2nd – Early Latin with CDC Swing Dance- Elks, Raleigh
- CDC 3rd and 4th- Early Workshops with CDC Swing Dance- Elks, Raleigh
- 2nd or 3rd varies by month- Waltz Social to Live Music- Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro
- 1st and 3rd – Waltz Plus, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
- Every- After Work Salsa, Betto Herrera – Carmen’s Cuban Cafe, Morrisville (by RDU airport )
- Every- After Work Mingle, Shag and West Coast- Loafers, Raleigh
- Every- Chapel Hill/Durham International Folk Dancers- Carol Woods, Chapel Hill
- Every- Gozadero Latin Dance, Lumy Algarin, Architect Bar, Raleigh
- Every- Zouk Social, Durham Friends Meeting, Durham
- 1st and 3rd- Latin Wednesdays, Pedro Paz- Ciderworks, Cary
- 2nd and 4th and ??5th- Bachatu Bachata Latin Dance, Pedro Paz- Sophie’s Grill, Cary
- Every- Country Night, Loafers, Raleigh
- Every- Argentine Tango Practica – Triangle Dance Studio, Durham
- 1st Bailemos Latin Party, James Cobo -Namu, Durham
- 2nd and 4th James Cobo Latin Dance Party, Umami, Raleigh
- 3rd James Cobo Latin Dance Honeysuckle, Durham
- Various (Check FB Lindy Lab for dates) -Lindy Lab Swing Dance, Empower Dance, Durham
- Every- West Coast Swing at Loafers, Raleigh
- Every- Raleigh International Folk Dancers-Glen Eden Park Com. Center, Raleigh
- Every- BallroomU Practice Party, BallroomU, Cary
- Every (sometimes Thursday, sometimes other locations, check Facebook group) Raleigh Ecstatic Dance, various Venues, Raleigh
- 1st Latin Dance at Arthur’s, Arthur Murray, Durham
- 1st Bachateame, Bachata and Latin, Milton Cobo – Terminal 8, Raleigh
- 1st Sometimes, check- Ballroom Dancing, Pullen Park, Raleigh
- 1st Swing Night- Moon Dog Meadery, Durham
- 1st and 3rd- Blues Dance Friday, Triangle Dance Studios, Durham
- 2nd Baila Cura’s Muevette Latin Social- Carmen’s, Morrisville
- 2nd TCD Contra Dance- Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro
- 3rd – Sabrosura Latin Dance, Milton Cobo- Terminal 8, Raleigh
- 4th- Agua y Fuego Latin Dance, Betto Herrera- Carmen’s Cuban Cafe, Morrisville
- 4th- TCD Contra Dance- Reality Center, Durham
- 4th- La Durhamite Argentine Tango Milonga, Triangle Dance Studio, Durham
- 4th- Triangle Singles Dance Club, mostly 50+ – BR, shag, swing, CW- Pullen Park Com Ctr, Raleigh
- Various Fridays,once monthly, usually 4th- Triangle Singles Dance Club Social- Pullen Park, Raleigh
- Occasional (Check Retro Rhythm FB for dates)- Frim Fram Friday Swing Dance- Mystic Farm Distillery, Durham
- Every- Saturday Night Shag Party- Loafers, Raleigh
- Every- Salsa Sabados with Live Bands – Casa Cubana, Raleigh
- First- Eleganza Latin Dance, Mike Delucia- Carmen’s, Morrisville
- First- First Saturday Contra Dance, Emily Rush- Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro
- First- Elite Ballroom Social, Elite Ballroom, Morrisville
- Second- Stardusters Ballroom Dance, Century Center, Carrboro
- Second- Sangria Latin Dance, James Cobo- Umami, Raleigh
- Second- Country n’ Swing- Shari Huggett-Milton- Country 2 Step and WCS, Triangle Dance Studio, Durham
- Second- Tango Utopia Milonga- Triangle Dance Studio, Durham
- Third- Candela Latin, Alex and Monte Alban- Little City, Durham
- Third- Triangle USA Ballroom Dance, Highland Methodist Church, Raleigh
- Last- Salsa Dura, Pedro Paz- Sophie’s, Cary
- Fourth- 4th Saturday Social, Ballroom, West Coast, Country-Shari Huggett-Milton- NC Dancesport, Triangle Dance Studio, Durham
- Various Monthly- Hot Rhythm Lounge Swing Dance, Retro Rhythm (Check FB Retro Rhythm for dates- Millpond Dance, Cary
Wednesday Dances:
When: Wednesday nights, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Pullen Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA (map)
Description: Ballroom dancing with music by Donnie Wilson.
Dance Calendar: https://pullendance.com/pullen-dance-club-calendar/
The cost is $8.00. Coffee and light refreshments are provided.
For more information: contact Rob Gierka, [email protected]
Wake Forest Dances: Friday nights, starting March 24, 2023
North Wake Senior Center - Social Dance
Social Dance
(Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Country)
Open to all adults 18 or older (not just seniors!).
Friday, March 24, 2023
7PM - 10PM
(7-7:30 dance lesson with Gaylord Picard, 7:30-10PM Social Dance)
$10 per person
(Cash Only at the door. All proceeds go to NWSC.)
Refreshments available for purchase.
Dance Lesson: Gaylord Picard
Music: Frank Battaglia
Northern Wake Senior Center (NWSC)
235 E. Holding Ave.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
New 48’ x 35’ Hardwood Floor
(The NWSC was closed for repairs, since late Summer 2022, after lightning struck the building. The entire floor was replaced. )