Northern Virginia

Country-Western

Dance Association

Which dances do we do?

Two Step
Waltz
Line dances
Cha Cha
Nightclub Two Step
Swing
El Paso
Tennessee Schottishe
The Sway
West Coast Swing

Dances taught recently

-She's a Firecracker LD
-Zjozzy's Funk LD
-Rio LD
-Branding Iron (couples specialty)
-Simplemente LD
-20 Step
-Cute Cute Cute LD
-Tempted (couples specialty)
-Every Cotton Pickin' Morning LD
-Sixteen Step
-Beer Goggles
-Six Pack Summer
-Fast Women
-The Progressive (couples)
-Kickin' the Blues LD
-Beyond the Sea LD
-The Shadow (couples specialty)
-Butterfly Waltz (couples specialty)
-Love to Cha Cha LD
-Kill the Spiders LD
-Blue Note LD
-Speak to the Sky LD
-Start to Sway LD

Admission

  • Members: $10.00
  • Non-members: $12.00
  • Children under 18, with paying adult: $5.00
  • Group rates: Contact us for information

Directions

Luther Jackson Middle School

Dance With Me

Ft. Myer Community Center

Green Acres Center

American Legion Post 139

Walter Reed Community Center

Dance info

Dancers

Here's what to expect at a typical dance...

Doors open at about 7:15 p.m. Several NVCWDA representatives will be on hand taking admission at the door. You'll get a ticket for our door prize drawing, which is held at about 9:45-10:00 p.m. We have nametags on hand for those who want to wear them. Lessons are scheduled for 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. The lesson at 7:30 alternates between a line dance lesson for singles and a dance lesson for couples. If we have a line dance lesson at 7:30, we try to have a couples lesson at 8:00 and vice versa.

Sometimes we have only one lesson that runs the whole hour from 7:30 until the start of open dancing at 8:30.

Our instructors are volunteers. Some are award-winning dance competitors. We have 3-4 regular DJs. The DJ usually has a request sheet so that people can ask for their favorite dances or songs.

At 8:30 p.m., open dancing begins. Usually the DJ will call which dance is appropriate for each song, for example, a two-step, waltz, or certain line dance. Even if a couples dance is called, people still can line dance in the middle of the floor. The opposite is true also - if a line dance is called, people can still dance around the outside of the floor. Sometimes we'll have several line dances and couples dances going on at one time. As long as everyone observes dance floor etiquette, we can accommodate more than one dance to the same song.

At about 9:45-10:00 p.m. we turn up the lights and the NVCWDA President makes announcements. We draw a door prize winner and then go back to open dancing. Often we resume with a mixer dance in which everyone changes partners at set sequences.

We usually provide light refreshments such as sodas, chips and salsa, fruits, and desserts. We appreciate donations for the refreshments. Feel free to contribute food or drinks - they will be enjoyed by fellow dancers.

The dance ends at 11:00 p.m. Volunteers clean up, and we go home to rest our weary feet.