Dance Friday

Spring Dance Weekend Starts This Friday!

LOCATION: St. John’s Episcopal Church, 74 Pleasant St, Arlington, MA
(enter from Lombard St, from back of building)

Spring Weekend OPENING DANCE!

FRIDAY, March 27th

7:20pm – 7:40pm Check in, Welcome, Opening Circle (Foyer)

7:30pm – 8:30 — Tuning Moving Meditations — Helena Froehlich

8:30pm – 10:30 — Live Music for Dancing with Stan Strickland with DJ’d interlude(s) by DJ das Mojo (Dave Sheppard)

Tuning Moving Meditation with Helena Froehlich – Dance, tuning into your movements from within. We will warm up, and practice the 8 pieces of Brocade: an ancient Qigong series of flowing movement balancing the energy (Qi) and supporting health, vitality and mental clarity. Then in tune with Stan’s music, we will do some guided improvisation, connecting to the music, the space and people around you. Breathing in, breathing out, dance and expand the limits of your perceptions.

Stan Strickland
Singer, saxophonist, flutist, actor Stan Strickland has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, the Caribbean, New Zealand and the former Soviet Union. In addition to numerous radio and television appearances, Stan has performed in many clubs and concert halls, including Jordan and Symphony Halls in Boston, Carnegie Recital Hall and Town Hall in New York, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Stan has performed with jazz greats Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Mann, Danilo Perez, Shirley Scott and Marlena Shaw.

Click HERE to pre-register & save to attend JUST Friday night’s dance event.

SATURDAY of the weekend features multiple classes, a Bardic Circle, dinner before the evening dance!

For more information on the Spring Weekend Check out our 2026 Spring Weekend page.

REGISTRATION Quick-links:

LOCATION: The Spring Dance Weekend (and April 10 Dance) are Located at St. John’s, 74 Pleasant St. Arlington, Ma:

Park on Pleasant street, on nearby side streets, or around the pond at the end of the block. (But please don’t block anyone’s driveway)

Our Usual Monthly In-Person Dance Friday Events Continue in April:

Friday April 10th — 8pm Evening Dance (still in Arlington)

>> Then our In–person Dances move back to 8 Inman St. Cambridge, MA:
Friday April 24th — 8pm, Monthly Evening Dance
Friday May 8th — 8pm, Monthly Evening Dance
Friday June 12th — 8pm, Monthly Evening Dance

Pre-register to save on entry fees – Click here

Pre-register by midnight the day before each Friday’s dance at dancefriday.org
Register early for best discounts! (here)

Group tickets (More friends, even more savings, more fun!) — for 2-4 dancers — bring your own party!

$20.00 in advance
$30.00 day of event

Individual Tickets

$10.00 in advance
$15.00 day of event

NOTE: Our Spring Weekend evening dances (Friday 3/27 & Sat. 3/28) are differently priced, as parts of our annual fundraising event. See the Weekend Pricing HERE.

Come dance, connect, and enjoy!

Come as you are, wherever you are

VIRTUAL ONLINE DANCE FRIDAY EVENTS

Join us each week
Wednesdays & Fridays 8:30-9:30 pm (ET)
for gathering in a virtual community

The dance sets are around 55 minutes of carefully selected music from our devoted crew of Dj’s, put together from all eras and styles each set will contain Something for Everyone.
We have a short circle at the end where you will be invited to share briefly a reflection about your experience at this time, a poem, quote, song, or something you are thankful for. No one has to share (you can always pass).

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How to connect to Zoom:
If you have a computer device of any kind, including a phone, you can join us. To prepare to join, download the free software for Zoom at zoom.com.
To see everyone on the screen together, please give your device and Zoom access to your camera and microphone.
Your microphone will be muted during the dance.
We would love to have as many screens lit up with moving dancers as possible!
(Note: you are absolutely welcome to turn OFF your camera and still join us.)
If you aren’t connecting to Zoom though your computer or iPhone, email for phone number for connection.

https://dancefriday.org/tickets-donations/

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