Wednesday, May 15-29 • Zydeco Style II
Zydeco Style II with Sean "Gator Boy" Donovan at the Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave N, Room 1), 7-8pm. This class just added, by popular demand, as a continuation for our investigation into the new Louisiana zydeco basic and its variations. Come check out the new footwork and update your style! Prerequisite: Solid intermediate zydeco skills. To register, email marylee at lykestodance dot com and/or show up 15 minutes early at first class to sign up.

Friday, May 17 • 3rd Friday Zydeco
LAST EVER 3rd Friday Zydeco at Sonny's with DJ Sean "Gator Boy" Donovan at Sonny Newman's Dance Hall (201 N 85th St, Greenwood), 8:30pm, $10. Free Dance Workshop, 7:45pm. Come cut loose with mighty grooves ranging from Zydeco, Cajun, Blues, Waltz and New Orleans Swing! It's a red hot Louisiana-style party like only DJ Gator can do. Brought to you by Gator Boy Productions.

Sunday, May 19 • Folichon
Folichon at Piecora's Pizza (14th & E Madison), 6-9pm, $10 suggested. All ages, good food, free parking, and the amazing easy-on-the-knees Corex dance floor.

Friday, May 24 - Monday, May 27 • Folklife
Folklife Festival at the Seattle Center. Cajun and Zydeco bands Friday night, Sunday and Monday. Find the schedule and download the app at nwfolklife.org.

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Sundays, June 2-23 • Swing, Blues & Waltz Classes
Swing 1 Beginning (4pm), Summertime Blues (5pm) and Swing 2.5: Double-time (6pm) dance classes begin with Cathy Footer & Sean Donovan, Swedish Cultural Center (1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle). Class descriptions below, registration and details at nwdance.net or call 206.781.1238.

Swing 1
Hugely popular, energetic and fun, Swing is a great place to start partner dancing. You'll learn both single- and triple-time rhythms (for faster and slower music), along with cool moves and partnering fundamentals.

Summertime Blues
Get outside your normal dance embrace and get active, working with shines and learning to incorporate hot moves and movement from your other dance forms like swing, waltz, tango and NC2S. Bust loose and bring it all together as we revel in sweet summer blues! Prerequisite: Some partner dance experience helpful

Swing 2.5: Double-time
A super happy Swing variation using touch-steps, kick-steps, swivels and side sweeps that you’ll be forever glad you added to or expanded in your Swing repertoire. We’ll learn to transition fluidly from triple- to double-time and back (in the same song) and touch on the Whiskey River Jitterbug, a way fun double-time dance from Louisiana. Prerequisite: Swing 2 at least once, solid triple-time skills

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Thursday, July 4 • Save the Date!
I know, like me, you probably thought they were already married, they're so perfect together. But they're not! (Married.) And they are! (Perfect together, and getting married.) Jean and Paul. July 4, 2013. Hallelujah! Oh, and the Pine Leaf Boys will help celebrate. Details TBA.

Thursday, July 18 • Rosie Ledet
Rosie Ledet -- The Zydeco Sweetheart! -- returns to the Highway 99 Blues Club (1414 Alaskan Way, 206.382.2171), 8pm, $20.

Thursday, July 25 • Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys make their debut at the Highway 99 Blues Club (1414 Alaskan Way, 206.382.2171), 8pm, $20.