Colvin Run Dance Hall — Attraction in Reston

The Tuesday night event offered a one hour west coast swing dance lesson and two hours of open dancing to recorded music. Light refreshments were offerd. The lesson was very instructive, offering a few intermediate moves and variations. The instructors were good and the dancers friendly and collegial. The mix of music offered was heavy on WCS and country 2 - step numbers, with an occasional waltz; light on core dances like cha-chas, fox trots, east coast swings and tangos; and songs for dances like samba, quickstep and merengue were not played. The building itself is very quaint and charming, being a converted 1905 vintage schoolhouse. The dance floor is a good wooden floor, but a bit on the small side. All in all a very pleasant venue for the types of dances offered, but too cramped for travelling dances like waltz and fox trot...

Update Dec 2024 Excellent historic dance Hall and floor. when here and dancing to live music - it can't be beat! Update July 2023 Oh my goodness - there is air conditioning here now! Makes going to a dance here even more appealing than before!!!

Update Dec 2023: Still great and always decorated for the current season! Love the happiness here!

Beautiful and well-maintained space - excellent for community dances, private events etc. Awesome dance schedule with welcoming communities in all dance styles. Highly recomrmend.

Not 100% sure of this, but not so accessible for chairs. Bring assistive devices as needed, to...

Great venue well organized but some what of a pretentious crowd—probably half and half (half welcoming half pretentious) but the ones that are uptight and refuse to dance with people that “aren’t good enough for them” or are very critical of their partners seem like regulars and make it an uncomfortable environment especially for new comers/novice but even for those with some experience unless you’re an expert. Unfortunately because of that I won’t be back. For those that aren’t deterred by that—get there early. Parking becomes very difficult and crowded...