Olympic club plans fete Friday to celebrate partner dancing

Rachael Jorgensen and Barry Burnett will dish out rockabilly

Rachael Jorgensen and Barry Burnett will dish out rockabilly

PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Peninsula Dance club, a nonprofit group devoted to keeping partner dancing to live music alive, hosts another event for dancers of all ages this Friday.

This time around, the Rachael & Barry Band will play Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Al Green, the Beatles and other classic rock ‘n’ roll at the Port Townsend Elks Club, 555 Otto St.

Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students with identification and $7 for children 12 and younger.

The evening will get started with Tom Fairhall and Jean Bettanny’s New York-style hustle dance lesson at 7 p.m. Experienced dancers are encouraged to come and help out the beginners.

Then the band, a mix of players from Port Angeles and Port Townsend, will step up: Singer Rachael Jorgensen, guitarist Barry Burnett, drummer Tom Svornich and bassist Paul Stehr-Green will play from 8 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.

For details about this and the next dance, to feature the Haywire band Nov. 15, visit www.OlympicPeninsulaDance.com or phone 360-385-5327.

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