Location: Sumner, Washington.
Tahoma Twirlers is a Mainstream square and round dance club. It was founded in 2026 (replacing the 2010 Swingnuts club) and serves the southern Puget Sound and greater Tacoma/Pierce County area of Washington State and maintains an active year-round dance schedule. You can click here for the club’s official online calendar for up-to-date information or last-minute changes. The Tahoma Twirlers dance at the Sumner VFW Hall, 1705 Willow St., Sumner WA 98390 (click here for a map).
Our “Club Caller” is Brett Kappenman…an energetic caller with tons of experience in every aspect of square dance calling. He comes by his experience genetically (it’s in his blood…his father was a caller for several decades). For many years Brett trained and called-for teen & youth clubs participating in square dance competitions here in the Pacific Northwest. His knowledge of sound equipment for festival-sized square dance venues like the WA State Fairgrounds is exemplary.
Our “Club Cuer” is Marie Wood. Marie is an accomplished and active round dance cuer & instructor for a number of clubs in our area, and we are lucky to have her as ours.
CONTACT US: The current club President is Debbie Reed. You can contact the Tahoma Twirlers at this email: tahomatwirlers@gmail.com
LESSONS (Thursdays): During the regular dance season (late September thru mid-June), we dedicate Thursday evenings to classes. We led an initiative in 2022 to coordinate lessons with the other clubs in Rainier Council. See the Lessons tab on this website for more details.
SATURDAY DANCES: our regular dance night each month is held on the 3rd Saturday (September thru May).
“THURSDAY-NITE LITES” (SUMMER DANCES): From June thru August (when most other clubs in WA take a hiatus from dancing) the club sponsors this very popular summer-long weekly dance series featuring a different caller each week. 2026, for example, is the 12th season (with TWELVE callers, including 4 from out of state).
MEMBERSHIP: Pocket-friendly membership in the club is open to couples, “singles” (with or without a dance partner), and families with children 8 years or older.
Tahoma Twirlers is a member of the Rainier Council. One of 11 councils in the Square and Folk Dance Federation of Washington, Rainier Council is comprised of 6 square and round dance clubs (there are approximately 80 federated clubs and over 2000 square dancers across the state).
PHOTO GALLERY: To check out a photo and video gallery of the earlier 2010 Swingnuts (now Tahoma Twirlers) club, click here.