Capitol Hill Seattle Blog: New Plan for the Century Ballroom

With dancing, events, and a new name, group steps forward with new plan for Capitol Hill’s Century Ballroom

Last night we announced our plans on facebook live, in a spirited Q&A with Hallie and Alison on Century’s facebook page. This morning, Capital Hill Seattle Blog put up a beautiful piece, synthesizing our plans. As messages and emails pour in, we’ve received some hearting comments like “I feel like I woke up on Christmas Day!” It’s just the beginning and already the outpouring of support is incredible.

From the Blog: There is new hope for a new dance at Capitol Hill’s Century Ballroom.

Two months after announcing they would not renew their lease and were ready to end the three decade run of the popular dance venue inside Capitol Hill’s Odd Fellows Hall, Century’s Hallie Kuperman and Alison Cockrill have announced a group has stepped forward with a plan to continue the space’s long history of social dance while stabilizing the business.

“When we reached out to the universe and said, if there’s a way to save this space as a dancing space, let it come forward, and this person came forward,” Kuperman said in this week’s announcement…