The Rockin' Horse Dance Barn History

In 1958 Arnie and Doris Hagen built Hagen’s Square Dance Barn also called Hagen’s Barn.

After learning to square dance, they realized there was a need for a local facility designed for square dancing and special events. People were just dancing in basements or at churches before that. Arnie became a Square Dance Caller and Instructor and over his lifetime taught many dancers and callers in the area.

In 1991 Dave Serfling was hired to DJ at Ted Moore's 50th birthday party at Hagen's Barn. Arnie offered to rent the hall for his classes and dances. It didn't work at the time but in a few years he was renting the hall two Friday nights a month for dances and every Tuesday night for Dance Lessons.

Dave Serfling had been teaching Ballroom, Country, Swing and Line Dancing since 1988 to thousands of people all over the Puget Sound Area, including Seattle and many of the Parks Departments and colleges from Enumclaw to Bellingham.  He always dreamed of owning his own facility, even before he learned to Ballroom and Country Dance. He also performs at Wedding receptions, Birthday and Company parties as the DJ and MC and gives dance lessons to the guests as part of the event's entertainment.

In 1998, several years after Arnie passed away, he sold his house, packed up his wife and two kids, bought the Barn and built his house next door. Dave plays the music EVERY Friday night for the Friday Night Dances and everyone has a great time dancing. The Classes & Dances are very popular because they're good exercise, fun and a great way to meet other people that "love2dance." 

Since purchasing the Barn, Dave has enjoyed making many improvements to update the Barn and rental property to make it a Northwest premier dance venue. The Barn has one of the largest hardwood dance floors in the area with 4,000 square feet, plus a seating area that holds about 150 people. The Barn capacity is 400 people with a large parking lot. The classes and dances are non smoking and non alcohol.

Some of the former locations where Dave Serfling taught classes.

Colleges	Parks & Recreation	Senior Centers
Bellevue Community Green River - Auburn Green River - Enumclaw Highline Community Renton Technical Western Washington U.	City of Auburn City of Kent City of Newcastle City of Renton City of SeaTac City of Seattle • Jefferson Park • Queen Anne • Ravenna Eckstein	Auburn Bellevue (North) Bellevue (South) Des Moines Enumclaw Highline (Burien) Kent Kirkland Newcastle Redmond Renton Tukwila
Athletic Clubs	Organizations	Other Locations
Seattle Athletic Club Washington Athletic Club	Seattle Yacht Club Des Moines Yacht Club Seattle Folk Life Festival	Ballard Oddfellows Hagen's Barn Owl Cafe Tractor's Tavern