We dance! Check the calendar to confirm dates and times.
Friday Night Dances
6/2: Bay Bop Jazz Band. Live Band Dance $10/person, 7:00-9:00.
Activity leader: Gertie Johnson
6/9: Plateau Jazz Band. Live Band Dance $10/person, 7:00-9:00.
6/16: Country Night DJ Dance: Linda Minton and Larry McDaniel DJ a Country/Western Dance. $10/person.
6/23: The 10 O’clock Lunch Band: Live Band Dance $10/person 7:00-9:30. The 10 O’clock lunch band is a rockin’ band that plays a high-energy mix of tunes we all know and love to dance to. You can’t sit still when they play so everyone is on the floor.
6/30: Fandango Dance with David Cantu: DJ Dance, $10/person 7:00-9:00. Come Early and take the West Coast Swing Dance Lesson with Bob Folker, 6:30-7:00 $5/person.
Activity leader: Gertie Johnson
More dances!
Country Line Dance Lessons. Beginners: Mondays 5:00-6:30PM Intermediate & Advanced: Wednesday 7:00-8:30PM. In the beginner class, you’ll learn the Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle and many other fun country western dance steps. Intermediate & advance builds on those basics with more complicated two-step & other dances. Line dancing is fun! No partner required, $5/person.
Instructor: Beginners: Michael Lew / Intermediate & Advanced: Linda Minton
Balboa Swing Dance Lessons. Tuesdays, 7-8:30PM. $10/person; Beginners class 5-6:00PM $5/person.
The Balboa is a 40’s swing dance that incorporates Pure Bal, Bal-Swing, So-Cal Swing, and Jitter Bal. We will begin our classes with an introduction to Pure Bal. Pure Balboa is a closed-position/connection dance. If you search YOUTUBE online, there is an abundance of Balboa videos to choose from. We will be working with the style popularized by Dean Raftery. Link to Dean and Sylvia Sykes dance example. Please feel free to come out and join us to begin your Balboa journey.
Instructor: Jeff Clark
International Folk Dancing. Thursdays, 10:30-Noon
Partners are not needed, so don’t wait to be asked, just grab someone’s hand and jump in. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Dances are done in lines or circles, with people holding hands, or individually. The same steps get rearranged into different dances, representing different countries and cultures. $4/members; $6/Non-Members.
Instructors: Norma Jamieson and Gabriel Swanson
West Coast Swing Dance. Third Saturdays, 7-11pm
West Coast Swing is a partner dance with roots in the Lindy Hop. Join us for a fun, energetic dance. Instruction included and open dance starts at 8. $15/person, $10/students.
Activity Leader: Rupert Schroeder
Sunday Afternoon Waltz. First Sunday, 3-6pm
One hour of instruction, followed by two hours open dancing. Partner not required, $15/person.
Activity Leader: Bob Folker