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The class will teach several common moves for Waltz as well as emphasize good habits and good leading/following. This class assumes participants have little to no experince with dancing, and will move at a pace appropriate for New Dancers. You do not need to enroll with a partner. Expect frequent partner changes and numerous group activities and exercises.

Note: Each of the 3 lessons in the 3-week series will build on what we learn the first week, so you will learn faster if you can attend the first lesson.

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Lessons before the dance: West Coast Swing
Taught By Sarah Calhoun from the Art of Dance
6:00pm – Intermediate level (must know basics)
7:00pm – Beginning Level
Free for club members / $5 Non Members

General Dancing continues 8:00pm-midnight
$2 Club Members / $5 Non Members

UWMBDA dances are a great opportunity to put all of your new dance moves to use! They are open to UW students and non-students. The DJ plays a mix of music that will include salsa, merengue, rumba, cha cha, waltz, fox trot, tango, swing, and many others!

Check the UWMBDA webpage for more details.

Dress for UWMBDA dances is casual–jeans and a T-shirt are normal. Please bring non-street shoes to dance in!

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Lessons before the dance: American Rumba
Taught By Darrell Dieringer from the Art of Dance
6:00pm – Intermediate level (must know basics)
7:00pm – Beginning Level
Free for club members / $5 Non Members

General Dancing continues 8:00pm-midnight
$2 Club Members / $5 Non Members

Join us for the first UWMBDA dance of the summer, in the glorious new Union South.

UWMBDA dances are a great opportunity to put all of your new dance moves to use! They are open to UW students and non-students. The DJ plays a mix of music that will include salsa, merengue, rumba, cha cha, waltz, fox trot, tango, swing, and many others!

Check the UWMBDA webpage for more details.

Dress for UWMBDA dances is casual–jeans and a T-shirt are normal. Please bring non-street shoes to dance in!

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The class will emphasize good habits and good leading/following for the popular dance Swing. This class assumes participants have little to no experince with dancing, and will move at a pace appropriate for New Dancers. You do not need to enroll with a partner. Expect frequent partner changes and numerous group activities and exercises.

Note: Each of the 3 lessons in the 3-week series will build on what we learn the first week, so you will learn faster if you can attend the first lesson.

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The class will emphasize creating a solid constant connection between the lead and follow and how to use that connection throughout the entire dance and in every move that we create! This class assumes participants have little to no experince with dancing, and will move at a pace appropriate for New Dancers. You do not need to enroll with a partner. Expect frequent partner changes and numerous group activities and exercises.

Note: Each of the 3 lessons in the 3-week series will build on what we learn the first week, so you will learn faster if you can attend the first lesson.

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Lessons before the dance: Mambo/Salsa
6:00pm – Intermediate level (must know basics) (Mambo, on 2)
7:00pm – Beginning Level (Salsa, on 1)
$5 Nonmembers/ Free for club members
Taught by Sarah Calhoun

General Dancing continues 8:00pm-midnight
$2 Club members / $5 Nonmembers

UWMBDA dances are a great opportunity to put all of your new dance moves to use! They are open to both students and non-students, and play a mix of music that will include salsa, merengue, rumba, cha cha, waltz, fox trot, tango, swing, and many others!

Check the UWMBDA webpage for more details.

Dress for UWMBDA dances is casual–jeans and a T-shirt are normal. Please bring non-street shoes to dance in!

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Calling all Art of Dance dancers: LET’S GO DANCE! Thursday, 9 September, Sarah will be teaching a FREE beginner Salsa lesson as part of the Helen C. White Library House Party!

Come enjoy the festivities with us: there will be Ninja Tag, movies and popcorn, a carnival outside, and performances of all shapes and sizes inside!

Check the tentative schedule for more details.

Dress for the Helen C. House Party is casual–jeans and a T-shirt are normal.

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Attend the first dance of Madison’s new ballroom dance organization: USA Dance–Madison. Join us for the first of many monthly ballroom dances.

USA Dance is a national non-profit organization that promotes ballroom dancing. USA Dance-Madison is a local chapter of that national organization. The new Madison chapter will hire numerous area instructors, offer dance workshops and intensives, and provide a positive smoke-free alcohol-free social dance every month.

At this first dance, Art of Dance will teach different two beginning lessons.

Dance demonstrations and social mixer dances will occur throughout the evening.

Schedule:
– 7pm: Beginner Swing Lesson
– 8pm: General Dancing Begins
– 9pm: Dance Demonstrations, followed by a brief Merengue/Salsa lesson
– 9:30pm-11pm General Dancing and Mixers

Admission:
– $8 General Admission (Non-Members)
– $5 Members / Students
– FREE ADMISSION for everyone who joins USA Dance-Madison before or at the dance
– *Annual membership dues are $25*

USA Dance social dances are a great opportunity to put all of your dance moves into action! The mix of recorded music includes Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango, Salsa, Merengue, Rumba, Cha Cha, Swing, and many others!

Dress for USA Dance dances is dressy casual.

** ** Please bring non-street shoes to wear for dancing! ** **

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Lessons before the dance: Bolero
6:00pm – Intermediate level (must be familiar with the following moves: Basic and bolero timing, Cross-over breaks, Opening break/under-arm turn)
7:00pm – Beginning Level
$5 Nonmembers/ Free for club members
Taught by Sarah Calhoun

General Dancing continues 8:00pm-midnight
$2 Club members / $5 Nonmembers

UWMBDA dances are a great opportunity to put all of your new dance moves to use! They are open to both students and non-students, and play a mix of music that will include salsa, merengue, rumba, cha cha, waltz, fox trot, tango, swing, and many others!

Check the UWMBDA webpage for more details.

Dress for UWMBDA dances is casual–jeans and a T-shirt are normal. Please bring non-street shoes to dance in!

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Tropical Twist
Hawaiian Themed Cystic Fibrosis Benefit Dance

Lessons before the dance: Swing
6:00pm – Intermediate level (must know basics)
7:00pm – Beginning Level
$5 Nonmembers/ Free for club members
Taught by Sarah Calhoun

General Dancing continues 8:00pm-midnight
$2 Club members / $5 Nonmembers

UWMBDA dances are a great opportunity to put all of your new dance moves to use! They are open to both students and non-students, and play a mix of music that will include salsa, merengue, rumba, cha cha, waltz, fox trot, tango, swing, and many others!

Check the UWMBDA webpage for more details.

Dress for UWMBDA dances is casual–jeans and a T-shirt are normal. Please bring non-street shoes to dance in!

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