Ballroom Social Dancing Saturday Nights at the Elizabeth Blackwell Center,
3635 Olentangy River Road, just north of Riverside Hospital.
Turn west into the first driveway north of
Riverside Hospital on Olentangy River Rd.
Blackwell Center is the building on your right after you go through the yellow gate. The gate opens automatically.
Dances are held first, second, third, and fourth Saturdays.
No dances on 5th Saturdays. In 2012, 5th Saturdays are March 31, June 30, September 29, and December 29
Doors open at 6 pm. Beginner Lesson 6:30. Beginner Lesson by itself is only $5
Attendance for the whole evening including the beginner lesson is $10
Beginner Lesson 6:30 to 7:20.
Intermediate Lesson 7:30.
Dancing 8:30 to 11:30.
Come dance to Argentine Tango, Bolero, Cha-Cha, East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Hustle, Meringue, Nightclub Two-Step, Polka, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Tango, Two-Step, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, and West Coast Swing.
Non-smoking, non-alcohol. Single and couples, beginners and experienced are welcome. Ohio law prohibits smoking on the Blackwell Center property.
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Here's link to a page that describes the Blackwell Dance, giving a bit of history.
Intermediate Lesson Schedule for 2012 Date Lesson Instructor Jan 28 Bolero - Amy Jordan Feb 4 Samba - Stacy Coil Feb 11 West Coast Swing - Kristie Waltz - Feb 18 Tango - Angela Young Feb 25 Viennese Waltz - Amy Jordan Mar 3 Salsa - Stacy Coil - Salsa Mar 10 Waltz - Kristie Waltz Mar 17 Cha-Cha - Angela Young - Mar 24 Two-Step (country two-step) - Shawn Swaithes April 7 Rumba - Stacy Coil April 14 Nightclub Two-Step - Kristie Waltz Video April 21 Quickstep - Angela Young Video April 28 Foxtrot - Amy Jordan Video May 5 East Coast Swing - Stacy Coil Video May 12 Hustle - Kristie Waltz Video May 19 Tango - Angela Young Video May 26 Waltz - Amy Jordan June 2 Bolero - Stacy Coil June 9 Cha-cha - Kristie Waltz June 16 Foxtrot - Angela Young June 23 Samba - Amy Jordan June 30 No Dance Beginner Lesson Date Lesson Instructor May 19 Waltz and Cha-Cha - Larry Lytle, Instructor May 26 See us on Meetup See attendee Comments. Deejay for most dances is John Parmater. Instructor, and lesson are subject to change, so please visit this site often. See us on Facebook Follow me on Twitter @JohnParmater Beginner Lesson $5 - 6:30 to 7:20 Become a dancer or get back to dancing. You will learn to be at ease on the dance floor. Allen Driskill is the instructor. You will learn up to three ballroom dances. Some Saturdays you'll also learn a line dance like Rumba Samba Mambo or a partner-pattern dance like "The Cowboy Cha-Cha" or "The Sway." You'll have a lot of fun while building your dancing skill and confidence! No pre-registration is required; just show up in time to hang up your coat, get a drink of water, and be on the dance floor by 6:30! Another $5 will let you stay for the EBC dance, which begins at 7:30 with the beginner/intermediate lesson. Here's the link to the page which gives Allen's description of the beginner lesson setup. http://www.tooleftfeet.com/ebc-beginner-group-class Intermediate Lesson Become a better dancer. Learn new dance moves. The lesson starts at beginner level, then moves to intermediate. Feel free to join the lesson no matter what your current dancing level. Here's the lesson schedule: Snacks usually include fruit tray and dip, vegetable tray and dip, tortilla chips and salsa, tex-mex dip, punch, soft drinks, pretzels, potato chips, turkey pastrami roll-ups, fruit tray, pumpkin roll, brownies, chocolate chip bar, no-bake cookies, mints and candy. Intelligent Dancing http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/intelligent.htm Instructor Bios and sites Dave Alkire http://dancingwithdavealkire.com/dancingwithdavealkire/Home.html Allen Driskill http://www.tooleftfeet.com/ Amy Jordan Manager Fred Astaire Studio, Westerville Shawn Swaithes (pronounced Sways), started dancing as a hobby and really enjoyed it. A cherished partnership was formed with Donna Bonham Steinfeld and 6 short weeks after their first practice they hit the competition floor with great results. Those results continued throughout their competitive career with many accolades and wins including a World Championship title in the professional division in 1999, voted Classic Couple of The Year in 2001. The partnership continued off the dance floor into producing the Orange Blossom Dance Festival a fully sanctioned UCWDC event( United Country Western Dance Council), as well as WSDC event (World Swing Dance Council). Orange Blossom was voted Favorite North American Event in 2008. Shawn coaches, judges and performs all over the globe and has also earn the Star Award for favorite couples instructor, and have coached many clients to World Championship titles of their own. See Shawn on Facebook and Youtube. Angela Young Has competed in dance competitions since 1995 Owner, AtoZ Dance Studio since June 2006. Co-owner, A&S Dance Studio May 2004 to May 2006. Dance instructor at the Copacabanna at City Center Mall from January 2004 to April 2004. http://azdancestudio.com Dance Shoes and Dance Wear Ballroom Trends Get the latest styles. (614) 218-4080 http://www.ballroomtrends.com/ Please send feedback and suggestions to: John Parmater at 614-784-0500 or JohnParmater@gmail.com |