Swing dance weekends feature workshops in the mornings, usually free, often
several meals included in the price. DJ music from noon to 5:00 and from
7:00 to 2:00, or often later. Exhibition dances each night. Music is
slow swing and medium swing music for West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Bop,
Shag and a few Hustle songs, with a few Chachas, Waltzes and Slow Songs.
Southeastern Outings Club Outdoor enthusiasts have
one to three events every weekend. Backpacking, camping, day hikes, canoe
trips, float trips, bicycle trips, pot luck dinners. Dan Frederick,
631-4680
DFred4@bellsouth.net if you would like to
join. $10 a year and receive newsletter of events each month. All
outings free. From David Freeman.
MONDAY DANCES
Vestavia Wald Park Lodge Mondays 7:00-9:00, Ballroom
dance, band, dressy casual. Charlie Bearden 942-3238, Jean Morton
956-6946.
Just Gotta Swing The Birmingham Lindy Dancers
Association (BLDA). Mondays 7:00-10:00. $7/$5
students. At Bella Prima Studio 3712 Lorna Road, Hoover, 35216,
next to Gabriels.
Lindy Hop swing lessons and
social swing dancing. Lesson 7:00-8:00 by Jered Faires. Dancing
8:00-10:00. Partner not required. All ages and skill levels
welcome. Jered Faires 704 533-5017
www.justgottaswing.com
American Legion Mondays 7:00-10:00.
Ashville. Ballroom/Social dance. Ken Shackleford's Primetime
Band, casual, 125 to 200 people, 205 594-5652.
TUESDAY DANCES
Brooklane Community Center Hueytown
Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:00-10:00, Ballroom/Social dance.
$4. Band, casual, 80-100 people. At Bud Newell Park on Brooklane
Drive. 497-3840.
The Dance Club, Huntsville
Every Tuesday 7:30-10:15. Ballroom dance, $5 & $7, beginning and
intermediate lessons 7:30-8:00. Tradewinds Band or Edd Jones' Little Big
Band on 1st Tuesdays. CDs on other Tuesdays. Skate Odyssey.
Dressy casual. Frank Tatom 256 880-7636. 175 dancers
dancehsv@mindspring.com http://DanceHSV.Home.mindspring.com
Homewood Senior Center Wednesday afternoons,
1:00-3:30, Ballroom dance. CDs by Liz Fowler. Lesson by Liz
Fowler 1:00-1:30, dressy casual, $3 & $5. HSC 332-6500.
THURSDAY DANCES
Trussville Senior Center Thursdays (except 2nd
Thursdays), Ballroom dance, 1:30-3:30, CDs, dressy casual. Jean Garris,
853-4536, cell 515-4705.
JBY Ballroom Dance Club 2nd Thursdays, 7:30-10:30,
Ballroom dance, BSDA Friendship Hall 1024 Old Walker Chapel Road,
Fultondale, AL 35068. Bands. Free snacks and cold
drinks. Dressy casual thru October. Murray Echols, 591-2421
hmechols@earthlink.net or Jean Morton, President,
956-6946.
Brooklane Community Center Hueytown
Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:00-10:00, Ballroom/Social dance.
$4. Band, casual, 80-100 people. At Bud Newell Park on Brooklane
Drive. 497-3840.
Priceville Palace 1st
Thursdays 7:30-10:00. Ballroom/Social
dance. 27 miles north of Cullman, 716 NE Thompson
Road, Priceville AL. Exit 334 from I-65 to Hway 67 South.
Sophisticated Swingers Band, 8 to 14 piece fun ballroom band, casual, 256
353-4362 or 256 350-1666. Also, country band every Saturday night
7:30-10:30.
FRIDAY DANCES
Homewood Senior Center Ballroom dance, Fridays,
7:00-10:00, dressy casual. Band every Friday. Free snacks
and cold drinks. $5 & $6. HSC 332-6500.
Elk's Lodge No. 79 Front Ballroom
(not Cloud Room) 1st & 3rd Fridays, 7:30-11:00. Southern Two
Steppers, Country-Western dance. Casual. At Elk's ballroom adjacent
to their dining area, at front of building. Enter side entrance on east
side of building. C-W, ballroom and swing dancers. Good mix of
Two-Step, Waltz, Chacha, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Line Dances and
Mixer Dances. No smoking. Paul Barksdale, DJ. Charlotte
Kesler
char_kesler@charter.net Buffet available
6:30-8:00 for $7.
Heardmont Senior Center 2nd & 4th
Fridays 7:00-9:00. Ballroom/Social dance. Dressy
casual. CDs and vocals with Jerry Seals on 2nd Fridays. Ray Newman
Band on 4th Fridays. Finger food. Heardmont Park. Director
Jaclynn Long Traffanstedt. 991-5742.
Pelham Senior Center 3rd Fridays. 6:00 Line
Dancing by Betty Rogers, 7:00-9:00 Ballroom/Social dance. $4.
Snacks. Tradewinds Band. I-65 South to Exit 242, left on
Highway 52 (at tank farm). Go to 3rd red light and turn left. 2nd
driveway on right. Director, Regina Jiminez 620-6064.
Pell City Dance Club 1st Fridays 7:00-10:00,
Ballroom/Social dance, Celebrations Building, casual, Ray Newman band,
$5. Lynn Tucker 205 338-3522. I-20 to Pell City Exit 158, go south
on Highway 231, thru Pell City, 3 or 4 miles to Cropwell area, past Sonic and
K-Mart on right, then 1.1 miles past 4-way intersection with stop light.
Building is on right.
ACME, Association of Cajun Music Enthusiasts
8:00-11:00, $12. One or two Fridays a month. Usually at
Concordia Club except 8-22-08 & 9-12-08, casual, Cajun/Zydeco dances, free
cold drinks. OK to bring cooler. Concordia bar not open. No
smoking. Bands from Louisiana. Membership $10 per household.
David Doggett 951-3463
jazzdogg@aol.com www.acmedance.org
301 Club Montgomery Fridays 6:30-10:30,
Dexter Avenue United Methodist Church, 301 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery 36104.
CDs, $5. 75% ballroom. 25% combination of line dances, C-W Two
Step, West Coast Swing and C-W Barn Dances 334 263-0540. In church
basement. Ken Stafford
Kestorodo@aol.com http://301club.blogspot.com
SATURDAY DANCES
Liz Fowler's Ballroom Dance 1st, 3rd & 5th
Saturdays, 6:30-10:00, lesson & dance, Homewood Senior Center. Band
usually on 1st Saturdays, Liz's CDs on 3rd & 5th Saturdays, dressy
casual. Lesson 6:30-7:00 by Liz Fowler and Jeff DeLucas. $5 &
$8, food, cold drinks. 120 people, good cross-section of ages, 20s thru
80s. HSC 332-6500.
Ballroom/Social Dance 2nd Saturdays.
7:00-10:00, Ray Newman Band. Lightning Strikes Bowling Alley, Highway 11,
Trussville, behind Target. Dressy casual. $5. Cash bar.
Polly Reece 655-3342. Martha Bozeman 903-7136.
Concordia Beneficial Society (Concordia Club)
Saturdays 8:00-11:00. Ballroom dance, bands. Dressy
casual. Couples. Private club. Birmingham. Call for
invitation 205 620-0028 or 631-5186. Guests $20 a couple.
Concordia member you are a guest of must attend dance.
Tuscaloosa Ballroom Dance Club 3rd Saturdays,
7:00-10:00, Northport Civic Center. Some dressy casual. Some coat
and tie. Regina Noland 205 758-4567
www.tbdc.org
Northeast Alabama Ballroom Dance Society 3rd
Saturdays, 7:30-10:30, Rainbow City Community Center, band or CDs, food, dressy
casual. Tom Morgan, President 256 543-7804, Chuck Shaw 256
538-9023. Near Gadsden.
Different Dance Experience Camp Branch Civic
Center in Saginaw (just past Alabaster via Highway 31.)
Saturdays 8:00-11:00, Country-Western, Swing and Ballroom Dance. $4,
casual. Jimmy Baker & Pure Country Pride Band. Country-Western
Two Step, East Coast Swing, Waltz, Line Dances, Montgomery Chacha mixer dances,
Barn Dance mixer dances. Concessions. Good music, country-community
atmosphere. Bring children, parents, grandparents and northern
friends.
The Ballroom Club, Montgomery 1st Saturdays,
7:30-10:30, $15 for invited guests, Montgomery Area Square Dance Association
(MASDA Hall) building. Band four times a year, CDs other months by
DJ Ken Stafford. Edd Jones Orchestra October 4. Debbi Bailes Band
December 6 Holiday Ball. Dressy casual for summer months. David Martin,
President 334 279-8528
davidmartin@mindspring.com or René Zgraggen
334 263-5566.
www.renez.com/theballroomclub renez@renez.com www.renez.com
Birmingham FOOTMAD (Friends of Old Time Music And
Dance) Contra Dance 2nd Saturdays
8:00-11:00. Some 4th Sundays 4:00-6:30. Dance and lessons. Old
time string bands. YWCA, 2nd floor gym, 23rd Street and 3rd Avenue
North. Beginner lesson 7:30. $6/$8. Joyce Cauthen
822-0505
joycecauthen@bellsouth.net www.bamalong.com
SUNDAY DANCES
Birmingham Ballroom Dance Association (BBDA) 4th
Sunday afternoons. 2:00-5:00, lesson 2:00-2:30. DJ Fred
Gipson. Exhibition. Dressy casual. Homewood Senior
Center 332-6500,
except Exceptional Foundation 1616 Oxmoor
Road Homewood AL 35209 at Homewood Park on
9-28-08. $7 members, $10 guests, $5 students.
Priscilla Collums 664-3333
Priss522@aol.com www.renez.com/birminghamballroom.htm
Birmingham FOOTMAD (Friends of Old Time Music And
Dance) Contra Dance Some 4th Sundays
9-28,
10-26 4:00-6:30. 2nd Saturdays 8:00-11:00.
Dance and lessons. Old time string bands. YWCA, 2nd floor gym,
23rd Street and 3rd Avenue North. Beginner lesson 7:30.
$6/$8. Joyce Cauthen 822-0505
joycecauthen@bellsouth.net www.bamalong.com
Huntsville Sunday Night Swing Dance &
Lessons Every Sunday. Lessons 6:00-7:00. Dance
from 7:00-9:30 for WCS, Shag, ECS. At Otter's Lounge at Marriott
Hotel 256 830-2222. Carolina Shag and West Coast Swing lessons.
Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. No partner
necessary. Free. Rex Sturdy is WCS instructor. Mary
Hodgens 256 881-2003 or Margo Monks 256 721-5661.
Ballroom & Swing Dance Websites
René Zgraggen's Montgomery & Statewide Ballroom Site, 334 263-5566
Birmingham Ballroom Dance Association (BBDA), 205 664-3333
Birmingham Swing Dancers, 205 903-0278
Steppers and Walkers 323-7837
Tuscaloosa Ballroom Dance Club, 205 758-4567 Website
www.tbdc.org
Dance Columns By Elita Clayman Who Wrote 17 Years For USABDA & USA
Dance
Cajun/Zydeco Dance Website
ACME, Association of Cajun Music Enthusiasts, Birmingham, David Doggett,
205 951-3463
Country-Western Dance Website
JBY Ballroom Dance Club
JBY dances are 2nd Thursday of each month. 200 to 225 dancers each
month. Dues: $20. $8 member admission. Guests $10.
Students $5. Guests who join at dance pay $8 admission. BSDA
Friendship Hall 1024 Old Walker Chapel Road, Fultondale, AL
35068. 5,625 square foot floating wood dance floor. 1,875 more
square feet of dance floor is available for 7,500 total. Contact Tip
Blizard, 849-0854 to rent 7,500 square feet, 5,625 square feet, 3,750
square feet or 1,875 square feet. Doors open 6:45. Dance
7:30-10:30. No alcohol, smoking or powder on floor allowed. Free
cold drinks and snacks.
Tradewinds Band, George Winter Band and Classics Band play for
dances. Partner not required. Married and single members. JBY
began 41 years ago in August 1967.
Dressy Casual Dances thru October. For Men: Long or short
sleeve shirt with collar. No jeans, shorts, hat or tennis
shoes. For Women: Dress, pants and blouse, skirt and blouse.
No jeans or shorts.
DANCE LESSONS
Professional Ballroom Dance Studios. See Dancing
Instruction in the BellSouth Yellow Pages. Some teach 55 minutes for an
hour; some only 40, 45 or 50 minutes. Some pressure you to buy more
lessons and trips; some do not. Some assign an instructor without much
experience. Some charge more for private hours than other studios.
Some charge more for Silver and Gold lessons than for Bronze; some do not.
Some call you every week to bring guests, some do not.
Private lessons are the best way to learn, even if you only buy 8 or 10
half-hour or one hour lessons, and supplement those with group lessons from a
dance studio, or from other teachers listed below. Most of the teachers
below also teach private lessons.
Liz Fowler and Jeff DeLucas Ballroom Lessons.
Tuesdays, 6:20-7:20. Rumba in August. $3. Partner
not required. Homewood Senior Center 332-6500. 50
attendance. Last swing lesson 5-20-08.
Birmingham Swing Dancers Tuesdays
7:00-9:00. David Freeman and Carol Perkins will
teach in September. Triple Step East Coast Swing/Jitterbug
Lessons. Beginners 7:00-8:00. Intermediate 8:00-9:00. $5
per one hour class. $8 per couple. Fellowship Hall.
Riverchase United Methodist Church. Directions at end of email. Pat
Abbott 427-3737. David Freeman 655-9172, Carol Perkins
491-8845. Two other teams will teach in rotation for following
months. Patrick McCaghren and
Dana Ellis in October and Rick Alfano and
Pat Abbott in November. Then David and Carol in
December.
Rinsel McIntosh and Pat Abbott Ballroom
Lessons. Wednesdays. Beginner rumba 7:00-7:50.
Intermediate Rumba 8:10-9:00. 15 minute practice session after each
class. $5 per class. $8 per couple.
In gym at
Old Berry
Middle School 2826 Columbiana Road, Hoover,
35216. Turn left and go to rear
of school. Pat Abbott 427-3737
patabt@bellsouth.net
Ken George and Anne England Ballroom
Lessons.
South Highland Presbyterian Church.
Tuesdays 7:00-8:30. $3. September -
Waltz. Warmup dancing before 7:00, then 1 hour class, then practice
dance afterward. Partner desirable but not required. 2035 Highland
Avenue South 35205 at 21st Street South. Anne
vestridge@bellsouth.net Noelle
Read
www.SHPCBHM.org 933-0790 Ext.
13. 30-40 attendance.
Irene Spears Ballroom Lessons. Beginning
and Intermediate. Classes at Community Education South (Redmont
School) in Crestwood will resume in September. Private lessons
available. 587-6784.
Huntsville Sunday Night Swing
Dance & Lessons Every
Sunday: Lessons 6:00-7:00. Dance 7:00-9:30 for WCS,
shag, ECS, bop. Otter's Lounge 256 830-2222 at Marriott
Hotel. 5 Tranquility Base Huntsville AL 35805.
Carolina Shag and West Coast Swing lessons. Beginners and experienced
dancers welcome. No partner necessary. No charge. Rex
Sturdy is WCS instructor. Mary Hodgens 256 881-2003, Margo
Monks 256 721-5661.
Lee Littenberg Ballroom Lessons.
Mondays. 5:00 student beginner class. 6:30 adult beginner
class. 7:30 adult advanced class. $30 per group of 6
classes. Lester Memorial Methodist Church, 108 3rd Avenue East, Oneonta
AL. Upstairs in rock building across from Fire Department.
From Hway 75 go 1-1/2 blocks north on 3rd Avenue to building on
left. For reservations call Lee Littenberg 205 466-5908 or
Lee.Littenberg@gmail.com Partner encouraged
but not required.
Charlotte Kesler and Rusty
Kesler 988-9576. Returning
1st Monday night in October. Homewood Senior Center
332-6500.
Chris Bailey and Melissa Foti West Coast Swing
lessons. Wednesdays. Beginner WCS 6:15-7:00, $5.
Novice/Intermediate WCS 7:00-8:00 $10. 8:00-9:00 Class varies
from month to month $10. Partner not required.
Chris 281-8523. Homewood Senior Center 332-6500. Chris
and Melissa teach private lessons on Sundays in Pelham at Dance Et Cetera for
$50 an hour for one instructor or $75 for both.
Jackie Tally 2 hours of Line
Dance Lessons for September 8, 15, 29. 1st, 2nd, 3rd &
5th Mondays. Beginners 6:00-7:00. High
Beginner/Intermediate/Improvers at 7:00-8:00. $5 per class.
There are 11 dances in the series and they are available on DVD from
www.scooterlee.com These dances are designed for
the person who has never danced and wants to start at the beginning. It is
helpful if you can attend all classes consistently. Homewood Senior
Center 816 Oak Grove Road, Homewood, 35209, 332-6500. Class teaches
basic skills that can be applied to other dances - Ballroom, Swing, Latin, and
Cajun. Class also helps with dance and body confidence and is an excellent
form of exercise. Each class has something old and new at skill level of
participants. Step sheets for dances. Recent dances taught:
Who Did You Call Darling Mambo, Stealing the Best Alabama Slide, Waltz Across
Texas, Peabody, Jailhouse Creole, Samba Line Dance, Por It Sere, Mister In
Between, Electric Slide, Sea Legs, Baby Likes to Rockit, Dancing in the Dark, We
Are Family.
Jackie Tally Line Dance
Lessons. Tuesday and Friday mornings. 9:30 AM. Free.
Homewood Senior Center 816 Oak Grove Road, Homewood, 35209,
332-6500.
Western Country Club Line Dance Lessons. 1st,
3rd, 4th & 5th Thursdays. 7:00-9:00. $4. Beginner &
Intermediate Line Dance. Fultondale BSDA Friendship Hall, 1024 Old Walker
Chapel Road, Fultondale. Christy Slaughter, Dance Director 205
640-4296, home.
Heardmont Senior Center Line
Dance Lessons. Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 Doris Robbins.
Intermediate Class Fridays 9:00-10:00 AM Chris Morgan. Beginner
Class Fridays 10:00-11:00 AM Chris Morgan. Highway 119 between
Highway 280 & I-65. Take I-65 South to Exit 246, turn left under I-65,
go four miles, turn left into Heardmont Park. Director Jaclynn Long
Traffanstedt. 991-5742.
Pelham Senior Center Line
Dance Lessons. Tuesdays 1:00 Intermediate. 2:00 Beginner.
Wanda Fulton. Free. I-65 South to Exit 242, left on Highway 52
(at tank farm). Go to 3rd red light and turn left. 2nd driveway on
right. Director, Regina Jiminez 620-6064.
Just Gotta Swing The Birmingham Lindy Dancers
Association (BLDA). Mondays 7:00-10:00. $7/$5
students. At Bella Prima Studio 3712 Lorna Road, Hoover, 35216,
next to Gabriels.
Lindy Hop swing lessons and
social swing dancing. Lesson 7:00-8:00 by Jered Faires. Dancing
8:00-10:00. Partner not required. All ages and skill levels
welcome. Jered Faires 704 533-5017
www.justgottaswing.com
Argentine Tango
Lessons - Birmingham Tango
Alabama Roswell Pfister, Sara Alvarez Pfister, Gonzalo Gurmendi.
Most Saturdays, 3:00-5:00, Homewood Senior Center, $10. HSC number
943-0018. Call to confirm if lesson will be taught the coming
Saturday. Partner not required. Ros and Sara, 266-8888
tangoalabama@lyahoogroups.com
Argentine Tango
Lessons - Tuscaloosa Tango
Tuscaloosa Wednesdays 7:00 Leroy McAbee Center, next to VA
Hospital. 3801 Loop Road Tuscaloosa 35401 205
562-3235. $10, 3 for $25. $5 students. Richard Richards
rrich125@gmail.com or Rita Snyder
rsnyder@bama.ua.edu 205
348-8860. Partner not required.
Cajun/Zydeco Lessons David Doggett and Dolores
Hydock. Dogwood Room, Vestavia Hills Civic Center. 1973
Merryvale Road. ACME, Association of Cajun Music Enthusiasts.
7:00-8:30. 2 night classes $10, 3 night classes $15, 1 night classes
$5. Discounts to repeat a series of classes. Register with or
without partner by arriving 10 minutes before initial class of each
session. David 951-3463
jazzdogg@aol.com Membership in ACME
only $10, includes newsletter. Go to
www.acmedance.org for full class descriptions of
lessons on Zydeco; Cajun waltz, two-step and jitterbug; bop; lead & follow,
dance frame. Classes taught most weeks of the year on Mon/Wed or
Mon/Wed/Mon.
René Zgraggen and Linda Barrontine
Wednesdays
September 3, 10, 17 &
24. Merengue Lessons 6:30-7:30. Practice time
7:30-8:00. Basics and some intermediate plus Cuban motion.
Goodwyn Community Center 209 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery. From I-85
take Perry Hill Road north toward Atlanta Highway. Center is on right
side, adjacent to Goodwyn Junior High School, close to Atlanta Highway.
$10 per class. Checks payable to Montgomery Parks and Recreation.
Must wear shoes with clean leather soles so as not to damage floor. René
334 263-5566
ReneZ@ReneZ.com www.renez.com
Wayne Foote and Angela Demerath Every
Wednesday 6:00. Country-Western and Ballroom lessons. MASDA
Hall, 2201 Chestnut Street Montgomery AL 36107 334
265-7327. I-65 to Montgomery, get into right lane to get onto I-85.
Then I-85 North, left lane, (eastbound). Go to Exit 3, Ann Street, turn
right onto Ann Street. Go one very short block to Spruce Street, turn
right. Go one very long block to Ryan Street, turn right. Go under
I-85 two blocks to Chestnut Street, turn left. Follow Chestnut Street into
MASDA parking lot. Heading south on I-85 take the Ann Street Exit and turn
right. Turn left at Poplar (second street), left again at Ryan (third
street). Then turn right at Chestnut. Follow Chestnut Street into MASDA
parking lot.
Cuban Salsa Lessons Sundays
1:00-2:30. Vestavia Hills Civic Center. Room 4,
downstairs.