At USA Dance, we host dances for everyone!
Come out
and dance!
Dances every 1st and 3rd
Sunday
All levels welcome
Whether you love to glide across the ballroom floor to a lyrical waltz, or shake your hips to a groovy salsa, you’ll find a home at USA Dance of North Central New Mexico.
We host social ballroom and Latin dances that bring New Mexicans together. We welcome all dancers, from beginners to competitors, from students to Super Seniors, and from tangueros to Two-Steppers.
You don’t need a partner to attend USA Dance. Our DJs play a blend of ballroom (waltz, tango, foxtrot, etc.), and Latin (rumba, cha cha, swing, bolero, etc.) music along with a sprinkling of West Coast Swing, Country-Western, salsa, hustle, line dances, and other styles..
We host dances at the Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins St. NE, on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, unless noted. Dances are 3 – 5 p.m. from January – May and September – December, and 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. from June – August. All regular dances are preceded by lessons for beginners and for intermediate and advanced dancers. We are also adding a line dance class.
Admission for dance and lessons is just $5 for USA Dance members and $10 for others. We think it’s a great value!
View our master calendar here, or click on the button below. For the specifics on upcoming dances, see our mini-calendar on the sidebar.
Founded in 2006, we are the local chapter (#5047) of USA Dance, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ballroom dancing. Our current officers are: Rosie Harper, president; Beth Ciccone, vice president; John Cilke, treasurer; and Mandeep Sahota, secretary. Ginny Beres is our membership chairperson, a non-board position.
See you on the dance floor!
USA Dance News
Hear ye! Hear ye! Big changes are afoot at USA Dance!
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Big changes are coming to USA Dance! You spoke; the board listened!
You asked for more line dances (which don’t rely on leaders and followers). And you wanted lessons for intermediate and advanced dancers as well as beginners.
So, starting in March, we are introducing line dance lessons at each dance, followed by simultaneous dance lessons — one for beginners and one for intermediate and advanced dancers.
Summer Days (And Summer Nights)
It’s hard to think about summer when winter is parked on the doorstep. But we promise that those warmer, longer days will return — and when they do, USA Dance will switch to evening dances.
Our new summer schedule kicks off with the June 7 dance. From June through August, all USA Dances will be 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Lessons will start with a line dance class at 5:15 p.m. followed by the beginner and intermediate lessons at 5:45 p.m.
Warm up with dancing … Sunday at USA Dance!
Baby, it’s cold outside! Good thing dancing is a great way to warm up. Join us at our next USA Dance on Sunday, Feb. 1, from 3 – 5 p.m.
Vanessa Gordillo will teach a foxtrot lesson at 2:15 p.m., and we’ll enjoy a waltz performance by Bruce Hanson and Frankie Glidewell.
Debra Williams leads a Back to Basics session for beginning dancers at 1:30 p.m. Our DJ is Perry Pedersen.
Admission for all of this is $5 for USA Dance members and $10 for others. We’re at the Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins St. NE.
All social dancers are welcome — no partner required. See you on the dance floor!
Get lucky at USA Dance this Sunday!
Feeling lucky? We’re hosting a 50/50 raffle at our next dance: 3 – 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. The winner will waltz home with 50% of the pot! Raffle tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10 at the door.
