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.
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!
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.
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.
Help us bling in the New Year at our next dance, 3 – 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4 — and help make Rosie Harper’s resolution come true:
“My dream for the new year is to see more people happily dancing, and fewer people unhappily sitting. Our board is working on ideas to that end,” said Rosie, president of our chapter’s board. “Meanwhile, let’s make this our motto for 2026: Focus on the good and praise it. Let‘s bling in the New Year with happy feet on the dance floor, and happy smiles on our faces!”
It’s our last dance of the year, so help us send 2025 off in style!
Our dance is 3 – 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. Our venue is the Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins St. NE.
Come early for our Back to Basics assisted practice session at 1:30 p.m., led by Debra Williams.
Our lesson at 2:15 p.m. is waltz, taught by Brenda Lamon. And don’t miss a waltz performance by Rosie Harper and Joseph Chavez. Perry Pedersen will DJ.
