USA Dance News

  • Celebrate Hollywood … Sunday at USA Dance

    ByDoug

    Sunday is Academy Awards day — and we’re rolling out the red carper at USA Dance.

    Dress as a movie character or movie star and take home your own little Oscar!Sunday is Academy Awards day — and we’re rolling out the red carper at USA Dance.

    Dress as a movie character or movie star and take home your own little Oscar!

    Joseph Chavez and Alexa Estrada will perform a theatrical foxtrot to Singin’ In The Rain. 

    DJ Doug McClellan will cue up a playlist full of movie tunes.

    The dance is 3 – 5 p.m., so we’ll be finished as the real Academy Awards ceremony is starting. Come early for our pre-dance lessons.

  • Learn a line dance … Sunday at USA Dance!

    ByDoug

    We’re starting regular line dance lessons at USA Dance this Sunday, March 1 as we adjust our lesson schedule. The line dance class will start at 1:45 p.m. Chapter president Rosie Harper will teach the popular Shivers line dance, done to the Ed Sheeran song. Then, at 2:15 p.m., we will offer two lessons:  • For beginners and newer dancers, we’ll offer a “Back…

  • Our chapter — and president — win top district honors

    ByDoug

    Our USA Dance chapter — USA Dance of North Central New Mexico — has been named district chapter of the year for 2025. And chapter president Rosie Harper was named district Volunteer of the Year.

    Both are now in contention for top honors at USA Dance.

    “These honorees represent the very best of USA Dance at the local level and now advance as nominees for the National Chapter of the Year and National Volunteer of the Year awards,“ USA Dance said in a statement.

  • Bring a friend & get in free … Sunday at USA Dance

    ByDoug

    If you have a friend who has never been to USA Dance, our next dance on Sunday, Feb. 15 is the perfect introduction.

    That’s because you and your friend both get in free for this special Friendship Day Dance.

    All social dancers are welcome — no partner required.

    Admission is $5 for USA Dance members and $10 for others (unless, of course, you bring a friend). Our venue is the Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins St. NE.

    See you on the dance floor!

  • Summer Days (And Summer Nights)

    ByDoug

    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!

    ByDoug

    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!