Rattle your bones at our Autumn Spooktacular … Sunday at USA Dance!

Join us for a scary good time at our Autumn Spooktacular dance this Sunday, Oct. 19, from 3 – 5 p.m.

“Wear fall colors or something spooky!” says Rosie Harper, president of our USA Dance chapter.

Marie Stoffer will lead a Back to Basics session at 1:30 p.m. Vanessa Gordillo will teach an East Coast Swing lesson at 2:15 p.m. DJ Doug McClellan will cue up several fun Halloween and “Halloween-adjacent” tunes.

USA Dance hosts social dances twice a month. We welcome all dancers to our events, which focus on ballroom (waltz, tango, foxtrot) and Latin music (cha cha, rumba, swing) along with some club and Country-Western dances. 

Our venue is the Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins St. NE.

Pedal & Swing. Help cure multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — and have fun doing it!The annual Pedal & Swing dance, which raises money for these causes, will be 4 – 7 p.m. on  Sunday, Nov. 9.

Pedal & Swing was created by Perry Pedersen, a USA Dance board member and DJ, and his wife, Rosi Rodriguez.Perry will play ballroom music (waltz, foxtrot, rumba, cha cha, etc.) from 4 – 5:25 p.m., and club music (West Coast, salsa, nightclub two-step, Country-Western, etc.) from 5:35 – 7 p.m. 

Pedal & Swing takes place at CSP Dance Studios, 1624 Eubank Blvd. NE. The suggested minimum donation is $10. Talk to Perry for more information or visit the Pedal & Swing website.

Saturday evening dance. Our first December dance will be on Saturday evening at a different venue: 7 – 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2626 Arizona St. NE. There is no lesson or Back to Basics session. Admission is the usual $5 for USA Dance members and $10 for others. There is NO dance on Sunday, Dec. 7.

Board members wanted. We are seeking three or four volunteers to join our board of directors. Elections will be at our Nov. 16 dance. 

New members will take the place of current board members Perry Pedersen, Debra Williams, and Annie Irizari, who are stepping down at year’s end.

Running for new two-year terms are incumbents Rosie Harper, board president; John Cilke, treasurer; and Ruth Horowitz, member-at-large. Members Marie Stoffer and Greg Collison will continue to serve through 2026.

Please talk to Claude Valles if you are interested in joining the board and helping us bring ballroom dancing to the community.

Keep in touch. Keep up-to-date with our USA Dance chapter through our website: www.usadancenm.org. Email us at info@usadancenm.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. See you on the dance floor!