Pat Knepler The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) continues its Salute to Spring with more exciting dances and activities in May. The SBDC is a social club where the members have fun socializing as well as learning to dance. Our Salute to Spring begins with the nightclub 2 (NC2) step taught by Brian Hand and…
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Clubs & Classes, January 2024
SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club – January 2024
Learn Something New in the New Year! Diana Wille The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) provides free dance lessons, with a different type of dance every month. These lessons provide fun, socialization, and exercise. What a wonderful way to start the new year! February classes will be West Coast Swing, taught by Dave Poferl and…
Front Page, December 2023
Wonderful World of Waltz
Judy Saks Dale and Ann Pizzitola, our resident professional ballroom dancers, will be teaching Beginning and Intermediate Waltz classes on Sundays and Tuesdays in January, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. The Beginner class will be held in the MountainView Ballroom at SaddleBrooke TWO on Sundays at 3 p.m. and Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. The Intermediate…
Clubs & Classes, December 2023
We Have Sponsors!
Judy Saks Wouldn’t it be great if the SaddleBrooke Dance Club (SBDC) had sponsors? That was the suggestion made, and Steve Kartsonis (husband of Vice President Nan Kartsonis) turned that suggestion into a reality. But Steve didn’t just pick up the ball. He scored touchdowns. Our first and largest sponsor is Ann Fraley of Long…
Clubs & Classes, September 2023
SBDC October and November Classes … Not Just for Novices
Tom Marshall The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) is offering four exciting dance lessons in October and two more in November, all taught by our resident professional dancers Dale and Ann Pizzitola. On Oct. 16, we begin with the Tango, a passionate dance that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, followed by the Cha Cha, a…
Clubs & Classes, September 2023
Dancers in the Spotlight
Tom Marshall When you reach retirement, it can be hard to start something new, much less take a class entitled “Novice,” but that’s just what Dick and Karen Schroeder did, and they fell in love with ballroom dancing. “It’s an exercise for both mind and body. It’s the social interaction with other dancers before and…
Clubs & Classes, July 2023
SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club
Let’s Add Some Heat to Your Dancing and Learn Bolero Diana Wille Bolero is a slow Latin dance with roots in Spain and Cuba. It is a unique dance with Latin as well as ballroom dancing characteristics. The sliding steps, soft hip motion, and close dance hold make this a romantic and powerful dance style.…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Loved the ’70s Hustle?
Flashing lights, energetic music, non-stop fun! What’s not to love about hustle? That’s what pulled SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) professional dance instructor Dale Pizzitola into dancing, and the hustle continues to draw him back. Well, that and everything you shouldn’t be doing as a kid, like staying out all night and having a quick breakfast at…
Front Page, June 2023
Dance Opportunities Abound
Diana Wille Dine and Dance SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) hosts a monthly Dine and Dance. You can choose to dine with us in the East Room, the private dining room of the MountainView Grill, at 4:30 p.m., then dance in the MountainView ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. We provide the DJs who have a…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
A Fun SaddleBrooke Activity Helps Slow Rate of Memory Decline
Diana Wille A new 10-year study of more than 29,000 older adults recently published in a medical journal has identified six habits linked with lower risk of dementia and a slower rate of memory decline. These habits are eating a balanced diet, exercising the mind and body regularly, having regular contact with others, and not…