Jane Gromelski Every Thursday in April, we will continue our series of Partner Pattern dance classes. Beginners start at 6 p.m.; intermediate classes start at 7 p.m. These classes are held in the Mariposa Room in DesertView. These are a fun alternative to our other two step and waltz classes. They are similar to line dancing, but…
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Clubs & Classes, April 2020
TGIFriday Dance Party
Diana Durham You’re invited! A Fabulous Thank Goodness It’s Friday Dance Party happens on April 17, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Start off the weekend swinging and swaying to a great selection of dance tunes. This fun event is sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) and all SaddleBrooke residents…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
Sign Up Season for Line Dance is Now
Dr. Mark Magdanz What happens next? Well, we are planning on dancing in the future and would like you to join us. The calendars are not set and our Mexico vacation is canceled, so everything is fluid, but the series will begin about one week after we get the authorization to return to the facilities.…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
Free Dance Classes
Diana Durham In April, you can register for the SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club’s Beginning and Beyond Tango Rumba Fusion dance classes to be held on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mariposa Room at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. Two of the most romantic and beautiful of the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Exercise with Latin Dancing
Wally Mara, President The Latin Rhythm Dance Club is in its 15th year of providing professional level instruction in authentic Latin dance styles for SaddleBrooke residents. About Dancing Taking a dance class – with its defined steps and different tempos – provides deeper cognitive and balance challenges than repetitive movement fitness training, like walking or cycling. Dancing improves…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Partners Western Dance Activities for Spring 2020
Jane Gromelski Our next series of dance classes will be the Arizona two step. Classes started on Wednesday, March 11! We will have five classes in the series. Our first meeting will be in the MountainView Ballroom at 6 p.m. The Arizona two step is also called the “rhythm two step.” It has steps that are different…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Nightclub Two Step Classes Offered on Thursday Nights
Jane Gromelski We have been asked to teach nightclub two step again. Thursday, March 5, we will start a five-week series of classes at 5 p.m., in the Mariposa Room in DesertView. Nightclub two step is a dance developed by Buddy Schwimmer. It is danced to ballads like “Lady in Red,” or Alan Jackson’s “Remember When.” It is quick,…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Having Fun Socializing Maintains Our Brains
Diana Durham To maintain our cognitive function, the top three activities are having fun socializing, eating healthily, and exercising, according to Dr. Thad Polk of the University of Michigan. His expertise is cognitive neuroscience and psychology, and the Princeton Review lists him as one of the top 300 professors in America. So, we believe him…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
All A Board!
Dottie Adams Another year, another election for the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) board. Moving up from vice president to president is Anne Romeo. Voted into the positions of vice president is Diana Carbone and member-at-large is Dottie Adams. Serving another term as secretary is Lynne Kumza and as treasurer is Barbara Brunswig. Leaving the board is…
Clubs & Classes, February 2020
Partners Western Dance Activities Spring 2020
Jane Gromelski Our next series of dance classes will be the Arizona two-step. The first of the five-class session will start on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Our first meeting will be in the MountainView Ballroom at 6 p.m. The Arizona two-step is also called the rhythm two-step. It has steps that are different than the ones…