Dinner and dancing is a kind of ultimate fantasy date, but too often we skip the second part. Things have been looking up, thanks to Dancing with the Stars. Seeing macho football players, average Joes like Jerry Springer, and billionaires adeptly moving around the floor can make men feel liberated to give ballroom dancing a…
Diana Wille The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) recently added a new offering to support new dancers. Many SBDC members remember when we took that first dance class and later attended a party where we actually got up and tried to remember anything of what we learned. Has that ever happened to you? Or maybe you haven’t…
Phil Doyle Men, like the song says, “all she wants for Christmas is you, baby!” Yes, you and your time. And your partner has always wanted you to learn how to dance. Now is your chance! SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) is giving you a gift to learn to dance for free in time for your…
Diana Wille SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club’s (SBDC) new Novice Dance Parties have been a big hit. There’s no need to know a bunch of patterns, a bunch of dances, or any dances at all. Experienced dancers are there to help guide our novices every step of the way. We limit the dances to six of the…
Dinner Dances SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) has scheduled their ever-popular Dinner Dances. At each dance, cocktails are at 5 p.m., a three-course dinner at 5:30 p.m., and dancing goes from 6 to 9 p.m. The Dinner Dances are held in the MountainView Ballroom—a glorious dance floor for sure! Dinner Dance Dates: Oct. 14; Nov.…
Diana Wille It is time to register for SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC)’s free October dance lessons. We will offer two different dances, Samba and Viennese Waltz. Ann and Dale Pizzitola, our professional dance instructors, have said, “Neither the Samba nor the Viennese Waltz are the first dances you will learn when taking lessons. But…
Diana Wille SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC)will be offering FREE foxtrot lessons on Mondays and Thursdays for the month of September. Roger and Linda Shamburg will be instructing two beginning classes, one from 6 to 7 p.m. and the other beginning class from 7 to 8 p.m., both held in the Mariposa Room at DesertView.…
The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) is adding a new and exciting function to help encourage the comfort of new dancers getting out on the dance floor. Can we all remember back to when we took that first class, attended that first party, or worse yet, actually got up and tried to remember anything of what…
Watched any Dancing with the Stars episodes? Then you have probably seen rumba. Remember Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in Dirty Dancing? “Time of Your Life” was a rumba-based dance. Did you ask, “Is that dance complicated? Which foot goes where?” Now is the time to figure this out! Dancing is great physical and mental exercise, a lot…
Diana Wille First of all, SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) offers our many thanks to Roger Shamburg. Roger has been coordinating our dance instructors for several years. He is stepping down from that role in our club, and we very much appreciate the hours of commitment he has given to managing our free dance lessons.…