Lessons

 

SQUARE DANCING

starts Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 7 to 9 p.m.

First two lessons are FREE (only on 1/10 and 1/17).

After your two free lessons, adult fees are only $3 each lesson per person or prepaid package rate: $40 for 16 more weekly lessons.  We have a "family rate".  Youth ages 10-18 may take lessons for FREE with at least one parent whom pays for lessons.  Meets Thursdays from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Square dancing involves sets of four couples per square formation, and a caller tells you what moves to do.  In the mainstream  program you will learn 69 moves and families of moves (variations of a move).  The PLUS program adds an additional 32 moves and variations of them.

These programs recognized throughout the world as standard, and the calls are always in English.  So dancers are able to go anywhere and be assured of being able to dance the level they have learned.

Casual attire.  Men are expected to wear shirts with long sleeves.  The best shoes for dancing have smooth bottoms that provide a bit of slip & slide.  Soles with a lot of grip are not recommended, nor are shoes without heel backs.

Student dancers are welcome to watch our Saturday dances, but will not be permitted to dance on Saturdays until they have graduated from lessons.

 
 

 

Our club is always:

  • alcohol free
  • smoke free
  • drug free

Profanity is not appropriate language during our club functions.

If you pre-register for the class we'll have name tags prepared for you.  Call Richard at 541-963-7193 or fill out and submit the form below.
 
 
 

Your name
your dance partner's name
phone #
email address
  

 

ROUND DANCING

....uses ballroom dance steps which are choreographed to music, and a cuer prompts you.  This makes it much easier for a man to "lead" his dance partner.  Also, since all of the dancers are doing the same steps at the same time, the entire floor moves together, which is beautiful! 

Similar to properly performed ballroom dancing, dancers move around the dance hall in a circle or concentric circles, hence the name, "round dancing".  The "line of dance" is normally counterclockwise but at times can also be "reverse line".  Any number of couples can do round dancing.

The beginner round dance course includes numerous Two Step moves, and the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Waltz steps.

At this time we do not have a class in round dancing scheduled.