Dance

Los Alamos

 

Dance events and classes in Los Alamos...

Monday Night Ballroom at Betty Ehart

time: Mondays, starting at 7pm
location: The Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC), lower level, in Los Alamos

All are welcome to these free lessons, no matter experience or goals.

The class design will include the basic moves for beginners and styling tips for the more advanced. Afterwards, during the practice session, advanced and beginners are encouraged to mix and share that relaxed camaraderie that characterizes social dance. Fun is the main goal.

The lesson begins at 7:00 pm. Around 8:00 or so, we will practice what we learned and then move on to Free Dance, a variety of dances from waltz to west coast or your choice, with the practice session ending at 9:00.

Salsa Wednesdays at the Betty Ehart Senior Center

website: http://nnmsalsa.yolasite.com
time: Wednesdays, starting at 7pm, with dancing into the evening
location: The Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC), lower level, in Los Alamos

Curious about Salsa dancing? Come join us in a fun-filled and energetic night of salsa dance lessons and practica. Classes are progressive (building on previous material taught in class), but the main focus is to have fun! Students range from beginners to more experienced dancers and those new to salsa are always welcome.

The progressive nature of these classes is typically 6 - 8 weeks, and then recycles with new material, focusing on fundamentals, lead & follow technique, timing and (most importantly) having fun!

  • Beginning lesson (7 - 8 pm)
  • Advanced-Beginning/Intermediate lesson (8 - 9 pm)
  • Practica (9 - 10 pm)
For more info: Darrin Visarraga (209.923.3905 or ddawgncc@gmail.com)

Friday Night Social with Ballroom Etcetera

website: www.ballroometcla.org
time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, usually, second Friday of every month
location: Fuller Lodge

Put your dance skills to use! Ballroom Etcetera organizes monthly social dances, typically the 2nd Friday of each month, where you can dance to a mix of ballroom, swing, and latin dances. No partner necessary.

Check the calendar or the website above for time and location details.

Los Alamos Big Band Dances

website: http://www.losalamosbigband.com/news--events.html

Swing dancing to a live band. Los Alamos Big Band typically has a few dances each year, and we will add these events to our calendar when we learn of them. The dances are usually held at the Fuller Lodge, though they will also use the Senior Center if they need more space.

See the above website for details.

Down off the Hill

Dance Station

website: http://www.dancestationusa.com
location: Santa Fe

A Santa Fe dance studio with a staff of trained professionals and a regular social dance on the first Thursday of every month.

Rio Grande Dance Classic

website: https://riograndedanceclassic.com/
location: Albuquerque, NM

Annual dance event including competitions, workshops, and social dancing, held in Albuquerque, NM. Please feel free to contact the webmaster with any comments or requests on the site.
The email is: webmaster (at) losalamos (dot) dance
where the above email has been slightly obfuscated in an attempt to thwart spammers.