Metro Area Ballroom Dancing

Boulder

Estes Park

Denver

Golden

April Calendar of Dances

May Calendar of Dances

June Calendar of Dances

Ballroom Dance Bands

Ballroom Dance Music

Boulder

Boulder County Club: 7350 Clubhouse Rd., 530-4600

• University Dinner Dance Club: Info: 494-1981. Four dances per year, Saturdays.
• Boulder Valley Dinner and Dance Club: Info: 444-5112. Members and guests, call ahead to be guest, about five dances per year on Saturdays, black tie optional.

Boulder Elks Lodge: 3975 28th St., 442-5003. Boulder Elks Dance Club: Open to Public. Once a month on Saturday: 8-11:30 pm. Info: Hazel Hocket, 494-7412

Dance West Studio: 1637 Pearl st., 545-2252. Public dances on Saturdays, many types, occasional ballroom dances.

Estes Park

Estes Park Conference Center (Holiday Inn): (970) 586-5531. Special events, two or three times per year. Dean Bushnell Orchestra.

Denver

• Alpha Dance Club: Every Friday night from 8:00-11:00. Jay Wieder Orchestra.
• Sharp Images Single Club: Every Sunday from 6:30-11:00. DJ

Temple Events Center Uptown: 16th & Pearl, 860-9400.

• Sunday afternoon tea dances, second Sunday of month: 2:00 to 5:00. The Mont Alto Ragtime and Tango Orchestra, info: 355-6061.
• Other ballroom dances on special occasions.

Denver Turnverein Ballroom: 16th & Clarkson. 831-9717. Occasional ballroom dances.

El Jebel Shrine Temple Ballroom: 4625 W. 50th Ave., 455-3470

• Tanzer's Dance Club: Infor: 777-0221, members and guests, black tie optional, one dance/month. Fridays, 8-11 pm, dinner prior, live band.
• Directors Staff Dance. Info: 466-6708, members and guests, semiformal, 1-2 dances per month on Fridays, 8-11 pm, dinner prior, live band.

Heather Ridge Country Club: I-225 & Iliff. 755-3660 Occasional ballroom dancing on Friday nights during summer.

Lakewood Elks Lodge: 1455 Newland, Lake wood, 238-1307. Members and guest of memebers only. Some dances open to public.

VFW Post #1: 9th & Bannock St., 571-5659. Several dances throughout the year with live band. Open to public.

The American Legion Hall Post 193: 5110 Morrison. Rocky Mountain Swing Club, every Sunday, 5:30-8:30, Info: 220-7488.

United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA): 784-5704. Once a month on Saturday nights, various locations, often at Shrine Temple Ballroom, 4625 W. 50th Ave.

Sloans Lake Event Centre: 2045 Sheridan Blvd., 232-2425. Some Fridays, 7:30-10:00 pm, DJ or live band.

Berkeley Recreation Center: 5031 W. 46th Ave., 458-4871. 2nd and 4th Wed., 7:15-10 pm, live band.

Clements Community Center: 1580 Yarrow, Lakewood, 987-4820. Every Saturday, 7:30-10:30 pm, live band.

Highland Senior Center: 2880 Osceola St., 455-9825. Every Thursday, 7-10 pm, live band.

Aurora Senior Centr: 30 Del Mar Circle, Aurora, 361-2902. 2nd and 4th Fridays, 7-10 pm, live band.

Arthur Murray's: 2222 S. Havana (Iliff & Havana), 337-2311. 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 8-11 pm. DJ.

Ward/Carter Dance Studio: 4275 Tennyson St., 433-0721. 5000 sq ft. dance floor. Every Sunday, 6-9 pm, and once a month on Friday, 8:30-11:00. DJ.

Karen Lee Dance, Karivan Studios: 840 Speer, 823-1116. 1st Friday of every month, live music, 8-11 pm.

Let's Dance Studio-Ballroom: 4101 E. Evans, 758-2822. Once a month on Saturdays, 7-9 pm, DJ.

The Bistro at the Country Broker: 10151 W. 26th Ave., Wheatridge, 232-3461. Wed. through Sun. 8-12 pm., live music.

The Rave at the Crystal Rose: 9755 E. Hampden. Info: 986-6842. Dinner and dancing on special occasions, 6-11 pm., DJ.

Edelweiss Club: 6495 Monaco, 289-5621. German variety band, every Saturday, 8-12:30.

Sunset Lounge: 9770 E. Alameda Ave., 344-5712. German variety band, every Fri. and Sat. 8:30-1:00. Sun. 6:30-11:30. Country western band, every Wed., 8:30-12:00.

Golden

Large bands: 10-15 piece

• Jay Wieder Orchestra: 333-0547.
• Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra: 278-3771
• Sentimental Swing Big Band, with The Silk Stockings Vocal Trio: 452-2390.
• The Mostly Strauss Orchestra: phone?, 50 piece, mostly Viennese waltzes.
• Dean Bushnell Orchestra: 750-9546.
• Steve Halpin Band: 333-4625.
• Gordon Dooley Band: 733-0439.
• Will Back Orchestra: 798-2379.
• John Williams Orchestra: 695-8800.
• Lannie Garrett Big Band: 331-0744.

Small bands: 3-6 piece

• Mont Alto Ragtime & Tango Orchestra: 665-9413.
• Prestige: 423-4748.
• Neil Bridge Quintet: 753-9206.
• The Natural.
• The Hilltopers.
• Earl Lund Orchestra.
• Squad Four.
• Rinelanders: 989-1684.

• Strickly Dancing (Laser Light Digital): Fox Trot, Rhumba, Waltz, Paso Doble, Cha-Cha, Mambo, Tango, Brazilian Dances.
• Betty White Selects (Conversa-Phone, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, (can order direct): Fox Trot, Waltz, Cha-Cha, Latin Dances, Lindy (Swing), Tango, Rhumba, (14) Different Dances.
• Ballroom Dancing with the Starlight Orchestra (Madacy, Inc. Quebec, Canada): 18 different CDs each with a selection of various ballroom dance music.
• Ballroom Dancing, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2, in Strict Tempo (LDMI, Quebec,Canada): Selection of various ballroom dance music.
• Ballroom Dancing, Strict Tempo, with Canadian Ten Dance Champions (Madacy, Inc. Quebec, Canada): Several Cds, each with a particular dance step.
• Simply Ballroom, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 (Bainbridge): Selection of various ballroom dance music.
• Dancing (Compose): Several VDs, each with a particular dance step
• The Most Beautiful Waltzes Ever Recorded (BMG Music): One CD.
• The World of the Tango, Tango Classics (Trace): One CD. Mostly tango, some rhumba, bolera, and paso doble.
• Dansez Le (Polygram): Several CDs, each with a particular dance step.
• The Best of Wayne King and His Orchestra (MCA Records): Good selection of foxtrot, waltz, and jitterbug.

Any of many CDs on big band music or pop music from the 40s, 50s and 60s.

Source for over 250 CDs, man videos, and books on ballroom dancing: Music Catalog and Reference Guide, $19.95. Dance Plus, 2018 Granby Drive, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6H3X9.

April

• 12, Fri. Shrine Temple Ballroom, Changing Times Band, Tanzers Dance Club, formal, 8-11 pm.
• 12, Fri. Karivan Studios, The Neil Bridge Quintet, Friday night dance, 9-11 pm.
• 13, Sat. Boulder Country Club, Tom Yook, University Dinner Dance Club, 8-11 pm, dinner at 7:00 pm.
• 14, Sun. Temple Events Center, The Mont Alton Ragtime & Tango Orchestra, 2-5.
• 19, Fri. Shrine Temple Ballroom, Sentimental Swing Sextet, Tanzers Dance Club, formal, 8-11 pm.
• 20, Sat. Boulder Elks Dance Club, The Ultimates, 8-11:30 pm.
• 26, Fri. Shrine Temple Ballroom, Dwain Muller, Directors Staff Dance, semiformal, 8-11 pm.
• 27, Sat. Space for Dance, Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, "Fiesta Lation Caribena," info: 442-7666, 9 pm-1 am. DJ.

MAY

• 3, Fri, Karivan Studios, The Neil Bridge Quintet, Friday night dance, 9-11 PM.
• 11, SAT. Glenn Miller Ballroom, CU campus, Boulder, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra, "1996 Symphony Ball,: dinner and dance, info: 449-0627, 5 pm - 1 am.
• 11, Sat. Shrine Temple Ballroom, USABDA fundraiser for Safehouse Denver, 8-11:30 pm. DJ.
• 11, Sat. Temple Events Center, The Mont Alto Ragtime & Tango Orchesra, 8th Annual Columbine Ball & Tango Trot, Info: 449-5962, 8-12 pm.
• 17, Fri. Shrine Temple Ballroom, Gordon Dooley Band, Tanzers Dance Club, formal, 8-11 pm.
• 24, Fri. Shrine Temple Ballroom, Changing Times Band, Directors Staff Dance, semiformal, 8-11 pm.
• 31, Fri. Boulder Elks Dance Club, Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra, 8-11:30 pm.

JUNE

• 8, Sat. Boulder Elks Dance Club, The Naturals, 8-11:30 pm.
• 16, Sun. Mt Vernon Country Club, Hwy 40, Lookout Mtn., Golden, Bobby Bell, Tanzers Dance Club, Tea Dance, 12-2:30 pm.
• 28, Fri. Shrine Temple Ballroom, Big Tiny Little, Directors Staff Dance, semiformal, 8-11 pm.
• 29 Sat. Shrine Temple Ballroom, USABDA Swing Dance, 8-11:30 pm DJ.

  Prepared by: Ray Radebaugh, 665-3814. Please call for new information.