Ballroom Dance Club &
International Folk Dance Club at UCLA
Free Weekly Dance Lessons on campus, since 1995
Learn Swing-Salsa-Tango
Waltz-Cha Cha-Foxtrot...since 1996
Learn Cultural Dances, since 1995
Large Scale Social Dance Parties, since 1997
General Questions
E-mail UniversityDanceClubs@yahoo.com
RSVP Required for all events & to confirm locations/hours/dates
Off Campus Events/Lessons are not sponsored by campus dance clubs.
Ballroom Dance (Salsa/Swing/1920s...) Lessons/Dance Practices
Fall 2022 Update: Lessons/Events at Westwood Ballroom
across the street from UCLA in the social hall
of St. Alban's (Parish Hall)
Advance RSVP & Confirmation always Required
7pm Wednesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays
(Select Fridays/Mondays)
7pm WEDNESDAYS: Learn SALSA
7pm THURSDAYS: Learn SWING
7pm SATURDAYS: Learn SWING/1920s DANCES
Plus Theme Dances
Weekly Lessons/Events: Re-opened (off campus) Oct. 2021
Saturday Afternoons/Evenings
1pm & 2pm, 3pm-5pm, 7pm
Learn Argentine & Vintage Tango/Waltz/Fox-Trot/1920s Dances
Jane Austen & Victorian period ballroom dances
Swing & 1920s Dance Styles
RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
7pm-9pm Tuesdays
Beginner Cultural Dance Lessons
Old Info: 6pm-730pm/8pm Wednesdays
Monthly Dance Events at Westwood Ballroom
1st Saturdays: 2pm-6pm
2021: Nov. 6 & Dec. 4, <Jan. 8>, Feb. 5, Mar. 5
Cultural Partner Dancing for Advanced Dancers
2nd Saturdays Westwood Marathon
1pm-6pm: Feb. 12, Mar. 12 Free Admission, Donations Welcome
New Schedule:
1pm Circle Dances
3pm Easy Partners
4pm-6pm Partner Dances
Old Schedule:
1pm Cultural Partners
230pm Circle Dancing
4pm Cultural Partners
Mostly 3rd Saturdays: 6pm-10pm
<Jan. 29>, Feb. 19, Mar. 19, <Apr. 23>
Intermediate/Advanced Cultural Partner Dance Practices
Friday Dec. 31, 2021 at Westwood Ballroom (St. Alban's)
New Year's Eve Ballroom Dancing 7pm-9pm
Free Admission for anyone who has become
an Annual Supporting Member
of Ballroom Dance Club/IFDC at UCLA 1995-2020
Saturday Jan. 1, 2022 1pm-6pm at St. Alban's
Folk Dancing Free for Everyone
1pm Partners, 230pm Circles, 4pm Partners
Saturday Jan. 1, 7pm-9pm, 2022 at St. Alban's
Ballroom Dancing Free for Everyone
Friday Jan. 7, 2022
Ballroom Dancing 7pm-9pm
on Select Friday Nights at St. Alban's
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BDCIFDC
Ballroom Dance Club & International Folk Dance Club
Celebrated 25 Years (1995-2020)
of Free On-Campus Weekly Dance Lessons
for Annual Club Members
Club Members have enjoyed 50 Nights a Year
of FREE Dance Lessons on campus.
BDCIFDC has presented annually
37 Weeknights of Dance Lessons
& 1 Saturday Night Theme (Swing) Dance
plus Annual Club Members also enjoyed
Free Admission at additional 12 Saturday Night Theme Dances
on campus, produced by the student leaders of
DC Coalition Org: Historical Ballroom Dance Club at UCLA
sometimes with co-sponsorship by BDCIFDC
1995-1997 BDCIFDC provided 5 Hours per Week of Free Dance Lessons
Winter 1997 moved to UCLA Ackerman Student Uion Bldg
Spring 1997 provided 4 Nights/14 Hours per Week of Free Dance Lessons
Fall 1997 contract with ASUCLA for Weekly Rentals for 4 Hours of Lessons
In 1997 BDCIFDC helped produce the 10th Annual New Student Welcome with the UCLA Transfer Student Association at UCLA Ackerman-AGB
(First Club Event with 200+ Participants)
Club provided Argentine Tango & Cultural Dance Lessons & helped arrange
a campus resource fair with campus student/staff leaders welcoming all new students.
Following the big swing dance parties in Oct. 1998 & 1999
with 800 & 600 participants at UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom
that featured professional 10 & 20 piece swing bands,
Swing Inc. & Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
Winter 2001 BDCIFDC presents
the 70th Anniversary of UCLA Kerckhoff Hall 1931-2001
with the start of 1930s Swing Dance Parties
including a presentation on the history of
Kerckhoff Hall as generous gift of Mr. & Mrs. Kerckhoff
Fall Quarter 2001 BDCIFDC began producing large scale Salsa Parties at Ackerman-AGB featuring professional Salsa/Latin Dance Bands
Club Leaders expanded Club Meetings to include (2017 & 2018)
14 Social/Vintage/Cultural Dance Parties per year
(Weeknights & Saturday Nights)
featuring professional Swing & Salsa Bands,
1920s/1950s Bands, & ethnic music dance bands
co-sponsored by DC Coalition org: BDCIFDC & Historical BDC
All on-campus events have had Free Admission
for club members & invited guests.
Most events have complemetary refreshments,
student group (music/dance/theater) performances.
Thank you to all Bruins that have become Supporting Members.
(Students, Staff, Faculty, Alumni & Community Fans of Live Music)
Thank you to all campus clubs that have performed at
the Ballroom Dance Club's Swing & Salsa Parties, & Culture Nights.
Following the Weekly
Swing-Salsa-Tango-Ballroom Lessons
with the Ballroom Dance Club
Club Members also participate in
International Folk Dance Club's
intro to cultural dances from around the world.
Club Members learn fun dance styles:
Israeli/Greek/Armenian...and many other folk dance styles
Including Circles, Lines & Choreographed Partner Dances
of the 37 Mondays per year of Lessons at 9pm
20+ Nights featured a specific Culture Nights
celebrating a specific country, culture, ethnicity.
Club Leaders invited a dozen plus Guest Performing Groups
(student & professional dance/music groups) per year.
Guest Teachers have been invited to campus quarterly/annually
&/or Live Music with both professional bands & student groups
The International Folk Dance Club at UCLA
has brought to campus world famous teachers
dance specialists & student dance/music
performing groups 1995-2020
including
Arabic Belly Dance with Josie & several other professional Belly Dance teachers
Bulgarian Dance with...
Turkish Dance w/professional Belly Dancer, Nyala
Hawaiian Dance with Hawaii Club Members
Balkan Dance w/Joanie, Nathan & UCLA Ethnomusicology Balkan Music Ensemble with talented UCLA Professors
Chinese Dance w/Chinese Folk Dance Troupe
Chinese Dance w/Chinese Cultural Dance Club
Chinese Dance with UCLA Ethnomusicology Chinese Music Ensemble
Chinese Dance Performance with UCLA Extension Student
Japanese Drumming Workshop with Kyodo Taiko at UCLA
Israeli Dance Performing Group (3 Troupes from Israel)
Italian Dance with..
Irish Dance with Erin Ealy & Catriona
Scottish Dance w/guests from BH Rox. Park
French Dance/Music Night with Cynthia & James
Greek Dance 3X per year with Athan Karras (10+ years)
Armenian Dance 3X per year with Tom Bozigian (20+ years)
Persian Dance with Josie (Winter Quarter)
American Dance: Cajun/Zydeco Dance with...
American Dance: Contra Dance with Mr. Hutson
Britain: English Country Dance with...plus live music
Jane Austen-Regency Dance with Mr. Hertz & Cynthia/James
America: 1920s Dances with Cynthia & James
Swedish Dance with William Harvey
Indian Bollywood Dance with Nashaa from UCLA
Cuban Dance (Salsa performed by RUHS salsa teams)
Cuban Dance (Salsa performed by CSUN Salsa Libre)
Latin Dance (Merengue performed by Salsa Club)
Latin Dance (Performed by LASA at UCLA Salsa/Merengue/Latin Dance Styling Groups)
Cuban/Latin Jazz Music at Ack-AGB feat.
with UCLA Ethnomusicology Dept. Professor, Francisco Aguabella (Cuban Music/Drummer)
Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble (10X) Fall Quarter
Latin Jazz with violinist/salsa band leader, Susie Hansen (several times Fall/Winter Qtr.)
Argentine Dance with Michael Espinoza
Mexican Dance with Grupo Folklorica de UCLA
Mexican live music with Ethnomusicology Dept Music of Mexico, Dir. Guzman (full class and advanced student musicians group (Spring Quarter Latin Culture Night/Mexico Culture Night)
Pablo Mendez Latin Band for Mexico CN/Spring Salsa Party
Oswaldo Bernard/Opa Opa Latin Band at Fall Qtr. Salsa Party
American Dance: 1930s Jump Swing Dance Lessons w/guest teacher, Michael Kuka)
at Summer Swing Dance Party at Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Westchester Lariats performed International Dances at Ackerman 2nd Fl. Lounge
IFDC also co-sponsored Social Dance Parties
featuring Professional Swing/Salsa/1950s Bands
at UCLA Ackerman Ackerman Grand Ballroom & UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Fall/Winter/Spring Quarter Salsa/Latin Dance Parties at UCLA
Fall/Winter/Spring Quarter 1940s Swing Dance Parties at UCLA
Fall Quarter 1950s Swing/Halloween Party at UCLA
Winter Quarter 1950s Swing Dance at UCLA w/Historical BDC
Professional Bands:
Swing Inc. (10 piece professional band Dir. by Dennis Kaye) Fall/Winter/Spring Quarters
Swing Inc. 5 piece band for Summer Swing Dance in Bruin Plaza
PCC 17 Piece Big Band Directed by Dennis Kaye (Fall/Winter/Spring Quarters)
Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra (20 piece band) w/guest singer, John Lithgow,
Susie Hansen Latin Band
Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Band
Pablo Mendez Latin Band
Opa Opa (Latin Band)
Cornelius & Burt's 1950s Rock & Roll Bands (Fall/Wtr. Quarters on Mondays & Saturday Nights w/HBDC)
Dutch Newman Musical Melodians (1920s Music) Saturday w/Historical BDC Spring Qtr.
Mikal Sandoval Musical Melodians Saturday w/Historical BDC Fall Qtr.
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Prior to the Covid Campus Closures March 2020
The Dance Clubs completed Winter Qtr. 2020 on March 9
which was the clubs' 97th Quarter of Free Weekly Dance Lessons
provided by James & Cynthia (founding club presidents 1995-1997, 1998-1999)
Due to Covid Campus Closures
no meetings were held during
Spring Quarter 2020
Since 1997 Free Weekly Summer Lessons
have been included with Annual Membership
but Summer 2020 (24th Year of Free Summer Lessons)
for Summer Quarter & Annual Members
did not happen due to Covid Campus Closures (CCC)
Fall Quarter 2020 Meetings not permitted due to CCC
Winter Quarter 2021 Meetings not permitted due to CCC
Spring Quarter 2021 Meetings not permitted due to CCC
Summer Quarter 2021 Meetings not permitted due to CCC
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Annual Field Trips with Club Officers
Sunday Brunch: Chinese Dim Sum (Oct/Aug)
Tea at the Bel Air Hotel Piano Lounge (Winter/Summer Quarter Lessons)
Annual Field Trips with Club Instructors/Members
Ticket to the Twenties (1920s Festival) at Homestead Museum City of Industry (Oct)
L.A. Greek Festival at St. Sophia's Cathedral (Pico/Normandie) (Sept/Oct)
Pasadena Greek Festival at St. Anthony's in S. Pasadena (Oct)
Latin Jazz Festival at Sycamore Park (Oct)
Original Renaissance Faire (Spring)
Valley Greek Festival at St. Nicholas in Northridge (May)
Santa Barbara French Festival (July)
Oxy Viennese Waltz Night (Feb)
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Festivals, Conferences, Lectures, Movies, Concerts & Dances
& many culture nights presented by non-Dance Club Coalition orgs at UCLA
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& for Annual Club Swing/Salsa...Parties.
Mailing Address 907 Westwood Blvd #350 L.A. CA 90024
Ballroom Dance Club/IFDC at UCLA 310-284-3636