ALL Info. Below prior

to Spring 2020 Campus Covid Closures

Special Events by Quarter, Week

or by Theme/Culture Night

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For 2020

All Guest Teachers, Performing Groups,

Bands Tentative

based on funding available.

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Winter 2020 Schedule

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Winter Week 1 of 10:  Winter Quarter Lessons 1/6-3/9/2020

Jan. 6, UCLA Kerckhoff Hall C.E.Y. Grand Salon

>7-9 pm, Ballroom Dance Lessons w/BDC (24th Year!)

>9-10 pm, Learn fun cultural dance styles with IFDC (25th Year!)

  French Music Night

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ASUCLA New Building Hours: Dance Parties & Culture Nights

may have to end by 10pm

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No Meetings on National Holidays Winter Qtr. (MLK/Pres. Day)

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New Members Welcome Every Week

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Annual Members enjoy Lessons

37 Mondays & 13 Saturdays per year 9/30/2019-8/24/2020

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Annual Members of ballroom@ucla.edu

enjoy 12 Saturday Night Theme Dances w/HBDC

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HBDC Theme Dances w/Lessons & Live Music

Saturdays 7pm-11pm

(This school year ASUCLA

will not permit student group events to go past 10pm)

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2019: 10/19, 11/16 moved to alternate loc. St. Albans

2020: 1/25, 2/8, 2/22 moved to alternate loc. St. Albans

2020: 3/7 tent. at Kerkhoff GS but may be moved to St. Albans 

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Regular location is Kerckhoff Hall GS

but locations may change for 2020

Spring 2020: 4/4 (?AGB?), 4/18, 5/2, 5/30,

Summer 2020: Tent. Dates 7/18, 8/8

RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com

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Winter Quarter 2020 Mondays 7pm at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall GS

BDCIFDC Weekly Schedule

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Week 1

January 6, KGS

>7-10 pm, New Member Registration & Intro to 5 Dance Styles

                   1920s Dances/Waltz/Tango/Folk Dance/Salsa

                   French Music Night

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Week 2

January 13, (moved from KGS to K Art Gallery)

>7-9 pm, Ballroom Dance Lesson

>9-10 pm, Irish Dance Workshop (4th Annual) (cancelled)

                   w/ Special Guests, Catriona/Liana/Joseph (from Ceili Rua local Irish Dance group)

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Week 3

January 20, KGS >MLK King Holiday (no lesson)

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Sat. January 25, KGS 20th Annual 1930s Swing Night

Kerckhoff Hall 89th Anniversary Party

Celebrating 1931 Grand Opening

Swing Dance Lessons 7pm-9pm

(Update: moved across the street to St. Alban's)

(NEW ASUCLA Bldg Hours and Prices so event moved from KGS to St. Alban's)

Winter Swing Dance Party (20th Annual)

No funding so not able to present usual professional band: Swing Inc.

plus Guest Dance/Music Performances & Tribute to Mr. & Mrs. Kerckhoff

RSVP to ballroom@ucla.edu or HistoricalDance@yahoo.com

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Week 4

January 27, KGS

>7-9 pm, Salsa Dance Lesson

>9-10 pm, Armenian Dance Workshop w/ Special Guest Tom Bozigian (20th Year)

NO LIVE MUSIC (due to new ASUCLA Bldg Hours)

Sometimes event features live music to accompany Dance Workshop with members of Bozigian Orchestra

Invited Guests: Armenian Dance Group at UCLA (tent.)

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Week 5

Feb. 3, KGS

>7-9 pm, Ballroom Lessons

>9-10pm, Greek/Balkan Dance Workshop (21st Year)

Learn Bulgarian/Balkan Dances with Joanie (2nd year) tent.

Invited Guests: Joanie (Folk Dance Teacher & Member of Bulgarian Choir)

(time tba) Live Music with Balkan Music Ensemble to accompany dance workshgop.

Plus special performance of Bulgarian Choir at UCLA

NEW ASUCLA Bldg Hours, Event times tba

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Week 6

Feb. 10, KGS

>7-10 pm, Argentine Dance Night w/Special Guest Michael Espinoza

Learn Tango, Milonga, Vals Cruzado (Confirmed) 7:30pm-9:30pm

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Week 7

Feb. 17,

>Presidents' Day Holiday (no lesson)

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Week 8

Feb. 24, KGS

>7-9 pm, Swing Lindy Hop Dance Lesson

>9-10 pm, Persian Dance Workshop w/ Special Guest tba (Middle East CN)

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Annual Field Trip:

Waltz Night at Occidental College Samuelson Pavilion

Sat. Feb. 29, 2020, 8pm-11pm Free Admission

featuring Waltz/Polka/Galop Lessons & Practice

plus complimentary refreshments and Performances.

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Week 9

March 2, moved from AGB to KGS

>7pm, Salsa Dance Lesson

>time tba new ASUCLA Bldg Hours

instead of Party 9pm-11:30pm

Party may have to be 8pm-10pm or 9pm-10pm

(10th Annual) Winter Salsa Party

Live Music cancelled due to funding.

feat. the popular Susie Hansen Latin Band (9th Year)

Live Music Tent. due to new building hours/funding

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Week 10

March 9, KGS

>7-9 pm, Swing Dance Lesson

>9-10 pm, 9th Annual American-Contra Dance Workshop

w/ Special Guest Teacher/Dance Caller, James Hutson (8th Year)

>10:15pm-11:30pm Annual After-Club Field Trip (Tea at the Bel Air Hotel)

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Spring Quarter 2020 Mondays 7pm

at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall GS

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BDCIFDC Weekly Schedule

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Week 1

March 30, KGS

>7-10 pm, New Member Registration & Intro to 5 Dance Styles

                   1920s Dances/Waltz/Tango

 >9pm-10pm 8th Swedish Folk Dance Workshop w/William Harvey (tent.)

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Week 2

April 6, moved from KGS to Ack-2414 BRR (Bruin Reception Room)

>7-9 pm, Ballroom Dance Lessons learn several Waltz Styles

>9-10 pm, Chinese Dance Demo/Workshop 11th Annual Chinese CN (tent.)

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Week 3

April 13, KGS

>7-9 pm, Swing Dance Lesson

>9-10 pm, Hawaiian Dance Demo Workshop 12th Annual Hawaii CN

with members of the Hawaiian Club at UCLA (tent.)

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Week 4

April 20, AGB or KGS (Ackerman Grand Ballroom Room 2400)

>7pm, Salsa Dance Lesson

>21st Annual Latin Culture Night feat. 

performances of  traditional Mexican music with advanced class

 of Music of Mexico Ethnomusicology Dept Performance Class

 (13th Annual) Spring Salsa Party feat. Live Music

with the Pablo Mendez Latin Band

> time tba band break feat. inspirational

Latin dance performance with members of Salsa Club of Redondo Union High School (salsa/bachata)

due to new building hours event details tentative.

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Note: Theme of 9pm Culture Nights can CHANGE

 for Spring Qtr. Weeks 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1)

Depending on availability of Guest Teachers and Performing Groups

and which roomis reserved.

9pm Themes/DATES are Tentative Spring 2020

for Indian Bollywood, Middle East: Jerusalem/Turkey

Greek/Balkan/Bulgarian Dance, Armenian Dance, USA Swing Dance

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Wk 5

April 27, KGS

>7-9 Ballroom Dance Lesson

>9-10 pm, Indian Bollywood Dance Demo/Workshop (8th Annual) (tent.)

Celebrate International Dance Day

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Week 6

May 4, KGS

>7-9 pm, Ballroom Dance Lesson

>9-10 pm Cultural Dance  Night

21st Annual Greek/Balkan Culture Night (tent.)

Learn  Balkan Dances: Greek/Bulgarian (Live Music tent.)

feat. members of the Balkan Music Ensemble

Learn Bulgarian/Balkan Dances with Joanie

Joan Hantman (Folk Dance Teacher & Member of Bulgarian Choir)

Live Music with Balkan Music Ensemble to accompany dance workshop (tent.).

Plus special performance of Bulgarian Choir UCLA (tent.)

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Week 7

May 11, KGS

>7-830 pm, Salsa Dance Lesson

830pm-9pm Annual Middle East Culture Night

4th Year featuring professional dance troupe performance 9pm-950pm (tent.)

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Last year (2019) performance feat.

14 professional dancers from Petah Tikvah, Israel

performed 45 minute show titled Hatikvah the Hope

followed by cultural dance instruction/folk dance 950pm-11pm

(2017/2018 feat. dance performance with other professional dance troupe)​

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Week 8

May 18, KGS

>7-9 pm, Swing Lindy Dance Lesson

>9pm, 20th Annual Armenian Culture Night (ending time tba)

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Week 9 (Field Trip)

May 25,

>Memorial Day Holiday (no lesson)

>Annual Field Trip to Valley Greek Festival

at St. Nicholas Church, Northridge on Balboa

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Week 10 TENTATIVE (no location confirmed yet)

June 1, KGS or AGB Loc. tba

>7pm, Swing Dance Lesson 25th Annual USA Culture Night

> (15th Annual) Spring Swing Dance Party feat. Live Music

feat. Swing Inc. (ten piece professional band led by Dennis  Kaye

>time tba  during the band break see/hear inspirational

swing/tap dance performances and guest a cappella groups

including Random voices and Resonance A Cappella

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Spring 2020 Culture Nights Sposnored by IFDC & Global DC

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Swedish Dance 9th Annual Hambo Wkshp Mom. 3/30 9pm at KGS (Week 1)

Asian/Chinease Culture Night Monday 4/6 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 2)

Hawaiian Dance Monday 4/13 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 3) Hawaii Club

Latin: Mexico/Salsa Party 4/20 at Ack-AGB feat. Pablo Mendez L Band

Indian Bollywood Monday 4/27 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 5) Nashaa Dance

Middle EastC 5/4 at KGS (Spring Week 6) note sometimes Bollywood & M.East switch dates)

Greek Monday 5/11 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 7)

Armenian Monday 5/18 9pm at KGS w/Tom Bozigian (Spring Week 8)

USA Swing Dance 6/1 at KGS or AGB (Spring Week 10)

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Fall Quarter Schedule Mon. 9/30-12/2/2019 at KGS

Winter Quarter Schedule Mon. 1/6-3/9/2020 at KGS

Spring Quarter Schedule Mon. 3/30-6/1/2020 at KGS

Summer Quarter Schedule Mon. 6/22-8/24/2020 at Loc. tba

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All Events Tentative until

Club Presidents Confirm Room Rentals

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Ballroom Dance Lessons Mondays 7pm-9pm

(Swing-Salsa-Tango-Waltz-Foxtrot-Cha Cha-Rumba)

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 Dance Parties Mondays 9pm-11:30pm (usual time of parties)

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BUT on Mondays 10/28, 11/18, 12/2

Parties may have to end by 10pm, starting Fall 2019

therefore Parties may be only 8pm-10pm,

(with lesson only 7pm-8pm, starting Fall 2019 on Party Nights.)

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No Funding for Live Music Fall Quarter 2019

(Fall 2019 Monday Week 5 1950s Rock & Roll Swingalloween Party at KGS)

(Fall 2019 Monday Week 8 at AGB Fall Salsa Party moved from AGB to Ack-BRR-2414 to Kerckhoff Art Gallery or outside in front of Moore Hall)

(Fall 2019 Monday Week 10 at KGS End of Fall Swing Dance Party)

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9pm-11:30pm/12am is ideal time for Party but ASUCLA has stated that student groups will not be permitted to pay for Overtime hours, after 10pm, starting Fall 2019.

Ballroom Dance Club has presented professional swing/salsa bands, since 1998

at UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom or Kerckhoff GS 9pm-11:30pm/12am.

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 Cultural Dance Lessons Mondays 9pm-10pm (IFDC)

 Culture Nights 9pm-10pm (11pm)

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starting Fall 2019, ASUCLA may not permit student groups to host

events past 10pm, this may alter start/end times for lessons/parties,

live music featuring professional bands and guest performing groups.

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Officer Meetings 7pm-9pm Wednesdays

Fall 2018 at Ackerman 2412; Winter 2019 at Ack 2410

Day/Time Loc. tba Fall 2019

 RSVP to UniversityDanceClubs@yahoo.com

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Annual Members of ballroom@ucla.edu

enjoy 12 Saturday Night Theme Dances w/HBDC

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HBDC Theme Dances w/Lessons & Live Music

Saturdays 7pm-11pm

(starting Fall 2019 events must end by 10pm)

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Fall 2019: 10/19, 11/16

Winter/Spring 2020: 1/25, 2/8, 2/22, 3/7, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2, 5/30

Summer 2020: 7/18 or 7/25, 8/8

RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com

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Dance Parties Saturdays-Monthly w/HBDC

(Vintage Lessons - Costumes Welcome)

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2019-2020 Highlights by type of Social Dance/Culture

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Ballroom Dance Club & International Folk Dance Club,

Social Dance Club, Historical Ballroom Dance Club,

& Dance Club Coalition organizations co-sponsored events.

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NEW ASUCLA Building Hours: starting Oct. 2019

All Lessons/Parties may have to end by 10pm

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SWING DANCE Saturday 1/25/2020 moved from KGS to Alban's

SWING DANCE Saturday  2/22/2020 moved from KGS to Alban's

SWING DANCE Mondays 10/28, 12/2 at KGS

SWING DANCE Monday 6/1 Loc. tba

SWING DANCE Monday 7/13 usually at Bruin Plaza

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SALSA PARTY Monday 11/18 moved from Ack-AGB to 

to Ack-BRR then moved to to Kerckhoff Art Gallery

SALSA PARTY Monday 3/2/2020 moved from AGB to KGS

SALSA PARTY Monday 4/20/2020 at Ack-AGB (tent.)

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Tango Party/Special Workshops (Monday) 2/10/2020 at KGS

Waltz Night at UCLA (Saturday) 11/16/2019 w/HBDC KGS (may move)

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USA/American Contra Dance Workshop Monday 3/9/2020 9pm at KGS

After-Club Field Trip: Tea at Bel Air Hotel Hotel Mon. 3/9/2020 10:15pm

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1920s Party w/HBDC (Saturday) 10/19/2019 (moved to St. Alban's)

Halloween/1950s Swing Dance Monday 10/28/2019 at KGS (Fall)

1930s Swing Dance moved from KGS to Alban's (Saturday) 1/25/2020 (Winter)

1950s Swing Dance moved from KGS to Alban's (Saturday) 2/22/2020 at KGS (Winter)

1920s Party w/HBDC (Saturday) 4/4/2020 (Spring) ?? AGB or KGS

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Armenian Culture Night w/Tom Bozigian Mon. 10/21, 1/27, 5/18 9pm

Greek/Balkan: Bulgarian Culture Night Mondays 11/4, 2/3/2020, 5/? 9pm

Middle East: Arabic Belly Dance 11/25/2019, Persian 2/24/2020,  9pm

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Middle East: Jerusalem/Lebanese/Turkish Mon. 5/? KGS 9pm

2019 feat. a professional dance group from Petah Tikvah, Israel

45 minute show (this was the third year featuring a professional dance troup on tour from Israel. Other Middle east Culture Nights feat. professional Turkish Belly Dancer...

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Swedish Dance w/William Monday 10/8/2018, 3/30/2020 9pm at KGS

French Music/Dance Night Monday 1/6/2020 7pm-10pm at KGS

Irish Dance w/Catriona/Liana/Joseph Monday 1/13/2020 9pm moved from KGS to K Art GAllery and guest teaching cancelled.

Persian Dance Monday 2/24/2020 9pm at KGS

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Last year (2019 Culture Nights)

Spring 2019 Sponsored by International Folk Dance Club & GDC

9pm Mondays note new dates for Jerualsem/Greek/Armenian Nights

Swedish Dance 8th Annual Hambo Wkshp Mom. 4/1 9pm at KGS (Week 1)

Asian Culture Night Monday 4/8 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 2) w/CCDC

Hawaiian Dance Monday 4/15 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 3) w/Hawaii Club

Latin: Mexico/Salsa Party 4/22 at Ack-AGB feat. Pablo Mendez L Band

Indian Bollywood Monday 4/29 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 5) w/Nashaa

Armenian Monday 5/6 9pm at AGB w/Tom Bozigian (Spring Week 6) New Date

Jerusalem Monday 5/13 9pm at KGS Professional Dance Show (Spring Week 7)

Greek/Balkan/Bulgarian Monday 5/20 9pm at KGS (Spring Week 8)

Valley Greek Festival Monday 5/27 FieldTrip to Northridge (Spring Week 9)

USA/Swing Dance Monday 6/3 at Ack-AGB feat. Swing Inc. (Spring Week 10)

Spring 2020 Details tba

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Latin: Cuba/Salsa 11/18/2019, 3/2/2020 feat. Susie Hansen Latin Band

(due to new building hours/room location change 11/18 no live music

3/2 live music tent.

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USA: Mondays 3/9/2020 (Swing/Contra), Mondays 12/2 & 6/1 (Swing Dance Parties)

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Winter/Spring Quarter IFDC Nights Mondays 9pm

include Chinese Dance Performance/Workshop, Persian Dance,

Japanese Drumming Workshop, Hawaiian Dance, Irish Dance,

Indian Bollywood Dance w/Nashaa Dance Troupe Members,

Turkish/Lebanese/Israeli Dance Troupes/Workshops

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Latin-Mexico feat. 100 students performing Salsa/Bachata/Folklorico Dance & professional salsa bands (Mondays 11/18/2019, 3/2, 4/20)

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For Monthly Saturday Night Theme Dances see Historical BDC

       Website: www.HistoricalDance.wixsite.com/HBDC

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HBDC Events feature Live Music, Guest Teachers, Performers

(Annual Members of BDCIFDC are subsidized for All 12 HBDC Sat. Events)

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Sunday Brunch Chinese Dim Sum: 8/25/2019, 10/20/2019

Tea: Bel Air Hotel Piano Lounge: 3/9/2020, 8/24/2020 (After Club Field Trip)

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Volunteer Opportunities:

Dance Demos at local Senior Citizen Home 10/11/2018

Instruction: Senior Program Center Santa Monica 10/24, 11/1/2018

Dance with the Seniors at Annual Senior Prom at WJCC 11/4/2018

Dance Lesson for kids at local Grammar School 12/5, 12/12/2018

Dance Lessons (Salsa) for Law School La Raza 2/7/2019

Dance Demos at Santa Barbara French Festival 7/13/2019-7/14/2019

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Annual Members enjoy Lessons 37 Mondays a year

10/1/2018-8/26/2019 or

1/7/2019-12/2/2019 or

4/1/2019-3/9/2020 or

9/30/2019-8/24/2020

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Summer 6/22/2019-8/24/2020 at Ackerman or Bruin Plaza

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2019-2020:

Fall 9/30-12/2, Winter 1/6-3/9, Spring 3/30-6/1 at KGS

Summer 6/22-8/24/2020 at Ackerman or Bruin Plaza

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Request Add to email list for regular invites to UCLA/L.A.

Free Concerts, Dances, Festivals, Movies, Plays (Field Trips)

Send Request to ballroom@ucla.edu

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Please remember to RSVP for Club Events

  Mondays ballroom@ucla.edu

  Saturdays HistoricalDance@yahoo.com

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Officer/Planning Meetings Wednesdays 7pm & 8pm

  Fall Quarter 2018 10/3-12/5 at Ackerman Union 2412

  Winter Quarter 2019 1/9-3/13 at Ackerman Union 2410

  Spring Quarter 2019 4/3-6/5 at Ackerman/Kerckhoff Loc. tba

 Fall Quarter 2019 Oct.-Dec. at day time/Loc. tb

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Ballroom Dance Lessons Mondays 7pm-9pm

(Swing-Salsa-Tango-Waltz-Foxtrot-Cha Cha-Rumba)

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 Dance Parties Mondays 9pm-11:30pm (usual time)

(starting Fall 2019)

New ASUCLA Bldg Hours (Student Union Events must end by 10pm

therfore Dance Parties may only be 8pm-10pm

on Party Nights Swing/Salsa Lessons may be only 7-8pm

 Cultural Dance Lessons Mondays 9pm-10pm (IFDC)

 Culture Nights 9pm-10pm (11pm)

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Fall Quarter 2019 Detailed Schedule moved to other webpage

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