Social Ballroom Dancing: (Grades 5 - 7) Beginner & Advanced This program will stress social etiquette and the practice of good manners. During this course students will learn a variety of dances including the waltz, fox trot, cha-cha, rumba, disco, jitterbug, swing, line dancing, Mexican hat dance, and the new popular western line dances. Special Holiday and Spring dances including the ever-popular Halloween costume party will be held, with prizes and refreshments served at these dances. The 1950's Rock & Roll party and the Western Country Dance evenings will again be part of this year's program. During these two nights, students may wear casual clothing fitting the era. All Ballroom students are invited to take part in our annual Spring Revue, although participation is not mandatory. In the 2006 Revue, about 90% of Ballroom students participated.

We encourage students to sign up with a partner on their application for enrollment. Although it is not mandatory for students to sign up with a partner, it will ensure them of immediate enrollment. This does not mean that this student is their partner for the dancing year. Our goal is to balance the number of girls and boys in each class. In recent years, we have run into problems with students joining our Musical Comedy class after having taken ballroom dancing at other schools. A child wishing to take Boy/Girl Musical Comedy in the 7th grade is required to have taken 2 years of Social Ballroom Dancing with our school. However, we will admit students into our 6th Grade Advanced Ballroom Dancing classes if there is room.

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