Upcoming Summer Fieldtrips listed below
including numerous Free Swing & Salsa Concerts
THIS WEEKEND

Fall Quarter 2008 Lessons begin Monday Sept. 29
at UCLA Ackerman Union 2nd Floor Lounge 7pm-11pm
Now Accepting new Annual/Fall Quarter Supporting Memberships
via club mailbox 914 Westwood Blvd #299 L.A. CA 90024
Please make checks out to the Ballroom Dance Club/UCLA. Thank you.
Guarantee your spot with the most popular club on campus.

Final Summer 2008 Club Meeting:
Dance Lessons Mondays Aug. 25, 2008
7pm-10pm at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
followed by Annual After-Club Fieldtrip
to Bel Air Hotel Piano Lounge 10:20pm-11:30pm

Show your Annual Membership Card for
complimentary Ice-Cream or Soda from the
Kerckhoff Coffee House 8pm-9pm Monday Aug. 25.
(You will need the new color Annual Membership Card to enjoy
complimentary Ice-Creams or Sodas on Mondays Fall Quarter 2008:
Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec. 1, 2008 9pm-11pm)

Annual After-Club Fieldtrip
Monday Aug. 25 10:20pm-11:30pm Bel Air Hotel Piano Lounge

Annual Club Sunday Brunch Aug. 24 & Oct. 19, 2008 11am-12:30pm
Chinese Dim Sum Food in West L.A. at VIP Harbor Seafood
(N.W. corner of Wilshire/Barrington) approx. $12-$15
Please RSVP to ballroom@ucla.edu
Current Annual Members have priority


Upcoming Special Club Fieldtrips/Schedule

Fridays 7pm-10pm Dance Downtown
FREE on the Plaza of the Music Center
UPCOMING EVENTS sponsored by Dance Downtown (FREE)
Argentine Tango (Sept 5) moved next door at Disney Hall (upstairs)
Disco Night (Sept 19) at the Music Center Plaza

Special Event
Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2008 $100 for all 4 days
Annual Sweet & Hot Jazz Festival at LAX Marriot Hotel
(individual evening fees $45 Saturday, $45 Sunday, $35 Friday)
www.SweetHot.org
includes Swing Dance Party Friday Aug. 28 $35 enjoy the whole day
Swing Dance Party Saturday Aug. 29 $45 enjoy the whole day
Vintage Swing Dance Party Sunday Aug. 30 $45 enjoy the whole day

Special Event: Art Deco Weekend
Vintage Tea Dance on the Queen Mary, Long Beach
Sunday Aug. 31 afternoon 3pm-6pm $25


Saturday Aug. 30 5pm-7pm
Final Free Salsa Concert behind LACMA

Sunday Aug. 31 5pm-7pm
Free Salsa Concert with Opa Opa
on the front steps of Santa Monica City Hall

September Special Events:
Free Swing Concert at West L.A. Civic Center Wed. Sept. 3

FREE Tango Night at Dance Downtown Fri. Sept. 5 (moved to Disney Hall)

7th Annual Greek Festival at St. Sophia's Sept. 6-7
featuring live Salsa/Latin Music 7pm Saturday/Sunday
$4-$5

Poncho Sanchez FREE Concert Sept. 14

50th Annual Greek Festival at St. Anthony's Sept. 20-21

7th Annual Italian Festival in Hollywood Sept. 28-29
featuring social dance music in the evenings


also scroll down middle column for
fun Fieldtrips for next 3 months.

Plus Click Button above (Special Events)

see Center Column for details on the above fieldtrips
and many more fun free swing/salsa concerts over next month...

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BDC/IFDC Lessons continue Mondays until Aug. 18 & 25, 2008 7pm-10pm
Join us as we continue our 12th Summer of Fun
at the original UCLA Student Union Bldg: UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance
Trial Membership $10 donation
Trial Membership $5 Donation for International Students

Summer Quarter 2008 Membership rates...
supports the cost renting rooms on campus for 10 Weeks
Thank you for your Support either Quarterly (or Annually)
$35 Donation for Students
$25 Donation for International Students
$40 Donation for Staff-Faculty-Alumni
$45 Donation for Community

This donation helps our student organization
cover room rental fees at UCLA Student Union
that must be paid to ASUCLA in order to meet
in a large room, without carpet.

ASUCLA's preliminary bill is approx. $2000
for on-campus Summer Room Rentals.

Thank you for your generosity in helping
student officers meet the club's financial obligations.

An additional $400 deposit is needed for beginning of Fall Quarter 2008 Meetings...Please mail your supporting Annual Membership today.

Fall Quater 9/29-12/1 Membership Rates are
$50 donation for students supporting 10 weeks of room rentals
$70 donation for Staff-Faculty-Alumni
$75 donation for the community

Annual Membership Rates 9/29/2008-8/24/2009
Supporting 37 Mondays & 8 Saturdays of On-Camus Room Rentals
and off campus Salsa/Swing Parties/Semi-Formals (Saturdays) 3+ Nights
only $100 donation for students
$125 donation for staff, faculty, alumni
only $150 donation for community...
this covers 1 year of FUN over 40 Weeks.

Members enjoy 200 hours of free dance lessons/celebrations per year.
Members enjoy 4 Free Swing Dance Parties each year on campus
Members enjoy 2 Free Salsa Dance Parties each year on campus
Members enjoy 2+ Discounted Swing/Salsa Parties off campus
Members enjoy 2+ Discounted Club Semi-formals off campus
plus 7 Free Saturday Night theme dances with instruction on-campus


Fall Quarter 2008
Dance Lessons/Special Events
Mondays 7pm-11pm Sept. 29-Dec. 1
at UCLA Ackerman 2nd Floor Lounge Weeks 1, 2, 3 (Sept. 29, Oct. 6 & 13)

8th Annual Big Salsa Party/Concert featuring Francisco Aguabella
at UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom rm 2400 8pm-12am
Week 4 (Oct. 20, 2008) LATIN CULTURE NIGHT

Meeting Location Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24 loc. tba

Monday Dec. 1 at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
14th Annual End of the Celebrate U.S.A. Culture Night features
Swing Dance Lessons 7pm-9pm then 3rd Annual Swing Dance Party 9pm
with Live Music featuring the PCC Big Band (17 musicians plus singers)
7pm-11:15pm followed by After-Club Fieldtrip 11:45pm-12:30am
with complimentary Ice-Cream or Soda from UCLA Kerckhoff Coffee House 9pm-11pm for current annual members...plus complimentary Shake or Burger for current annual members
at off campus After-Party Fieldtrip to West L.A. restaurant

To be added to email list
Send "Add" to ballroom@ucla.edu

To be deleted from the BDC/IFDC email list
Send "Delete" to UniversityDanceClubs@yahoo.com

FREE Swing & Salsa Concerts throughout L.A.
listed below and in center column
100+ Free Events
and Click Special Events Button above for even more events

www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance/
June232008LetterforParticipantsWeek1BDCIFDCMeeting.doc

Print out Microsoft Version 3 page Overview of Summer 2008
includes
Page 1 Free Concerts/Fieldtrips Highlights
Page 2 (Swing/Salsa Parties 2008-9 plus copies for your friends)
Page 3 (overview of Saturday Night Theme Dances 2008-9, RSVP Req.

Membership Rates Reduced for Summer Quarter
See Membership Page

Summer Dance Lessons
Mondays June 23- Aug. 25,2008
Learn Swing-Salsa-Tango-Waltz-Cha Cha-Foxtrot
Israeli-Greek-International Folk Dances too!
7pm-10pm at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Club Sunday Brunch Aug. 24 10:30am-11:30am in West L.A.
After-Club Fieldtrip Monday Aug. 25 10:15pm Location tba
Note: Monday July 21 Swing/Salsa Lessons will be outside at Bruin Plaza 7pm-10pm
Monday July 28 extended hours from 7pm til 11:15pm
including a 17 piece Swing Band plus singers
for our 3rd annual Summer Swing Dance Party at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon
July 28, After-Party Fieldtrip to Cafe 50's in West L.A. 11:45pm-12:45am 19 participants

(After-Club Fieldtrips approx. every other Monday Night
following our dance lessons...
to various restaurants in Westwood 10:15pm-11:30pm)
Complimentary Ice-Cream or Soda from Kerckhoff Coffee House
for current Annual Members on Monday Aug. 25
plus Special After-Club Fieldtrip
Flyer at the following address
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance/Summer2008flyer.doc

New Members Welcome
see Membership Page for rates

BDC Membership Application
available on-line at
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance/MembershipApplication2007.pdf

Please Mail to BDC/IFDC
914 Westwood Blvd #299 L.A. CA 90024
or bring to a club meeting on Mondays 7pm-11pm

Stay informed
Request to be added
to our E-Mail List
ballroom@ucla.edu

Special Events & Fieldtrips:
see Center Column or Click Special Events Buttton at top

see MORE Fieldtrips in middle column
& Click Special Events Button (above)
for more comprehensive List
including
50+ FREE SWING & SALSA
Concerts througout L.A.

Highlights
followed by details
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Up-Coming Special Club Events:

Special Events being planned by the officers of BDC/IFDC
(all the following swing/salsa parties include Live Music, dance lessons,
great Swing or Salsa Bands, On-campus events include Free Admission-Donations Welcome*) Each event costs several thousand dollars to produce, therefore we ask you to be generous, if you are not currently a members of the club. Thank you.
*Off Campus Events are not Free, but admission charge is greatly reduced for current Annual Members

BDC/IFDC Salsa Party Monday May 5, 2008 at UCLA Ackerman AGB
BDC/IFDC Swing/Ballroom Party Monday June 2, 2008 at KGS
BDC/IFDC Swing/Ballroom Party Monday July 28, 2008 at UCLA Kerckhoff KGS 7pm-11:30pm
with PCC Big Band (17 musicians) plus 4 singers.
Followed by After-Club Fieldtrip to Cafe 50's 11:45pm-12:45am

BDC/IFDC Annual Sunday Brunch Aug. 24, 10:30am-11:30am West L.A.

BDC/IFDC Annual Sunday Brunch Oct. 19 approx. 11am time tba/location tba

BDC/IFDC teaches/performs at Santa Monica Vintage Fashion Expo
Saturday/Sunday Oct. 18-19 2:30pm-3:30pm, (1:30pm Fashion Show)

BDC/IFDC Big Salsa Party Monday Oct. 20, 2008 at AGB 8pm-12am
with Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Band

New Info. Wed. Oct. 29, 2008 Swing Party is TENTATIVE
until location is found. (WJCC not available)
Working on renting a large social hall near campus.
Swing/Ballroom Party Wednesday Oct. 29, 2008 at Location tba
(on or off campus) this is a tentative event

Sat. Nov. 8 BDC Semi-Formal with Ragtime Theme
at Westside JCC Auditorium 8pm-2am
$12, $8 for Annual Members *
Featuring vintage waltz/dance lessons 8pm
Vintage Dancing 9pm-11pm (Costumes Optional)
Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing 11pm-2am
WJCC is located at 5870 W. Olympic Blvd (near Fairfax)

BDC/IFDC Swing/Ballroom Party Mon. Dec. 1, 2008 at KGS 7pm-11:15pm
featuring PCC Big Band plus singers Live Music 9pm-11:15pm
(After-Club Fieldtrip 11:45pm-12:30am at loc. tba)

Sat. Dec. 6 BDC Formal with Victorian Theme at Westside JCC 8pm-2am $12, $8 for Annual Members. *
Featuring Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing 11pm-2am
WJCC is located at 5870 W. Olympic Blvd (near Fairfax)

BDC/IFDC 1930's Theme Swing Dance Party Sat. Jan. 24, 2009
at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall KGS 8pm-12am (band tba)
with Swing Lessons 8pm-9pm...Kerckhoff Hall 78th Anniversary

BDC/IFDC Salsa Party Sat. Jan. 31, 2009 at WJCC* (off campus) 8pm-2am
with Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Band $12, $8 for Annual Members
Live Salsa/Cha Cha Music 9pm-12:30am, Recorded Ballroom Music 12:30am-2am WJCC is located at 5870 W. Olympic Blvd (near Fairfax)

BDC/IFDC Spring Salsa Party Monday April 20, 2009 at UCLA Ackerman AGB
with Pablo Mendez Latin Band 9pm-11:30pm
(After-Club Fieldtrip 11:45pm-12:30am at loc. tba)

BDC/IFDC Spring Swing/Ballroom Party Mon. June 1, 2009 at KGS
with PCC Big Band plus singers. Live Music 9pm-11:15pm
(After-Club Fieldtrip 11:45pm-12:30am at loc. tba)

BDC/IFDC Summer Swing/Ballroom Party Monday July 27, 2009
at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon (KGS) Live Music 9pm-11:15pm
Swing Dance Lessons 7pm-9pm...
(After-Club Fieldtrip 11:45pm-12:30am at loc. tba)

BDC/IFDC Annual Sunday Brunch Aug. 23, 2009 morning location tba


KGS/AGB is on campus therefore admission is free, with priority entrance available to current members and UCLA students, but everyone is welcome. Donations are appreciated from non-members to help support the cost of live music with popular local (Swing/Salsa Bands), advertising, refreshments... plus the cost of our weekly room rentals fees
that must be paid by student officers to ASUCLA.

*off campus events listed above, do not have free admission,
but discounts for current annual members of BDC/IFDC*

Swing Parties Fridays tba, off campus locations tba

Swing/Salsa/Ballroom Parties Wednesdays tba, off campus
Swing Party planned for Fall Quarter Wed. Oct. 29, 2008 at Westside JCC

Each Summer,
we compile a list of 350+ Free Events in L.A.
including Swing/Salsa Concerts, Festivals, Movies...
a sampling is in the middle column of this webpage
and also at our Events Page

Request to be added to our email list
at ballroom@ucla.edu to stay informed
of fun events both on and off campus.

FIELDTRIPS:
Annual Members & Friends enjoy
Weekly Fieldtrips
$3-$8 Off for Annual BDC Members
5 Nights a Week including
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Tuesday Weekly Folk Dance Fieldtrip with lessons 7:30pm-9pm
followed by weekly open folk dance evening 9pm-12am
at Westside JCC Aud. 7:30pm-12am $7, $5 for Members
5870 W. Olympic Blvd L.A. CA 90036 (2 blocks East of Fairfax)
Meeting Tuesdays since July 2000, at current location since 2005


Wednesday Weekly Swing/Salsa Lessons 7pm-8:15pm
followed by Ballroom Practice Party 8:30pm-11pm Location tba

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Thursdays Swing-Salsa-Tango Lessons
in Encino Community Center...Ten Week Class
Next Series begins July 10 and is only Six Weeks
at 7pm & 8:30pm Ten Week Series
and includes two Salsa Fieldtrips seperate $7 fee
$?? payable to L.A. Rec. & Parks 818-995-1690
Plus popular New Class: Cardio Salsa Exercise Workshout 6pm-7pm
Pre-Registration Required 9am-9pm M-F or 9am-5pm Sat/Sun.
at Encino Community Center
near corner of Balboa Blvd/Ventura Blvd
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Fridays: Weekly Tango (Party/Lesson) Fieldtrip
at 1941 Westwood Blvd 8pm-1am includes Lessons
www.tangoelegant.com
$15 lesson & party, $10 party only,
$8 for Annual Student Members
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Carpooling is provided for
current Annual BDC/IFDC Members
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Saturdays Special Events
@Westside JCC 8pm-2am
Co-Sponsored by BDC/IFDC from UCLA
Club Semi-formals with Swing/Salsa/Tango Dancing
Saturday Nov. 8, 2008 Ragtime Theme 8pm-11pm &
Saturday Dec. 6, 2008 Victorian Theme 8pm-11pm &
Saturday Jan. 31, 2009 SALSA Party 8pm-12:30am
with Francisco Aguabella
titled (3rd Annual) Havana Nights Salsa Party

Vintage Dance Nights Nov. 8 & Dec. 6, 2009 at WJCC
feature Swing/Salsa/Ballroom Dancing 11pm-2am

off campus Salsa Nights feature Live Salsa Music 9pm-12:30am
and a variety of ballroom music12:30pm-2am
and when the Salsa Band takes an intermission.
and of course Salsa Lessons 8pm-9pm

Special Discount for Annual BDC Members
$4 off for Annual BDC Members
Regular Price $12, $10 Students that mention BDC Website
$8 for current Annual Members
1/31/2008 Big Salsa Night II
Last Year 2/2/08 Big Salsa Night II was a tremendous success
with over 200 participants
with support from
BDC/IFDC from UCLA President, Sarah
BDC/IFDC from SMC President, Bill
Dancing Club from USC, Lorenzo/Christie/Mike (fieldtrips coordinators)
Street Salsa, Hooman
3rd Street Promenade Salsa Dancers and founder (Philip)
Deborah (Salsadeb) & Dena (Vidasalsera)
2007-8 Dates
Sat. Nov. 10, 2007 Ragtime Theme Ball/Club Semi-Formal 8pm-2am
Sat. Dec. 1, 2007 Victorian Theme Ball /Club Semi-Formal 8pm-2pm
with Swing/Salsa/Ballroom Dancing 11pm-2am
Sat. Feb. 2, 2008 (2nd Annual)
featured LIVE Salsa/Cha Cha Music
with Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble
at Westside JCC Auditorium 9:30pm-12:30am
followed by social ballroom dancing 12:30am-2am
WJCC 5870 Olympic Blvd L.A. CA 90036
with hundreds of dancers/students from UCLA/USC/SMC...
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You have reached the website
for FUN-AFFORDABLE
DANCE LESSONS
Membership = only 50 cents to $1 per hour donation in advance
so student officers may rent rooms on campus.
Participants includes Undergrad/Graduate/Post Doc
& Visiting International Students/Staff/Faculty/Alumni
& Local Community Persons interested in learning
social ballroom dance & supporting Live Swing/Salsa
Music Concerts on campus

Members enjoy
BIG Swing, Salsa, Ballroom Parties,
Cultural Dance Evenings &
Vintage Ballroom Dances with Lessons
(Costumes optional Theme Dances)
on the UCLA Campus.
Questions please email ballroom@ucla.edu
or call 310-284-3636 or 284-3638
and Please join our email list for regular updates of
FREE Concerts/Dances/Cultural Events at UCLA/L.A.

New Participants Welcome every week.
Priority goes to current Supporting Members.
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Upcoming
SPECIAL
BDC/IFDC
Events
2008-9 on-campus
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Special Club Events Winter 2009
9th Annual Ballroom Dance Club at UCLA
1930's Swing Night
Saturday Jan. 24, 2009
8pm-Midnight
Swing Party 9pm-Midnight
at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
includes Swing Lessons 8pm-9pm,
usually dj party but we might have live music iike lastyear.
and Special Guest Speaker
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Special Club Event Winter 2008
co-sponsored with/at the Westside JCC
3rd Annual Big Salsa Night II
featuring Live Salsa/Cha cha Music
with Francisco Aguabella
Saturday Jan. 31 , 2009 8pm-12am
includes Salsa Lessons 8pm-9pm
$12, $8 for Annual BDC Members
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Special Club Events Spring 2009
3rd Annual Ballroom Dance Club at UCLA
Spring Salsa Party at UCLA AGB
Latin Culture Night XXX
Celebrate Mexico with Live Music
featuring Salsa Band Leader,
Pablo Mendez on violin (2nd Year)
Monday April 20, 2009 7pm-11:30pm
Salsa Party 9pm-11:30pm at UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom
includes Salsa Lessons 8pm-9pm
Celebrate Mexico with Live Music
& several performing groups of
salsa/Merengue & traditional/popular Mexican dance.
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Monday June 1, 2009 7pm-11:15pm
Special Club Event Spring 2009
Celebrating 540th Week of FUN
3rd Annual Ballroom Dance Club at UCLA
14th Annual End of Spring Qtr. 2009
(3rd Year with with LIVE MUSIC)
Swing/Ballroom Party USA Culture Night
at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon,
After-Club Fieldtrip 11:30pm-12:30am at Cafe 50's in West L.A.
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Monday July 27??, 2009 7pm-11:30pm
Special Club Event Summer 2008
4th Annual Ballroom Dance Club at UCLA
Admission is Free. Donations Welcome from non-members
Summer Swing/Ballroom Party
at UCLA Kerckhoff KGS (behind the K. Coffee House)
featuring 17 piece Swing Band plus singers
After-Club Fieldtrip tba
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In addition to 50 Nights of Free Dance Lessons,
on campus each year,
annual BDC/IFDC supporting members
enjoy numerous Fieldtrips off campus to
Swing/Salsa/Tango/Ballroom Parties/Dance Lessons
& citiwide Cultural Festivals.

Some are listed below with more
at our Events Page
& are listed in Calendar Format at
www.my.calendars.net/BDCIFDC

and see Member Benefits
for more Special Club Activities/Benefits
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance/membership.html


Annual Memberships are available
beginning July 1st each year.
Space is Limited

Annual Membership good for 1 year from the time you first attend.
Most Annual Memberships are valid Sept. 29, 2008-Aug. 24, 2009

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Dance Lessons
at UCLA Ackerman Union 2nd Fl. Lounge or Kerckhoff G.S.
DANCE SWING SALSA TANGO WALTZ CHA CHA FOXTROT
RUMBA SAMBA LINDY HOP DANCE LESSONS
MONDAYS 7pm-9pm

DANCE LESSONS
MONDAYS 9pm-10:55pm
GREEK ARMENIAN ISRAELI ARABIC PERSIAN HULA Hawaiian
Polynesian LATIN Argentine Cuban Mexican Chinese
AMERICAN Lebanese

Learn
Line-Circle-Partner Dances
from Around the World

Dance to Live Music
Six Times a Year on campus
Mondays Oct. 20 Salsa, Dec. 1, 2008 Swing
April 20 Salsa, June 1, 2009 Swing
July 27, 2009 Swing

Plus Francisco Aguabella in concert Saturday Jan. 31, 2009 off campus
at Westside JCC Auditorium

Previously: Oct. 22, Dec. 3, 2007
May 5, June 2, July 28, Oct. 20, Dec. 1, 2008
(Sat. Jan. 26, 2008 live music featuring Swing Inc.),
(Sat. Jan. 24, 2009 live music tentative tba)
with popular Swing & Salsa Bands
May 5, 2008 featuring Pablo Mendez at AGB
April 20, 2009 featuring Pablo Mendez at AGB

June 1, 2009 featuring Live Swing Music at KGS

Special Fieldtrips:
Disneyland Swing Dancing (Saturday Nights)
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Special Fieldtrip
to UCLA Hannah Japanese Gardens
& picnic in the UCLA Botanical Garden
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some culture nights feature
live music, including Armenian.
some Mondays 9pm-10pm
at our Quarterly Culture Nights

Supporting Memberships
now available:

Quarterly or Annual, 2 Year,
4 Year, 10 Year, Lifetime...

For Students, Staff, Faculty, Alumni, Community

Mail your supporting donation/membership
to the Club Mailbox
914 Westwood Blvd #299
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Rates currently published at our Website
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance/Membership.html

NEW!!!!
Membership Application available on-line at
www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance/
MembershipApplication2007.pdf

Dance-FUN-Dance

www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ballroomdance/
PreviousFieldtripsFallQuarter2007.html