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Members have priority to attend
all club events including dance lessons at weekly meetings (26) Mondays
7pm-11pm, (1) Monday 8pm-Midnight,
Salsa Party Oct. 22 with F. Aguabella
& (10) Mondays 7pm-10pm during the Summer, including Swing Party July 28 .
Our meetings during the School Year
includes (15+) Quarterly Culture Nights (Mondays 9pm-10pm) featuring world famous dance teachers.
Annual Swing Parties (4) Mondays
(Dec. 3, 2007 with Live Music,
March 10, 2008 CELEBRATE U.S.A. Night,
June 2 & July 28, 2008 featuring live music: 17 piece Swing Band w/ singers...
(Fall Quarter 2006 and Spring & Summer
2007 BDC began having Live Swing Music at our End of the Quarter parties Mondays Week 10.)
& since Spring 2007 Latin Culture Night features Live Music of Mexico performance.
Annual Salsa Nights/Latin Cultural Celebrations (3) Mondays per year at UCLA Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom or UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Student Union Buildings
(Oct. 22, 2007 Live Salsa Music Cuban-American Culture Night 8pm-Midnight
featuring world famous Cuban Drummer, Francisco Aguabella (7th Year)
& Jan. 14, 2008 Celebrate Argentina
& May 5, 2008 Mexico Culture Night featuring Live Latin Music/Salsa Party with DJ
(1) Saturday Night Swing Party at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
(Jan. 26, 2008 Live Music Tentative usually dj recorded music 8th Annual)
Discounted for Annual members
Swing Party at Westside JCC Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007 with full Big Swing Band and weekly lesson/parties at Westside JCC (Wednesdays)
Discounted for Annual Members
Salsa Party at Westside JCC Auditorium
Saturday Feb. 2, 2008 with Live Music
featuring legendary Cuban Drummer,
Francisco Aguabella
Discounted Lesson/Parties/Club Formals
Sat. Nov. 10, 2007 at Westside JCC
Sat. Dec. 1, 2007 at Westside JCC
&
Salsa Party Sat. Feb. 2, 2008 at WJCC
and members have priority to attend
& carpooling for After-Club Fieldtrips including
Mon. Dec. 3, 2007 to Cafe 50's
Sat. Jan. 26, 2008 to Cafe 50's
Mon. June 2, 2008 to Cafe 50's
Mon. July 28, 2008 to Cafe 50's
Mon. Dec. 1, 2008 to Cafe 50's
after our annual Swing Parties...
these often include free refreshments exclusively for current
annual supporting members.
Summer 2008 after-club fieldtrips
approx. every other Monday night to various places in Westwood for cookies/ice cream/pizza...
then annual special After-Club Fieldtrips
March 10, 2008 to Bel Air Hotel (tent.)
Aug. 18, 2008 to W Hotel
Aug. 25, 2008 to Bel Air Hotel (tentative, because we may have outgrown the location with the high interest among members to attend...
and
Sunday Brunches 2007:
Oct. 21, 2007 11am
Aug. 24, 2008 time/location tba
usually Chinese Dim Sum.
Priority is also given to annual members for carpooling (fieldtrips)
& for early RSVP's - Free Admission for Special University Sponsored Events in recent years club members have enjoyed priority/free admission to
the annual UCLA Casino Night &
UCLA Dance Marathon Party.
& priority RSVP &
free admission to Vintage Ballroom Dance Lesson Evenings at UCLA
monthly Theme Dances/Costumes Balls featuring Vintage Dance Instruction
(8+ Saturdays per year on campus)
BDC subsidizes it's members attendance at the following special
campus events on Saturday Nights:
Oct. 27 Valentino's Tango/Ragtime Ball
Nov. 17 Waltz Through Time
Feb. 9, 2008 Italian Renaissance Ball
March 1, 2008 The President's Ball
May 3, 2008 Hollywood Movie Magic Ball
May 31, 2008 The Jane Austen Ball
July 19, 2008 Revolutionary Ball
RSVP Required to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
Limited to first 50 Annual Member RSVP's
and annual members enjoy free entry
to vintage dance lessons/Vintage Fashion show/expos at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Saturday/Sunday
Oct. 20-21, 2007
RSVP Required to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
annual student members enjoy generous scholarship to attend the
S. California Autumn (Jane Austen Ball)
Sat. Oct. 13, 2007 in S. Pasadena
Additional Annual Member Benefits include Free Refreshments, Weekly Discounts at numerous off campus locations (fieldtrips 5X a Week) Swing/Salsa/Tango Parties
that feature additional dance lessons. Discounts to Special theme dances swing/salsa parties off campus.
Carpooling is provided to cultural festivals/Swing/Salsa...Parties etc...
most have Free Admission.
Festivals throughout
S. California.
(Greek, Italian, French, Renaissance, Cuban-American (Salsa), Spring Festival of International Folk Dance...
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Associate/Guest Memberships often called Trial Memberships,
may or may not be available due to room occupancy limits. Also due to regulations concerning collection of funds on site, supporting memberships are categorized as donations.
Donations are "optional" but recommended to help student officers pay for on-campus room rentals etc...
Member rates are kept low due to the numerous club volunteers. Members donate approx. 50 cents towards each hour the club rents rooms on campus in advance via their supporting annual membership...
Club expenses include room rentals, refreshments, publicity, live music featuring outstanding Swing & Salsa bands etc...Additionally annual members enjoy numerous FREE Fieldtrips to Swing/Salsa Concerts/Museums/Movies off campus
Over the last 4 years we have averaged 100+ annual and/or quarterly supporting members.
BDC/IFDC does not charge admission to it's 40+ on-campus dance events each year. Thank you for supporting our many exciting events with your supporting membership donation.
Members enjoy numerous club benefits includings easy access to 200 hours of free dance lessons per year.
Plus Discounts to numerous dance lessons/parties off campus (weekly/monthly)
Supporting Members are faithful sponsors who cannot be expected to carry the burden of club expenses alone. Accordingly, please observe our donation policies.
If space permits, you are welcome to try out an introductory dance lessons, prior to making a longer commitment.
Donations of any amount are welcome but please specify that you would like a trial membership so officers can note on your application/questionnaire, that your donation will go towards your Quarterly or Annual Membership when you complete your membership donation within 7 days via club meeting or mailed to club mailbox.
BDC/IFDC, since 1995, has provided an incredibly inexpensive way to learn how to dance & be exposed to a wide variety of social ballroom & cultural dance styles.
Annual Student Membership currently equals a donation of only 50 cents per hour,
Quarterly Student Membership currently equals approx. $1 donation
towards the cost of renting rooms, supplies, publicity, refreshments, live Salsa/Swing Music etc...
We welcome new members
40 weeks a year!
Thank you for supporting the university dance clubs!
For special culture nights or single events, Trial Memberships may be available.
To Guarantee your spot for Fall Quarter,
please mail your supporting memberships during the Summer
to the Club Mailbox BDC/IFDC
914 Westwood Blvd #299 L.A. CA 90024.
Please make your check out to the
Ballroom Dance Club/UCLA.
Membership cards are distributed at Monday Night Club Meetings.
Everyone may become a Suporting Member.
1st come-1st served
Space is Limited to
240 Participants@Ackerman 2414
156 @ Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
1200 @ Ackerman AGB-2400 per hour
350 @ Westside JCC Aud. (off campus)
Please have your membership card with you
at all times to enjoy
all
member benefits.
Priority is given to current
Annual Members or above
Quarterly Members
Trial Members then Guests
Priority is given to
Students
Staff/Faculty, Alumni
Students from other schools (colleges & high schools)
Community participants,**
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Why have a Membership?
BDC/IFDC Student Officers must pay several thousand dollars a year to ASUCLA for a large meeting spaces on campus, refreshments, and for advertisements in the Daily Bruin Newspaper
Quarterly Membership
currently equals approx. $1 an hour donation
to help
club rent rooms/refreshments
publicity/supplies
Annual Membership =
50 cents an hour donation towards approx.
200 hours of
programming costs
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13th Year of Weekly Lessons began Monday Oct. 1, 2007
2008 Lessons begin
Monday Jan. 7
Spring 2008 Lessons begin
Monday March 31
Mail supporting
Membership donations
to Ballroom Dance Club
914 Westwood Blvd #299
L.A. CA 90024
Space is Limited.
Current Supporting
Members have priority
to participate.
WOW! What a Deal
200 Hours of Dance Lessons/Parties supported by your $100
donation
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Learn
a variety of
fun dance styles
New Styles/Steps
each Week
each Hour
Seven
BIG SWING-SALSA
PARTIES each YEAR
(on campus)
WITH LIVE MUSIC &
FREE ADMISSION for you and friends
Plus discount entry to off campus Swing/Salsa Parties & Club Formals
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Make New Friends
Where
Great
Romances
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Spring Qtr. 2008
Quarterly Membership
3/31/08-6/02/2008
Mondays 7pm-11pm
Supporting the cost of 40-50 hours of room rentals/programming
2008
Annual Membership
1/7/08-12/1/2008 3/31/08-3/8/2009
4 Quarters of fun!
40 Weeks of FREE
LESSONS for Members
includes priority RSVP
for Saturday Night Theme Dances at UCLA & discounts to numerous on & off dance/cultural events,
additional dance lessons/parties
both on & off campus
SAVE MORE MONEY
SUPPORT a GREAT
ORGANIZATION!!
2-Year
Membership
(approx. 400 hours of Free dance Lessons)
4-Year
Membership
Special Recognition
for supporting Live Swing & Salsa Music at our series of annual
Dance Parties on campus
Trial Membership
Good for 1 Week***
Donations of any kind are welcome at club meetings.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING the
UNIVERSITY DANCE CLUBS... |
Student
Membership
$50*
Donation
$100*
= 50 cents an hour donation to help cover the following club expenses...
Supports the cost of room rental fees for 40 Weeks of club meetings & for Annual Swing/Salsa Celebrations & Club Formals & Vintage Theme Dances, Carpooling, Advance discounted tickets to some off campus activities, exclusive refreshments for annual members, on-campus advertisements, flyers, signboards, banner, live music (Swing/Salsa bands)
$150*
$250*
$10
($5 donation
for
International Students with financial need)
There is no admission charge to Student Organization Events at UCLA
ANNUAL or QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIPS make
wonderful gifts
for friends & family
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Staff-Faculty-Alumni
Membership
$70
Donation
$125*
$175*
$250*
$10
Opportunity for current & visiting International Students, Scholars, Professors to interact
We encourage your donation or supporting Memberships...
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Community
Memberships
are
available
$75
Donation
$150*
$200*
$250*
Please mail your supporting membership
to the club mailbox.
Thank you!!
$10
Members enjoy 10 Weeks of Free Dance Lessons Plus
Annual Summer
Swing Party on Campus)
to ensure that student officers are not stuck paying hundreds of dollars out of their own pocket for weekly room rental fees.
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Annual Member Benefits 2007-8 & 2008
- Four hours of free dance lessons every Monday Night. (Summer Three Hours per week)
- For a total of approx 200 hours of dance instruction/dance parties per year, over 40 Weeks.
Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer Quarters
Mondays 7pm-11pm 10/1/07-6/2/08 & 6/23-8/25/08 7pm-10pm Dance Lessons & Parties
or Mondays 7pm-11pm 1/7/08-12/1/08 7pm-11pm Dance Lessons & Parties
- Free Swing/Salsa Parties on Campus (LIVE Music) (Mondays/Saturdays) at AGB/A2L/KGS
Monday Oct. 22, 2007 Live Salsa Music featuring legendary Cuban Drummer, Francisco Aguabella
Monday Dec. 3, 2007 Swing Lesson/Party w/ LIVE MUSIC featuring 17 piece Swing Band w/singers
Saturday Jan. 26, 2008 (1930's) Swing Night (Big Swing Party ) at Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
Monday May 5, 2008 Live Latin Music of Mexico & DJ Salsa Party at UCLA AGB
Monday June 2, 2008 (Swing Lesson/Party w/ LIVE MUSIC) at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Monday July 28, 2008 SWING PARTY featuring 17 piece Swing Band w/singers at UCLA AGB
Monday Oct. 20, 2008 Big Salsa Night 2008 at UCLA AGB with Francisco Aguabella
Monday Dec. 1, 2008 Swing Lesson/Party w/ LIVE MUSIC featuring 17 piece Swing Band w/singers
Saturday Jan. 24, 2009 (1930's) Swing Night (Big Swing Party ) at Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
These Evenings include 1-2 hours of Swing or Salsa Lessons
Off Campus Big Swing Party Live Music Wed. Oct. 24, 2007 @Westside JCC ($12, only $8 for Annual BDC Members)
Off Campus Salsa Party (2nd Annual) Saturday Feb. 2, 2008 & (tentative date for 2009 is Sat. Jan. 31 at WJCC)
at Westside JCC $12, only $8 for Annual BDC Members)
Free Swing Parties (3rd Fridays in Oct./Nov./Dec. 2007) at Biltmore Hotel Gallery Bar
other parties Wednesday/Saturdays tba
Off Campus Club Formals/Theme Dances
Sat. Nov. 10, 2007 Ragtime Theme followed by Swing/Salsa/Tango Dancing at Westside JCC ($12, $8 Annual BDC)
Sat. Dec. 1, 2007 Victorian Theme followed by Swing/Salsa/Tango Dancing at Westside JCC ($12, $8 Annual BDC)
(Tentative Dates for Next Year: Sat. Nov. 8, 2008 & Sat. Dec. 6, 2008 at Westside JCC)
-1st Priority to RSVP for After-Club Fieldtrip Monday Dec. 3, 2007 & June 2, 2008 & July 28, 2008 Monday Dec. 1, 2008
to Cafe 50's Theme Resteraunt following our End of the Quarter Swing Party or Summer Swing Party
often includes free refreshments for Annual Members only.
-1st Priority to RSVP for Annual Sunday Brunches with club leadership: Oct. 21, 11am & Aug. 24, 2008 time tba
-1st Priority for late night Dinner in Chinatown following special dance events in Downtown L.A. or Pasadena
- 15+ Culture Nights featuring free Dance Lessons with world famous teachers.
Special Guest Teachers (Mondays 9pm-10pm) (During the BDC/IFDC Ice-Cream Social Hour)
Learn Greek with Athan Karras & Armenian with Tom Bozigian...
Arabic Belly Dance, Persian Dance, Hula/Tahitian Dance, Latin Line Dances & Special New Events each year including Italian, Chinese, Bulgarian, Scandinavian dances...with world famous dancers/performers/teachers.
-Weekly Salsa Lessons Cuban Casino Rueda Style & L.A. Style Mondays 10-11pm Fall Qtr...during Winter/Spring Qtr. learn other famous partner dances (Mondays 10-11pm) at Ackerman 2nd Fl. Lounge/Kerckhoff Grand Salon or Ack. VP Conf. Rooms
- 10 complimentary Ice Creams or Sodas (on selected Mondays 9pm-10:55pm) from Kerckhoff Coffee House
including Mondays Oct. 1-29, 2007, Dec. 3.......2008: Jan. 7 & March 10, March 31 & June 2, (9pm-10:55pm)
Summer 2008 June 23 & Aug. 25 (before 9pm)
Show your Annual Membership Card at the Kerckhoff Coffee House for a free Ice-Cream/Soda (the club is treating)
Fall Quarter 2008: Mondays Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27
additional free refreshments at After-Club Fieldtrips and at some Special After-Club Fieldtrips (Monday Nights)
Dec. 3, 2007 at Cafe 50's after our End of the Quarter Swing Party
March 10, 2008 Bel Air Hotel Piano Lounge
June 2, 2008 at Cafe 50's after our End of the Quarter Swing Party/500th Week Celebration
July 28, 2008 at Cafe 50'safter our End of the Quarter Summer Swing Party
Aug. 25, 2008 Loc. TBA tent. location is Bel Air Hotel, but we may have outgrown this location
and at
After-Theme Dance fieldtrips (Saturday Nights)
(sometimes we go to China Town for dinner after the Victorian or Jane Austen Balls in Pasadena etc...or to Jerri's Deli or Apple Pan in Westwood after a vintage theme dance on campus)
- Free Entry to major university cultural events (save $$) E-mail RSVP Required. In Recent years Members have enjoyed free entry to annual UCLA Casino Night & UCLA Dance Marathon Party
- Priority RSVP to attend 8 Free Theme Dances on campus with Vintage Dance Instruction (Saturdays) includes annual Ragtime Ball, Waltz Night, Renaissance Ball, Presidents' Ball, Hollywood Movie Magic, Jane Austen Ball, Revolutionary Ball
& tentative events: 17th Century Baroque Ball, Victorian Cotillion Ball, California Fandango
Limited to first 50 Annual Members that RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com with an annual membership #.
BDC/IFDC subsidizes 50 current annual members to attend each event on campus and give discounts for events if off campus.
as well as priority to attend annual Club 30's Swing Party Sat. Jan. 26, 2008 & Sat. Jan. 24, 2008 at Kerckhoff Hall anniversary.
-1st Priority/Huge Discounts on tickets for off campus: Club Semi-formals/Swing/Salsa Parties
at the Westside JCC Auditorium (including a minimum $4 off for current annual members)
2008-9
Nov. 8, 2008 (3rd Annual) Ragtime Theme with Waltz Lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Dec. 6, 2008 (4th Annual) Victorian Cotillion Theme with Waltz lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Jan. 31, 2009 Salsa Party II (3rd Annual) with Live Music featuring Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble
2007 Dates/Events tba
Dates last year for off campus theme dances which include Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing later in the evening.
Nov. 10, 2007 (2nd Annual) Ragtime Theme with Waltz Lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Dec. 1, 2007 (3rd Annual) Victorian Cotillion Theme with Waltz lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Feb. 2, 2008 Salsa Party II (2nd Annual) with Live Music featuring Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble
below is two year's ago special off campus events Saturdays 8pm-2am
Oct. 28, 2006 Salsa Party IIwith Live Music (Francisco Aguabella),
Nov. 11, 2006 Ragtime Theme Dance followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Dec. 9, 2006 Victorian Theme Dance which also concludes with 2-3 hours of modern social ballroom dancing Swing-Salsa-Tango...)
assistance in carpooling from Westwood/dorms to special events & weekly fieldtrips
additional dance lessons/ballroom practice parties:
also there are weekly Ballroom Practice Parties 8pm-11pm with additional Swing/Salsa Lessons 7pm
beginning Wednesday Oct. 3, 2007 off campus, at Westside JCC Auditorium
LIVE MUSIC featuring full 17 piece Swing Band planned for Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007.
Members will save $3-$8 per week.) (Last year this weekly fieldtrip was on Sunday nights)
- Discounted Club T-Shirt
- Eligibility for Performing Dance Group (additional lessons Mondays 6:15pm-7pm)
- Eligibilty to be a club officer (develop leadership skills)
Weekly Discounts at off campus dance locations featuring lessons/parties
-Folk Dance Tuesdays at Westside JCC 5870 W. Olympic Blvd L.A. 90036 (Every Week) (Save $2 per week)
-Ballroom Parties with Swing/Salsa Lessons Wednesdays at Westside JCC(Save $3-$8) begin Oct. 3, 2007
-Tango Fridays Lessons/Parties at L.A. Tango Club at 1941 Westwood Blvd (Every Week)
(Save $2-$7 per week Student Members Only, sometimes offered to non-students, Ask Michael, Tango Teacher)
-Ballroom Wednesdays at Mayflower Ballroom in Inglewood (Save $2)
Last year members enjoyed weekly additional dance lessons on Sundays with Ballroom Practice
- Discounts on additional dance lessons/Parties (weekly) at off campus Nightclubs/Dance Studios including
-Social Dance Sundays Swing-Salsa Lessons/Parties at Westside JCC Oct. 29, 2006-April 15, 2007 (save $3-$8 per week)
switching to Wednesdays beginning Oct. 3, 2007
-Scholarships/Carpooling for Students to attend annual FER S. California Autumn Ball
(Jane Austen Ball 7:30pm-1am & Tea 4:30pm plus optional dance lessons 10am & 2pm)
Saturday Oct. 13, 2007 10am-1am at S. Pasadena Women's Club
Last year: Saturday Dec. 2, 2006 at S. Pasadena Women's Club.
- Carpooling for Taste of Folk Music & Dance Encino Sunday Oct. 14, 2007 Club Instructors teach Noon-1pm
& to attend SDI Victorian Grand Costume Balls in Pasadena (Nov. 24/Feb?/June)
-Save $10 on entry to Vintage Fashion Expo 3X per year at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Saturday/Sunday Feb. 2-3, 2008
Oct. 20-21, 2007 RSVP Required to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com We are teaching vintage dances at 2:30pm (Fashion Show is at 1:30pm) (note: annual Club Sunday Brunch is Oct. 21 at 11am)
-10% Discount at Westwood Burgers & Falafels (no more burgers/soon will only be Falafels/Pita place)
Saturday Afternoons, near entrance to Tango Lessons/Parties with Michael Espinoza at 1941 Westwood Blvd,
Saturdays 1:30pm Beginning Tango Lessons, 2:45pm Intermediate Tango Lessons,
ask for the Student Discount/Show your Annual Membership Card.
- additional Refreshments at Club Special Events & After-Club Fieldtrips (Cafe 50's...)
- Carpooling Assistance to Special Fieldtrips:
(Concerts/Dance Parties/Dance Camps-Festivals L.A.-Pasadena-Santa Barbara...)
- Weekly E-Mail Updates of campus/citiwide cultural events including free (Swing/Salsa) dance/concerts (Jazz/Film Music/Ethnic Music) & free movies on campus & off campus.
- Confidence on the dance floor
- Best Friends (priceless)
Students Enjoy all the above benefits for ony $100 donation per year. WOW!!!!
Quarterly Member Benefits
40-50 hours of free dance lessons in a wide variety of styles
Mondays 7-11pm Weeks 1-10 including Special Events
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Current Quarter
Spring Quarter 2008:
Members Enjoy Free Dance Lessons March 31-June 2, 2008 7pm-11pm at A2L
or Kerckhoff KGS 4/14 with some meetings moved to AGB 5/5
or Ackerman A-Level Viewpoint Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (4/21 & 4/28, 5/12, 5/19)
BDC/IFDC Special Events:
Latin/Salsa Dance Party/Latin Culture Night XXVII Monday May 5
at AGB with LIVE Music of Mexico (2nd Year) & DJ Ready "Eddie" at UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom
SALSA BAND featuring Pablo Mendez will perform 9:15pm-11:15pm
Armenian Culture Night 9pm-10pm May 19
Hawaiian/Tahitian/Polynesian Culture Night Monday April 14 tentative.
Annual Lebanese/Israel Culture Night Monday April 21 or 28 9pm-10:15pm
Greek Culture Night May 12 9pm-10pm with world famous teacher, Athan Karras
Middle East Culture Night: Dance of Jerusalem April 28? 9pm-10pm at Ackerman 2nd Fl. Lounge
Celebrate U.S.A. Monday June 2 at Kerckhoff with LIVE SWING BAND (17 piece Band with Singers)
Celebrating 500 Weeks of Free Lessons/Club Meetings
(includes our tenth Ice Cream Social for current Annual Members this school year)
End of the Quarter/Year Swing Party/U.S.A. Culture Night
2nd Year with Live Swing/Ballroom Music
Monday June 2, 2008 at Kerckhoff Grand Salon
Celebrating 50 Quarters/500 Weeks of Club Meetings/Dance Lessons
-Quarterly Members have 2nd Priority to RSVP for After-Club Fieldtrip 11:30pm-12:30am
After-Club Fieldtrip to Cafe 50's Monday June 2 with Refreshments (3rd Annual)
following our End of the Quarter Swing/Ballroom Dance Party
(Annual
Members have 1st priority)
Priority RSVP to University sponsored Theme Dances:
Special Theme Dances with Vintage Ballroom Dance Instruction
Hollywood Movie Magic Ball (4th Annual) at Powell Sat. May 3, 2008 featuring rare home movie clips of dancing in Broadway Shows 1930-1960 with historian Miles Kreuger
Jane Austen Ball (11th Annual) at Powell Sat. May 31, 2008
includes 1st Priority for Annual Members RSVP's followed by 2nd Priority to Quarterly members
with early RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
Free Entry with RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com to
Santa Monica Vintage Fashion Expo
with dance instruction/demonstration by BDC Teachers. (Saturday/Sunday May 10-11)
Carpooling to Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Festival with Music/Folk Dance Instruction at Paramount Ranch (May)
Carpooling to Cuban-American Festival at Echo Park with LIVE SALA Music and Drumming (May) afternoon
Carpooling to Israel Festival at Woodley Park
Carpooling to Renaissance Fair (annual fieldtrip) Saturday or Sunday Tentative
Summer Quarter 2008 Member Benefits
Members enjoy 30 Hours of Free Dance Lessons & Swing/Salsa Dancing Mondays June 23-Aug. 25 7pm-10pm
at UCLA Kerchoff Hall Grand Salon KGS (tentative) except possible change of location for
Monday July 21 we may decide to reserve Bruin Plaza for our annual dance lessons "in the Moonlight"
Monday July 28 (3rd Annual) Summer Swing Party featuring 17 piece Swing Band with singers
will be in Ackerman Grand Ballroom AGB 7pm-11pm
Learn a variety of fun social ballroom & cultural dance styles including
Swing-Salsa-Tango-Waltz-Cha Cha-Foxtrot-Greek-Israeli-International Folk Dance
at the beautiful UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon (behind the K. Coffee House) Loc. tentative
take the Ackerman 2nd floor bridge across to Kerckhoff Hall or walk around building (good idea as Ackerman is closing early in the Summer.
After-Club Fieldtrips approx. every other Monday Night plus
Special After-Club Fieldtrip to Cafe 50's after Summer Swing Party July 28 11:15pm
Special After-Club Fieldtrip to W Hotel 10:15pm Aug. 18
Special After-Club Fieldtrip (7th annual) to Bel Air Hotel Piano Lounge on final Monday Night Aug. 25 10:15pm-11:15pm
tentative location as we may have outgrown this location.
Annual Summer Sunday Brunch Aug. 24, time/location tba
Discounts Tuesdays off campus dance lessons/parties at Westside JCC Auditorium
(weekly fieldtrips) possibly Free for members on July 8 & 15, 2008 (for 8 and 3 Year Anniversary parties)
Special University Theme Dance with Vintage Ballroom Dance Instruction
The Revolutionary Ball (4th Annual) at Powell Sat. July 19, 2008 with early RSVP.
includes 3+ hours of vintage ballroom dance lessons plus possible modern social dance party 11pm-12am with Swing-Salsa-Tango-Ballroom Music.
Carpooling Assistance for Annual Members & for International or Visiting Students that are Quarterly Members:
The 21st Annual French Festival at Santa Barbara Oak Park Sat. July 12, 2008 FREE
Annual French Festival in L.A. Sunday July 13, 2008 (small fee for entry)
Carpooling assistance to the dozens of the 300+ Free Summer Fieldtrips (Free Swing-Salsa Concerts throughout the Summer)
including Summer Solstice Cultural Dance Festival June 2008 postponed to 2009 at Marriot Hotel Woodland Hills our instructors teach
including Camp Hollywood Swing Camp (Party Sunday Aug. ?)
including Costume College Dealer's Room (Aug. 2008) Free
including Marina Del Rey Saturday/Sunday afternoons when there is swing/salsa music
including Salsa Concerts/Dances behind LACMA Saturday afternoons
including Tango Parties every Friday Night in Westwood (discounted for current annual members)
including Annual Summer Fieldtrip to Free Swing concerts/dancing at Beverly Hills Civic Center
including Getty Museum, Fowler Museum, Hammer Museum parties
including Dance Dowtown (Friday Nights)
Wednesdays Swing/Ballroom Dances at Westside JCC or other places...during the Summer dancing at Westside JCC may go on hiatus
carpooling assistance to attend Thursdays: additional Swing-Salsa-Tango Lessons at the Encino Community Center
(seperate fee paid to City of L.A. Rec. & Parks) approx. July-Aug. Six Week Course at 7pm & 8:30pm
Annual Summer Fieldtrip to $5 Salsa Concert/Dance outside at Gene Autry Center/Museum of the American West
in Griffith Park, across from the L.A. Zoo.Thursdays tba
Annual Members have priority for Carpooling Assistance
to the many Free Swing/Salsa Concerts produced throughout the Summer
(including Beverly Hills, Burbank, Woodland Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, Gene Autry Museum, L.A. County Museum, Downtown L.A. several locations...Pasadena (several locations)
see July 1 & Aug. 1
Calendar date
at www.my.calendars.net/bdcifdc
for our annual listing of 350+ Free
Concerts/Dances/Movies/Cultural Festivals Free in L.A. Summer 2008
Membership benefits may change at any time.
Suggestions Welcome.
Ballroom Dance Club & International Folk Dance Club
Creating a new generation of social dancers
WHERE GREAT
ROMANCES BEGIN weekly lessons since 1995 at UCLA
Questions e-mail
ballroom@ucla.edu or UniversityDanceClubs@yahoo.com
or call 310-284-3636
or call 310-284-3638 for Special Events/Fieldtrips
Annual, Two-Year, Four-Year
10 Year & Lifetime Memberships available
Learn how to dance for less than 50 cents an hour...
plus your supporting membership
supports LIVE SWING & SALSA MUSIC at our annual Dance Celebrations.
CELEBRATE the JOY of DANCING
Mondays with BDC/IFDC
PREVIOUS QUARTER
Winter Quarter 2008:
Dance Lessons Mondays Jan. 7-March 10, 2008 7pm-11pm at A2L or KGS
Big Swing Lesson/1930's Swing Party Saturday Jan. 26, 2008
(8th Annual) with possible
Live Music @Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
Swing Lesson 8pm-9pm, Party 9pm-12am
Celebrating Kerckhoff Hall anniversary. FREE, Donations Welcome.
Limited to 156 Participants. Priority is given to club members.
BDC/IFDC Latin Culture Night
Monday Jan. 14 Learn Argentine Tango, Milonga & Vals Cruzado 7pm-10pm
additional IFDC Culture Nights Mondays 9pm-10pm:
Armenian (Jan. 28), Greek (Feb. 4), Persian (March 3), U.S.A. (March 10) 7pm-11pm
Special Theme Dances with Vintage Ballroom Instruction at UCLA Powell Library
Saturdays 8 p.m.-Midnight (Events sometimes end with Modern Social Ballroom Dancing (Swing/Salsa)
Renaissance Ball (5th Annual) Feb. 9, 2008. Priority RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
President's Ball (6th Annual) March 1, 2008 Priority RSVP to HistoricalDance
1st Priority for current Annual Members, 2nd Priority for current Quarterly Members
Discount on tickets for
Saturday Feb. 2, 2008 Salsa Party II (2nd Annual) at Westside JCC Auditorium
(annual members may purchase tickets at $8, regular price is $12)
with Live Music featuring Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble
at the Westside JCC Auditorium 8pm-2am 5870 W. Olympic Blvd
Free Entry with RSVP to Vintage Fashion Expo Sat./Sunday Feb. 2-3 (Saving $10 entry fee)
Tentative Discount of $2 on entry to Ballroom Dance Party at the Mayflower Ballroom Wed.
New Location for Wednesdays is Silver Moon Ballroom at Westside JCC $3 discount
Tentative:
Participation with our group involvement in Dance Marathon Saturday Feb. 16 at UCLA AGB
in 2008 we supported our Club President, Sarah in fundraising/participation at Dance Marathon
(but we did not provide dance instruction therefore our members were not eligible for free entry)
Invitation to dance Swing/Salsa while our instructors teach at DM. (In recent years members saved $20 off entry fee)
Priority to Members and in order of RSVP. You must arrive a minimum of 30 minutes before our presentation.
Last year invited to to teach
7:45-7:55pm Swing Instruction, 10-10:10pm Salsa Instruction at UCLA AGB.
This Year we are going (Feb. 16, 2008) to the Annual Viennese Waltz Night at Occidental College (FREE) featuring the Oxy-Caltech Orchestra
Participation with our group involvement at UCLA Casino Night in teaching Swing/Salsa/Ballroom Saturday Feb. 23 at UCLA Covel Commons (Saving $5 entry fee)
Participation with our group involvement with UCLA Fine Arts Festival.
Bruin Belles did not have a Fine Arts Festival Winter 2007. Hopefully they will in 2008
-Quarterly Members have 2nd Priority to RSVP for After-Club Fieldtrip
After-Club Fieldtrip Monday March 10 (3rd Annual) 11:15pm-12:15am to Bel Air Hotel Piano Lounge
Previous Quarter
Fall Quarter 2007 Lessons Oct. 1-Dec. 3, 7pm-11pm
at UCLA Ackerman Union 2nd Floor Lounge or
at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
Special Events:
Priority Free admission to the following:
7th Annual Big Salsa Celebration
featuring legendary Cuban Drummer, Francisco Aguabella & his Latin Jazz Ensemble performing exciting SALSA & Cha Cha Cha music
Monday Oct. 22, 2007 with Live Music @AGB 8pm-Midnight
13th Annual End of Fall Quarter U.S.A. Celebration/
Swing Lessons/Party
Monday Dec. 3, 2007 featuring (2nd Year) with Live Swing/Ballroom Music
@UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon with After-Club Fieldtrip to Cafe 50's and UCLA Yearbook Picture
plus
Discounted Admission to Official Grand Opening of Social Dance Wednesdays at WJCC
Swing Lessons/Party WEDNESDAY Oct. 24
featuring Live Swing/Ballroom Music @Westside JCC Auditorium 8pm-11pm
(swing lessons 7pm-8pm)
& for Pre-Grand Opening Wednesday Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2007
Culture Nights Mondays 9-10pm at Club Meetings in Ackerman/Kerckhoff Hall
feature world famous dance teacher/performers
Latin Oct. 22 featuring Live Salsa Music with Francisco Aguabella 8pm-12am
Greek Nov. 5?, Armenian Nov. 19, Middle Eastern Nov. 26, Celebrate U.S.A Dec. 3 with Live Swing Music
European/Scandanavian/Persian/Chinese/Asian/Hawaiian-Polynesian
Culture Nights dates tba
& 2nd Priority (following Annual Members)
to 2nd Priority RSVP for Annual on-campus Theme Dances 2x per quarter (note: annual members save $10-$20 donation per month)
these include 3+ hours of Vintage Ballroom Dance Instruction
Oct. 27, 2007 Valentino's Tango & Ragtime Ball at Powell Library
Nov. 17, 2007 Waltz Through Time at Powell Library
(BDC/IFDC subsidizes it's annual members' attendance)
RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com and include your Annual Membership #) Limited to first 50 RSVP's
Carpooling assistance to Annual S. California (Jane Austen) Autumn Ball Saturday Oct. 13 at S. Pasadena Women's Club (Scholarships available for current Annual Student Members-save $30)
Carpooling assistance to Taste of Folk Music & Dance at Taste of Encino Festival Sunday Oct. 14...
Free Entry to the Santa Monica Vintage Fashion Expo (Saturday/Sunday Oct. 20-21)
Save $10 with Free Entry RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
includes Fashion Show (1:30pm followed by Vintage Dance Lessons with our instructors 2:30pm-4pm)
(85 Dealers from around the country selling clothing/jewelry)
& 2nd priority to purchase tickets for off campus Club Semi-formals which
include 1 hour vintage waltz lessons, 2 hours of vintage theme dancing and 3 hours of modern social ballroom dancing (Salsa/Swing/Tango/Waltz...
Saturdays 8pm-2am (off campus)
OFF Campus theme dances/club formals which include Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing later in the evening.
Nov. 10, 2007 (2nd Annual) Ragtime Theme with Waltz Lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Dec. 1, 2007 (3rd Annual) Victorian Cotillion Theme with Waltz lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Feb. 2, 2008 Big Salsa Party II (2nd Annual) with Live Music featuring Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble
these dances include 1 hour vintage or salsa dance lesson/Party/followed by social dance party.
Last year included Live Salsa Music, which we hope to have again.
Last year:
Oct. 28, 2006 Salsa Party with Live Music featuring Francisco Aguabella Latin Jazz Ensemble (Big Salsa II)
Nov. 11, 2006 Ragtime Theme with Waltz Lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing
Dec. 9, 2006 Victorian Theme with Waltz lessons followed by Swing-Salsa-Tango Dancing (2nd Annual)
(but note that only Annual Members are guaranteed discounts/carpooling assistance to off campus fieldtrips)
-2nd Priority to RSVP for After-Club Fieldtrip Monday Dec. 3 to 50's Cafe following our End of the Quarter Swing Party
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