VALERIE WILLIAMS Email for more info
CHOREOGRAPHER DANCER MOVEMENT SPECIALIST
Choreography
Performing
Residencies
Argentine Tango
Social Dance
Early Dance
Social Dancing Opportunities
in Ames
Organized by days of the week, by type of dance, and by month
Make sure you check with each organization for the latest information!
Click here for the Comprehensive Dance Calendar
Click here for modern dance classes in Ames
See the bottom of this page to sign up for a monthly notice of social dance events
Web Sites for local social dance opps:
Argentine Tango
Ballroom Dance Club
Central Iowa Barn Dance
Descarga Latin Dance Club
Cyclone Swing Society,
IowaDance.com to find social dance events outside Ames
Mondays
Beginning ballroom dance and Advanced Beginner/Intermediate ballroom dance at the Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas, Ames.
The Octagon offers 5-6 lesson sessions, offered 5 times each year. No partner required
Call 232-5331 for more info.
Beginning Ballroom Dance at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 7-9 Larry Link
Cyclone Swing Society, ISU Swing for more info
Tuesdays
Ceroc at the Workspace, Memorial Union, ISU Campus, 7-8:15pm
Tuesdays beginning September 5, 7 – 8:15 pm for 6 weeks
Ceroc is a blend of jive, Swing and Lambada – it can be danced to any music with a steady beat from 40s swing to today’s hits. Ceroc is easy to learn, lots of fun and extremely social – anyone can do it!
ISU Students $35, Public $40
Call 294-0970 to register
No partner required
Call Valerie Williams, 232-7374, for more info.
Ballroom Dance Club offers beginning (7pm), intermediate (8pm) and advanced (9pm) ballroom classes at the Forker Building, Room 213 from September through April. Summer classes are arranged. Call Ingrid Lilligren, 294-8883, for more info.
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Argentine Tango at the Workspace, Memorial Union, ISU Campus
Beginning class at 7-8pm, Intermediate/Advanced from 8:15-9:15pm
Call 294-0970 to register
No partner required
Call Valerie Williams, 232-7374, for more info.
Next classes begin February 14-April 24
Intermediate Ballroom Dance Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 7-9 Larry Link
Cyclone Swing Society, ISU Swing for more info
Fridays
Continuing Ballroom Dance at the Ames Racquet and Fitness Club (Somerset Village). No partner required.
6 Fridays, starting January. Contact Debra Atkinson to register.
Ballroom Dance Club Social 7:30-9:45 at the Memorial Union (Gallery Room, May-August), Forker Building on the ISU Campus, Room 196 (when ISU classes are in session late August-April)
Social dancing (Swing, Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Salsa, and many etc) in an informal situation on a sprung wood floor. No partner required; please wear dance shoes or socks to protect the floor. Free of charge.
Ballroom Dance Club beginning class 6:30-7:30 at the Forker Building on the ISU Campus, Room 196 (September-April). No partner required
Red Friars ballroom dances with live music at the Memorial Union once each month September - May
Scottish Country Dancing at the Octagon, 2nd floor Dance Studio, 7-10 pm
Linda/Gayle
Descarga Latin Dance Club has classes at the Memorial Union.
Latin dancing 10pm-2am, Café Lovish, 2512 Lincoln Way
Latin dancing 10pm-2am, Boheme, 2900 West St
Saturdays
Barn Dances every 4th Saturday at the Annex, 130 S. Sheldon
First Saturday Dance - Swing Dance on the first Saturday night of every month at the Des Moines Ballroom, 2745 Douglas Avenue.
Latin dancing 10pm-2am, Café Lovish, 2512 Lincoln Way
Latin and World Beat dancing 10pm-2am, Boheme, 2900 West St
Sundays
Argentine Tango at Cafe Diem, 229 Main St, and Forker Bldg, ISU Campus, on Sundays from May-August
Technique and Introduction and figures for beginners at 4:30pm,
Open Dancing and Intermediate Steps follow until 7:00pm.
Please note that the Salons are ongoing and beginners may start any Sunday at 4:30pm. No partner required.
Call Valerie Williams, 232-7374, for more info.
International Dance Circle at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 5pm during the school year
Contact Susan Jackson 233-6244, or Delphine Douglass 292-2871
Private lessons:
Contact: Valerie Williams, 232-7374.
Larry Link, 387-1380.
Carl Mize
Social Dancing by type:
Argentine Tango
Ongoing Argentine Tango classes and dancing at Cafe Diem (229 Main St) and the Workspace.
Register for progressive clases at the Workspace, 294-0970.
Drop-ins are welcome at Sunday classes and Milongas at Cafe Diem.
Contact: Valerie Williams, 232-7374, or check this schedule.
Argentine Tango classes in Des Moines at Studio E (2812 East 29th St, Des Moines)
Register at 223-5758
Contact: Valerie Williams, 232-7374, or check this schedule.
Swing
Swing Sundays
Arranged during the year at Cafe Diem
Beginning and Intermediate Lessons - $5 per person; open dancing is free
Contact: Valerie Williams, 232-7374, or check this schedule.
Lindy Hop workshops and practice sessions arranged during the year.
Contact: Ingrid Lilligren
Cyclone Swing Society ; classes and dancing on the ISU Campus
Contact Mary Woodruff
Ballroom Dance
The Octagon Center for the Arts offers beginning classes on Mondays
Contact: Education Director, 232-5331
The Ballroom Dance Club starts a 12 week course of beginning classes on 6:30pm on Fridays and 7pm Tuesdays on the second or third week of each ISU semester. $35 for the semester.
Contact: Carl Mize, 294-1456
Swing, Salsa and other dances in a workshop-like setting at the Workspace, Memorial Union, ISU Campus
Call 294-0970 to register or Call Valerie Williams, 232-7374, for more info.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Contact Larry Link, 387-1380
Barn Dances / Square Dances / Contra Dances
4th Saturday of every month at the Annex, 130 S. Sheldon
Call or email for schedule.
Contact:
Roger Alexander, 292-5587
Central Iowa Barn Dance
Folk Dancing
International Dance Circle
1st and 3rd Sundays from 6-7:30, Unitarian Fellowship 1015 N Hyland
Contact:Delphine Douglas 292-7563 or
Susan Jackson 233-6244
Scottish Country Dancing
Scottish Country Dancing at the Octagon, 2nd floor Dance Studio, 7-10 pm
Contact: Linda Lieberman,
Gayle Hoepner
Salsa
Salsa classes at the Workspace, Memorial Union
Contact Letitia Kenemer 294-0970
Ongoing Salsa at Boheme Bistro
General Latin
Descarga offers latin dance lessons for beginning, intermediate and advanced classes at the Memorial Union, ISU campus
Café Lovish, 2512 Lincoln Way, every Friday and Saturday from 10pm-2am
Boheme Bistro, 2900 West Street,
Nice comments on etiquette: Austin Swing Syndicate
CENTRAL IOWA BALLROOM DANCE E-MAILING LIST
To receive regular (monthly) announcements about almost all the social dance activities in and around Ames, add yourself to the ISU Ballroom Dance Club's ballroom dance e-mailing list. Click on the link and follow the instructions:
http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/ballroom/contact.html