Sacramento Ballroom Society

Our next dance will be Friday, July 10th, at the Ultimate DanceSport. The lesson will be East Coast Swing by Jennifer Walker. Charles Bridges will be our DJ for the evening.

About the Sacramento Ballroom Society

We are a not-for-profit organization in the Sacramento area that promotes and enjoys dancing. We are members of the National Fast Dance Association and the Folk Dance Federation of California. We enjoy all types of dancing and we play music for ballroom, latin, and swing, but our emphasis is on ballroom. We dance on the 2nd, and 4th Fridays of each month. Our doors open at 7pm, the lesson begins at 7:30, and the dance runs from 8:30 to 11:00. Admission for the dance and lesson is just $7 for members and $10 for guests. We encourage all guests to consider joining us. Annual dues are just $15. Information on how to become a member is on the Join Us page.

For our friends in the Folk Dance Federation of California, we have a special offer for membership. Email us or show up at any dance with proof of membership with another club that belongs to the Folk Dance Federation, and we will reduce our membership dues by $5. Please scroll down this page for the latest announcements.

Check out our new schedule of special events at our new volunteer page! Volunteers obtain free dance workshops, great community wide special events, fun dance partners and often do it while promoting the Society or a good cause.

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Eureka! Free Dance at Gold Rush Days, in Old Sacramento.

Labor Day Weekend Sept. 4th-7th, 2009

The Sacramento Ballroom Society is part of the Gold Rush Days festivities in Old Sacramento. It all starts Labor Day Weekend, September 4th through September 7th, 2009. Hours vary slightly, but generally 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will have a hardwood parquet floor in the center of the Wild West action at Old Sacramento. We are offering free lessons, folk dance group performances and general open dancing. Step back in time to the 1850s Gold Rush, ride steam trains, interact with Civil War cavalry, watch the Pony Express, enjoy a recreated Tent City with dozens of historical recreation groups, live bands and numerous activities to bring history to life in the nation's largest intact 19th century town. We will be dancing early ballroom dance forms of the 19th century for general dancing. This year we will have an even larger floor that will also feature various folk dance groups, re-enactors and, of course, early ballroom dance. If you ever wondered where waltz comes from or how early ballroom dance forms evolved from a collection of folk dances into what we recognize as modern ballroom today, now is your chance to discover the history of ballroom. Come dance with a 49er. All are welcome to join us for the free and rare chance to have an open air dance river side in the center of the action.

Join Us at the Arts in Riverpark Festival
May 30th, 2009

This annual festival is dedicated to bringing together local artists, organitzations, and performing talent to support the arts in Sacramento. Shop for hand crafted art; enjoy informative booths representing various community groups and a day full of live entertaiment and activities. Thanks to fundraisers throughout the year, the festival admission is kept free to the public. The Sacramento Ballroom Society will host an exhibit table and we will have free drawings for fifty tickets to our events. No contact information or membership required to enter. This year's festival is held at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Check the festival website for details.

Formation Nation the Sacramento Sensation performs for the Sacramento Ballroom Society
Friday, March 13th, 2009

The Formation Nation the Sacramento Sensation, a wonderful formation ballroom team choreographed by Chad & Marie Burson will be making a very brief, special appearance for the Society at our March 13th dance. These talented ladies use their ballroom skills to create a unique show of formation, syncronization and precision maneuvers that fills the entire floor with energy and color. You might have seen their members compete at April Follies and California Dreaming, now you can enjoy this rare chance to see them perform for us right here! Special thanks to the team for coming out and making this possible.

A few members of the Formation Nation the Sacramento Sensation after competing at April Follies with their choreographers Chad & Marie Burson.

Ballroom Off-Broadway Show, a "Save Garbeau's Dinner Theater Benefit"
Sunday, March 1st, 2009 at 7 p.m.

Our own DJ Bill Riley and founding member Sharon Greenhagen, both from Dancing on a Heartstring are producing a wonderful show that features ballroom dance gone Off-Broadway. Come for the theater, the dinner, the fabulous ballroom dancing and singing or just to support an award winning theater and Sacramento landmark. Your help is much needed and appreciated and a show at Garbeau's certainly will make for an enchanting evening unto itself. To purchase tickets for the show, contact the box office at 916-985-6361. For more information, visit their website calendar page.

Christmas Party & Ballroom Showcase, Saturday, December 20th, 2008

We'd like to thank everyone for making our Christmas party a grand event. The performances were wonderful and Charles had an excellent selection of music. Thanks to everyone who renewed membership or joined the Sacramento Ballroom Society. 2009 is certain to be a great year for dancing. Our schedule will be posted soon, but we will continue on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month. Enjoy your holidays. ~Robert

The Sacramento Ballroom Society will celebrate the close of our 2008 dance season with a Christmas Party on Saturday, December 20th, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm. We will forego a lesson for the party, but we will enjoy a brief dance showcase featuring talent from our members and instructors. Charles Bridges will provide us wonderful music for ballroom, latin, and swing dancing. General admission only $5 for members and guests alike OR admission FREE with membership dues of $15 for 2009. We look forward to seeing everyone there for an evening of festivities, holiday cheer, and dancing.

All of our dances will be held at the Ultimate DanceSport on Kiefer Blvd. Here are a few quick comments on our venue. It is 10 minutes from CSU Sacramento on Kiefer Blvd., features a large, 3,600 sq/ft floor, plenty of free parking, air conditioning, professional sound system, and table seating. More details can be found on their website or on our venue page.

9181c Kiefer Blvd.

Sacramento, CA 95826
www.ultimatedancesport.com

2009 Membership Dues Now Only $15!

Dance 2009 is underway. We have lowered our dues to $15/year. This is our chance to give back to the membership that has supported the club. As always, all memberships expire on December 31st. Half way through the year we will prorate membership to $10 for the remainder of 2009. If you are a dues paying member in another club that is also a part of the Folk Dance Federation of California, just bring your membership card or other proof of membership and we will reduce your dues by another $5. Come on out and enjoy some ballroom, latin, and swing dancing with us.

Dance Lessons

We have teamed up with some of Sacramento's finest dance instructors to provide a 1 hour lesson before each dance. Lessons will begin at 7:30 and go until 8:30. We teach ballroom, latin, swing, and club dances in both international standard and American smooth styles. Our lessons are well suited for dancers with little to intermediate experience. Even if you have never danced before, our lessons can get you on the floor with confidence. Our more experienced dancers will recognize our instructors as some of the most capable teachers in the area and know that the quality of our instruction in top notch anywhere. If you have any requests for other types of dances, please let us know through the feedback page. The lesson is included in the dance addmision, $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Please visit our schedule page to see our upcoming dance lessons.