Welcome to ABD!
Austin Ballroom Dancers (ABD) is a social organization dedicated to ballroom dancing. We sponsor dances, classes, and workshops for people of all ages. [more]

Mini-Lessons
We understand that the sheer number of ballroom dances can be intimidating. To help with this, we are now teaching "mini-lessons" from 7:30-8:00pm before each dance. You won't be an expert, but you will learn the basic and maybe a turn or two — enough to get out there and see what it's like. And the mini-lessons are included with paid admission. Check out our schedule in the right column.

Admission*

$4	ABD Members and Students (full-time college and high school students)
$4	Affiliates
$6	General Public
*Prices may be higher for special events.

Saturday Dances
ABD dances are held at Austin Uptown Dance, 8868 Research Blvd., Suite 706. [PDF Map]. Austin Uptown Dance has a lovely bamboo dance floor and fewer "no dance" weekends. In general, the dances will be from 8-11 p.m., with mini-lessons at 7:30. Once a month the time will shift to 7-10 p.m., with mini-lessons at 6:30. We'll keep you informed via the website and our email bulletins. You can call the ABD Hotline at 989-3939 if you have any questions, or email the ABD Secretary.

Class Schedule

Don McCollum's Classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays [more]

		Tuesday		Thursday
Dates		7:30-8:30pm	8:45-9:45pm	7:30-8:30pm	8:45-9:45pm
3	03/25-04/25	ECS 3	Intl Viennese 2	Intl Paso Doble 1	Trad Cuban Mambo 2
4	04/29-05/30	Trad Cuban Mambo 3	ECS 4	Intl Foxtrot 1	Intl Paso Doble 2
	06/03-06/06	Mid-Year Workshop Samba - Advanced (no beginners) This will be an extension of the Samba 4 that was just completed
5	06/10-07/18*	Intl Paso Doble 3	Trad Cuban Mambo 4	WCS 1	Intl Foxtrot 2

Richard Fowler's Classes: Thursdays and Fridays [more]

		Thursday		Friday
Dates		7:30-8:30pm	8:45-9:45pm	7:30-8:30pm	8:45-9:45pm
3	03/27-04/25	Foxtrot 3	Demand	ECS 1	Waltz 2
4	05/01-05/30	Waltz 3	Demand	WCS 1	ECS 2
	06/05-06/06	Mid-Year Workshop No Class
5	06/12-07/18*	ECS 3	Demand	Tango 1	WCS 2