Class Information
Classes meet once a week for five weeks at Hancock Recreation Center: 811 E 41st
Street. Each class meets for one hour with a 15 minute break between classes.
Students may elect to take one class or multiple classes per session.
Preregistration is not required; neither is a partner. Payment is due on the first class of each
session -- cash or checks only; we do not accept credit/debit cards.
The fees are as follows:
ABD Member
Non-member
One Class per 5-week session
$25
$45
Unlimited Classes per 5-week session
$35
$55
2012 Class Schedule
Don McCollum
Richard Fowler
Dates
Times
Tuesday
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
1
Jan 10 - Feb 10
7:30-8:30
Quickstep 3
Samba 1
NC 2-Step 3
Foxtrot 1
8:45-9:45
Rumba 4
WC Swing 2
Bolero 1
Mambo 2
2
Feb 14 - Mar 16
7:30-8:30
WC Swing 3
Polka 1
Mambo 3
Waltz 1
8:45-9:45
Quickstep 4
Samba 2
Demand
Foxtrot 2
3
Mar 20 - Apr 20
7:30-8:30
Samba 3
Bolero 1
Foxtrot 3
EC Swing 1
8:45-9:45
WC Swing 4
Polka 2
Demand
Waltz 2
4
Apr 24 - May 25
7:30-8:30
Merengue 1
Tango 1
Waltz 3
WC Swing 1
8:45-9:45
Samba 4
Bolero 2
Demand
EC Swing 2
May 29 - Jun 1
7:30-9:45
Mid-Year Workshops
5
Jun 5 - Jul 6
7:30-8:30
Bolero 3
Cha Cha 1
EC Swing 3
Rumba 1
8:45-9:45
Merengue 2
Tango 2
Demand
WC Swing 2
6
Jul 10 - Aug 10
7:30-8:30
Tango 3
EC Swing 1
WC Swing 3
Cha Cha 1
8:45-9:45
Bolero 4
Cha Cha 2
Demand
Rumba 2
7
Aug 14 - Sep 14
7:30-8:30
Cha Cha 3
Foxtrot 1
Rumba 3
Tango 1
8:45-9:45
Tango 4
EC Swing 2
V. Waltz 1
Cha Cha 2
8
Sep 18 - Oct 19
7:30-8:30
EC Swing 3
V. Waltz 1
Cha Cha 3
NC 2-Step 1
8:45-9:45
Cha Cha 4
Foxtrot 2
Demand
Tango 2
9
Oct 23 - Nov 30
7:30-8:30
Foxtrot 3
Waltz 1
Tango 3
Samba 1
8:45-9:45
EC Swing 4
V. Waltz 2
Demand
NC 2-Step 2
Dec 4 - Dec 7
7:30-9:45
End of Year Workshops
*Please Note: There will be no ABD classes during the week of Thanksgiving.*
*Demand classes are determined by student-vote at the beginning of Richard's last level-three
(sometimes level-four) class of each five-week session. The vote determines what will be
taught the following session in the second time slot on Thursdays.
Hancock Recreation Center
811 E 41st Street: [Map]
Scholarships for Teens
ABD scholarships are available
to junior high or high school students 18 and under who could not
otherwise afford to attend our dance classes.
Dance Class Guidelines
Austin Ballroom Dancers is a social dance club dedicated to
providing an enjoyable dance experience for its members and
guests. These guidelines are a list of good manners and
acceptable behavior.
Please limit talking in class while the
instructor is teaching.
Please turn off your cell phone's ringer during
class.
Please arrive for class a few minutes early if possible
so you won't disrupt the class by coming in late. If you
can't help being late, please come in quietly.
Since dancing is mostly in close proximity
with others, please take care of all odors, bad or, even your best perfume
or cologne can be overpowering, and some people might be allergic to it.
Be open to switching dance partners during class as it tends to increase
learning for all partners.
When partners dance and are not at the same skill level, or one is having trouble
with a particular step, it is right for the more experienced dancer to dance at the level of the less
experienced one without unsolicited teaching,or rude comments. Work with your partner
to correct the step or indicate that he or she may need further instruction from the teacher but,
please do not teach.