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American Vernacular Dance | Social Dance
Sociable couple-dancing including waltz, foxtrot, swing, tango, close-dancing, and “Etcetera”! If you like good music, lead/follow social dancing and a very good dance environment, please sample our events. Newcomers welcome! No partner required!
WE HOST FOUR EVENT SERIES AT THE AVALON BALLROOM. FIFTY-FOUR EVENTS PER YEAR! THEY ARE:
- Waltzing and Couples Dancing – Second, Fourth, and Fifth Wednesdays! One-hour instruction in two separate, simultaneous classes; either beginner waltz in the north hall (every 2nd and 4th Wednesday) or take an intermediate level dance class in another topic such as cross-step waltz, foxtrot, two-step, tango, two-step, hesitation, blues, etc.
- Swing Dancing to Live Music – Third and Fifth Saturdays at the Avalon! One-hour instruction then live music by the best local bands!
- “Tea Dancing” at the Avalon with Live Orchestras – Second Sundays. Dance instruction, then vintage ballroom dancing to live music. Dressy attire. Waltz, foxtrot, tango, two-step and ragtime dances. Couples and singles welcome. Featuring the Mont Alto Ragtime and Tango Orchestra and Susan Rogers’ Exuberant Quartet. September through May (no summer dances).
- New Years Eve Dance Party! Live music in the ballroom with Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles, and the After Midnight Jazz Band. Salsa in Sodal Hall. Bachata in the Tango Studio. Great food by Halina Palmer. Performances by vintage dance troupe “Watch Your Step” and others. Champagne toast at midnight. Loads of fun! A longtime Front Range tradition!
Volunteers and co-collaborators welcome!
American Vernacular Dance (AVD) hosts the monthly swing dances, vintage ballroom “Tea Dances”, and Wednesday Waltz Etcetera nights at the Avalon Ballroom. AVD hosted the 2017 New Year’s Eve Party at the Avalon, which was the largest single public event held at the Avalon so far in its fourteen-year history.
Dance instructor and dance historian – Jim X. Borzym – teaches couple dances, performs vintage dance, and hosts social events with live music. Jim X. is available for private dance lessons, unique dance and music functions, and special dance projects. Musical interests include piano, concertina and song; ragtime, and syncopated popular music. Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of the Boulder Dance Coalition.
Waltz, foxtrot, swing, tango and more! AVD hosts monthly swing dances with live music, vintage ballroom tea dances w/ live music, Wednesday Waltz Etc., and the New Years Eve Party at Avalon Ballroom!
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Feb 2020
Waltzing and Couples Dancing! Waltz, cross-step waltz, foxtrot, two-step, tango, one-step, hesitation, blues, etc. Two simultaneous one-hour dance classes starting at 7 PM; beginner waltz in the North Hall (every 2nd and 4th Wednesday) or take an intermediate level dance class in the Ballroom. (No classes on fifth Wednesdays.) Special theme parties most fifth Wednesdays (dancing starts at 7 PM). Sign up for event notifications: avd@columbine.net.
Full Details »Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Two swing dance classes 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands! La Pompe Jazz February 29, 2020 La Pompe Jazz is a gypsy-jazz-inspired quartet of younger musicians who have lit up the Denver music scene since 2013. A welcome sound and solid for dancing. Their band name in French means “the pump”; I think this alludes to their driving rhythmic…
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"Vintage" ballroom dancing to great live music at the Sunday afternoon Ragtime-Era Tea Dances. Waltz, tango, foxtrot, one-step, blues, two-step, Charleston, early swing, maxixe and half-and-half are among the couple dances we enjoy at the "Tea Dances". Live music by the Mont Alto Ragtime and Tango Orchestra with vocalist Susan Rogers, or Susan Rogers' Exuberant Quartet, and occasionally other great local bands. The dance lesson and lovely light refreshments are included in your admission price. The lesson is always aimed…
Full Details »Dancing to live music 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Dance music during intermissions by DJ Frank Vernon. Two swing dance classes 7:00 PM included. Suitable for all dancers. Always the best bands! Admission: $18 per person general; $10 students with I.D.; volunteers free. Children $10 only with responsible adult in charge. Cash or check at the door. No reservations required. Light snacks provided. There is a coat room. (Protect your valuables; leave them home!) There is a lost-and-found at The Avalon.…
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