Dayton Ballroom Dance Club

64 years of quality dance instruction and lasting fellowships

Our Mission

To foster, promote, encourage, train, instruct, teach, coach, offer dance lessons and educate the members and non-members in ballroom dancing.

Monday 2025-10-06 Lessons at a Glance ?>

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Beginner	Bronze I	Bronze II	Silver/Gold	Add-On
E/C Swing	EC Swing/Foxtrot	Cha-Cha/Hustle	Cha-Cha/WC Swing	Quickstep

*** Testing is required to move from BronzeI up through Silver ***

Class Schedules and Information

The club provides dance instruction for the four different experience levels of dance:
Beginners, Bronze I, Bronze II, Silver, and Gold.

All classes are taught at the same time in different segments of the room or area.

Classes begin at 7:30 and end at 9:00 every Monday evening, with a 15 minute break at 8:15.
Followed by, at 9:15 until 10:30, a Social Dance so that students may practice what they have learned.

If you did not attend lessons, you must still pay $10.00/person to attend the dance party

Information can be found below concerning upcoming class instruction schedules and descriptions of the different level of experience.

Beginners Level

Date	Lesson
2025-10-06	E/C Swing
2025-10-13	Foxtrot
2025-10-20	Salsa/Bachata
2025-10-27	Rumba
2025-11-03	Cha-Cha
2025-11-10	Tango

The Basic Beginners Class was developed for those who have never had any kind of ballroom dance instruction. This class rotates through an eight week cycle of instructions in the basic steps and timing of the dances with a different dance each week based on the schedule above. Students may also return to this class if they feel the need to brush up on their basic steps and timing.

Instructor: Jessie Gregorio
Class Rep: Connie Rives

$10.00/person/class

Bronze I Level

Month	Lesson(s)
October	EC Swing/Foxtrot
November	Rumba/Samba
December	Cha Cha/Merengue
January	Waltz/Hustle
February	Salsa/Tango
March	EC Swing/Foxtrot

After completing the eight week Basic class, student may move into the Bronze I class. This class reaffirms the basic steps and increases your repertoire of steps for each dance. Instruction consists of 1 or 2 dances per month with new steps and improvement in timing and technique. Once a student feels comfortable with the different styles of dance they may then test out of Bronze I and move up to the next level Bronze II.

Instructor: Doug Shafner
Class Rep: Paul Miller

$15/Members or $18/Non-members Per Person

Bronze II Level

Month	Lesson(s)
October	Cha-Cha/Hustle
November	Waltz/Viennese Waltz
December	Waltz/Viennese Waltz
January	Foxtrot/Quickstep
February	Foxtrot/Quickstep
March	Bolero/Mambo

Bronze II level instruction will add additional new steps to each of the dances, provide the student with advanced techniques for moving around the dance floor, improving existing dance steps from Basic to the current level, and focus on their ability to lead and follow. Many students will stay in this class for a few years before they feel comfortable enough to test and move up to the Silver / Gold level.

Instructor: Terry Cavanaugh
Class Rep: Sally Mettler and Chuck Fenstermaker

$15/Members or $18/Non-members Per Person

Silver Levels

Month	Lesson(s)
October	Cha-Cha/WC Swing
November	Waltz/Viennese Waltz
December	Waltz/Viennese Waltz
January	Foxtrot/Quickstep
February	Foxtrot/Quickstep
March	Bolero/Mambo

Reserved for the truly obsessed dancers this final level of instruction...the Silver...is for the most Advanced students where they focus on learning the most complex, challenging steps. They will work on improving techniques and timing that will make them stand out on the dance floor.

Instructor: Jill Christy
Class Rep: Margaret Hilt and Sally Mettler

$15/Members or $18/Non-members Per Person

6:30 Add-On Class

Month	Lesson(s)
October	Quickstep
November	Quickstep
December	Country 2 Step
January	Country 2 Step
February	Bolero
March	Bolero

An add-on class is held from 6:30 to 7:15 PM each Monday to instruct those participating in Bronze I and above in a variety of other dances, such as Bolero, Nightclub 2step, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Quickstep, Country 2step, and West Coast Swing.

Instructor: Jill Christy

$5.00/person/Lesson