Historical BDC
presenting
Theme Dances at UCLA
with fun
Vintage Ballroom Lessons
since April/June 1998
Annual Theme Dances
Fall 2021 moved off campus
to Westwood Historical Ballroom (WB)
at St. Alban's E. Church P Hall
Enter only the North Door, in the walkway
which faces the next door Hillel Bldg.
Sat. 10/30/2021 at WB
18th Annual Valentino 1920's Ball
7pm 1920s Dance Lessons
Sat. 12/11/2021 at WB
20th Annual Waltz Night
7pm Waltz Lessons
8pm Dance/Music Performances & Social Dancing
Below are Previous Events
from 2019-2020 School Year
Fall 2019 Events
Saturdays 7pm-10pm (new end time)
10/19 The Valentino 1920s Ball
moved from UCLA Ack-BRR to St. Alban's Social Hall
(across the street from UCLA) 7pm-9pm
11/16 Waltz Night at UCLA 7pm-10pm
moved from UCLA Kerkchoff GS
to St. Alban's Social Hall (across the street from UCLA)
1/25 1930s Swing Night at UCLA 7pm-10pm
moved from UCLA Kerkchoff GS
to St. Alban's Social Hall
(across the street from UCLA)
2/8 Renaissance Ball at UCLA 7pm-10pm
moved from UCLA Kerkchoff GS
to St. Alban's Social Hall (across the street from UCLA)
2/22 1950s Swing Night at UCLA
Back to the Future Ball 7pm-10pm
moved from UCLA Kerkchoff GS to St. Alban's Social Hall
(across the street from UCLA)
3/7/2020 Fantastic Beasts Ball 1920s Dance Workshop
7pm-10pm scheduled for UCLA Kerkchoff GS
but may be moved to St. Alban's Social Hall
(across the street from UCLA)
Spring 2020-Summer 2020 Covid Campus Closures
Fall 2021
18th Annual Valentino 1920s Ball moved to A 10/30/2021
20th Annual Waltz Night moved to A 12/11/2021
(off campus events are not sponsored/funded by campus clubs)
New Members Welcome New Officers Welcome
RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
Valentino Ragtime 1920s Ball (17th Annual) moved from Ack-BRR to St. Albans (across the street from UCLA)
10/19/19
Join Historical Ballroom Dance Club instructors in celebrating the music and dance of the 1920s
at 17th Annual Valentino's Tango/Ragtime 1920s Ball.
(moved from UCLA Ackerman Union BRR-Bruin Reception Room)
(moved to St. Alban's Social Hall across the street from UCLA
at 580 Hilgard Ave, corner of Westwholme at the top of Sorority Row)
Enter Social Hall of St. Alban's
from Walkway on North side of St. Alban's, 10 feet South of Hillel Bldg on Hilgard.
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(1st Event of HBDC's 23rd Year of Theme Dances at UCLA)
RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
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Note since event is being moved last minute off campus, technically it is not sponsored or produced by HBDC
but regardless current annual members of Historical Ballroom Dance Club and Annual Members of Ballroom Dance Club/IFDC at UCLA will enjoy for 17th year Free Admission to Fall Quarter 1920s Dance Workshops.
Beginners Welcome. Non-Members please come prepared to support room rental fees.
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Annual Members have priority for all 50 Nights of Fun Dance Lessons (13 Saturdays, 37 Mondays).
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Our instructors will teach you all you need to know to dance the night away to the sensational sounds of
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Mikal Sandoval and her Time Travelers Band will be invited back NEXT Year for Valentino 1920s Ball.
There is no funding for live music at off campus events.
We'll be learning and dancing the one-step with animal figures, two-step, Charleston, tango, waltz, the original Fox-Trot... All dances popular during the life of Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926)!
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time tba After-Party Field Trip to Cafe 50's in West L.A. (or other restaurant)
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RSVP for After-Club Field trip in advance by HistoricalDance@yahoo.com and at Valentino Ball via paper sign-up sheet.
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In General, Current Annual Members enjoy Free admissio
to 13 Saturday Night Theme Dances w/Lessons
plus 37 Monday Night Dance Lessons with Ballroom Dance Club.
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Donations/annual membership welcome to support room rental fees, bands, refreshments, and the other programming costs.
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Annual Members of Historical BDC at UCLA, Ballroom Dance Club at UCLA have priority at all club events.
Annual Members also enjoy discounts at off campus dance lessons with many of our club past presidents.
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Please bring an Annual Membership Check made out to Ballroom Dance Club/IFDC at UCLA on behalf of Dance Club Coalition at UCLA. Thank you for becoming a supporting member to help club pay for professional band, room rental/catering fees, printing, daily bruin ads, decorations, and parking for musicians/teachers.
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No experience necessary!
Costumes (1920s) welcome, but not required
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Please RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com!
Waltz Night (19th Annual) at UCLA (moved from KGS to St. Albans)
11/16/19
7pm-10pm
Join Historical Ballroom Dance Club in celebrating 200 years of waltz around the world at our 19th Annual Waltz Night!
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Was scheduled to be this year at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
but moved to St. Alban's (across the street from UCLA)
ASUCLA has new building hours for 2019-2020 school year.
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Dance Lessons/live music tba
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Please RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com to confirm location.
If held in KGS limited to 150 Members/Guests per hour.
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We'll be learning and dancing several easy styles of waltz including Jane Austen period, Victorian and American Civil War period, Ragtime, American slow waltz, Argentine Vals Cruzado, Victorian Cotillion mixers, and more!
On Campus Events at KGS: Free admission, donation/annual membership appreciated. No experience necessary!
Off Campus Events at St. Alban's (Free for current Annual Members).
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Costumes, formal, or semi-formal welcome, but not required.
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Please RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
Guest Performers tba (Waltz performance planned for 8:45pm with the Oxy Historical and Folk Dance Troupe)
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If you are a musician/ensemble/singer interested in performing a waltz song or two, email us at HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
1930s Swing Dance (20th Annual) (moved from KGS to St. Albans)
01/25/20
moved from Kerckhoff to St Alban's
featuring Swing Dance Lessons time tba
no funding Jan. 2020 for usual 10 piece professional swing band.
ASUCLA new building hours for 2019-20 school year will not permit party to go past 10pm.
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Celebrating the 1931 Grand Opening of Kerckhoff Hall (89th Anniversary)
and UCLA 90 Years in Westwood! and UCLA 100
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No experience, partner, or costume required.
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Free admission, as always. Donations greatly appreciated for on-campus events.
Off campus events Free Admission for current Annual Members.
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After-Party Field Trip to Cafe 50's in West L.A.
Romeo & Juliet Italian Renaissance Ball (17th Annual) moved from KGS to St. Alban's
02/08/20
due to new ASUCLA building hours for 2019-20 and high prices.
HBDC club president must cancel KGS room rental
HBDC Instructors have donated their Saturday Night Location (St. Alban's)
Ren Ball moved to St. Alban's 7pm
RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
No experience, no costume, & no partner required.
On Campus Events have Free Admision.
Off Campus Events Free Admission only for current Annual Members.
Additional donations greatly appreciated to help with room rental and programming costs.
Please consider Annual Membership to support room rental/catering fees. for regular HBDC events.
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Learn easy fun dances of the Renaissance period
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All usual activities tentative due to no funding requested for Winter 2020 Programming.
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Maybe next year usual band director Thomas Axworthy and his ensemble and enjoy Shakespeare presentations, speakers, historical fencing demonstrations, and more!
Special Guest: UCLA Emerita Professor of Dance History, Emma Lewis Thomas, Ph.D
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1950s Swing Dance (5th Annual) Back to the Future Ball (moved from KGS to St. Alban's)
02/22/20
Theme Party: 1950s Prom scene from Back to the Future movie: Enchantment Under the Sea
5th year featuring 1950s Swing Lessons 7pm-9pm (Social Dancing 9pm-10pm)
(moved from Kerckhoff to St. Alban's Social Hall at 580 Hilgard Ave. corner of Westholme. includes FREE Parking!
Enter St. Alban's ONLY through back door 5 steps down from Parking Lot.
(subtitle: HBDC 7th Annual Dance Through the Ages Ball)
Free admission for on-campus events.
St. Alban's off campus Free Admission only for current Annual Member.
Always RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com to stay informed of event details/locations.
No funding for live music feat. Rock & Roll Band
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Donations greatly appreciated to help cover room rental/programming fees.
Please consider annual membership wtih Historical Ballroom Dance Club
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Thank you to guitarist, Burt for providing live 1950s Rock & Roll Band last year (2019)
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ASUCLA has announced new building closing hour of 10pm for 2019-2020
so parties cannot take place 9pm-Midnight as club members have enjoyed the last 20 years.
No experience, partner, or costume required
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After-Party Field Trip to Cafe 50's in West L.A. (tent. 1030pm)
Fantastic Beasts 1920s Ball IV (at KGS; but could be moved to A)
03/07/20
1920s Dance Workshop/Magic Show (18th President Ball/Workshop)
4th Annual Fantastic Beasts 1920s Ball at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon (7pm-10pm)
(18th Annual President Ball/Winter Vintage Dance Workshops)
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but depending on price, club president may move event to St. Alban's
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RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com to stay informed of location/programming details
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for fourth year event featuring 1920s Dance Workshop (time tba)
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On-Campus Events: Free Admission
Off Campus Events: Only Free for Current Members.
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time tba Magic Show with MIST (tent.)
time tba A Cappella music performances tent.
(last year 3 campus a cappella music groups performed amazing concert)
time tba social dancing/club up magic w/MIST (Magic & Illusion Student Team at UCLA)
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RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com to confirm event/time of event
as ASUCLA in May 2019 announced that 2019-20 student union building hours will be changed to require all student events to end at 10pm during 2019-2020 school year. Until we know more start/end time of club events tba.
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Please consider donation/annual membership to help club pay for the room rental fees...
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This is the 18th year featuring vintage dance lessons with founding club presidents, James & Cynthia
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Before Fantastic Beasts 1920s theme started 4 years ago,
event was called The Presidents Ball: celebrating presidents past, present, and future
Club Members Learned easy social dances from the time of George Washington to the time of Abraham Lincoln.
No experience, partner, or costume required.
Free admission, donations always welcome to help with room rental fees and band honorariums.
The Great Gatsby Ball (7th Annual)
04/04/20
at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon
(but depending on cost of room rental, event could be moved to St. Alban's)
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RSVP to confirm location/time/date as ASUCLA has announced new building hours for 2019-2020.
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The 7th Annual Great Gatsby Ball will be a celebration of all things 1920s!
Beginner 1920s dance lessons featuring Live Music with
Dutch Newman and his Musical Melodians (tent. depending on funding)
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Free admission, donations appreciated!
Please RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com!
Baroque Pirate Masquerade Ball (10th Annual)
04/18/20
at UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon (but could be moved to St. Alban's depending on room rental price)
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Learn fun Baroque dances at the 10th Annual Baroque Pirate Masquerade Ball!
Fake swords provided. No experience necessary
On Campus Events have Free admission, donations appreciated
RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com!
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Hollywood Movie Magic Ball (16th Annual)
05/02/20
at UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon (but could be moved to St. Alban's depending on price of K room rental)
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Learn famous dances of Hollywood and Broadway at the
16th Annual Hollywood Movie Magic Ball
with Instructors James, Cynthia
Special invited guest, Chester Whitmore (9th year, to be confirmed)
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Special guest, Chester Whitmore (swing/tap dance legend)
Chester will present video clips of the founders of Charleston/Swing Lindy Hop
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followed by Annual After-Party Field Trip to Cafe 50's to hear more stories of Chester's working with other legendary dancers (Michael & Janet Jackson, Prince, Nicholas Brothers...)
No experience necessary; Free admission, donations welcome
Please RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com!
Jane Austen Ball at UCLA (23rd Annual) Loc. tba
05/30/20
Zombies Welcome
Learn Waltz/English Regency Ballroom Dances
23rd Annual Jane Austen Ball at UCLA Loc. tba (no room reserved yet)
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If student president does not have room rental by mid Spring Quarter,
then club founders, James & Cynthia will offer their regular Saturday night Location, St. Alban's across the street from UCLA.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that anything is better with zombies! Learn to dance like Lizzie Bennett and Mr. Darcy--that is, if you can avoid getting mauled by the undead!
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Beginner regency dance lessons, no experience necessary
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Special Presentations may include Fencing Demo, Shakespeare or Theater clubs, a cappella groups, string quartets, brass quintets (Thank you to Moniker Brass for providing live music at last year/2019 Jane Austen Ball)
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On-Campus Events: Free admission, donation/annual membership welcome.
No costume required, & zombies will not be turned away!
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Please RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com
as Jane Austen Ball at UCLA is often one of the more popular HBDC Theme Dances each year.
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The Revolutionary Ball (17th Annual) at BP or A
07/25/20
Annual Minuet/18th Century Ballroom Dance Lessons
Originally announced as 7/18, as of Feb. 2020
Revolutionary Ball moved to 7/25 at Bruin Plaza 7pm-11pm
but could be be moved to instructor's regular Saturday Night location St. Alban's across the street from UCLA.
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Learn dances from the era of the American and French Revolutions
7pm Sign-in for Non-Members (donations welcome)
or please consider Annual Membership to help club pay for recent/future parties feat. live music)
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7:30pm Vintage Ballroom Lessons Celebrating time of American/French Revolutions
10pm Social Ballroom Dancing (Swing-Salsa-Tango...)
ALWAYS RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com to confirm events/locations.
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No experience required. Costumes Welcome, not required.
On-Campus Events Free admission, Donation/Annual Membership Appreciated.
The Los Angeles Ball: An Early California Fandango (10th Annual) at BP or Alban's
08/10/19
Celebrate 1781 & 1850-1900 w/Dance Lessons
Learn early California dances & more! Celebrating dance in the year 1781 (Los Angeles Founding) & 1850-1900 (First 50 years of California Statehood).
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7pm-11pm (outside at Bruin Plaza) Costumes Welcome, not required.
(either on McClure Stage or near Bruin Bear)
but event could be moved to dance club instructor's Saturday Night location St. Alban's across the street from UCLA.
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7pm Sign-in for Non-Members (donations welcome)
or please consider Annual Membership to help club pay for recent/future parties feat. live music)
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7:30pm Vintage Ballroom Lessons Celebrating time of American/French Revolutions
10pm Social Ballroom Dancing (Swing-Salsa-Tango...)
ALWAYS RSVP to HistoricalDance@yahoo.com to confirm events/locations.
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No experience required. Costumes Welcome, not required.
On Campus Events: Free admission, Donation/Annual Membership Appreciated.
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