01/14/12This page was last updated on . Welcome to Galveston Dance Club (galvestondanceclub.com)! Contact: dancegalveston@yahoo.com

Raison D'etra (Reason For Being) 

Galveston Dance  Club (aka "the club") is a group of persons from Galveston County, Texas who love to dance and have collected together to promote/learn/teach dancing to other persons of like mind.  The club has regular meetings where members discuss and vote on issues of interest and necessity related to the club.  Notification of club meetings is via e-mail, and all current club members are welcome.  (There is generally a Pot Luck dinner after the club meeting.) 

Last Club meeting:  Sun, Dec. 18th, Dave & Bevs

Next Club meeting  April ? TBA. 

Remember every 5th Tues & 5th Thursday practice parties 7-9p, bring snack &  fav drink to share . Let's all try to attend both parties:)

 

YEARLY DUES ARE STILL BEING COLLECTED! 
Name tags are being punched to identify paid members. DUES are $20 till Jan then $25 per quarter or $100 per year per person, collected at next quarterly meeting in Dec. U.U. members  $40 is now in effect!  Check out the details in the Interest page.  

Current Officers:

Records Keeper -    Greg Bruce (gregbruce1963@yahoo.com)
Assistant Secretary - Betty Whistler (dancegalveston@yahoo.com)
Treasurer -               Theresa Schulz (theresaschulz@hotmail.com)
Technical Officer -    Louis Whistler (dance2step2@comcast.net)

The Club promotes:  West Coast Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing and Jitterbug, Two Step, Triple Two Step, Salsa, Merengue, Night Club Two Step, Hustle, American Tango, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Bolero & Samba (Soon).  

Tuesday Cha cha 7-8pm,  Intermediate 2step 8-9pm.  Thursday Beg/Intermediate Tango 7-8 PM and practice 8-8:30 PM.

(See membership benefits below):  Classes are held at the Unitarian Church 502 Church St in Galveston each Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9 PM.  Call Betty 281-337-0441 to pre-register. You may join anytime, but remember new classes start every 3 months!  First Tuesday & Thursday night are FREE!  Classes are expected to advance from beginning to intermediate over a three month period.  Selection of the current instruction is by membership vote.  Additional and side instruction/privates are available by personal arrangement with the instructors for a fee. MEMBERS INVITE YOUR FRIENDS IN 2011!

The Club Supports other dance clubs in the area.  Click on "Links to Friends" at the top of this page.

Membership

Dues are  $25 per quarterly starting Jan and collected at quarterly meetings and classes.

 By special arrangement, dues for members of the Unitarian Universalistic Fellowship of Galveston County are $40 per year. 

Membership Benefits:  The club meets weekly at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall at 502 Church Street, Galveston, Texas for classes.  Instruction is FREE for club members.  up to 3 free classes a week plus monthly parties & yearly dinner dances. Visitors may attend ONE free class on Tuesday  & Thursday, after which they must join the club to receive further instruction.

Instructors

 Jim Gilliam  

Has taught for Gal college for many years. He has been a member of GDC for four years. He will be teaching WCS, ECS, Jitterbug, or 2step.

Louis & Betty Whistler  

Teach American Tango, Bachata, Cha Cha, Rumba, Salsa, Merengue, West Coast Swing,  East Coast Swing, Hustle, Jitterbug, Two Step, Triple Two Step,  Polka, Night Club Two, Foxtrot, Waltz, Line dances  

Louis and Betty have been teaching professionally for 23 years.  They own a dance studio at their home in Dickinson, Texas and teach various dance classes for the Department of Continuing Education at College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas, Gal college, Olli/UTMB, Nessler Senior Center, Friendswood high school. They also teach workshops at various places & perform dance exhibitions for volunteer organizations.

Archie Rodriguez

Teaches West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Whip, Salsa, Cha, Cha, Cha and Rumba, Salsa.

Archie has been a dancer for many years and has taught privately and in many classes.  Archie is a GDC teacher and gracious helper for other dance teachers.

The following one minute videos of the dances (courtesy of 2 Step 2 Dance Studio) taught by Betty and Louis are to illustrate the basic footwork and music of each dance.  Click on the link to view the video via a Microsoft Windows Media file.

Bachata, Cha-Cha, East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Hustle, Jitterbug, Meringue, Nite Club Two, Polka, Salsa, Slow Dance, Triple Two Step, Two Step, Waltz, and  West Coast Swing.