Thursday Series Lessons
During our Thursday practice sessions at the Union, UWMBDA offers a weekly lesson series for a variety of dances during the semester. Each series meets for three or four weeks, and the instructor will review what you learned the previous week before continuing with the next lesson. You never need to bring a partner as we change partners often throughout the lesson. Invite your friends, too! Lesson series are intended for UWMBDA members, but if you are not a member yet, you can still attend the first class of a series and join the club later at a dance.
Are you taking a ballroom class at the UW Dance Department this semester? If so, we provide a dance participation credit slip for each Thursday lesson. We write "Lesson" on the slip and it is up to your professor to decide whether it counts as credit for your class. We also provide credit slips at our weekend dances.
If you miss the first lesson of a series, come to the practice room approximately 30 minutes before the lesson and an experienced dancer can usually show you the basics before the 2nd lesson of the series begins. Thursday lessons are for UWMBDA members only. However, if you are not a member, still come to the first lesson and you can pay for the club membership later at one of the weekend dances.
Beginning International Rumba Lesson Series
Thursdays, April 24th, May 1st, 8th
Taught by Eugene Tsai & Yiqun Bai
Time: 8:00-9:00 pm
Cost: $3 for the entire series
Location: Union South on May 8th
(Always Check TITU The Day Of Lesson)
See UW Campus Map
Pre-Dance Lessons
Before most of our weekend dances, we offer a 6:00pm intermediate lesson followed by a 7:00pm beginning lesson before the general social dance starts at 8:00pm. You can see what the lesson will be for any particular weekend on our dance schedule page. Even though the pre-dance lessons are for a single genre each week, we always play a mix of all different dance genres at the social dance starting at 8:00.
If you are a UWMBDA member, these pre-dance lessons are free. Just show your membership card as you arrive or we can look up your membership if you have lost your card. Non-members may take the pre-dance lessons for $5. If you pay $5 for the intermediate lesson, you can stay for the second beginning level lesson without having to pay an additional $5.
