At USA Dance, we host dances for everyone!
Come out
and dance!
Dances every 1st and 3rd
Sunday
All levels welcome
Whether you love to glide across the ballroom floor to a lyrical waltz, or shake your hips to a groovy salsa, you’ll find a home at USA Dance of North Central New Mexico.
We host social ballroom and Latin dances that bring New Mexicans together. We welcome all dancers, from beginners to competitors, from students to Super Seniors, and from tangueros to Two-Steppers.
You don’t need a partner to attend USA Dance. Our DJs play a blend of ballroom (waltz, tango, foxtrot, etc.), and Latin (rumba, cha cha, swing, bolero, etc.) music along with a sprinkling of West Coast Swing, Country-Western, salsa, hustle, line dances, and other styles..
We host dances at the Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins St. NE, on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, unless noted. Dances are 3 – 5 p.m. from January – May and September – December, and 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. from June – August. All regular dances are preceded by lessons for beginners and for intermediate and advanced dancers. We are also adding a line dance class.
Admission for dance and lessons is just $5 for USA Dance members and $10 for others. We think it’s a great value!
View our master calendar here, or click on the button below. For the specifics on upcoming dances, see our mini-calendar on the sidebar.
Founded in 2006, we are the local chapter (#5047) of USA Dance, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality and quantity of dance in the United States. Our current officers are: Rosie Harper, president; Beth Ciccone, vice president; John Cilke, treasurer; and Mandeep Sahota, secretary. Ginny Beres is our membership chairperson, a non-board position.
See you on the dance floor!
USA Dance News
Hot music and a cool dance floor … Sunday evening at USA Dance!
Wasn’t that a time! Thanks to everyone who came to our 20th Anniversary Dance earlier this month, featuring the High Desert Big Band.
Our next dance, at the spacious, air-conditioned Albuquerque Square Dance Center, is Sunday, Aug. 2 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Come early for the lessons: Line dance at 5:15 p.m., and the beginner and intermediate/advanced lessons at 5:45 p.m.All lessons will focus on hustle. Rosie Harper will lead the line dance and beginner lessons.
Patti Smith, owner of CSP Dance Studios, will teach the intermediate/advanced hustle lesson.
Doug McClellan is the DJ, and will play favorites alongside some new ballroom and Latin tunes.
Come to our Big Band Birthday Bash!
This year marks our 20th anniversary, and we are celebrating in style. Join us for our Birthday Bash this Sunday evening, July 19, featuring the live music of the High Desert Big Band!
We’ve tweaked the time of the dance to 6 – 8:30 p.m. There will be no lessons or performances. Guest DJ Lynn Horton will play dance music in-between band sets.
We will offer light refreshments and door prizes, and we’ll do some line dances when the band is on break.
Admission for this special dance is $15 for USA Dance members, dance instructors, and students with ID, and $20 for others.
Celebrate America’s musical melting pot … Sunday at USA Dance!
Please join us as we commemorate two big birthdays this month at USA Dance of North Central New Mexico.
At our Red, White & Blue dance this Sunday, July 5, we tip our hat to America’s 250th birthday — and honor the melting pot that is American music.
Then, on July 19, we celebrate our chapter’s 20th anniversary with a special dance featuring live music by the High Desert Big Band (see more details below).
