On December 8, 2024 The WINTER Ball is coming

 

Our First Winter Ball, will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom on Sunday evening December 8, 2024.  The Winter Ball offers elegant dancing to live music from a large orchestra on the largest dance floor in the region.  All at an economical price. Please dress to look and dance your best - black tie is optional. 

We're pleased to announce that music will be provided by the 15-musician Hotel Paradise Orchestra featuring vocals by Janet Paulsen.  This marks an encore for the Orchestra following their Spanish Ballroom debut at our Fall Ball on October 5.   The Orchestra received many accolades from our dancers that evening and we're delighted they've agreed to return.  Hotel Paradise will be playing a selection of beautiful ballroom music including seasonal favorites covering a range of dance styles: waltz, foxtrot, tango, samba, quickstep, swing, rumba, cha-cha, mambo and more.  The full Playlist will be posted below prior to the dance.

We're planning our traditional mixer and a couple of samba line dances during the evening.

Doors open at 6:15 pm. A beginner lesson in cha-cha, the dance of the month, starts at 6:45.  Live music then plays from 7:30 until 10:30 pm.  

Admission is $40 at the door (cash, check, CC, Zelle). Students and Active-duty Military pay $20.

Bottled water and light desserts will be made available in the lobby during the first intermission. 

Members of our All-Volunteer Advisory Committee will fill key rolls during the evening.  Paul Tannous will be on stage serving as Master of Ceremonies.  Carl and Shirley Pavetto will lead the samba line dances that play during the evening.  Min Zhang will coordinate our dedicated staff of unsung event volunteers.

Many singles come to Ballroom Time dances. All ages and levels of dance are welcome. Children under the age of 18 should be accompanied by an adult.

We encourage dancers to join our email list to receive the latest news including advance notice of the playlist and special offers, and to request a complimentary customized name tag.  Just send a message to info@ballroomtime.org. 

Please support ballroom dancing in the Park by attending this memorable seasonal event!

            Playlist to be announced

  

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Our December 22, 2024 Ballroom Dance 

Our Fourth Sunday Afternoon ballroom dance will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom. Music will be provided by Some Assembly featuring vocals by Iain Sturrock.  Some Assembly has had numerous successful performances at Glen Echo Park over the years and successfully performed for Ballroom Time in January and September of this year.  Some Assembly will be playing a selection of ballroom music with seasonal favorites covering Slow Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Cha-Cha, Swing and more. A large part of ballroom dance fun is having the opportunity to practice a variety of dances to live music.  There will be a beginner lesson starting at 2:45 pm with a focus on cha-cha, the dance of the month. Live music then begins at 3:30 and goes to 6:00 pm. There will be a mixer and a samba line dance or two during the event.  

Admission is $20 at the door(Cash /Check/Zelle/Venmo/Credit Card) or $10 for full-time students / active-duty military. 

Many singles attend Ballroom Time events. Everyone is invited.  Children under 18 should be accompanied by an adult. Please be sure to visit our  Facebook page for photos and videos of previous Ballroom Time events!