workshops by top professionals • shows by top local competitors • first-rate dance music

Each month, the Allegro Ballroom invites a nationally ranked instructor, excellent performers, and you to a special party for the Bay Area ballroom community. Join us for a fabulous evening featuring

• a 90-minute intermediate- to advanced-level workshop taught by a top professional
• a show by top local competitors or professional dancers
• a 3-hour dance party with first-rate Ballroom, Latin, Swing, and Nightclub music

Workshop 7:30 - 9:00 pm • Party 9:00 pm - midnight • Showtime 10:30 pm

Workshop + party, $20 ($16 members & full-time students w/ID)
Party only, $9 (free for professionals; $5 members & full-time students w/ID)

Groups of 10+ eligible for member rates—details below

Saturday, Oct 1: Fall 2011 Invitational

• International Waltz workshop "Floorcraft & Patterns To Help You Navigate A Crowded Floor," an International Waltz workshop with renowned Bay Area instructor & retired competitor Frank Flores
  
  
• Foxtrot Performance at 10:30 pm by the Vima Vice Squad

  2011 April Follies Formation Team Champions Vima Vice Squad was formed in the fall of 2008 with members hailing from a variety of dance backgrounds. The squad has performed and competed ballroom and country western routines at numerous venues, such as Sundance Saloon, April Follies, California Dreaming, Vima Ball, Dancing in the River City, Dance for Another Day, Hubba Hubba Review, ManDance, International Queer Tango Festival, Stompede and more. Truly the belles of the ballroom, their success has snowballed and they are happy to perform at the Fall 2011 Allegro Invitational. Includes Emily Dela Cruz, Jose Comoda, Michael Kaufmann, Marc Svenby, Ron Jenkins, Photis Pishiaras, Rafael Dominguez and Sean Ray.
  

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Year 2012 events

Dates TBA

Performance Opportunities

Please contact Ronnen Levinson if you would like to perform at a future Invitational. We are looking for both competitive couples (pre-champ+) and performance troupes.

Group Discounts

Pre-registered groups of 10 or more can pay member rates ($16/workshop+party, $5/party only) at the door. To qualify, e-mail your name list to raywong@allegroballroom.com by the day before the dance.

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