Dance info
Here's what to expect at a typical dance...
Doors open at about 7:00 p.m. Several NVCWDA representatives will be on hand taking admission at the door. You'll get a ticket for our door prize drawing, which is held at about 9:30 p.m. Lessons are scheduled for 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. The lesson at 7:30 alternates between a line dance lesson for singles and a dance lesson for couples. If we have a line dance lesson at 7:30, we try to have a couples lesson at 8:00 and vice versa.
Beginning in 2012, we'll have "informal" dance reviews at 7:00 p.m. if an instructor is available. The informal reviews will cover a dance taught previously to refresh your memory about the steps. (The DJs usually are busy setting up during this half hour and probably will not be able to play music for the reviews.)
Sometimes we have only one lesson that runs the whole hour from 7:30 until the start of open dancing at 8:30.
Our instructors are volunteers. Some are award-winning dance competitors. We have 3-4 regular DJs. The DJ usually has a request sheet so that people can ask for their favorite dances or songs.
At 8:30 p.m., open dancing begins. Usually the DJ will call which dance is appropriate for each song, for example, a two-step, waltz, or certain line dance. Even if a couples dance is called, people still can line dance in the middle of the floor. The opposite is true also - if a line dance is called, people can still dance around the outside of the floor. Sometimes we'll have several line dances and couples dances going on at one time. As long as everyone observes dance floor etiquette, we can accommodate more than one dance to the same song.
At about 9:30 p.m. we turn up the lights and the NVCWDA President makes announcements. We draw a door prize winner and then go back to open dancing. Sometimes we resume with a mixer dance in which everyone changes partners at set sequences.
We usually provide light refreshments such as sodas, chips and salsa, fruits, and desserts. We appreciate donations for the refreshments. Feel free to contribute food or drinks - they will be enjoyed by fellow dancers.
The dance ends at 11:00 p.m. Volunteers clean up, and we go home to rest our weary feet.