We meet on Sunday afternoons (from 1-4 pm this semester) for our official club practices. These normally include a brief meeting where we make announcements, have discussions, and generally ensure that all is right with the world. Following this, the rest of the time is devoted to learning incredible, awesome dance stuff from our team captains, and to practicing/dancing/mingling/etc.

In addition to our Sunday practices, we also have lessons from our professional dance instructor, Diane O'Neal, every Wednesday evening. They last for a total of three hours, with each hour devoted to a different dance. Lessons cover all manner of dances, from swing to rumba to Viennese waltz. The cost for lessons is per hour, but the more hours you sign up for, the better deal you get. The lessons last for three-week sessions (you pay only once per session).  On top of regular lessons, we generally try to have two extra one-day workshops on more obscure dances (polka, anyone?) between the three-week periods.

For more information about locations and times, look at the calendar page!

Sunday Club Practices

1-4pm in Chesapeake A, in the Sadler Center; see Calendar for complete information. Generally 1-2pm is a beginner lesson in oe style of dance, 2-3pm is another beginner lesson, and 3-4pm for social dancing and general practicing.

Wednesday Professional Lessons

6-9pm in Chesapeake A, with a different dance taught every hour.

Pricing Information

• Wednesday Lessons (Total cost for a three-week session)
  • One hour = $25
  • Two hours = $40
  • Three hours = $50
  • Also note, if you are a returning member who would like to retake a lesson that you have already taken in the past, that hour will cost you only $10.
• Club Dues (For Sunday practices, etc.)
  • $5 for non-competative members
  • $15 for competative members
    

For anyone who things these prices are really high, here's a run-down of how much these lessons would cost on your own.

• Professionally-taught lessons
  • One hour = $50 (A one-hour lesson for four weeks = $200)
  • Two hours = $100 (Two-hour lessons for four weeks = $400)
  • Three hours = $150 (Three-hour lessons for four weeks = $600)

Thus, this really is a good deal. Plus it's tons and tons of fun.

Officer Information

Our fantastic, bombastic, and somewhat spastic officers are:
President: Charles Fliss (cjmfliss@wm.edu)
Vice President: Georgina Rackham (gmrackham@wm.edu)
Women's Team Captain: Kim O'Brien-Applegate (kmobrienappleg@wm.edu)
Men's Team Captain: Chip Delashmitt (Radelashmitt@wm.edu)
Secretary: David Will (dwill@wm.edu)
Treasurer: Jennifer Hays (jmhays@wm.edu)
Social Chair: Mac Harris (mjharris01@wm.edu)
Publicity Chair: Abby Acio (aaacio@wm.edu)
Fundraising Chair: Katherine Hayden (kehayden@wm.edu)
Alumni Chair: Missy Montagna (mamontagna@wm.edu)
Webmaster: Kevin Deisz (kddeisz@wm.edu)