Events
October 16
Grand Dance Extravaganza
Sunday, October 16 (1:00pm - 9:00pm)
Put on your dancing shoes and take a lesson, attend a workshop or two and improve your moves. Stay for dinner and dance the night away at the Grand Dance Extravaganza!
The event is organized by Metro Parks Tacoma and the Tacoma chapter of USA Dance.
STAR Center
3873 S. 66th St., 404-3939
STARCenterTacoma.org
Sign Up!
Call (253) 404-3939 starting Sept. 15
- Early Bird Discount before Oct. 5: $59 for entire event
- Rates after Oct. 5: Residents $74, Non-Resident $81
- USA Dance Members and Star Pass Holder $64
- Individual Workshops $15
- Dance and Lesson Only $15 (students $6)
Dressy dance attire suggested
Schedule
- 1:00 pm – 4:50 pm 11 Dance Workshops (3 choices every hour)
- Ballroom
- Night Club 2 Step
- Latin & Swing
- 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
- Catered Dinner & Dinner Show
- MPT Youth Entertainment and Dance Driven Youth Solos
- Dinner catered by Old Spaghetti Factory included in all day registration
- 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
- East Coast Swing lesson by Christine Luders
- 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Social Dance, Competition & Live Band
- Live Band: Michael and Leslie
- Jack and Jill Competition
- Dance Performances Dance Driven Adult Solos, USA Dance Seattle
- Dance Mixers
| Time | Journey Hall South |
Journey Hall North |
Studio |
| 1-1:50 | Viennese Waltz Basic - Intermediate Kaye Munro Jean Milano |
Cha-Cha Beginning, Steven Forbes |
West Coast Swing Fun Whips Intermediate April Morrow |
| 2-2:50 | Cha-Cha Intermediate Kaye Munro Jean Milano |
Waltz Beginning John Yantis |
Country Two Step Laces April Morrow |
| 3-3:50 | American Tango Intermediate Christine Luders |
Rumba Intermediate John Yantis |
East Coast Swing Beginning April Morrow |
| 4-4:50 | Samba Intermediate Christine Luders |
N/A | Night Club 2 Step Smooth Moves Basics and Beyond April Morrow |