USM Dance for the Health of It

15/02/2025

https://youtu.be/2mvnBRt2IgQ?si=egWywsSZHTfE29Ft

Patterns to date

06/08/2024

Mondays in August – August 5, 12, 19 & 26, 7:30-8:15 pm, with practice time following. Intermediate Rumba (bronze level skills required); four sessions. Hattiesburg Ballroom & Beyond, 208 W. Pine St. Instructor: Rebecca Chandler. (For details on the series and pricing, check the USA Dance Chapter 6116 page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/237218146296582).
No partner is necessary.

06/08/2024

USA Dance Formal Instruction

Mondays in August – August 5, 12, 19 & 26, 6:30-7:15 pm, with practice time following. Beginning Ballroom (basic steps in six major dances presented in 2-week increments; featured in August – Waltz & East Coast Swing). Hattiesburg Ballroom & Beyond, 208 W. Pine St. Instructor: Rebecca Chandler. (For details on the series and pricing, check the USA Dance Chapter 6116 page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/237218146296582).

08/06/2024

USA Dance Formal Instruction

Mondays in June – June 3, 10, 17 & 24, 6:30-7:15 pm, Beginning Ballroom (basic steps in six major dances presented in 2-week increments. Hattiesburg Ballroom & Beyond, 208 W. Pine St. Instructor: Rebecca Chandler. (For details on the series and pricing, check the USA Dance Chapter 6116 page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/237218146296582).
No partner is necessary.

08/06/2024

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/5-best-exercises-longer-life-133403408.html?

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29/05/2024

https://www.the-sun.com/health/11472728/dance-lets-kids-be-physical-darcey-bussell/

DAME Darcey Bussell considering a life without dance is the only time she’s lost for words. While the 55-year-old is one of the most successful dancers of her generation, if not all time, she credi…

19/05/2024

Dancing improves cardiovascular health, bone strength, and muscle tone and strength. It also helps with weight loss, improves balance and coordination, and increases aerobic fitness.
Photo Credit William White

15/05/2024

Dance for the Health of It will not meet this week (May 16) at the OLLI Annex. Sessions at 5:30 pm are planned for May 23 and May 30.

22/02/2024

Swing dance basics tonight at the OLLI Annex, 5:30-6:15 pm.

16/02/2024

USA Dance January Social Dance


USA Dance January Social Dance:
February 18, 2-5 pm, February Social, Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center, 220 W. Front St. $10 members, $15 non-members. Singles welcome. Lesson by Mike Spencer at 2:00 pm. Food sharing table; water and soft drinks provided.

07/01/2024

January's local social dance opportunities -

USA Dance/Dance for the Health of It

Hattiesburg Area Social Dance Opportunities Summary

January 2024

To add or correct information, contact Mike Forster, 601-466-4934; michael.forster@usm.edu. New information will be shared as it becomes available.

Zero-cost (FREE) opportunities to learn and practice social dancing.

Dance for the Health of It/USA Dance

• Thursdays beginning January 11, 5:30-6:15 pm, Varied dance styles, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Annex, 3801 Pearl St. Open to all; OLLI membership not required. No partner necessary.

• Wednesday, January 10, 6:00-6:45 pm, Ballroom Dance Building Blocks (basic steps in popular social dances). Hattiesburg Community Arts Center, 825 Main St. No partner necessary.

Hattiesburg Parks & Recreation

• Marion and Bela Toth will conduct a free Tuesday night (6:30-8:30 pm) three-week series in West Coast Swing at the Sigler Center (315 Conti), beginning January 9.

Low-cost dance opportunities

USA Dance

• Mondays, beginning January 8, 6:30-7:30 pm, Beginning Ballroom (basic steps in six major dances presented in 2-week increments. Hattiesburg Ballroom & Beyond, 208 W. Pine St. (For details on the series and pricing, check the USA Dance Chapter 6116 page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/237218146296582).
No partner necessary.

• Mondays, beginning January 8, 7:30-8:15 pm, Intermediate Waltz (bronze level skills required); four consecutive weeks. Hattiesburg Ballroom & Beyond, 208 W. Pine St. (For details on the series and pricing, check the USA Dance Chapter 6116 page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/237218146296582).
No partner necessary.

USA Dance Friday Parties

• January 12 & 26, 7:00-9 pm, January 12, Hattiesburg Ballroom & Beyond (208 W. Pine St.); January 26, Studio 117 in Petal (117 N. Main St., Petal). No formal instruction, just all-styles dancing to a playlist. No partner necessary. $5 for all.

USA Dance January Social Dance

• January 20, 7-10 pm, 2024 Serendipity Ball (Semi-Formal dress). Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center, 220 W. Front St. $10 members, $15 non-members. Singles welcome. Food sharing table; water and soft drinks provided.

Professional instruction

• Hattiesburg Ballroom & Beyond (208 W. Pine St.) – Rebecca Chandler offers a varied menu of classes in ballroom and line dancing, performance groups, and West Coast Swing on various days/times. For details and pricing, consult the HB&B page (https://www.facebook.com/hattiesburgballroomandbeyond), or contact the studio at 601-467-0922

• Connections Dance Club & Studio – at the South Mississippi Ballet Theater, 5296 Old Hwy 11. For details of classes and prices, check the Connections website (https://www.dancekinesiswithsherri.com/), page (https://www.facebook.com/SherriWimberlyDanceInstruction), or contact Sherri at 601-297-2185