John Yu On Sept. 22, enjoy Sunday evening with the easy-listening and rhythmic music of an Arizona favorite, the Rags Allen Jazz Band, featuring Rags Allen on piano/keyboard. Rags Allen is a member of the Arizona Nightclub Performers Hall of Fame and has performed with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride and Mickey Gilley at…
If you are new and haven’t registered for classes that are starting on Monday, Sept. 9, in the SunBird Ballroom, now is the time! Summer’s almost over! However, we all know that statement is probably two months too soon! The blessing is that we dance on the biggest dance floor in the area with the…
Judee Curtis Dancing in June has given some year-round dancers the opportunity to move up a level. Taking advantage of the time and teaching one new dance a week has eased these dancers into that level vs. jumping with both feet into the next full next hour! This new plan has worked very well. We…
A Group Class for Basic Social Dance Lessons will begin the evening of July 9, 2019. The Basic Social Dance system is incredibly simple and allows a new participant to move to any song played by the end of the first class. There’s almost no memorization of steps…just a strong focus on developing the gentleman’s…
The Sun Lakes Dance Party, sponsored by the Fun Lakers Club, is held in the San Tan Ballroom, always on a Thursday. April 11 was the last dance of this season. Next season starts in October, so get your season package early to save money. Dates for the 2019-2020 season are October 17, November 14,…
Our group is smaller since our snowbirds “flew away.” However, we’re still learning, dancing and having FUN with Full Time Resident Dancers, a.k.a. “Survivors of AZ’s summer, sometimes starting in April!” We do stop more often to drink water. This is very necessary for ALL people to stay hydrated, especially when doing a physical activity,…
The Sun Lakes Dance Party, sponsored by the Fun Lakers Club, is held in the San Tan Ballroom, always on a Thursday. Please note that April 11 was the last dance of this season. Next season starts in October, so get your season package early to save money. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dance lesson…
We’re already looking forward to when the snowbirds return, but in the meantime, we “fulltime residents” keep on learning and dancing line dances. We’re just happy we are an “indoor activity with A/C.” We don’t dance in July and August. We return on Monday, September 2, 2019 (yes, Labor Day). If you would like to…
Mary Lou Kaye Besides being fun, dancing is an activity that offers many rewards to the participants. You can exercise without “working” out, improve your social life, increase flexibility and agility, strengthen your balance, develop more social poise and confidence, strengthen all your muscles, meet new friends, improve your skills in other sports and physical…
On April 14, 2019, The Rags Allen Band will be performing for our dance club. In case you haven’t heard of this band, here is a brief bio: Rags Allen – Piano/keyboard player and member of “Arizona Nightclub Performers Hall of Fame.” Rags played with artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride, Mickey Gilley in…