Dance your best by taking any of the ballroom dance classes listed below

All course prices include sales tax.

Dance-A-Cross located at 1970 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines (in Normandy Plaza   ) Dance-A-Cross Studio website

West Des Moines Community Center at 217 5th St. in West Des Moines (in Valley Junction) West Des Moines Parks and Recreation website

Lets Just Dance Marshalltown located at 236 N. 13th Street in Marshalltown    Let's Just Dance Marshalltown website

Special Zumba exercise classes at Dance-A-Cross on Mondays at 7:30 and Thursdays at 6:15.  These classes will give you lots of exercise using dance.  Great aerobic workout.  Class costs $40.00 for 7 classes.  You only pay for the classes you attend.  Come on in and join the fun.

Upcoming Classes starting in February 2012

Mondays:

• Beginner 1 Waltz and Rumba with Roger and Karen from 7:30-8:30 pm.  This course will start February 6th and run through February 27th and the classes will be held at Dance-A-Cross in West Des Moines.  This course will teach the fundamentals of these dances and Roger and Karen will teach 3-5 figures in each dance during the 4 weeks and, if you have already taken this course and are taking it a second time, they will add an additional 2-4 figures in each dance for you.  The course will begin with a review of the previous weeks figures and then teach for the rest of the time.  This 4 week course costs $55 per couple and singles are accepted at $30 per single. You can sign up for the first 3 months of courses which will add Waltz, Rumba, Tango, and Cha Cha after the January class for a total cost of $150 per couple for all 3 months.

  4 Week Ballroom Basics Class at Dance-A-Cross

  Couple $55.00 USD Single $30.00 USD Couple - 3 month special $150.00 USD Single - 3 month special $80.00 USD

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Thursdays: 

• Advanced Dance Classes with Jim and Suzi from 6:45-7:45 pm and included is a guided practice from 7:45-8:45.  These courses will start January 11th and continues through March 29th.  They will be held in the beautiful new ballroom at the West Des Moines Community Center.   Jim and Suzi will teach beginning and intermediate figures in new dances and low silver figures in the 6 basic ballroom dances.  January 11th - February 2nd will be silver Rumba and Bronze Bolero, February 9th - March 1st will be Tango and East Coast Swing, and March 8th - March 29th will be bronze West Coast Swing and Viennese Waltz.  Each class will begin with a review of the previous weeks figures and then teach for the rest of the time.  This class has a one hour guided practice included each week immediately after the teaching time. Each 4 class course costs $65 per couple or $180 for the entire January-March quarter or $210 for any class and any practice during this quarter.  You must pay either the $65 or the $180 to the City of West Des Moines when you attend thiese classes.  If you take the $210 opetion, pay Des Moines Dance the additional $30.

Upcoming Classes starting in March 2012

Sundays:

• Absolute Beginner Ballroom Course with Jim and Suzi.  This course will start March 11th and continue through May 6th (no class April 8th - Easter).  They will be held at the West Des Moines Community Center.   This Beginner level course will run from 12:30-2:30 pm and Jim and Suzi will teach 3-5 figures in the Beginner level class for each dance during the first hour.  This is primarily an absolute beginner level course and will run from 6:30-7:30 with an hour of guided practice from 7:30-8:30 pm.  If you have had some dance experience and would like to review your figures and get some additional figures added on you may attend this class and we will work with you to add some addition figures.  They will be teaching 7 different dances over the eight weeks.  Each class will start with a review of the previous weeks material and then the new dance will be taught. This 8 class course costs $65 per person for the 8 weeks of teaching and the 8 weeks of guided practice.  If you sign up without a partner you will get less dance time but you will still be able to learn the various dances.  If you do not have a partner, please contact us and we will see if we have a partner available for you.
  
  This course is run by the West Des Moines Parks and Recreation and you can find the course at the following link. When you go to this link, click on adult classes and the balloom classes will be shown right away.  Please register with them before attending class. You must pay for this class at the followign link or at the front dest when you first come to class. Checks are to be made payable to the City of West Des Moines when you attend this class. You can also pay at their website as well.  This will save us a lot of time the first class day. They have a brand new ballroom floor to dance on. 
  
  
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• Beginner Ballroom level 2 Dance Classes with Jim and Suzi.  These courses will start March 11th and continue through May 6th no class April 8th - Easter).  They will be held at the West Des Moines Community Center at 217 5th St.  The classes will start with a guided practice from 1:30-2:30 and the teaching will be from 2:30-3:30 pm.  Jim and Suzi will teach 3-4 figures in each of the dances, reviewing all the steps in Absolute Beginner ballroom and adding 3 odr 4 new figues in each dance. Each class will start with a review of the previous weeks material and then the new dance will be taught.  This 8 class course costs $65 per person for the 8 weeks of teaching and the 8 weeks of guided practice.  If you sign up without a partner you will get less dance time but you will still be able to learn the various dances.  If you do not have a partner, please contact us and we will see if we have a partner available for you.
  
  This course is run by the West Des Moines Parks and Recreation and you can find the course at the following link. When you go to this link, click on adult classes and the balloom classes will be shown right away.  Please register with them before attending class. You must pay for this class at the followign link or at the front dest when you first come to class. Checks are to be made payable to the City of West Des Moines when you attend this class. You can also pay at their website as well.  This will save us a lot of time the first class day. They have a brand new ballroom floor to dance on.  Currently they do not have the Beginner Ballroom level 2 classes listed so signup for the Beginner Ballroom level 1 class and add a note if possible that you will be attending the Beginner Ballroom level 2 class.
  
  
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• Beginner 1 Tango and Cha Cha with Roger and Karen from 7:30-8:30 pm.  This course will start March 5th and run through March 26th and the classes will be held at Dance-A-Cross in West Des Moines.  This course will teach the fundamentals of these dances and Roger and Karen will teach 3-5 figures in each dance during the 4 weeks and, if you have already taken this course and are taking it a second time, they will add an additional 2-4 figures in each dance for you.  The course will begin with a review of the previous weeks figures and then teach for the rest of the time.  This 4 week course costs $55 per couple and singles are accepted at $30 per single. You can sign up for the first 3 months of courses which will add Waltz, Rumba, Tango, and Cha Cha after the January class for a total cost of $150 per couple for all 3 months.

  4 Week Ballroom Basics Class at Dance-A-Cross

  Couple $55.00 USD Single $30.00 USD Couple - 3 month special $150.00 USD Single - 3 month special $80.00 USD

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Wednesdays:

• Childrens Ballroom Class -- This class will start March 7th and continues through April 25th.  We will teach Foxtrot, Swing, Waltz and Rumba.  This class is open to children ages 8-12 and some exceptions may be made for mature younger children or possibly some who are 13 or 14.  Please talk with us prior to enrolling any students who are not 8-12.  This class will be on Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm and will cost $55 per student.

  8 Week Children's Ballroom Class at Dance-A-Cross

  1 child $55.00 2 children $110.00 3 children $165.00

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• Absolute Beginner Ballroom Course with Jim and Suzi.  This course will start March 7th and continue through April 25th.  They will be held at Dance-A-Cross in West Des Moines.  This is primarily an absolute beginner level course and will run from 6:30-7:30 with an hour of guided practice from 7:30-8:30 pm.  If you have had some dance experience and would like to review your figures and get some additional figures added on you may attend this class and we will work with you to add some addition figures.  Jim and Suzi will teach 3-5 figures in the absolute beginner level and an additional 3-4 figures in the Beginner and more level for each dance. They will be teaching 7 different dances over the eight weeks.  Each class will start with a review of the previous weeks material and then the new dance will be taught. This 8 class course costs $130 per couple or $70 per single for the 8 weeks of teaching and the 8 weeks of guided practice.  If you sign up without a partner you will get less dance time but you will still be able to learn the various dances.  If you do not have a partner, please contact us and we will see if we have a partner available for you.

  Absolute Beginner or More - Dance Class

  Couple price $130.00 USD Single price $70.00 USD

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• Advanced Dance Classes with Jim and Suzi from 6:45-7:45 pm and included is a guided practice from 7:45-8:45.  These courses will start January 11th and continues through March 29th.  They will be held in the beautiful new ballroom at the West Des Moines Community Center.   Jim and Suzi will teach beginning and intermediate figures in new dances and low silver figures in the 6 basic ballroom dances.  January 11th - February 2nd will be silver Rumba and Bronze Bolero, February 9th - March 1st will be Tango and East Coast Swing, and March 8th - March 29th will be bronze West Coast Swing and Viennese Waltz.  Each class will begin with a review of the previous weeks figures and then teach for the rest of the time.  This class has a one hour guided practice included each week immediately after the teaching time. Each 4 class course costs $65 per couple or $180 for the entire January-March quarter or $210 for any class and any practice during this quarter.  You must pay either the $65 or the $180 to the City of West Des Moines when you attend thiese classes.  If you take the $210 opetion, pay Des Moines Dance the additional $30.

Saturdays:

• Guided Practice with Jim and Suzi from 1:00-2:00 pm.  The guided practice will play music primarily for the basic 6 dances of Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, East Coast Swing, Rumba, Cha Cha and also the Merengue. You will be able to practice the figures you know and also be able to ask the instructors for their assistance.   If you have missed one of the dances during your class, they will also assist you in picking up the figures you missed.  Other dance music will be played upon request.   The instructors will be available to answer questions about figures you have already been taught but will not teach new figures in the standard dances.  The instructors may also be practicing for competition and they should not be interrupted when they are practicing.   These sessions will cost $5 per couple, pay as you go, and are open to all current and previous students.  This includes all students at sites other than Dance-A-Cross and all private lesson students as well.

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