What we Offer
The Studio
Our club is open from Noon-10:00pm Monday-Friday, and Noon-4:00pm on Saturdays. Members are welcome at any time to stop by, enjoy the atmosphere, observe the lessons, and practice to their heart’s content. Unless the ballroom is overcrowded, we welcome and encourage you to practice either by yourself or with another member. Couples should start using the studio at the earliest possible occasion to develop techniques and confidence.
Private Dance Lessons
“Private” indicates one teacher to a student, or a couple taking lessons together. It does not refer to a private room. Lessons are 45 minutes long and all lessons are taught to the music in the main ballroom. Dancing is a physical activity as well as a great contact sport. Every minute you can spend moving your body to music, whether alone or with a partner, will work wonders for your progress. And, don’t be self conscious, everyone is concerned with themselves, they never notice anyone else.
Group Dance Classes
An important part of the learning process because, perhaps for the first time, the member learns to dance with many different partners. Classes are held nightly and on Saturdays, and include members in various stages of learning. The dance material taught in the classes is either an addendum to that taught in private lessons, or special class curriculums that involve such things as party dances and special dance techniques. Special care is taken to ensure that a new member fits into the classes they attend. The classes are 45 minutes and the schedule is printed monthly on our calendar of events which you can find on our website or at the front desk.
Kids Dance Classes
Inspire your child through ballroom dance! Kaluby’s classes for kids provide social, physical and emotional benefits. Your child will build confidence, make friends, create memories, learn manners and social skills, exercise and most importantly – have FUN! In our kids group classes, children learn the basics of dance – balance, steps, timing, musicality and styling. Check the calendar for class schedule or call us for more details.
Club Dance Parties
Also an important part of learning to dance, since parties offer members “Battlefield Conditions” including a variety of dance partners. The club parties are held every Friday from 9:15pm-11pm. Attendance is lively, refreshments are served and the staff arranges various activities, from dance exhibitions, games and birthday celebrations. Most of all, the parties are fun and everyone gets into the socializing act. As we say, they’re a great place to meet people. Some parties are theme parties, most are dressy-casual, but in all cases our members are always in good taste. Throughout the years the parties continue to be our most popular activity.
Outside Activities
Outside functions are open to all members. These events are mostly semi-formal and held at unique and exciting venues all over town. There are usually 3 to 5 outside functions yearly, based around such activities as Exhibition Showcases, Dance Recitals, Destination Unknown parties, and On-the-Town parties. These are always exciting events for our members that everyone looks forward to.
Travel Excursions
These are for the most part, supervised dancing tours held in cities other than our own. These trips take many forms, from cruises, to dance caravans and sometimes simply visits to fun cities to let our dancing hair down. Wherever they are, they have always been extremely popular.
Types of Membership
The actual learning process takes many forms. After all, everyone has different needs and we doubt sincerely if there are any two people who learn alike. People come in all different shapes and sizes and so do their abilities and desires.
Introductory Membership
A great beginning but only the beginning. The purpose it to allow us to see what it will take to make a member the type of dancer he or she wants to become and for them to see whether they want to go past wiggling their toe in the dance water. This program offers a taste of what is available in every other program.
General Variety Club Membership
A great program accompanies the Variety Club membership. There is a sufficient number of lessons, classes and party activities to develop the average member into a comfortable social dancer as quickly as possible.
The Awards Membership
This membership is designed for those members who really want to get into dancing with both feet. The Awards program, which accompanies the Awards membership, is a highly supervised and tested method of learning and is excellent for both men and women. It guarantees the member that their dance accomplishments will not be ordinary ones. Within the Awards Program structure are the following dance standards:
Bronze Social Award (Phase 1 and 2)
Silver Star Award (Phase 1 and 2)
Gold Performance Award (Phase 1 and 2)
International Award
Performing Arts Award
The conclusion of any standard or intermediate standards (Phase 1 or 2) is highlighted by an awards or graduation ball. The ball is attended by all interested members and is preceded by the Awards judging, which is performed by judges from unassociated clubs and schools. Besides being exciting, glamorous and fun, these affairs are our most important social functions.
And Finally…
There are far more types of dance programming that can be covered here. Dancing is, after all, a current event. Every year something new in dancing surfaces and captures the public eye. Mostly these are fad dances that vanish as quickly as they appear. However, once in awhile, one dance stays around long enough to become a “Dance Standard” and it is around these standards that we base the majority of our teaching. Don’t misunderstand, when a new dance comes along we are the first to hop on the bandwagon and learn it. Dancing is our business and we want to experience all of it.
Kaluby’s Dance Club offers a wide variety of dance interests and activities, enough to satisfy the simplest or the most sophisticated dancing taste buds. Becoming a good dance partner is the nicest way to tell your partner that you care about their enjoyment. Plus, it’s a great way of saying that you care about yourself.
Programs
Kaluby’s Dance Studio has developed a highly creative fun and easy way of learning. You start with basic steps and movements, then match them with the rhythm of the music.. before you know it… you’re dancing. Learning to dance with grace, poise, style and control has never been easier. If you are an advanced dancer, take the opportunity to stop by and one of our certified instructors will show you the newest steps.
Types of Programs and Medallist Standards of the Kaluby’s Dance Club:
1. Introductory Program
This program is designed as an introduction to the popular social dances. This allows your teacher to take care of your intermediate dancing needs and evaluate your future ones.
2. Basic
This program is designed to develop a few basic dances. Emphasis is placed on three most important elements of dancing, namely foot positions, rhythm, turning and leading or following.
3. Associate Bronze
This is the program for the impatient dancer. It will develop free movement around the floor, much more variety, technique, footwork, and your first introduction to styling. This dance program is very popular with the person that wants to get on the floor right away. You will be checked out in each phase by Mr. Kaluby’s Examiner.
Bronze is the full social standard. It is designed to develop timing and technique in all social dances. The styling will make you look and feel comfortable while on the floor. It will strengthen your lead and/or follow to the point that no matter who your partner is, what kind of music is playing, or what type of dance floor you’re on, you will look poised and comfortable in all the popular social dances and many variations. It will give you all the confidence you will ever need on the dance floor. Dancing at this level will be yours to keep as you will never forget the elements of each dance. It is the fun point in dancing when you don’t have to think about anything your partner and having fun yourself.
5. Silver
Silver is a dance standard with a high degree of styling. Flashy movements make this standard stand out on the dance floor. Continuity of movement enables a couple to glide around the dance floor with many changes of direction. Technique is very important to develop this type of movement.
6. Gold
Our Gold Standard is for the Stars! Strictly a standard for the hobby or the person who wants to do exhibitions. Its practice patterns are only to be used when both people really know what they are doing. Choreography, Styling, Technique and Showmanship are necessities in this standard. The smoothness and control make this a beautiful standard, but you will truly be regarded as an outstanding dancer able to excel in any dance there is