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What we do
With many years of teaching, choreographing, performing and lecturing experience, we offer:
- PRIVATE and GROUP classes
- Dance events and parties
- Pas-des-deux performances
- Dance-related lectures and dance demonstrations
- Entertainment at different venues, providing dance music and getting the audience on its feet with mixers, dance anecdotes and instructions
- WEDDING DANCE instruction and private lessons are available all seasons. Contact Esther 845 535-3341, twinks.odes@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
- GERMANIA BIERGARTEN DINNER DANCE – Friday, May 30
Place: Germania Club, Degarmo Rd. Poughkeepsie
Time: 6pm to 10pm
Entrance Fee for non-member guests: $5,
Band: Adler Band
Menu: Sauerbraten Bratwurst, Pretzelr
Reservation: We reserve tables so you can enjoy the company of your dancing friends.
Contact: Esther: twinks.odes@gmail.com, 845 635-3341or sign the reservation sheet at our dance classes
- ELKS CLUB DINNER DANCE – Friday, June 6
Place: 29 Overocker rd. Poughkeepsie
Time: 6pm to 10pm
Band: DJ
Menu: Sliced roast beef buffet
Price: $25.
Reservation: must be received by May 29th. We reserve tables so you can enjoy the company of your dancing friends.
Contact: Esther: twinks.odes@gmail.com, 845 635-3341or sign the reservation sheet at our dance classes.
- GERMANIA BIERGARTEN DINNER DANCE – Friday, June 13
Place: Germania Club, Degarmo Rd. Poughkeepsie
Time: 6pm to 10pm
Entrance Fee for non-member guests: $5,
Band: Adler Band
Menu: the main meal varies. Bratwurst, Pretzels etc. are always available
Price: $6 to $18 depending on what you order
Reservation: We reserve tables so you can enjoy the company of your dancing friends.
Contact: Esther: twinks.odes@gmail.com, 845 635-3341or sign the reservation sheet at our dance classes
- GRADUATION “MOCKTAIL” PARTY WITH HORS D’OEUVRES & DESSERTS
Place: St. John’s Church Hall, 55 Wilbur Blvd. POK
Date: Thursday June 26
Time: 6:30 pm
Donation: $9 (to help with the rental)
Contact: Esther 845 635-3341 twinks.odes@gmail.com
Program: great food, dance performance, mixers, and dance, dance, dance.
Ladies, please bring your best dessert or hors d’oeuvres. Gentlemen, please bring a bottle of “mock”-wine or cocktail (The church does not want us to drink real booze!)
- DANCING UNDER THE STARS GALA Dinner Dance -- July 26
- CHRISTMAS PARTY -- December 11
Dance Class Schedule - Summer and Fall 2025
- Date: June 12, (6 weeks)
- “SWING INTO SUMMER” DANCE CLASSES
- Place: St. John’s Church Hall, 55 Wilbur Blvd. POK
- Date: Thursdays June 12 – July 24
(Note: June 26th is Graduation party – classes continue the week after)
- Time: Basic Swing: 7 pm
Advanced Swing: 8 pm
- Donation: $80
- Contact: Esther 845 635-3341 twinks.odes@gmail.com and bring your check or cash to the first class
- Date: Tuesday, October 7 (8 weeks)
- Place: Arlington High School, Rt. 55, LaGrange
- Time: 6:00 PM Basic ballroom, Latin, swing
7:00 PM Intermediate/advanced ballroom, Latin, Swing
8:00 PM Salsa, merengue, bachata special - basic & intermediate
- Tuition: $99 pp
- Contact: Linda 845 486-4860 ex.32102 or 845 635-3341
- To register:
https://arlingtonschools.revtrak.net/Continuing-Education/
- No class 11-11 & 11-25
- Date: Thursday, October 9 (8 weeks)
- Place: St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church Hall, 55 Wilbur Blvd.POK
- Time: 6:00 Basic ballroom, Latin, Swing
7:00 PM Intermediate ballroom, Latin, Swing
8:00 PM Advanced ballroom, Latin, Swing (student choice)
- Tuition: $99 pp
No class: 11-27
- To register contact Esther 845 635-3341, twinks.odes@gmail.com
and bring your check/cash to the first dance
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Fun in pictures
"Graduation party" 2024
Parties and Events
Dance parties and events are announced during classes and in monthly email memos. We reserve tables so you can enjoy the company of your dancing friends and make new ones.
Contact Esther twinks.odes@gmail.com
- The POK Elks Club holds Dinner Dances on the first Friday of the month by reservation only
- The POK Germania Club holds Biergarten dinner dances with live music are usually on the second Friday of the month.
We reserve tables for our dancers. You can sit with your dancing friends or make new ones.
- Our annual Christmas dance party is in December.
Mocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dance demo, sing-along with the accordion, mixers, wonderful friends, and lots of dancing. Ladies, please bring hors d oeuvres, munchies, desserts, your favorite dish, Gentlemen please bring a bottle of non-alcoholic wine/beer/sider or munchie.
Watch for date, location, time and program
THe program includes a dance demo, mixers, a sing-along with the accordion and lots of dancing
For reservation, contact: Esther: Twinks.odes@gmail.com
- The BLDCHV Dance Club Holds its annual "Dancing Under the Stars" gala in July. Members and guest welcome.
"Dancing Under the Shining Stars" 2024
JOIN THE BLDCHV DANCE CLUB!
The Ballroom and Latin Dance Club of the Hudson Valley (BLDCHV) is over 35 years old, but since Covid struck, we have not been organizing many events. We are inviting all our dancers and friends to JOIN THE CLUB! The Club meets at monthly dinner dances or tea dances, usually with live bands. As part of their membership, Dance Club members are guests of the Club at its annual gala garden dinner dance in July. They also get some other perks (entrance fee, a glass of booze, discount on tickets, etc.) during the year. The Club year is from January to January.
If you sign up ($40 annual fee) for membership or if you are a paid member, you receive a complimentary dinner tomorrow at Germania Club’s dinner dance.
To sign up, bring your $40 check, payable BLDCHV, to tomorrow’s dance.
Membership Application Form
(Ballroom and Latin Dance Club of the Hudson Valley)
(BLDCHV)
• First name: _________________________ Last name: ________________
• Address: ______________________________________________________________
• City:______________________ State: _____ Zip code: __________
• Home phone: (___)___-_____________ Work phone: (___)___-_____________
• E-mail address: _____________________________________________
Membership fee: $40
Check out our Website: http://www.everythingballroom.com.
Contact: Esther Odescalchi 635-3341, twinks.odes@gmail.com
For Dance party pictures, click BLDCHV
and Gallery of Photos
Guide to help you select the appropriate class
- Basic & low-intermediate ballroom, Latin and Swing are for you if you never danced before or took only one basic class. Also, if you did not dance for a while and want a refresher, you will be happy in this class. Dances covered include: waltz, foxtrot, rumba, merengue or any other dance students request;
- Special dance class (swing, Latin, Tango, etc) concentrates on the selected dance and you will learn many different patterns in that dance
- Intermediate ballroom, Latin and Swing. If you have taken several classes in the past, but don't consider yourself an advanced dancer, this class is for you.
- Advanced ballroom, Latin and Swing. If you are well versed in several dances and go out dancing regularly, you will be conditioned to learn any of the advanced patterns we teach. During the session, we can either work on a variety of dances or select a special one that students select. The current class voted for the Rumba.
Class Fees varie depending on the sponsoring organization.
For information, please contact Esther 845 635-3341; twinks.odes@gmail.com
Where can you go dancing?
Some Dutchess County private Clubs have ballroom/Latin dances at regular intervals. Dances are announced during classes and via monthly emails.
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