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RSDS Grand Opening Meet!

The first meeting of RSDS will be Monday, Jan. 30 at 7:00 PM in the RMC Grand Hall. There will be a 30 min two-step lesson followed by a 30 min Swing lesson. In between we’ll have free practice and awesome demos. Come and dance and have fun and meet new friends! There will be snacks!

Cheers,

Nathan

Thursday, January 26th, 2012 ballroom, club information, general Comments Off

Dances with Owls!!!

Online Registration for Dances with Owls is now open! We will have our welcome dance November 11th and the competition November 12th. Please visit http://danceswithowls.com/ for more information and to register.

Thanks!

Monday, September 26th, 2011 contest, general, special event Comments Off

Ballroom Tonight!

Hey, y’all!

Ballroom tonight 7:30 PM-11:30 PM, RMC, Rumba!

Come and join us for some fun dance times!

Anya + Cameron
RSDS Presidential Types

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 ballroom, general Comments Off

Swing Lessons Start Tomorrow

Swing Lessons start tomorrow (WED)!  We will have the wonderful Hank and Meagan teaching beginner Swing from 7:45 to around 9, then free dance until around 10 PM, all in the lovely McMurtry college commons.

Come and join us!

Anya + Cameron, Presidential types

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 general, swing Comments Off

A new season of dance!

A new year is upon us and we have all (hopefully) settled nicely back into campus. Now it is time to get out and DANCE! The first meeting for RSDS will be this Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 PM  in the RMC Grand Hall. Come and join us for a free introductory lesson & meet and greet. There will be FOOD!!!

Dances that we cover this year include:

  • Tango
  • Waltz
  • Salsa
  • Cha-cha-cha
  • Samba
  • Foxtrot
  • Two-Step
  • and much more

For more information please email Anya or Cameron (RSDS Presidents): rsds(at)rice.edu

Everyone is welcome, so please come and bring a friend! We look forward to seeing all of you!

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 ballroom, club information, general, swing, tango Comments Off

Lindy Workshop Weekend!

In January, RSDS is hosting a 2-day Lindy workshop. On Jan. 23-24 there will be 10-1hour lessons taught by four instructors. 3 are from Albuquerque’s “Groove Juice Special,” a dance team the just won the 2009 Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, and the fourth is Anna Whitmire, an RSDS teacher and competitive dancer in Houston.

regular regristration: $100

RSDS non-Rice member: $50

RSDS student member: FREE

Please go to the workshop website for more information.

See you on the 23rd!

Sunday, December 27th, 2009 Houston-area events, general, special event, swing Comments Off

Fall 2009 Update

Classes are starting soon:

Ballroom = Tuesdays 6:30-10:00, RMC Grand Hall
Tango = Wednesday evenings, TBA
Swing = Thursdays, 7:00-10:30, Miner Lounge

FREE DANCING! Every Tuesday, 10pm-midnight

TUESDAY, September 1 will be our first ballroom meeting. It’s a meet-and-greet dance, with pie from House of Pies!

More info coming soon…

Friday, August 28th, 2009 ballroom, general, swing, tango 2 Comments

Argentine Tango with Indre at Continental Club before Glover

In nature the circle often occurs in moments of transformation- the wave curls and breaks, the pebble dropped in a pool spreads a concentric pattern, the tree adds another ring. Such is life. Very similar to tango. In tango couples are turning all the time: in a big circle around the room in the line of dance, woman around the man, man around the woman.

Come and learn the Tango through turning. Learn 5 basic turns for social dance floor. 5 Mondays in a row.

Starting June 29 till July 27, Every Monday
At Continental Club 3700 Main @ Alabama

7pm- 8pm (Stay longer for glass of wine and dance tango to Glover Gill)

$40 for 5 classes, $10 drop-in, 50% discount for students.

To register, ask questions contact Indre at indrerapal (at) gmail (dot) com.

transform your life with tango

http://www.tangohous.com

http://www.glovertango.com/home.html
http://www.continentalclub.com/Houston.html

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 general Comments Off

In the Swing of things…

check out what the NewsBot turned up:

http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=3245&SnID=4

(RSDS Faculty Sponsor Dan Wallach, featured in a Rice News article from 2004)

Thursday, June 11th, 2009 general Comments Off

Salsa dancing in May

The Melody Club and United Salsa Student Salsa Social Is Always The Third Thursday of The Month. The Next Will Tomorrow May 21, 2009.

The Houston Salsa Congress has new dates. The next congress will be January 14-17, 2010. Check out our newly confirmed performers who will come to Houston in 2010… May 31, 2009 is the last day to purchase discounted full passes for only $120…

Salsa socials at Sonia’s dance studio will continue as always the last Sunday of the month on Sunday May 31, 2009.

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 general Comments Off
RSDS promotes social dancing at Rice and within the Houston community. We offer classes in Ballroom, Argentine Tango, and Swing. We also host dance events on campus, either solely, or in coordination with other Houston social dance groups. All events will be advertised on this site and on our listserv.