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Welcome Dancers!

D.C. Hand Dance Club

We are a social club that preserves and teaches a unique style of dance called D.C. Hand Dance (DCHD) that originated in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area in the mid-1950's. This smooth style of swing evolved from Jitterbug and was known in its early years as "fast dance." D.C. Hand Dance is noted for its complex hand turns done in circular and slotted patterns to the beat of slow to moderate tempo music.  


We dance at various places during the week and one Saturday of each month. Come take our free lessons, provided by certified Hand Dance Instructors.  See details about our weekly and monthly dances - Weekly and Monthly Dances.

Election Committee

New Board

 ****Chairperson  is needed to recruit and organize Election of incoming Board. Please see/email Phyllis for details.

***NEEDED:   Energetic, Club Oriented, Able to Devote Time, Follow Club Mission and  By-Laws to preserve the DCHD CLUB est. 1994 and Promote the DCHDC. 

The new incoming Board will take over effective September 2023 and have a 2 year obligation until Sept 2025. 

Please see Phyllis and Board members for information. 

Thank you for your support.

Phyllis 

***Join the Club/Membership***

Click on the link below and mail your check and form to the address on the form.

2023_Membership Registration Form (pdf)Download

Monthly Saturday Night Dance - June 17,2023


Bowie Elks Lodge #2309

1506 Defense Hwy

Gambrills, MD 21057


  


Next Monthly Dance is June 17 at the Bowie Elks Lodge.

Doors open at 6:45

HD Beginner  starts at 7:00 DI. TBD

HD Intermediate starts at 7:30 DI. TBD

Dancing starts at 8:00 to 11:00 pm  DJ. Dr. Jay

Light Snacks and Cake will be Provided.

Hope to see you there.
Phyllis 



Announcement

Dance Instructors Needed

 

Dance Instructors are needed. We have a lot of great Hand Dancers in our Club. We need for you to  become certified and join the HD Dance Instruction Team.  We have a lot  of New Members that need instruction on how to Hand Dance as to keep the  preservation of the dance. .  

Please See Criteria:

Training Course for Certification for DC Hand Dance Instructors.

To ensure that the Club maintains a sufficient number of certified hand  dance instructors, our Lead Instructor, Louise Pyles will again offer  the training course to certify DC Hand Dance instructors. Individuals  who meet the qualifications below and are interested to participate in  teaching the DC style of hand dance at Club venues should contact Louise  Pyles. Qualifications would be: 

1.  Knowledge of basic through intermediate skills with the DC Hand Dance.  Individual should have at least 2 years of experience and proficiency  with the dance.

2. Willingness to teach the basic steps in accordance with the  standardized training method as previously developed by Louise Pyles and  Betty Bunch Garcia. Instructors must agree to use the standardized  method of instruction defined in the Teacher Training Guide so that  students receive consistent and uniform presentation of the style by  each of the Club’s instructors. 

3.  Willingness to learn and be able to teach both the lead (male) and  follow (female) parts of the dance. 4. Possession of the audio equipment  (PA speaker and microphone system) along with appropriate music needed  to conduct group lessons. The individuals would need to pay Louise Pyles  for the classes. The cost will depend on how many people are training  at one time, and the length of time needed for proficiency to obtain  certification. If you are interested, please call Louise Pyles at  301-579-9486 or email at louisepyles@hotmail.com

Weekly Dances

Alibi's  weekly dance venue is open  each Tuesday  

Lessons 6 - 7 pm 


Lessons each week

Dance Instructors: Sondra Riley/Darryl Ingram


Dancing 7 - 10 pm

50/50 drawing

Please check back for any other updates.


Glory Days weekly dance venue is open each Wednesday.


Lessons in June 2023 will be the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 6-7:00pm

Dance Instructors: Merv Roussell/Louise Pyles


DJ hosted Dancing 7 - 9:30 pm

Please check back for any other updates


Alibi's Speak Easy and Bar- Tuesday night

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Come join DC Hand Dance Club on Tuesday nights at Alibi's Bar & Grill. Lessons 6-7pm, with instructors Sondra Riley & Darryl Ingram. Dancing follows. Nice cozy speak easy bar with great atmosphere!

Board Members at Alibi's

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Glory Days Dance Lesson

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Come join DC Hand Dance Club on Wednesday night at Glory Days in Edgewater, MD. 

Private room in back, ask at front desk!

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Beginner and Intermediate Hand Dance Lessons

Club DJ hosted music and dancing: 7:00 - 9:30 pm each Wednesday.


Free Hand Dance Lessons - 2nd & 4th Wednesday in June 2023, 6-7 pm.  Dance Instructor: Merv Roussell or Louise Pyles

DCHDC New Year's Eve Gala 2022

The DC Hand Dance Club held their yearly NYE Dance at the Double Tree by Hilton BWI. The floor was large and gave us plenty of room to dance.

Thanks to Jack Jones from NVSC for this wonderful video of our New Year's Eve Gala!

Video

 The DC Hand Dance Club held their monthly dance on September 10, 2022 with the theme of the  1950’s Rock and Roll. Here is a short video of the dancers doing “The Stroll”. Thank you Jack Jones from NVSC for this video!

Old Time Dance moves

DC HandDance Club "Old Time Dance Demo"

Bunky and Elaine at the June, 2022 Monthly Dance! More to come at GLory Days on Wednesdays.

 

Meet Me At The Bowie Elks Video

DC HandDance Club St. Pat's Dance - March 19, 2022 (Thank you Jack Jones from NVSC!)


*See photos under the Events tab, 2022 MMATBE 


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