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Learn How to Start Dancing (or teach someone else)

Select above link for lessons in Social Foxtrot, Single & Triple Swing, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, and more!

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Select link above for abundant information for understanding dancing and refining techniques.

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Learn about round dancing
Find FREE round dance resources
Locate resources for Mesa, Arizona
Help promote dancing
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Learn About Round Dancing

Dance Rhythms Chart by category
Checklist of figures by Phase (From chart, select any rhythm name to find figures link)
• Information about Cha Cha and Rumba; more in progress

Watch a video:
30-second video explaining Round Dancing (or longer video at cuedballroomdance.com).
Round dancing in action (with instructors from three continents!)
The Rhythms of Cued Ballroom (Clips of many rhythms)

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Find FREE Round Dance Resources

Cold Feet II has descriptions & footprints for beginning Waltz and Two-Step rhythms
Video Library Watch dances: Choose rhythm at bottom of sspreadsheet, then select the name of a dance (CS = cue sheet)
International Choreographed Ballroom Dancers Association (ICBDA) organization for dancers provides:

Upcoming Dance Events around the nation and world
2026 Convention in St. George, Utah
Purchase Apparel for yourself or others
Donate to honor someone or alert a QCD (Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA)
Join for other resources (newsletter, networking, popular dance routines, free access to beginning manuals in Foxtrot, Quickstep, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha, Rumba, Jive, and Mambo, a Technical Manual for advanced dancers, & much more!)

Roundalab (RAL) organization for teachers and cuers provides free for anyone:

Find an Instructor
Images of Dance Positions
Lists of Popular Dances
Upcoming Dance Events around the nation and world
Index of Rounds searchable data base of thousands of cue sheets
Cue Sheet Writing Guidelines explains how to read them
ª Abbreviation List for terms used in cue sheets
Many Other Resources (e.g., subscriptions, information for new teachers/cuers, etc.)

• Links to information about Bootcamps, teaching subscriptions, & online clinics offered by Curt & Tammy Worlock
• Links to Library of Congress Collection of the History of Ballroom Dance

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Locate resources for MESA, ARIZONA:
Round Dance Capital of the World!

Season Brochure - General schedule for Fall (November - December) or Spring (January - March)
Weekly Schedule - Lee Boyle - Details for weekly schedule with links to cue sheets and videos programmed for dances plus more information. Request a personal weekly email message.
• Join Arizona Roung Dancers Facebook Page maintained by Cheryl Bresee

• Flyer for new round dance classes beginning in January 2026
Dancing in the Desert - January 2-4, 2026 Flyer for weekend festival (Phase 4-6)
Cactus Capers - January 30 - February 1, 2026 Flyer for weekend festival (Phase 4-6)
Mesa Magic - March 6-7, 2026 Flyer for weekend festival (Phase 2-3, easy 4)

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Help Promote Dancing

ICBDA Membership Flyer - Join yourself and encourage others to join!
Teaching Sequence (Larry Caves' Walk In Dance Out program)
Resources & Opportunities - modify for your area (note on-line round dance resources)
Sample Flyer - include your own details
Sample psa send to your local media outlets (radio, TV, and newspapers)
Sample Business Card - Avery #8871 prints 10 cards per sheet (can also print on reverse side). Go to Avery.com to create and print your own cards.

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December 18, 2025