Wear your holiday best for this special occasion but make sure you can dance in your elegant attire! Bring a pair of comfy dance shoes as well as a camera for preserving the memories.  And if you forget your camera, we will once again provide a photo booth complete with backdrop (details below)!

“CAN I GO SINGLE?”

We are asked this question every year and the answer is worth repeating:  YES, you can go single!  You do NOT need a partner to attend.  At least half of the ADC Winter Ball attendees will attend without a partner.  As at all ADC functions, attendees are encouraged to mingle and dance with others.  Due to space, this will be a “limited ticket sales” event (220 max), so everyone will have room to dance comfortably. To help maintain a gender balance, we will again try to sell equal numbers (110 each) of male and female registrations. This will ensure enough leaders and followers so everyone can dance and have a great time.  So, if you’re attending single — register early!

WINTER BALL LOGISTICS

6:00 pm–11:00 pm: Doors open at 6:00 pm and dancing begins. Please do not arrive before 6:00 pm as we will need time for set-up.

6:00 pm–7:00 pm: Reception
7:00-9:00 pm: Buffet dinner

The Buffet dinner includes a selection designed to accommodate various food preferences (see registration form for complete menu).  Attendees will be called to the dinner buffet by table numbers selected at random.  The last table selected will win a prize worthy of their patience!  (Note:  Cash bar/credit cards accepted/ATM near by at the Security Desk.)

Actual paper tickets for the Winter Ball will not be issued.  Instead, names of registrants will be checked against a registration list upon arrival at the Albuquerque Convention Center.  Seating arrangements will be “open” — first come/first served.  When you check in, you will receive a RESERVED slip with your name on it.  Place the slip on your place setting to reserve your seat while you are dancing and to let your later-arriving friends know where you are sitting.  NOTE:  When you are through eating, please place your nametag on your plate.  This lets the waiter know you are finished and would like your plate removed.

Door Prizes:  Great gifts will be given away during the evening. Your name will be automatically entered for the drawings when you check in.

REGISTRATION INFO

Prior to the Winter Ball, you will be notified either by phone or e-mail regarding receipt of your registration.  If you don’t receive a confirmation by a week before the Ball, call 505-299-3737 to verify that your registration was received.

Winter Ball tickets are limited and always sell out.  REGISTRATION IS BY MAIL ONLY.  Mail the registration form (available below) today, along with your membership renewal to receive a $11 discount to the already-subsidized price.  Note: The actual cost of the Winter Ball ticket is $55 per person.  Fees:  Invited guest pays $55.  The subsidized cost for current members is $45.  Special for all members renewing now to January 2013:  just $34 per person (a savings of $11 per member!)  The postmark deadline for the 2012 Winter Ball registration is Thursday, January 19, although the event will most likely be sold out before then.  There is a limit of one guest registration per member.  Registrations for additional guests, non-members, and those joining in January will become available starting Monday, January 9th (non-members may call to get on a waiting list now:  505-299-3737).  Current members receive priority over non-members for extra tickets.

WAITING LIST / CANCELLATIONS

We will have a waiting list if the event sells out.  In previous years, almost everyone on the waiting list was able to attend.

No refunds will be given after January 20th.  IMPORTANT:  If you buy a ticket and cannot attend, please contact the club by calling 505-299-3737 so that we can offer your registration to the next person on the waiting list – even if it’s a last minute cancellation!  Once we provide the Convention Center catering staff with a final list of attendees (7-days in advance), the ADC is obligated to pay the full cost of all registrants, whether or not they actually attend.)  If your registration is re-sold after the refund deadline, we will refund your money.  The last several years we had 100% attendance, because those who were unable to attend were conscientious about notifying us.

PHOTOS

Have your picture taken at the Winter Ball!  We will once again offer a “photo service” at our Winter Ball.  Singles, couples and small groups can be accommodated.  The photos will be placed on the club website for your review. High resolution, printable image files will be provided upon request.  Contact Dennis Kramer through the ADC website.  Cost for e-mailed files is free and for mailed CD’s is $4.00 (in advance). NOTE PROCEDURE FOR PHOTOS:  So that our photographers (Dennis & his assistant Mae Lambert) can enjoy the evening, photo service will only be offered from 6:00pm to 6:30pm, and again from 9:00pm-9:30 pm. Dennis and Mae will also take “table pictures” by request.

DOWNLOADABLE REGISTRATION FORM: 2012 Winter Ball Registration Form (PDF)

The cost is $10 for members (all ages) and $15 for guests (all ages; $10 if joining before the event). Each member who brings a homemade or specialty dessert will receive $5 off admission.

Due to space, we will limit the number of people attending to 220, so RSVP early (please provide us with the full name of any guest who will accompany you to glkello@nmia.com or call 299-3737). If you plan to bring a dessert, please e-mail or call to let us know what type so we can ensure a wide variety and avoid having too many. We will limit desserts to the first 30 members who call in their selections.

Sorry, no free passes accepted for this special event.

To inspire you to start working on your costume, here’s a picture of last year’s winners:

1st place: “Adams Family” (first row): Fester (Jerry Rejent), Wednesday (Phyllis Walden), Pugsley (Rosemarie Stansbury), (back row) Grandmama (KarenDeveney), Lurch (Bruce Welton), Frank Randall creator of “It” (bottom row), Gomez (Gary Kellogg), Morticia (Susan Kellogg); 2nd place: Civil War Couple (Danny Donald, Cynthia Jennings); 3rd place: Mad Hatter & Alice in Wonderland (Rich & Rosa Jennings); 4th place: Pow-Wow Fancy Dancer (Janie Camenzind); 5th place: “Birdman of Alcatraz” & Hitchcock’s “The Birds” (Val & Linda Gieri)

Note the ADC Halloween dance will not be held on October 31st — but EARLY — on Oct 22!  So now’s the time to start thinking about your costume — Halloween will be here before you know it!

BIG CASH PRIZES will be awarded again this year for the best costumes, based on votes by club members:  $125 for 1st place, $100 for 2nd place, $75 for 3rd place, $50 for 4th place and $25 for 5th place.

Members will be given ballots as they check-in to vote for their top three FAVORITE and MOST CREATIVE costumes — from the “most enchanting” to the “most goooulish”!  The voting process will end around 9:00pm and winners will be announced later in the evening.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CASH PRIZES AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COSTUME PARADE YOU MUST CHECK IN EARLY AND REGISTER YOUR COSTUME NAME. This will also give everyone a chance to SEE YOUR costume before voting and will also ensure they vote for the right costume (in case of multiple witches, etc!). Each member in costume will be given a number.  Note that if you want your costume to be judged as part of a “couple” or a “group”, you must let the check-in attendant know so that you all receive the same #.  Anyone (both members and nonmembers) participating in the costume contest parade will receive $2 off admission when checking in. Note:  Only ADC Members (or anyone joining the ADC) are eligible to win cash prizes.

Classes are $10 per person , or $70 for all classes, for ADC members, and $13 per person, or $94 for all classes, for non-ADC members ‘Observe Only’ passes, per class, are $5 for ADC members and $8 for guests.

This workshop will fill up, so download and complete a registration form and get registered today.

Aaron and Tiffany Lorenzen live in Orange County, California, and are current UCWDC Masters competitors. They have strong backgrounds in couples dancing and travel the world teaching, judging, and performing. They have won multiple competition titles, and continually strive to be one of the top professional couples in the United States. Tiffany and Aaron also have professional jobs outside of dance. Aaron is a Sr. Information Technology Engineer at a medical device company, and Tiffany is an attorney for a large construction firm.

   Lorenzen Workshop Registration

Even though Fiesta has been cancelled, please keep this date open on your calendar for a special ADC workshop weekend. Details to come soon.

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Houston, TX
March 18-20, 2011
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LAPD Classic
Los Angeles, CA
April 8 -10, 2011
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USA Jack & Jill
Nashville, TN
April 21 – 24, 2011
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Tulsa Spring Swing
Tulsa, OK
Aprl 21- 24, 2011
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Swing Dance America
Milwaukee, WI
April 28 – May 1, 2011
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Swingin’ Into Spring
Hartford, CT
April 28 – May 1, 2011
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The 21st Annual Texas Classic
Houston, Texas
May 12-15, 2011
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Swingapalooza
Baton Rouge, LA
May 13 – 15, 2011
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Swingsation
Gold Coast, Australia
May 19 – 22, 2011
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FreZno Dance Classic
Frezno, CA
May 26 – 31, 2011
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Liberty Swing Dance
New Brunswick, NJ
June 23, 26, 2011
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Greater Phoenix Swing Dance
Phoenix, AZ
June 29 – July 4, 2011
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Miami Dance Magic
Miami, FL
July 14 – 17, 2011
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Swingtime In The Rockies
Denver, CO
July 28 -31, 2011
www.DenverSwing.com

Since we are just out of the gate, feel free to contact us with any issues you might experience with this new site, or just to let us know the site is helpful for you. We will be working on updating the site with content, to make sure it still connects with old links- like past picture albums.

Originally from Tonawanda, NY, he relocated to Albuquerque in the early 80′s to leave the snow and cold to the heartier folk.

He has three children: Kymberleigh, Andrew and Jonathan along with three grandchildren, Alyssa, Alex and Olive, with another on the way.

He re-started dancing at a UNM Continuing Ed class over five years ago.

Phyllis currently works for a CPA as office manager, accountant and tax preparer. Phyllis is a true native New Mexican from Gallup and has lived in Albuquerque since 1981. She has a 25 year-old daughter, Stephanie, who lives in Denver.

He was born and raised in a small town (Cambridge Springs) of approximately 2000 people in NW Pennsylvania. The population of the town never changed because every time some girl got pregnant, some guy left town. He went to college at Penn State earning a PhD degree in Physics in 1976. Gary has been a research scientist at Sandia Labs for almost 35 years. He and his wife Susan have two sons, Brian and Justin.

Gary has been dancing since the early 1980s when Susan hauled him off kicking and screaming to take lessons at the (no longer existing) Coronado Club on Base. Susan and Gary were members of Mike Haley’s competition dance team (the Kuntry Kikkers) for over 10 years. They now teach C&W dance through UNM’s Continuing Ed program and at various other local venues.

Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico over 30 years ago. Her hobbies and interests include dancing (of course), attending soccer and baseball games for the grandkids, long peaceful walks, movies, swimming, traveling, hiking, reading books, and dabbling in real estate.

She’s been a member of AS&CDC off and on for more years than she can remember.