Ballroom Dance Parties, Columbus, OH

The Buckeye Bop Club is a social swing dance club that holds their Tuesday evening events at Emerald City Ballroom. They bring their own dance instructor and their own DJ to provide a beginner level lesson from 7-8pm and a dance party from 8-10:30pm. This club primarily focuses on west coast swing and east coast swing but also include a sampling of cha cha, hustle, waltz, foxtrot, country 2 step, and nightclub 2 step. $8 person

West Coast Swing is a Cool Modern Version of Swing danced to today’s Popular Music. This is truly an amazing dance with a huge social dance community. The music ranges from blues to contemporary, to hip hop, to country, to R & B, and rock too. Every city in the country has a West Coast Swing community, making this dance a great dance to take on vacation with you. 2 Group Classes Every Wednesday Fundamentals of West Coast Swing 6:30-7:15pm West Coast Swing Variations 7:15-8:00pm Fundamentals Group Classes are our beginner friendly group classes that focuses on all the fundamental movements, steps, & techniques, for the dance of the evening. Fundamentals class is designed to work in conjunction with our Variations class immediately following. Variations group classes are designed to move you beyond the fundamentals. The variations class is designed to work in conjunction with our fundamentals class and often builds off the class preceding this one. This is an all level class that will give variations of fundamental patterns. More technique, musicality, and partnering can also be expected. Each Class is $15 save $10 off all group classes with one of our membership plans (group classes only $5 w/membership)

Latin City is lead by local Salsa King, Carlos Rubio and will include a group class from 8-8:50 (2 levels) and a Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, & Cha Cha practice party till 11pm. This event is in partnership with Salsamante Dance Academy and Emerald City Ballroom. Amy Ross will assist with the beginner level class & Carlos Rubio will lead the advanced. Cost is $10/person

“The Emerald City Swing Orchestra” Big Band plays at Emerald City Ballroom on the last Friday of each month. The Emerald City Swing Orchestra is a 20 piece big band that plays a balanced ballroom dance party playlist with foxtrot, tango, cha cha, swing, waltz, mambo, rumba, hustle and more! Their rhythms are at strict tempo and easily identifiable. Party Goes 8-11pm Cost is $18 person save $10 off all parties with an ECB membership You may BYOB for $5 door charge 2 swing group classes are offered prior to the party 6:30-7:15 Fundamentals of Swing 7:15-8:00 Swing Variations each class is $15 save $10 off all group classes with an ECB membership