There is FridayBallroom Dancing every Friday Night at The Dance Space from 8pm to 10:30. It is open to the public and is $7.00 per person. Included is a group class from 8pm to 8:30 followed by general dancing until 10:30. Check out or Dance Events page for details.
Monthly Dances
The Dance Space holds a number of monthly dance parties. Every Sunday night there is a dance from 7pm to 9pm. On the 1st Sunday Bill & Lynn Irwin host a Country Western Dance. On the 2nd Sunday evening of every month, DJ Bill holds a California Mix Dance, featuring a lineup of dances with Club Flair like West Coast Swing, Hustle, Nightclub Two Step, Club Tango and a Latin mix. At 7pm on both the 3rd and 4th Sunday evening DJ Bill comes back with a traditional Ballroom Tea Dance, featuring contemporary ballroom favorites. When a month has a 5th Saturday, The Dance Space hosts a special 5th Saturday Ballroom Dance. This is an elegant evening of Ballroom dancing from 7:30pm to 11:00 pm, where attendees are encouraged to dress up and which includes amateur and professional ballroom exhibitions. All dances are open to the public.
Ballroom Dance Instruction
The Dance Space offers a full range of Ballroom Dancing Group Lessons open to the public. Classes range from Beginner I, for people who have never been on a dance floor, to Intermediate II, for people dancing Ballroom on a regular basis. Lessons cover all the ballroom/latin/club dances (Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Salsa, etc). Come join the fun for low cost and no commitment.
Private Dance Lessons are also available from the professional ballroom instructors teaching at our facility. Check out our Group Classes and Private Lessons pages for details on our options for Ballroom Dance instruction.
Saturday Night Swing Dance and Other Dance Events
The Dance Space hosts a variety of Ballroom and non-Ballroom dance events. There is a Swing Dance (including "Intro to Swing" group class) starting at 7:30pm every Saturday night (except for the 5th Saturday). We also host Jazzercise Aerobics on Saturday mornings. Check out our Dance Events page for details.
Additional Dance Related Information
The are many other dance related organizations and resources in the Richmond area. Please take some time to find out about their events, classes and services by checking out our Dance Links page.
How to get to The Dance Space
Our address is 6004-A West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230.
The Dance Space is located in the "near west end" of Richmond, VA on West Broad Street. We are about a mile east of the intersection of Interstate 64 and Broad Street (near Glenside Drive). We are located in the second floor of a small shopping center, on the north side of Broad Street, which is half way between the lights at Horsepen Road and Libbie Avenue. Our front door can be found between the Mekong Restaurant and Banner Express.
A detailed map and directions are available on our Directions page.
How to Contact The Dance Space
The Dance Space can be contacted in a variety of ways:
The contact information for our dance instructors is on our Private Lessons page.
Welcome to The Dance Space
The Dance Space is a dance facility run by Bill and Lynn Irwin. We have been open since April of 1992 and we are dedicated to promoting Ballroom dance in the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. We have a 1,600 square foot wooden dance floor and state-of-the-art sound system that is used for regularly scheduled dance events and instruction.
We are not a dance studio in the traditional sense. The Dance Space is a facility that is used in the following ways:
Holding public Ballroom Dances on a regular basis
Providing public Ballroom Dance Group Lessons on a regular basis for both non-dancers and experienced dancers
Rental of floor space to independent professional ballroom dance instructors for both private and group instruction
Rental of floor space to established amateur and professional dance organizations for dances, classes and other events
The Dance Space News - June 29, 2009
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Special 4th of July Public Ballroom Dance
No USA Dance at Byrd? Where are you going to get your dance fix this weekend? Not to worry! The Swing group is on vacation, so in addition to our Friday night dance, The Dance Space will have an open 4th of July Ballroom Dance Party this Saturday. So don't go into withdrawl - Come on out and get your fix with all your other Dance Junkie friends.
That's this Saturday evening, July 4th, 7:30 to 10:30. *************************************************
July Calendar Posted. See what is going on at The Dance Space in the month of July. More Info?
Sunday Night Dances. Every Sunday evening there will be a dance at The Dance Space from 7:00 to 9:00pm, $5 per person. 1st Sunday: Country, 2nd Sunday: California Mix, 3rd and 4th Sundays: Ballroom, 5th Sunday: Country/Ballroom Mix. More Info?