9th ANNUAL TEACH ME TO DANCE

Schedule

Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Gainesville Florida! Go Gators! | Gainesville, FL

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9th Annual BLSSD Future’s Teach Me To Dance Youth Fundraising Event, June 19-June 21 2026 ALL proceeds from the event will benefit STEM, an eight week academic summer program serving students from Kindergarten to High School incorporating the art of dance.

Beginner and Intermediate Workshops in Line Dancing, DFW Swing Out, Urban Ballroom and Chicago Style Steppin' will be offered.
ADDITIONS….Thursday night Steppin “GET WHAT YOU NEED” dance workshop and Friday night Zydeco workshop
PRICES:
ALL ACCESS PASS $85 (starting Oct 1, 2025) includes 4 parties 6 dance workshops
Saturday Main Event Table of 8: $480
$60 per person (without pass)
ALA CART PRICES
Friday Event $20
Saturday Main Event $60
All workshops $15 EACH
FRIDAY EVENT LOCATION
MLK Recreation Center
1028 NE 14th St
Gainesville, FL 32601
6:00pm - 11:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING DANCE WORKSHOPS
10am-3pm
SATURDAY NIGHT MAIN EVENT
Reitz Union Rion Ballroom
686 Museum Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611
6 pm - 10 pm
AFTER PARTY
Hilton Hotel
1714 SW 34th St
Gainesville, FL 32607
10pm-1am
9th Annual Teach Me How To Dance Fundraiser is CoHosted by Smooth Flava Dance GNV
WEEKEND DANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Thursday night Steppin workshop $20 donation, paid at the door
Tiffany Barksdale, CSI Steppers & Donnell Haddon, Swagger Productions
Friday night Zydeco workshop
Ron and Shellie Wilson, ASLD
Included in weekend pass
$20 donation at the door without pass
Beginner Workshops
DFW Swingout - Wanda Lloyd, Smooth Flava GNV
Steppin- Choc James, The Chocolate Factory
Ballroom- Tony Anderson, Dance Konnection
Line Dance- Gail Johnson, Dance Konnection
Intermediate Workshops
DFW Swingout- LaDell Headroe, Smooth Flava Houston
Steppin-Demond Carter, Purple Charlotte Steppers
Ballroom- Demond Carter, Purple Charlotte Steppers
Line Dance- “RARA” Rolline Sullivan, GRIT
Ladies Beginner Steppin- Sonia
Lady’s Intermediate Steppin Foot Work- Toni Rogers, Atlanta
Lead Fundamentals- Latish Hunter, Heart of Florida Steppers
HOTEL INFORMATION
Hilton UF Conference Center
https://group.hilton.com/h82vch
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