Join Us For an Evening of Ballroom and Social Dance
Triangle StarDusters Ballroom Dance Club offers a welcoming space for dance lovers and newcomers to gather monthly to connect with beautiful music and like-minded ballroom dance enthusiasts. Each event features a one-hour lesson by a professional instructor followed by more than two hours of ballroom dancing.
Our Next Dance will be on Saturday, May 9th and will Feature the Hustle.
The hustle is a fast-paced, high-energy social dance that originated in New York nightclubs in the 1970s - think John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever! Movements are smooth with intricate turns, spins, and styling centered around a rotating basic step. The vibe is flashy, fun, and joyful. It's impossible to sit down when there is an opportunity to do the hustle, especially with great '70s music in the mix!
Hustle music typically uses a 4/4 time signature with a strong, consistent beat which makes it very easy to learn. Partner connection is somewhat loose but elastic, like a rubber band. While the name “Hustle” is used to describe a variety of line and partner dances from the 70s, we’ll feature it’s most popular style, the New York Hustle (aka 3-count Hustle).
Antoinette Santoro will be our guide to this wonderful world of the hustle, teaching some basic patterns and flourishes designed to make you sparkle and shine on the dance floor. As a United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC) certified judge, coach, competitor and choreographer, Antoinette Santoro has been involved in the UCWDC for more than 25 years. She’s a 12-time Open Division National Champion and World Dance Champion and has received the Top Teacher Award at multiple events. Her training with California Jazz Coaches led to her appointment as the Assistant Choreographer for the Opening Ceremonies at the 1999 Special Olympics in Raleigh.
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Stardusters Location:
Carrboro Century Center
100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC 27510
(Note: Enter by going up the steps near the fountain on Weaver Street)