Adults 50+: Music & Dance
Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St. • 541-736-4444
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Registration: Register online at any time, or register at the center or by phone beginning Dec. 12.
Music
Guitar Lessons
Ages 18+. Explore the music you want to play in a weekly half-hour private lesson with instructor Ian Zalewski. Students are encouraged to bring their own CDs or sheet music to learn music that has personal appeal. Appropriate for beginners through intermediate-level students. Register in advance. No class 3/28.
1/18-2/29 . . . W . . . 4:30-8pm . . . $114 ID/$125 OD . . . 27361
3/7-4/25 . . . W . . . 4:30-8pm . . . $114 ID/$125 OD . . . 26362
Piano Lessons
Ages 18+.Always wanted to learn or need to brush up on your technique? Half-hour individual lessons. Call for time slot. Instructor: Jean Wu. No class 5/5.
1/7-2/25 . . . Sa . . . 9:30am-12pm . . . $96 ID/$105 OD . . . 27363
3/3-4/21 . . . Sa . . . 9:30am-12pm . . . $96 ID/$105 OD . . . 27364
Jam Session
Musicians play by ear during this drop-in jam session. Newcomers welcome. No session 1/16, 2/20.
Weekly . . . M . . . 10:30am . . . $4 ID/$5 OD . . . 26775
Jamborinos Band Group
Bring your instrument and jam. Performs in the community. Join anytime. No session 1/16, 2/20.
Weekly . . . M . . . 9-10:30am . . . $4 ID/$5 OD . . . 26776
Sharps & Flats
Singing group that performs in the community. Recruiting new members. Join anytime.
Weekly . . . Th . . . 9:30-11:30am . . . $4 ID/$5 OD . . . 26777
Dance
Beginning Folk Dance
Ages 18+. Learn folk dances and then practice them at the international dancing that follows the class. Each session covers a different group of dances, while progressing from beginning dances and basic steps to more challenging exercises. Everyone welcome. No partner or experience necessary. First session features dances from Greece; second session, Bulgaria; third session from non-Balkan countriess. Instructor: Sam Bucher. Register. No class 2/21, 4/17, 6/19.
1/3-2/28 . . . Tu . . . 6:45-7:45pm . . . $16 ID/$18 OD . . . 27346
3/6-4/24 . . . Tu . . . 6:45-7:45pm . . . $14 ID/$16 OD . . . 27347
5/1-6/26 . . . Tu . . . 6:45-7:45pm . . . $16 ID/$18 OD . . . 27348
International Folk Dance
Weekly request dancing. No partner or experience necessary. Intermediate teaching by guest teachers on the first Tuesday of the month. Drop-ins welcome. Planned parties scheduled are Cultural Party Feb. 21, Anniversary Party April 17 and Picnic June 19. Co-sponsored by Willamalane and Eugene Folkdancers.
Weekly . . . Tu . . . 7:45-10pm . . . $2 . . . 26773
Ballroom Dance
Build and perfect your dance skills, including swing, waltz, foxtrot, cha-cha and rumba. Each session will focus on different dances. Beginners welcome. Instructor: Sam Bucher. Register.
1/11-2/15 . . . CANCELLED
3/7-4/25 . . . W . . . 2:30-4pm . . . $32 ID/$36 OD . . . 27344
5/2-30 . . . W . . . 2:30-4pm . . . $20 ID/$22 OD . . . 27345
Recreational Folk Dance
Request folk dancing from around the world. No partner needed. Drop-ins welcome. Music by Sid Reed.
1/13-4/27 . . . F . . . 2:30-4pm . . . $1 . . . ID/$1.50 OD . . . No class 5/4
Line Dance
Review old and learn new dances. Beginners welcome. Instructor: Iris Sherrer. Donation.
Ongoing . . . Tu . . . 1:30-3pm . . . $1 ID/$1.50 OD donation . . . 27359
Dancin' by the River
Ages 18+. Friday night has a whole new groove as DJ Sam Bucher spins your favorite requests, with dance music from the Big Band era through the '90s. Kick up your dancin' shoes with Ballroom dances such as swing, cha cha, salsa, and waltz, or show off with your own freestyle. A glittering disco ball and intimate tables set the mood. Free lesson prior to the dance with admission.
1/6-4/20 . . . 1st & 3rd F . . .. 7:30-9:30pm . . .. $5 . . . 27358
Introductory Ballroom Dance Lesson
Ages 18+. An introductory ballroom dancing lesson will be provided prior to each Friday evening dance. Each lesson will focus on one dance from either swing, waltz, foxtrot, cha-cha or rumba.
1/6-4/20 . . . 1st & 3rd F . . . 7-7:30pm . . . Free with dance admission . . . 27350