Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy

Social Dance     Spring 2025

All students must complete a project for this class.

  • Ages: 11+
  • Format: In-person 
  • Day and Time: Wednesdays 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Start Date:  January 8th - April 9th
  • Instructors: Olivia Muller and Noel Bash
  • Contact Information
    phone: 269-369-0963
    email: nbash@homeoftheshamrocks.org
  • Location: 5360 Red Arrow Hwy (Sunset Coast Dance Studio - formerly Fireplace Shoppe)
  • Registration Information: No additional registration necessary.

Find this class under the Dance AND Humanities categories during registration.

Course Description:

Learn contra, waltz, swing, and more! These dances were fun in the past and they are still fun today! You’ll be ready for anything from a renaissance fair to a Revolutionary or World War II reenactment to a school dance to a wedding. Come dressed for movement, in shoes that will stay on your feet (sneakers encouraged, no Crocs, slides, or slip-ons allowed, no bare feet). 

Social Dance Syllabus

*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.

Teacher of Record: Sara Smothers ssmothers@homeoftheshamrocks.org