Spend a romantic evening with friendly, fun loving people and great music! You don’t need to have formal dance training to enjoy the dances at Top Hat. Just get on the floor and move to the beat. We will be teaching a Viennese Waltz lesson during the evening. Some snacks and soft drinks will be provided. You may bring snacks to share and alcoholic beverages if you wish. We start at 7:30 and end at 10:30. The price is $10 per person. Hope to see you there!

Join us for an evening of dancing on April 19th. Spend a romantic evening with friendly, fun loving people and great music! You don’t need to have formal dance training to enjoy the dances at Top Hat. Just get on the floor and move to the beat. We will be teaching a short Bachata lesson during the evening. Bachata is a Latin dance that you will see at Salsa Clubs in larger cities. It is similar to Merengue and lots of fun! Some snacks and soft drinks will be provided. You may bring snacks to share and alcoholic beverages if you wish. We start at 7:30 and end at 10:30. The price is $10 per person. Hope to see you there!

Steve Prowse will be teaching a course for Marshall Community and Technical College at Top Hat Ballroom on Thursday evenings May 1 through June 5, 2008 from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Steve has been teaching ballroom for over 15 years. He has been the instructor for the MCTC course in the past and he has taught at WV Tech. Steve teaches ballroom in Charleston and at dances around the area from Parkersburg to Portsmouth. Steve is a great instructor who approaches dancing in a systematic way that is easy to follow. Some of you may remember that Steve taught single step swing at Top Hat on a couple of occasions last summer.

The cost for the six week course is $59.00 per single and $89.00 per couple. Students who complete the course will receive a certificate. To register call (304) 696-6855 or e-mail: new16@marshall.edu. MCTC accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover as well as personal checks.

Top Hat Ballroom is excited to announce a new Zumba® Fitness class led by instructor Jodie Miller who is a Zumba® Gold certified instructor. Zumba® Fitness fuses hypnotic musical rhythms and tantalizing moves to create a dynamic workout system designed to be fun and easy to do!

Zumba® Fitness was created in the mid-90’s by Colombian native Alberto “Beto” Perez, a celebrity fitness trainer and choreographer for International pop superstars. Inspired by the traditional cumbia, salsa, samba and merengue music he grew up with, Beto paired his favorite pulsating Latin rhythms with the red-hot international dance steps his clients loved and Zumba® Fitness (Spanish slang for “to move fast and have fun”) was born!

The first ZUMBA® Fitness class at Top Hat Ballroom will meet on Saturday April 19 at 10 AM and continue Saturday mornings thereafter.  The cost for the class is $10 per person.  Please check our Calendar Page  for class dates as we will be off for vacation, etc. some Saturdays.

Call Gail Patton at (304) 412-3171 if you have questions about the Zumba® Fitness class. There is no need to pre-register.

Join us for an evening of dancing on April 5th. Spend a romantic evening with friendly, fun loving people and great music! You don’t need to have formal dance training to enjoy the dances at Top Hat. Just get on the floor and move to the beat. We will be teaching a short Tango lesson during the evening. Some snacks and soft drinks will be provided. You may bring snacks to share and alcoholic beverages if you wish. We start at 7:30 and end at 10:30. The price is $10 per person. Hope to see you there!

Please join us for a Bachata Lesson and evening of dancing at Top Hat Ballroom, March 15th. Bachata is a dance that originated in The Dominican Republic and is similar to Merengue. If you visit a Salsa club in a larger city, you will find people dancing Salsa, Bachata and Merengue. Basic Bachata is easy to learn and the music is lots and lots of fun!

Paul and I have really enjoyed our past weekends at Pipestem. We would love to have you join us for this wonderful weekend of dancing!

Ballroom Dance Weekend
Pipestem Resort State Park, Pipestem, WV
April 11 -13, 2008

Ballroom Dance Instructors Alicia Elam & Steve Prowse
Music by DJ Sandi Elam
Dance lessons on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Dance Friday after the lessons until Midnight.  Dance Saturday 8:00 pm - Midnight. All dance activities, two nights lodging, and Saturday evening dinner included in package price (about $210 per couple).

For reservations, call Pipestem at (304) 466-1800 or 1-800-CALL WVA or visit their website at:  http://www.pipestemresort.com/  E-mail: pipesteminfo@wvstateparks.com

Saturday, February 16          7:30 - 10:30 pm 

We will be playing only love songs for dancing. This is your chance to dedicate a song to the one you love! Send your dedication via e-mail to gpatton@tophatballroom.com no later than Sunday, February 3 in order to have it included in the program for the evening. We will be serving chocolate fondue as well as some snacks and soft drinks. You may bring snacks to share and alcoholic beverages if you wish. Come and enjoy a romantic evening with your Valentine! $10 per person.

Our next dance party will be January 19 from 7:30 - 10:30. Come and enjoy some great dance music with friendly fun loving people! We welcome dancers of any level - even if you don’t know any specific ballroom dances. Some snacks and soft drinks will be provided. You may bring snacks to share and alcolholic beverages if you wish. Admission is $10 per person.

Our 60’s New Year’s Eve dance was such a blast! We had 49 groovy people who really knew how to enjoy themselves. Paul and I would like to thank everyone who came and helped to make our New Year’s Eve a most memorable one! We hope to get plenty of chances to dance with you in 2008. We are already talking about making this an annual event - so make your plans now for December 31, 2008.