Otaki Dance Group

06/06/2026

After five very successful beginners classes we are moving on to some more involved Intermediate dances. This week we will be teaching the White Rose Foxtrot. There will also be a script available on Tuesday night for those that find it easier to read through the steps.

Our ball is now only six weeks away and we will be introducing the Engagement Waltz as our ball dance, as well as adding it to our dance list. This is a beautiful Waltz danced in many other clubs around our region as well as much wider. We will take a little time after supper to introduce the first few bars of the dance, and then expand on that over the next few weeks. So two dances for the price of one!

While we are talking about the ball, don't forget to get your tickets, numbers are limited and they are selling quickly. This is a formal ball with our usual local band that chooses their music to suit the programme - which will include the Engagement Waltz. All the details for the ball are on the attached flyer, so get in quick and come along on Tuesday to learn or brush up on a couple of lovely dances.

01/06/2026

All of a sudden we have reached the last night of our Beginner's Lessons this week, and well done to all the people that have come along and been exposed to the wonderful world of sequence ballroom. We have had around 60 dancers each night with many new faces joining those that have been before.
Over the fast 5 weeks we been through:
1. Rang Time Swing
2. Rumba #1
3. Wheels Cha Cha, and
4. White City Waltz, and
5. Tiara Tango
This week Chrissy will run through all five dances again and then there will be the opportunity to dance them in our regular program, that will start straight after the lesson at 7:30pm.

Your $4 entry fee gets you into the lesson and the dance program afterwards, including a light supper with a cuppa. So come on down and refresh what we have been through over the past five weeks.

23/05/2026

The big social event of the year is almost here, just two months now for the Otaki Dance Group Formal Ball. This has always been a great night with a Live Band, Catered Supper and dancers from near and wide attending and having a "Ball".

Tickets are limited and already selling quickly so get it in quickly to be part of this wonderful night of Sequence Ballroom dancing.

14/05/2026

Almost Saturday night, time to go dancing. We are holding our monthly dance at the Otaki Memorial Hall on Saturday night. Doors open at 7 and dancing starts at 7:30. Entry is just $5 plus a plate per couple for the shared supper. Come along and waltz, foxtrot, saunter, cha, rumba, and quickstep the night away to lovely music in great company.

We look forward to seeing you on the dance floor.

09/05/2026

A wee correction to our post for Tuesday night. Doors open at 6:45. See you on the dance floor.

08/05/2026

What a great turnout for our first two beginners lessons, over 60 dancers each night. Wonderful to see many new faces. After starting with a swing and a rumba, we are going to continue with the Latin theme this week. The Wheels Cha Cha has long been a staple at our beginners classes.

Doors to the Otaki Memorual Hall open at 6:30pm, dancing lesson starts at 7:00, $4 per person and you are encouraged to stay and join in the dancing that start at 7:30, including a light supper and cuppa at no extra cost.

Below, Chrissy and Brian demonstrate the Wheels Cha Cha.

27/04/2026

Just about time for our first beginners lesson. Tomorrow night, Tuesday 28 Apr, lesson starts at 7pm and goes through till our regular dancing starts at 7:30. Everyone is welcome to come and try it and to stay for the full dance at no extra cost. Just $4, where else do you get 2 1/2 hours of fun for two gold coins? Doors open at 6:45, at the Otaki Memorial Hall, and the lesson starts at 7pm sharp.

The dance we are teaching this week is a lively Swing - the Ragtime Swing.

36 likes. "Ragtime Swing Sequence Dance Walkthrough"

22/04/2026

Well, we have had our first two events back in the Otaki Me.orial Hall. Even though the weather has not played ball for us, we have had a couple of reasonable turn outs and enjoyed two wonderful nights of dancing.

If you are looking to dance on Saturday night, look no further than Palmerston North and the Manawatu Dance Group - ANZAC theme.

Our first lesson starts next week with the Ragtime Swing, so come and join the fun.