Ballroom Dance Academy of St. Louis (BDASL)

BDASL is a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on sharing the joy of ballroom dancing. Our mission is to promote partner or ballroom style dancing, an important component of American culture and education. We hold steadfast to the promotion of BDASL’s unique inter-generational ballroom dance programs here in St Louis:  

 I.     Seniors. BDASL copyrighted Ballroom Dance Program
II.
     Junior High School Students. Weekly Ballroom Dance Classes
III.    Graduate Students. Washington University Weekly Ballroom Dance Classes
IV.    Adults.
Weekly Ballroom Dance Classes  

Additionally, BDASL sponsors an annual week-long Dance Camp for adults, and holds and Monthly Dance Events for social dancing. To continue our outreach efforts, we rely on the generous support of you all. Please consider making either a one-time donation or monthly recurring donations (for recurring donations, please contact us via email at ballroomdancestl@gmail.com). Both types of giving are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

DONATE to the Ballroom Dance Academy of St. Louis

In case of cancellation of classes due to inclement weather or other conditions, BDASL will send a cancellation notice by 5pm
to the email address under which the dancer(s) registered.

March the Blues Away - come dance with us!
Singles & couples are welcome!

Dance classes March 2024


Tuesdays - With Andrea (3/5/24 - 3/26/24)

all ballroom dance classes require a minimum of 6 registered dancers

6pm: Bronze Intermediate: American Tango & Cha Cha
(requires previous sessions of Am. Tango and Cha Cha with BDASL and/or knowledge of basic dance steps)

7pm: Bronze Beginner: Foxtrot & East Coast Swing
(no experience required)

8pm
: Silver Beginner: Rumba
(requires prior dance experience and instructor approval)

Thursdays (3/7/24 - 3/28/24)


7pm: Argentine Tango 101 (with Tal)
(no experience required)

8pm
: Argentine Tango 102 (with Tal)
(requires prior experience with Argentine Tango)

For more information on the different classes and levels, please see our dedicated Class Information & Schedule page. For online registration and payment, please go to the Class Registration & Payment page.

If this is the first time dancing with us, please fill out the one-time electronic Waiver Form (link) before the first class.

Classes are held in the Grand Hall on the 2nd floor of the Grandel Theater, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO, 63103. Please note that the Grandel is generally locked these days. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the scheduled class time (you might not be able to enter the building after the class has started as we are dancing on the 2nd floor and will likely not hear you knocking).


Next Dance Social:

March 30, 2024

Milonga Dance Social

7-8pm: Argentine Tango lessON
with Tal Stein

8-11pm: General dancing



$10 (Cash or venmo)

Save the Date:

April 13: Ballroom Dance
May 24 (Friday): Milonga Dance
June 29: Ballroom Dance


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