Ballroom Dance Academy of St. Louis (BDASL)

BDASL is 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.    Adult Ballroom and Argentine Tango dance classes and Children's Ballroom dance classes, held weekly
V.     Adult Ballroom Dance classes in conjunction with the St. Louis Public Library

Additionally, BDASL sponsors an annual week-long Dance Camp for adults, and holds and regular 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).

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.

Warm up your winter nights with BDASL!

Join BDASL for February classes

   Singles and Couples are welcome in all classes; no partner needed.
Dress is casual, and we recommend bringing a water bottle.
All classes require a minimum of 6 registered students. In the event that a class can not be held due to insufficient enrollment, fees that have been paid will be repaid.
New dancers: All new dancers must fill out the online electronic Waiver Form (link) prior to class. 

Adult Dance

Tuesdays - with Andrea

4-week session: 02/03/2026- 02/24/2026

6-7pm: American Tango and ChaCha
(Beginner Bronze level; no experience needed)

7-8pm: Waltz and Rumba
(Intermediate Bronze level; requires previous dance experience with these dances, e.g. 2 months of prior beginner class with BDASL)

8-9pm: Wedding and Event Essentials*
(Beginner Bronze level; no experience needed)
*see Class Information page for detailed description

Thursdays - with Tal

6-week sessions: 2/19/2026 - 3/26/2026

7-8pm: Argentine Tango 101
(Beginner level; no experience needed)

8-9pm: Argentine Tango 102
(requires some experience with Argentine Tango)

Children Dance

Fun, fun, fun!  Learn the basic steps and keeping time to the rhythm with fun activities and interaction with class members

Tuesdays - with Andrea

4-week session: 02/03/2026- 02/24/2026
5:15-6:00pm: Children's Ballroom Dance*
(for kids 8-13 years old, beginning level, no experience needed)
*see Class Information page for detailed description

more information on dance classes

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

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:

2026 dance events will be scheduled soon

*please note: Social dance dates are subject to change