John Yu On Oct. 17 at San Tan Ballroom, our Sunday Music, Dinner, and Dance Venue brings back the “Sock Hop,” a time when we kicked off our shoes and danced in our socks, swinging to “Rock Around the Clock” and hugging our sweethearts, because the Everly Brothers told us “All I Have to Do…
John Yu This season our Sunday venue will salute everything “nostalgic.” Starting on Sept. 19, we will begin with the salute to none other than the “Sultan of Swoon” or “Old Blue Eyes,” the leader of the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra). Future Sunday venues will include salutes to the British Invasion (Beatles and Herman’s Hermits),…
John Yu On March 29, 2020, in Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom, enjoy an AZ Favorite Band of Rags Allen featuring well-known musicians. Rags Allen on piano/keyboard is a member of the “Arizona Nightclub Performers Hall of Fame.” Rags has performed with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride, and Mickey Gilley in venues at the MGM Grand and…
John Yu On Nov. 10, 2019, enjoy Sunday evening with the ‘40s, ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s music of a local favorite, the Sentimental Breeze Band, featuring lead singer Diana Perez. Many of you have heard Diana perform at Sun Lakes Phase 1 and Renaissance and nearby Cuisine & Wine Bistro on Alma School and Chandler Heights…
John Yu On October 13 in the Cottonwood San Tan Ballroom, enjoy Sunday evening with an Arizona and Sun Lakes favorite, Cheryl Thurston and her Memories Swing Band. The band of talented East Valley musicians plays a wonderful upbeat variety of songs to please; they will have you dancing the foxtrot, waltz, swing, cha cha,…
On April 14, 2019, The Rags Allen Band will be performing for our dance club. In case you haven’t heard of this band, here is a brief bio: Rags Allen – Piano/keyboard player and member of “Arizona Nightclub Performers Hall of Fame.” Rags played with artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride, Mickey Gilley in…
John Yu Come join our anniversary celebration (with CAKE … LOL) at our January dance on Sunday, January 20, 2019. I’ve been asked how our dance club made it this long. Well, I think more and more retirees are starting to enjoy dancing, not just for pleasure but for health reasons as well. Look at…
John Yu For our December 16 dance, we will be entertained by our longtime favorite, The DK Orchestra. Dance your favorite dances of foxtrot, waltz, rumba, cha cha, swing and more at San Tan Ballroom (Cottonwood). There will be a dance class beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the ballroom before the class. The class will…
John Yu Our newest band, Rags Allen (quartet), performed on Sunday, October 21, to a crowd of over 100 dancers. It was a real treat to have a new band perform. The singer was great as he sang in the voices of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and more big band era favorites. For those…
John Yu We look forward to our new season which begins on September 23, 2018, with the addition of a new band. We will continue to focus on our favorite ballroom dances: waltz, foxtrot, East and West Coast swings, rumba, cha cha, samba and tango, with the addition of line dance, nightclub and Country…