UNL FACULTY DANCE CLUB

Offers fine dining, conversation, and dancing to a live band. Between September and April, dances are held one Saturday each month at the East Student Union. Optional dinner starts at 6:30 PM, dancing at 7:30 to 10:00 PM. Membership is $100 a couple per year or $60 a couple per semester. Members are expected to help plan and prepare for one of the eight dances each year. Novice members are welcome and first-time guests may attend one dance at no charge. Non-members who have attended before pay $20/couple per dance. Dinners are a flat rate, usually ranging from $12 to $16 per person or $24 to $32 per couple. Reservations usually are announced by e-mail and then solicited by telephone the weekend immediately preceding the weekend of a dance. Late cancellations are discouraged (our club is charged for the meals whether or not those who order them attend). A schedule for the 2011-2012 season is below.

For more information, please write to the Faculty Dance Club or contact club presidents Lynne & David Smith.
Scroll to RESOURCES at the bottom of the page for Dance Committee Guidelines, maps, and more.
Want to preview the next dance menu? Visit The Dance Card.
Looking for more places to dance? Visit our Local Dance Opportunities page.

Historic Perspective:

In 1914 Dr. Winette Orr, a surgeon at an orthopedic hospital, and his wife invited friends to dancing parties at the hospital. In 1916 the group selected Faculty Dance Club as its name, and became a formal organization in 1923-24 with the election of a president. In 1977 membership was expanded to include Doane College, Southeast Community College, Lincoln Public Schools, and Nebraska Wesleyan University.

In the early years, dances were held in a variety of locations. The old NU library (Architecture Hall) often was used. Other popular places included Roseland Ballroom (11th & N Streets), the Shrine Club (Hillcrest), the old Lincoln Hotel (Holiday Inn), and the original Cornhusker Hotel. The Activities Building on East Campus and the Nebraska Student Union also were used. Dances now are held almost exclusively in the East Union, although in recent years the City Campus Union and the Hillcrest Country Club also were occasional venues. Live bands continue to be a trademark at the Club's eight dances each year. Until the mid-1940s, tuxedos were occasionally the dress for a dance. Costume parties also were popular during the Club's first fifty years. Except for the December holiday dance, today's attire is less formal.

Contact the Officers:

Presidents Christime Grosh & David Pitts

Vice-Presidents Janice Lawrence & Gregg Wright

Secretaries Elaine & John Grothusen

Treasurers Peggy & Cary Thorp

Send your message to the Faculty Dance Club's web manager, who will forward your e-mail to the appropriate club officer. You may also write directly to the web manager/e-mail sender outer.

Resources:

LOCAL DANCE OPPORTUNITIES

The Dance Card (details regarding our next dance)

MAPS for Members, Guests, and Bands

Faculty Dance Club DANCE COMMITTEE GUIDELINES
(includes link to menu and e-mail template)

Vegetarian Menu Options

2009 Band and Dues Survey Results and Comments
(a .pdf file)

2006 Band Survey Results (a .pdf file)

Faculty Dance Club Duties of Officers

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