We dance at the Albuquerque Square Dance Center - 4909-15 Hawkins NE (505-345-9797), one full block west of I-25, 1/2 block north of Ellison. Take the Ellison/San Antonio exit of highway, go west (away from Sandia mountains). Turn north (right) at the first intersection past the motels. This is Hawkins.

Lessons: 6:30-8 PM
Dance: 8-10 PM

For more information, email us at dcs@dukecitysingles.com. 

See you in a square!

Duke City Singles Square Dance Club just celebrated its 26th Anniversary, in 2007.  According to one of the founding members:

The Club was formed because we felt more people would dance if they had another night to dance other than Tuesday night (Swinging Single's night).  Our first caller was Jack and Gerene Murray and we danced at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Academy & Moon.

They had many fundraisers including box suppers, yard sales, cake sales, cake walks, white elephant sales!

Every holiday they celebrated by everyone wearing costumes and everyone helped decorate the hall.  They had picnics, birthday celebrations, horseback riding and wagon rides, costume parties "at the drop of a pin," progressive dinners, and visited out of town clubs, Christmas dinners at member homes, lots of potlucks, mock weddings, backyard potlucks, worked on fun badges, and one night they "all wore 'formal dress' ... even the caller wore his military dress uniform.  What a wonderful exciting dance that was."

Badges had 'The Duke of ABQ Coat of Arms" in the original colors.  The banner the club still uses was made by one of the members.  The club colors were beige & brown.

When they moved to Women's Progresive Hall, more men started to attend.  It turned out it was a gay group that was learning to square dance.  "They provided the ladies with dance partners and we all greatly appreciated them.  One of the dancers...became our President.  What fun we all had...one big happy family."

"It was a struggle getting our club moving, but once it took off we all had very good times and lots of wonderful memories."

For more questions about the club or square dancing, contact us at
 dcs@dukecitysingles.com or dukedancer123@msn.com