Group of students and non-students are practicing the dance the instructor has just shown them. Through ballroom dance class offered in the summer, they are able to socially interact with people and enjoy learning ballroom dance, said Kelsey Martyn-Farewell, a volunteer instructor.


OU Students Learn to Ballroom Dance in Summer

The Sooner Ballroom Dance Club offering ballroom dance classes to OU students and non-students presented their first class of summer session on June 16.

Sooner Ballroom Dance Club is a student organization registered to OU. Their goal is to teach, promote and enjoy social partner dancing through ballroom dance according to the website of Sooner Ballroom Dance Club.

“I think the huge crowd of students participating for this ballroom dance class shows their great interest towards this dance,” said Amin Mehrabian, the vice president of the Sooner Ballroom Dance Club and OU graduate research assistant.

According to their website, the summer session of this class is offered every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Union Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union building located on OU campus. This class lasts for 7 weeks which ends on July 28. The cost for this class is $15 for OU students and $20 for non-students.