Dance Club of Grays Harbor

About the Dance Club

We are a group of people who love to dance.

Dance Club membership dues for 2024 are still $0 a year per person and anyone can join our dance club.

Dances are at the Hoquiam Elks (624 K Street) and are open to the public. General dancing from 7:30-10pm.

 

Our dances are on the 1st Saturday in October and November, no dance in December.

Dances will resume on the 1st Saturdays in 2025, beginning on 1/4/2025.

(Dance lessons are discontinued for the present.)

 

Live or DJ dance music

DCGH Dance costs: Members and Non-members $10

(Food and refreshments are available from the Hoquiam Elks)

 

Salsa, Samba, Rumba, Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha, Night Club Two-Step, Foxtrot,

Hustle, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, line dancing and more.

 

Officers, Board Members, Committee Members

Officers
Board Members
President:
Mark Van Hemert
Margaret Sherwood Sharon Pleus
Vice President
Steve Raher
Linda Park
 
Secretary:
Jeannie Cornell
 
Treasurer(s):
Jeannie Cornell & Steve Raher
 
 
 
Committee Members

Dance/Music Coordinator:
Hospitality:
Newsletter/Web/Photos/Videos:

Mark Van Hemert
Jeannie Cornell & others
Sharon Pleus

Publicity:
Auction/Raffle Coordinator:

Margaret Sherwood
Jeannie Cornell

 

Our Beloved Instructor: Arlene Hoiland

Arlene passed away in February 2021

 

AWARDS:

West Coast Grand Ballroom Champion

All American Dance Analyst

All American Dance Teacher

All American Dance Supervisor

Washington Senior Games Top Dance Teacher award for 2013

Washington Senior Games 7/12/14- Mark Van Hemert and Arlene Hoiland awarded trophy

for Top Solo Dance for their Viennese Waltz

 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Dance Director and Instructor of Professional Dancers at Arthur Murray Dance Studio and Fred Astaire Dance Studios;

Ballroom adjudicator in California, Oregon and Washington; Taught Bronze, Silver, and Gold Standard levels of dance;

Choreographed and performed in weekly TV shows in San Diego,California and Portland, Oregon;

Competed Professionally in American and International Style Ballroom; Competed Pro/Am, producing blue ribbon champions;

Performed and competed at Disneyland while with Fred Astaire Studio; co-owner of an Arthur Murray Studio

 

IN GRAYS HARBOR:

Taught at Grays Harbor College, the YMCA of Grays Harbor, Cosmopolis School, Weatherwax,

Beacon School in Montesano, Aberdeen and Hoquiam Elks Club, Aberdeen Eagles, Stafford Creek;

Member and teacher for three dance clubs in Olympia and our own Dance Club of Grays Harbor

 

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