All dancers, no matter how experienced, were once beginners. All dances are taught - to live music. Dance with as many different folks as possible. Another place to get dance shoes . Dress is casual .
Gentlemen wear a T-shirt and jeans, ladies a blouse and skirt.
Dances are every Tuesday and almost every Saturday from September to the beginning of June . See other locations for special events . At some of these events, many folks optionally wear festive clothing, or bring special comestibles. There is a summer series of dances at the Alpine Boat Basin , Alpine, New Jersey, about 10 miles north of the G. Washington Bridge. CDSS members who live 50 miles or more from NYC pay as if they were CDNY members.