Ballroom dancing

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Until (when?) ballroom dancing was included as "customs and courtesies" under the course entitled Military Studies 100, taught during the fourth class year. The class was divided into groups and taken to Arnold Hall. There a series of instructions on ballroom dancing took place. Cadets were taught Waltz, Fox Trot, Jitterbug, and Cha-cha-cha. After it was no longer a required course, ballroom dancing was still taught on an optional basis until 1976. Apparently the PTB thought it was either insulting or unnecessary once women cadets arrived.

  • "I recall that you began dancing solo, progressed to dancing with a chair and ultimately danced with one of the instructors. When cleared for 'solo dancing,' Mrs McComas, the Wing Hostess, would bring in a busload of girls from Loretto Heights College, Colorado Women's College Denver University, and other local schools. We were paired up by height and 'away we went.'"
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