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Imperial Dance Club was formed in the Spring of 1979 and was incorporated as a Missouri not-for-profit corporation in
May, 1980. |
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South Side
was organized by the following persons:
Eman
& Nitz Alderman
Joe & Vickie Bohrer
Ron Doering
Bob Imhoff
Ed & Arlene Klosterman
Don & Val Mackey
Pete & Gloria Riley
John Unterriner |
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South Side
initially met for its first dance at the Viking Lounge at
Lindbergh and Watson Roads.
A few more moves are
listed below with the following dates & locations:
In late 1979 -
the Continental Dance Studio, on Virginia Avenue, in south St.
Louis.
In January 1984 - the German Cultural Center on
South Jefferson, also in south St. Louis.
In January 2004 - the Kenrick Banquet Center,
at 5316 Knights of Columbus Drive in Shrewsbury, Missouri. This
move brought the South Side Dance Club into south St. Louis County
for the first time.
In July, 2005
- the Shrewsbury City Center, also in Shrewsbury, MO, due to the sale of Kenrick Banquet
Center.
In 2006 - our current & much larger facility - the St.
John's Evangelical United Church of Christ Hall in South County,
MO.
From 1982 through 1997, the South Side Imperial Dance Club
sponsored the St. Louis Invitational Dance Contest. The
contest drew dancers from throughout the United States. The
event was initially held at Andre's Banquet Center on Telegraph
Road the first year. Other locations were the Chase-Park Plaza
Hotel - 1983 - 1987, at Kingshighway and Lindell Boulevards and the South County Recreation
Center - 1988 - 1989. The event was moved to the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois
in 1993.
South Side has seen many fine dancers develop on its floor and is proud of
it's history - having 4 individual National
Champions appear in the U.S. Open
events in California and the 1980's Dance Fever television show. |
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The following persons have served as President of
South Side Imperial Dance Club:
Pete
Riley 1979 - 1982
John Unterriner - 1983
Ed Blake - 1984
Terry Martin - 1985
Gary Armbruster 1986 - 1990
Gary Chaney - 1990 (last 6 months)
Chuck Huebner 1991-2001
John Openlander 2002 - 2006
Gary Chaney - current President (2007)
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