The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Bal l room Dancers Association (USADance) will hold a special Diabetes Char i ty Bal l on Saturday, September 25, wi th al l proceeds going to the Amer ican Diabetes Associat ion. This event will be held at the Hugh Dimmery Memor ial Center ( The Barn) , 680 Cherokee Lane, West Columbia, from 7 to 11 p.m.

Admission is $15. Non–alcohol ic dr inks, refreshments and snacks will be available, and a complimentary dance lesson wi th professional instructor will be offered from 7:15 until 7:45. Reservat ions may be made at www.diabetes. org , or by calling Mike Verdone at 407-0132 or Arnell Coker at 749- 0966. Go to www.USADance.us for more information.

In addi t ion, USADance will be holding three Beginner Ballroom Dance workshops in September, also to benefit the American Diabetes Association. These workshops will also be held at the Barn and will be taught by professional dance compet i tor and inst ructor Shei la Brown. These workshops will teach Beginner Shag and Beginner Fox Trot and will be held on Saturdays, September 4, September 11, and September 18, from 2 to 3 p.m. The cost of these workshops is $10 each, or all three for $25. Call USADance president Mike Verdone at 407- 0132, or USADance Program Di rector Arnel l Coker at 749-0966 for more information, or see the workshop f lyer or charity Ball flyer at www.USADance.us.