We will not be dancing the 4th of July
Enjoy your family & the Fireworks!
Sept 9, 2017
Jeff Brandt & Galaxy
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Sat. Sept. 9
* Picnic Special *
Grill'n out ..
$$ prices vary
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I wasn't able to get Glenn Miller this year...
next Feb. or May 2018
Still working on Benny Goodman for Dec. 2017
A Wonderful Friend & Lady
Wilma Jean Bess.
Oh how much we miss her !
You Should be Dancing!
RESERVATIONS
We do take reservations
On regular dances you may call in or let us know. We do not guarantee a certain table but will try to get you close to the area you like.
We have employees taking reservations all the time & sometimes the table may already be spoken for & we're not aware of it.
Reservations are 1st come 1st serve bases.
Some of our regular dancers have favorite tables
& have let the waitresses know they are coming.
They usually get the same table all the time.
On Special Events
There are no regular tables. If you want a table you need to reserve. We need to know you are coming. It is 1st to reserve gets the table. So if you have a favorite it is best to reserve early. (Weeks ahead).
Some special events are reservations only with advanced tickets. The day before or day of
will not get you close to the dance floor.
My dancers reserve early to get the best tables.
We are trying hard to be fair with reservations & we have had some big screw ups & we're sorry it happened. Please be patient we are trying to make it better. We have had some big nights, but we have never ran out of room. So please don't let not having a reservation stop you from coming. We will find you a table.
Available for Weddings & In House Catering
See our Wedding page
Yes .... There was a Lake.
Mr. Robbins made a man-made lake & put an 8 sided cabin on it with a board walk. This was in the beginning of 1920's. He started building the Ballroom in 1929 & opened
November 11, 1931.
Herbie Kay out of Chicago was the Orchestra. His female vocalist was Dorothy Lamour.
She was 17 years old.
We Celebrated the Ballroom's
86th Anniversary
Sunday Nov. 13, 2017
(actual date is 11/11/1931)
I just heard a rumor Frank Sinatra
was out here singing with the Dorseys
I'll be checking this out
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14 1/2 more years & we'll be celebrating 100 years
26726 150th St
Woodward, IA
50276
515-438-2305
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We are so sorry to lose some more of
our old friends & dancers.
Ray Duffee 2/23/14
Jean Zmolek 3/30/14
Dave Barnes 5/15/14
Margaret Lee 5/18/14
Coloma (Kip) Shannon 6/21/14 (our ticket Lady)
Max Wheelwright 6/28/14
Joseph Book 7/30/2014
Evelyn Dagnillo 9/16/14
Rhonda Armstrong 11/28/14
Our hearts go out to their families.
A lot of fond memories in remembering them out here dancing.
We are 2 miles south & 2 miles west of Woodward
(1mile South of Hwy 141 from the North Side)
A little over 2 miles west of Hwy 141 from the East side)
72 Years for Wilma with the Ballroom.
Wilma married Pete Bess in 1944.
(Previous owners.) .... but She started
dancing at the Ballroom in '37 or '38
In her high school years. (that's 79 years)
We are so sorry to lose
more Friends
Al Godfredsen 2/6/15
Pinky Redman - Al Welsh Orchestra's drummer for 60 years. 2/17/2015
Del Martin Jan. 2015
Helen Cunningham 11/18/2014
Johnny Saunders 2/8/2015
Gary Grant 2/20/2015
Vince Morris 2/21/2015
Eleanore Meier 8/3/2015
Lou Greco 8/17/2015
Marilyn Meyer 8/31/2015
Howard Clemons 9/ /2015
Jack Vierling 11/3/2015
Josephine Thiel 11/7/2015
Robert Ziesman 12/4/2015
Larry Schultze 12/6/2015
Bill Cardwell 1/7/2016
Reta Williams 1/28/2016
Alice Jenkins 2/21/2016
Lester Menke 3/5/2016
Karen Swenson 6/11/16
Conrad John 6/17/16
Wilma Jean Bess 7/2/2016 (Previous Owner)
Arlene Hendrixson 7/17/16A
Duane (Bud) Young 7/23/16
Jeanne Robbins Phillips 9/17/16 (Her Father & Grandfather built Lake Robbins)
Charles Heinz 10/16
Dick Smith 11/26/16
Norman Gore 1/29/17
Arlyce Nichols 3/2/17
Jeanette Ziesman 3/6/17
Don Kinnison 5/16/17
Michael Westaby 5/17/17 (Gloria & Marlo's son)
Our Ticket Lady for 81 3/4 - 82years
This Ballroom was Built for Dancing!
* Due to weather *
Now it 's the storms
RememberIFFY weather
call first to make sure we're open
Channel 13 is good about putting the
cancellation on. Sometimes Channel 8
It will be on our recording if I'm not answering
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* 3 bands
* raffles/prizes
*Free Dance Lesson
*Silent Auction
* Demos
Feb. 1, 1923 - July 2, 2016
REMEMBER
May 1st Sunday Nights go back to Summer Hours .... 6 - 9:30
I wonder how the Mc Clains are doing in their new home out in Connecticut
Wilma with good friends, Marge, Judy, & Helen
Wilma with her niece Mollie Bess
Cab Calloway
Played at Lake Robbins In 1935. He was one of the originals that started Swing dancing back in the 30's.
His Grandson C Calloway Brooks is now touring with his Grandfather's Band. Look him up you'll find it very interesting.
She was
105
I'm not sure what year this was taken but this is the north side of the Ballroom. It's changed a bit.
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Aug 26
6 - 12 .... $10
Benefit for the
Puppy Jake
Foundation
(they train service dogs for our wounded warriors (Vets)
puppyjakefoundation.org
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The date has changed again due to some conflicks
This is the set date now
We do have some New Year's Pictures on our facebook ..
Lake Robbins face book.
I also have some on my computer. We do apologize for the printer not working .. (it looks like it's time to get a new one)
For the ones who didn't get their pictures we are working on trying to get them to you.
Thank you for being so patience with us.