Visalia Smooth Dancers
Ballroom dancing since 1975
Dancing Through the Decades
Bakersfield club hosts NSD dance weekend
About 20 VSD members participated in National Smooth Dancers mid-year gathering in Bakersfield for a fun-filled dance weekend.
Stan, Somjai, Carol, Michelle, George, Margaret, Yvette, Maria, Barbara, Greg, David, Tim, Ahmed, Florence, Susan, Kelly, Laura, David, Lew
Tim Inouye and Margaret Moholt share the spotlight with fellow award winners in the Jack & Jill Waltz competition. They earned third place honors. All Jack and Jill dance partners are randomly paired.
Florence gets style tips from a mystery Disco dancer
Lew and Florence
David, Laura and Yvette connect in dance friendship
Greg and Barbara model their awesome Disco outfits. "Disco Inferno" was the first night's theme so lots of Hustle.
Photos by Lew Griswold, Somjai Cochran, Mark Emanuelli, Carla Hartunian,
Michelle Peters, Ahmed Bahar
Bakersfield SD's Queen Stacey Loubey and court
Queen Stacey and James pose with VSD Queen Laura and David
Carol, Yvette, Margaret, Barbara
Introducing Visalia Vogue!
Visalia Vogue dancers celebrate their crowd-pleasing performance at the 2026 NSD/Bakersfield dance gathering. The Vogue: Barbara, Greg, Kelly, Laura, Somjai, Kristine, Sally, Stan, and Susan Morelock, choreographer.
Laura, Susan and Kristine smile in delight following Visalia Vogue's rollicking Madonna-inspired performance.
Video of Visalia Vogue performance:
Susan Morelock, Choreographer
Kelly in costume
Somjai in costume
Video: Flowers for Susan
Video: Alternate view of Visalia Vogue performance
Greg, Susan engage in dinner table banter
George, Michelle, Somjai, Ahmed
Ahmed takes a selfie with George, Michelle, Rudy and new dance friend Patty
Michelle and Somjai loving Disco
Somjai and Franco
Stan and Kristine
Kristine
Susan and Somjai
Long Live Ballroom Dancing!