
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!