Join our community of over 100 enthusiastic dancers! Our association is for everybody: people that start with dancing or have been dancing for a long time. People that train daily and people that dance once a week. Mingle in our diverse group of both Dutch and international members and find new friendships! Everything is possible and nothing mandatory. The association gives everyone the opportunity to develop themselves as a dancer (social or competitive), but also personally by joining a committee or a board.
Benefits for members
- Awesome parties, practice hours, technique lessons, and social events! You get to know more people, make friends and dance to your heart’s content.
- A Blue Suede Shoes Members card that gives discount at the following businesses: Jetuelle, and Dansschool Wesseling.
- A Knaek card that gives discount on different product and different stores in Delft. https://www.knaek.nl/
Costs
If you are thinking about joining, you want to know what it will cost, and what you get in return. This is exactly the information the two tables below will supply you.
A membership at Blue Suede Shoes will in the first place get you a spot in our fantastic community. Financially, you can get an idea by looking at the tables below.
| Blue Suede Shoes events | Members | Non-members | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Workshops avg. | €10 – €15 | €15 – €20 | -30% |
| Ballroom parties avg. | €4.00 | €8.00 | -50% |
| Monthly Tango Café avg. | Free! | €8.00 | -100% |
| Monthly Lindy Jam avg. | Free! | €5.00 | -100% |
| What to expect | When | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 40 Tango practices | Mondays | Only available to members |
| 40 Ballroom practices | Tuesdays | Only available to members |
| 8-10 Tango Cafés | Every 3rd Saturday | Save up to €50 |
| 5-8 Ballroom Parties | Almost every month | Save up to €32 |
| 12-15 Professional Workshops | Save up to €40 | |
| Ballroom technique classes | Thursdays | Only available to members |
| Tango intermediate classes | Mondays | Only available to members |
| Social events | Every Month | Only available to members |
| NTDS/ETDS | 3 times a year | Only available to members |
There are a few membership types. These are outlined in the table below, as well as in the membership form.
| Membership type | For | Year membership | Semester membership* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student | Bachelor or Master from any university, or TU Delft PhD | € 60.00 | € 30.00 |
| General | TU Delft Alumni and Employees, PhD at other institute, everyone else | € 80.00 | € 40.00 |
* A semester membership can only be selected if you want to become a member for the second semester, or if you can only be a member for half a year, e.g. for exchange students.
Become a Member
Download and fill in this membership form (2025-2026). Either give it to a board member on an event, or send a scan to info@dsda.nl.
That’s all, welcome to the group!