DATES: Tuesday (Pre-party), Wednesday & Thursday, December 29-31, 2026
LOCATION: Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
HOTEL: Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront
MUSIC: ABSC DJ's Gary "U S" Barnes, Jerry Hardy, Harvey Taylor
PHOTOGRAPHY: Alan Michaelis
INSTRUCTORS: David Sawyer, Sandra Alford, Margie McRae
MENU (Dinner Wednesday, 12/30): TBP
MENU (Dinner Thursday, 12/31): TBP
COST: $TBD
TICKET LAUNCH: July 1st, 2026
CONTACT: Jack Witzenfeld, Tom Gustafson (Committee Chairs)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday
December 29th
Early Registration
Pre- Party: 6pm-9pm
Dress: Casual
Wednesday
December 30th
Registration: 4pm - 6pm
Free Pour: 6pm - 7:15pm
Dinner: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Beach Dance Party: 8pm - Mid.
Dress: Casual 'Beachy"
Thursday
December 31st
Shag Workshop: 10-11:30am
Line Dance Lesson: 11:30-1pm
Free Pour: 6pm - 7:15pm
Dinner: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Dancing: 8pm - 1am
Champagne Toast: Midnight
Dress: Formal "Dressy"
Gary 'U S' Barnes
ABSC / DJ
Gary is a member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJ’s, Member of the Virginia Shaggers Hall of Fame (2008), Member of the National Living Legends of Dance (2013), and a member of the Virginia Beach Shag Club. Gary is the DJ for our weekly Mix and Mingle
Jerry Hardy
ABSC / DJ
Jerry is a member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs (ABSCDJs) and
has played shag music all over Virginia and northeast North Carolina, North Myrtle Beach, SC, as well as in the Florida Keys. He is a member of the Virginia Shaggers Hall of Fame and the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJ's.
Harvey Taylor
ABSC / DJ
Harvey is a member of the Association of Beach and Shag Club DJ's.
MUSIC
INSTRUCTORS
David Sawyer
Shag Instructor
Sandra Alford
Shag Instructor
Margie McRae
Line Dance Instructor
OUR SPONSORS
Thank-you for your generosity and support
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Vendors
New Year's Ball Committee
Jack Witzenfeld & Tom Gustafson (Co-Chairs)
Wayne Tate, Lynn Witzenfeld, Maria Bezubic, Shirley Williams, Bob Orsini, Ron Taylor, Beth Taylor, Ken Spires, Diana Pettit,
Alan Michaelis, Gary "U S" Barnes