DeHavilland Ballroom

The DeHavilland Ballroom & Latin American Dance Club is one of Hertfordshire’s longest running Dance Clubs and was formed on the 23rd September 1975 by employees of Hawker Siddeley Aviation (click here for pictures). In fact, thirty six years on, many of our founding members are still with us today, enjoying new dance steps, meeting new people and enjoying the unique, social aspect of our club. Our early dance evenings were held in the rather salubrious surroundings of the Senior Staff Restaurant, no less, before moving to the Upper Staff Canteen as membership quickly grew. With over 6,000 employees at their Hatfield plant, you can imagine the Upper Staff canteen was no ordinary room and there was ample space for our 100 plus membership at the time. In fact, there was such a demand to learn Ballroom Dancing within the company, the Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Division also had their own dance evenings at the Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Club in Hatfield.