Of late, ballroom dance frequently produced images of older couples dancing two inches from their walkers. Nevertheless, in recent years, ballroom dance has acquired a fresh, hipper, more aphrodisiacal figure and persons of all ages are getting up and paying attention. Movies such as Strictly Ballroom and Shall We Dance have contributed greatly to the newer kinder image that ballroom dancing is developing in the United States. As an art form, ballroom dance is a beautiful sight to behold... Read Full Story
To The CRYSTAL BALLROOM @ The Royal Regency Hotel 165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY The Main Dance Floor Additional 2nd Dance Floor ] Friday June 12th RAY DE LA PAZ Ray performed in Yonkers this past January...and we LOVED HIM!! CLICK HERE for info, to make "NO EXTRA CHARGE" table reservations and to RSVP Friday July 10thth LA EXCELENCIA You wanted them...WE GOT THEM!! The New Generation of Salsa Dura CLICK HERE for info, to make "NO EXTRA CHARGE" table reservations and to RSVP Friday... Read Full Story
Well, it had to start sometime, the dances we’ll remember for the rest of the season began in Week 2 of So You Think You Can Dance in Hollywood during Top 18 week . It was a week of big hits and equally big misses, with leading couples Kherington and Twitch pulling off a beautiful Viennese Waltz and Chelsie Hightower and Mark dazzling the audience with some breathtaking footwork in their Argentine Tango.
Katee and Joshua continued to impress with a Broadway routine that knocked the judges... Read Full Story
My last lesson was a real mix of what I know and am comfortable with and what is new and pretty much foreign to me. RT and I opened with Salsa and I immediately received the comment (or was it a compliment?) "Wow, you feel much lighter today!" I'm not quite sure how to take that really, but we'll go with it being a good thing. I think it means I was lighter on my feet than the last lesson, which is really good. I CAN be lighter on my feet, but by nature I'm really not. So I was pleased with... Read Full Story
Dancing With The Stars pro Tony Dovolani has slammed Judge Carrie Ann Inaba after her negative critique of his recent performance, insisting she "does not understand" ballroom dancing. The 34-year-old presented the former Fly Girl with a ballroom dancing rule book after the two argued over a lifting move during the dancer's Viennese waltz with actress Jane Seymour earlier this month.
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After Austin and Erin were knocked from their perch at the top of the leader board last weekend, they come into their Viennese Waltz session and attack the dance head on. Austin picks up the choreography very quickly. By the end of the session they have almost completed the entire routine, although there are a lot of spins in the choreography and Austin complains of dizziness, exclaiming that he feels seasick!
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GREAT NEWS...CARLOS MIRANDA, will be teaching SALSA On2 Classes EVERY WEDNESDAY in Larchmont. Please join us Wednesday, July 1st, for our 1ST NIGHT @ the GLOBE BAR & GRILL! Carlos and Denise below...on the Main Dance Floor CRYSTAL BALLROOM @ The Royal Regency in Yonkers LIVE SALSA...2ND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH After class, stick around for DANCING w/ DJ DAVID SALA & HAPPY HOUR!! $4 Mixed Drinks <> $4 Bottled/Draft Beers DJ DAVID SALA spins the HOTTEST SALSA, with just the right touch of... Read Full Story
Ballroom dancing evolved from the court dances held throughout western Europe. In centuries past, aristocrats and nobility would host balls to meet new people and to show off to their existing acquaintances. The form of dancing that developed at these balls was elegant and sophisticated, and came to be seen as a cultural apex. Such dancing is now a popular pastime, competitively and socially.
Ballroom dancing can cover a wide range of dance styles, from the traditional Viennese Waltz, to... Read Full Story
It's the final 5 contestants! This week the couples perform 2 dances (1 ballroom and 1 latin) including a 15 second solo during the latin dance of the competition. Is Brooke Burke still the one to beat?
Couple #1: Cody Linley and Edyta Sliwinska
#1 (Foxtrot) Review : Very good foxtrot. Edyta's dress is fantastic! Great footwork. Linley actually looked quite smooth compared to last week. Very elegant. Len said he was pleasantly surprised and did a "top notch job". Bruno said it was... Read Full Story
Right I’m getting really annoyed now because no-one is wowing me! I’m sorry but there it is.
There were three couples all tied in first place tonight; Lisa & Brendan, Cherie & James and Tom & Camilla.
I really do think John needs to go; Len is absolutely correct when he said that if a good dancer goes tonight over him then it would be a travesty.
There was high priase for Lisa; Len said she was the most improved celeb in the whole competition; she recevied four 9s for her gorgeous... Read Full Story
