Ballroom Dance Teachers

NEW YORK CITY, NY - a former principle dancer with the American Ballroom Theater, World Mambo Champion, Undefeated Latin Basics Champion, a 2-Time United States 10-Dance representative, and author and founder of ABILITY: The Ballroom Dance Journal. In addition to teaching international Standard and Latin dance, he also teaches Basic Social dancing, Argentine Tango, and Salsa. Phone: (917) 385-7948 RichardAntonDiaz@gmail.com Offers package and discount ... Read More...

Dance Sport

"In spite of its historical image as a pastime for the privileged; formal competitions, sometimes referred to as DanceSport, often allow participation by less advanced dancers at various proficiency levels. Ballroom dance competitions take place worldwide at different levels." "In competition ballroom dancers are judged by diverse criteria such as connection, frame, posture, speed, timing, proper body alignment, proper usage of ... Read More...

Got That Swing!

"The term "swing dance" commonly refers to a group of dances that developed concurrently with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s, '30s and '40s, although the earliest of these dance forms predate swing jazz music. The best known of these dances is the Lindy Hop, a popular partner dance that originated in Harlem and is still danced ... Read More...

Latin Passion

Many dances popular around the world have originated in Latin America, for example the Bolero, Carimbo, Conga, Cueca, Cumbia, Joropo, Lambada, Macarena, Mambo, Merengue, Rueda, and the Salsa. Three such dances : the Samba, Rumba, and Cha Cha, plus the Paso Doble from Europe and the Jive from North America, have been singled out and are now performed all over ... Read More...