I would love to talk about dancing today, but like the rest of the world, I’m caught up in the details of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The dress, the ceremony, the hats (have you seen some of those?), the first dance…ah ha! I knew I could find a connection to dance [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ballroom’
May 3rd, 2011
William and Kate’s First Dance: The Waltz
Posted in Wedding 
Tags: american style waltz, ballroom, Ballroom Dancing, dance, dancing, first dance, International Waltz, waltz, wedding 
No Comments »April 19th, 2011
Hustle and Flow
I spent Saturday afternoon at ATOMIC-Placentia for the Hustle workshop taught by Patricia Reeves and Cesar Ricaurte. No, this isn’t the line dance version of the Hustle, but the fun and fluid partner version of the dance. It’s fast, there’s a lot of footwork, and it’s a blast. Patricia and Cesar taught the New York [...]
January 25th, 2011
Taste of International Ballroom – this Saturday at ATOMIC-Irvine
Come out to ATOMIC Ballroom-Irvine this Saturday night to take a Taste of International Ballroom Dance. This week ATOMIC-Irvine is featuring a taste of International Waltz at 5:30 p.m., and then stay to take the International Quickstep or International Rumba at 6:15 p.m. Then stay for the beginner, intermediate, or advanced cha-cha before dancing the [...]
Posted in Ballroom Dancing Tags: ATOMIC-Irvine, ballroom, cha-cha, dancing, International Quickstep, International Waltz, rumba No Comments »December 28th, 2010
ATOMIC now offers International Ballroom Dance
The ATOMIC Ballroom at Placentia is now offering International Ballroom classes. International Ballroom dancing encompasses a variety of dances, including the Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, and the Quickstep. Shows like Dancing with the Stars put ballroom dancing in millions of living rooms, so why not get off the couch and learn to dance instead? [...]
Posted in Ballroom Dancing Tags: ATOMIC Placentia, ballroom, Ballroom Dancing, class, classes, International, International Ballroom 1 Comment »November 30th, 2010
Teacher Feature: Malia San Nicolas
Malia San Nicolas started dancing at the age of 2 when her mother realized her daughter was a bit accident prone. She was enrolled in tap, jazz and ballet, and that started a lifelong love of dance. In the early ‘90s she started dancing with a country dance team. It was during her stint there [...]
Posted in Teacher Feature Tags: ballroom, Ballroom Dancing, instruction, instructors, West Coast Swing No Comments »November 24th, 2010
DWTS Finale: Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner
In DWTS least surprising finale, Team Baby Derek has won the Mirror Ball Trophy.  O.o – that’s my surprised face. And yes, I’ve been waiting to use that line all season. There’s no doubt that Jennifer Grey and dance partner Derek Hough worked hard and earned the title.  But given that their competition was voted [...]
Posted in Dancing With The Stars Tags: ballroom, Ballroom Dancing, dancing, dancing with the stars, dwts 1 Comment »