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By Your Side Dance Studio WINS Top Choice Award for Los Angeles!
- Top Choice Awards
Thank you to everyone who voted! By Your Side Dance Studio is proud to announce we are the WINNER of L.A.’s Top Choice Award for businesses demonstrating top quality, service, value and professionalism chosen by the people of Los Angeles !!!! Thank you Los Angeles!
Summer is here! Time to learn how to Salsa dance!
There is nothing better than celebrating our warm California weather than enjoying a night of hot passionate and fun Salsa dancing!
Now is the time to learn authentic “on 1” LA Style Salsa! LA Style Salsa dancing is a slot style that emphasizes sensuality, theatricality, and musicality and is the most commonly danced Salsa style in Los Angeles.
Did you know that our Salsa instructor Laura Canellias (the “First Lady of Salsa”) has been instrumental in the early growth and development of LA Style Salsa? Did you know our Salsa instructor Deborah Perez, is a veteran of the dance business, dance champion and known for her easy to follow teaching style? Learning to Salsa dance with Laura and Deborah is without a doubt the best way to learn authentic LA Stlye Salsa dancing.
By Your Side Dance Studio is now offering four Salsa classes to make you into a Salsa pro in no time at all.
Call 310-391-0400 for Salsa class information.
Salsa Level 1
Monday 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Salsa Level 2
Tuesday 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Thursday 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Salsa Level Level 3
Thursday 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Salsa Shines
Salsa dancing style and technique to make you look like a Salsa pro on the dance floor.
Wednesday 6:00 – 7:00 pm
And don’t forget to join us at our fun Salsa Dance Party every second Saturday of the month from 8:00 – 11:00pm!
See you on the dance floor!
Salsa Dancing and Swing Dancing Party 2nd Saturday of every month @ By Your Side Dance Studio
video clip of the group class before our monthly beginner salsa/swing party
SALSA/SWING DANCE PARTY every 2nd Saturday of every month in our remodeled studio, so get your salsa shoes cleaned up and brush the bottoms for a night of great dancing and food!
TWO ROOMS! Salsa, Cha Cha in one room and East and West Coast Swing in the other!
Hosted by:
Deborah Fields Perez and Laura Canellias
$15 for Class and Party (Class is from 8-9pm)
$10 for Party only (Party is from 9-12midnight)
Free Parking in lot behind studio and lots of street parking. (free after 6pm)
Address:
12613 Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-391-0400
www.byyoursidedancestudio.com
Top Wedding Dance Songs,
First Dance Wedding Songs For 2012
Wedding Dance Songs and Wedding First Dance Songs For 2012
This is a list of the wedding dance songs By Your Side Dance Studio students have brought to us this year to choreograph their first dance to. If you are searching for YOUR first dance wedding songs, I hope this list will help jump start and guide your search. I’ve also listed dance styles that can work with each dance.
Many times couples come in with a wedding song that doesn’t really have a beat but the song has a lot of meaning to them. That’s okay! With our personalized wedding dance lessons we can custom choreograph wedding dance moves to ANY song. It doesn’t have to be a specific dance. By Your Side Dance Studio teachers are great at this! Leave it to us. Our wedding dance lessons in Los Angeles are fun and relaxing and we will make you look phenomenal on the dance floor.
Also, keep coming back to check the First Dance Wedding Songs 2012 list because I will update it every few days!
Wedding Songs 2012
1. “Rhythm of Love” by Plain White Ts. – Foxtrot or Swing
2. “LaVie En Rose” by Louis Armstrong – Non-descript dance (sway, spins and dip)
3. “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra – Foxtrot
4. “I Could Not Ask For More” by Sara Evans – Night club 2-step
5. “Come Away With Me” by Nora Jones – Waltz
6. “Assassin’s Tango” from Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Tango
7. “Clear Skies” by Keane – Swing, Rumba or Foxtrot
8. “Love You Madly” by Cake – Salsa, Swing or Rumba
9. “I’m Glad There Is You” by Sarah Vaughan – Non-descript dance (sway, spins and dip)
10.“I’ve Had The Time Of My Life” Bill Medley & Jennifer Wares – Salsa
11.“How About You” by Frank Sinatra – Foxtrot or Swing
12.“Big Jet Plane” by Lady of the Sunshine – Foxtrot, Swing or Rumba
13.“Lucky” by Jason Mraz –Foxtrot, Swing or Rumba
14. Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder – Rumba, Swing or Foxtrot
15. “La Javanaise” by Serge Gainsbourg – Viennese Waltz
16. “Snow Patrol” by Run – Slow Foxtrot
17. “Come Fly With Me” by Frank Sinatra – Foxtrot, Swing
18.”You Are The Best Thing” by Ray Lamontagne – Foxtrot, Swing
19.”Far Away” by Nickelback
20.”Happy Just To Dance With You” by the Beatles
21.”We Are In Love” by Harry Connick, Jr.
22.”Best Of My Love” by The Emotions
23.”All The Things Your Are” by Ella Fitzgerald
24.”Swept Away” by Avett Brothers
25.”The Best Is Yet To Come” by Michael Buble – Foxtrot, Swing
26.”At Last” by Etta James – Non-descript dance
27.”Good Life” by One Republic
28.”Two Less Lonely People” by Air Supply – Foxtrot, Swing
29.”True Love” by Pat Benetar
30.”These Arms of Mine” by Otis Redding – Step tap and sway to this song
31.”In The Mood” by Glenn Miller – Jitterbug (aka Single time East Coast Swing)
32.”Moonlight Serenade” by Glenn Miller – Foxtrot, Foxy, Sway
33.”Red Right Ankle” by Decemberists – Non-descript dance
34.”Save the Last dance” by Michael Buble – Rumba
35.”I Could Build My Whole Life Around You” by Marvin Gaye and Terri Terrell
36.”Better Man” by James Morrison
37.”Love is Strange”
38.”Valio la Pena” by Marc Anthony
Now see The Best Father Daughter Dance Songs and Father Daughter Wedding Songs for 2012
Learn a wedding dance on DVD quickly and easily!
Featuring the most popular wedding dances such as the Waltz, Tango, Fox Trot and Swing. Over 2 hours of instruction and 26 dance patterns.
Our simple and fun Learn to Ballroom Dance DVD is a great way to learn a wedding dance on DVD!
Ballroom Dancing Practice Parties
NEW to By Your Side Dance Studio! We need to promote ballroom dancing in Los Angeles, so we are offering a dance social for Ballroom Dancers the 4th Friday of every month. We will focus on ballroom dances such as the Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Swing and American Tango at these practice parties. Deborah will DJ the music and there will be free refreshments.
$7 Admission
7pm – 10:30pm
Free street parking after 6pm, free parking behind studio and metered parking in the new city lot beside the studio (free right now though. 
No meters have been installed).
Wedding First Dance Routines
Your First Dance as Husband and Wife!
Surprise your guests with an elegant, funny, or hammed up first dance as husband and wife! We can choreograph for your personality and taste. For the best possible first dance at your wedding, take a few private lessons. The average couple needs five to twenty private dance lessons to pull together a routine they will love. The amount of lessons depends on your vision and how quickly you learn the moves. By Your Side Dance Studio can help you custom choreograph any style of first dance you wish and according to your ability. We can do simple, elegant choreography, recreate movie scenes, start off with a slow song and then move into Hip Hop, mix songs to dance a variety of dance styles within one song or edit songs together and change your dance styles along with the change in music. You dream it up, we dream it up, either way, we can create it and give you a first dance you will cherish for a lifetime!
We also do Father/Daughter choreography and lessons as well! Anything from something simple to fully choreographed.
Wedding First Dance Routines and Father/Daughter dance choreographed at By Your Side Dance Studio. Enjoy!
By Your Side Dance Studio
12613 Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-391-0400
www.byyoursidedancestudio.com
New Emerald Ball Magazine! Check it out!
… • Come and Watch the best dancers in the United States.
• Don’t miss the largest and best ballroom vendor show in the
West Coast. Over 27 vendors! Everything you need for dancing.
• Dance Camp – 4 days, 40 classes to choose from & world class teachers!Check out the Emerald Ball News Magazine at http://bit.ly/JsLF6S
5th Graders sponsored by USA Dance LA Chapter
USA Dance LA chapter sponsored Nora Sterry 5th graders in the Dancing Feet competition at High Desert Dance Classic March 10. And they did so well! They placed in Foxtrot, Salsa, and East Coast Swing. “They were so cute dancing!” commented Laura Harvell.
Dancers Banned for 8 years
Grinsber and Plaas
Wollongong ballroom stars have been banned from the national championships for the next eight years after getting caught up in a bizarre stoush with the sport’s world governing body.
Amateur champions Steven Grinbergs and Rachelle Plaas are among at least 14 couples banned from World DanceSport Federation events for falling foul of its code of conduct.
The WDSF prohibits couples from dancing in events not on its official calendar.
Grinbergs and Plaas were slapped with three separate bans after they danced in a series of “unregistered” competitions including the London Ball, Singapore Open, United Kingdom Open and The Star Ball in England. The most recent ban, issued by WDSF general secretary Shawn Tay on April 5, means they are suspended from all WDSF-sanctioned events – including the Australian DanceSport Championship – until 2020.
Grinbergs said he and Plaas danced in the unregistered overseas competitions because they were among the oldest and most respected contests in the world.
“The adjudicators are all ex-world champions and finalists,” he said.
“My heart lies with the tradition and where ballroom came from and where it should be.”
No-one at WDSF’s head office, in Spain, answered the Mercury’s call yesterday, nor were emailed questions answered. A code of conduct on the federation’s website prohibits athletes from taking part in DanceSport competitions not listed on the official competition calendar, unless it is with written consent.
It cites anti-doping concerns and disruption of the WDSF calendar as reasons, but goes on to say “grounds need not be given in the event of refusal”.
Don McRobert, president of Australia’s governing body DanceSport Australia, concedes on its website that it “does not have the power to prevent the suspension of couples from an event registered with an international organisation”.
“Should couples wish to enter such events, they must abide by the rules of the international organisation,” Mr McRobert wrote.
About 48 couples boycotted the Australian Championships last year, when Grinbergs and Plaas and five other partnerships were banned over the same issue.
by Angela Thompson
Matilda Klein, 94-Year Old Wows Judges in Ballroom Quickstep Dance Competition
Watch video here:
Watching Matilda Klein waiting in the wings to be called forward for her solo performance in this YouTube video, one would never expect the 94-year-old woman to have the energy it takes to be a ballroom dancing star.
But once Klein takes to the stage — slowly ridding herself of her walker — she is simply astounding.
Moving with the spunk and agility of a woman half her age, she dances circles around her much younger dance partner and instructor Danny Maloney.
In an interview with Ballroom Fantasy at the Southern States DanceSport competition, Klein — who is affectionately known as Tilly — said that she has been dancing with Maloney for 11 years.
“I just love the feel of it. It keeps me alive,” she said, adding that she’s been dancing all her life.
“She’s an inspiration to me every time I dance with her,” Maloney told usarsarollerskaters.org.
Klein, who is from Boca Raton, Fla., and Maloney frequently participate in ballroom dancing events and often wow the judges.
Last August, they won their heat at the Florida State DanceSport competition where they danced the Salsa.
“She’s a great student,” Maloney told Ballroom Fantasy. “It’s always been easy with Tilly… She loves it.”
Clearly, her passion is infectious. In the video, watch as the crowd gets to their feet to cheer for Klein’s lovely performance.
People who have watched the viral video have been equally enthusiastic about Klein’s dancing prowess.
“I gotta say, kudos to her,” said one commenter. “I’m only 60, but I hope I can her energy and grace when and if I get to be her age.”
One blogger, SpiderFarmer, who posted the video on her site summed it up nicely.
“This is the most wonderful thing. May we all spend our lives dancing,” she wrote.
- Huffington Post
The Best Salsa Clubs In Los Angeles And Where To Salsa Dance In LA
Salsa dancing, as you can imagine, is an extremely popular dance in LA and there are plenty of great places to go salsa dancing in Los Angeles. Here is a list of the best Salsa clubs in Los Angeles where you can go salsa dancing and practice your sexy Salsa dancing style.
And, of course, if you are interested in improving your Salsa dancing technique, By Your Side Dance Studio has private Salsa lessons which are the best way to improve your Salsa dancing quickly and also offer group Salsa classes which are a great way to meet new Salsa dancers in a relaxed and enjoyable setting.
Remember, entertainment schedules can change daily so please call in advance to verify current information.
Places to go salsa dancing in Los Angeles
The Mayan
(213)746-9928
1038 Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.clubmayan.com
One of the best Salsa clubs, this nightclub has a very large dance floor and live Salsa bands every Saturday.
Conga Room
(213)745-0162
800 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.congaroom.com
Salsa nights are on Thursdays and Saturdays with live music on Saturdays. They have a nice sized dance floor.
Steven’s Steakhouse
(213)723-9856
5332 Steven’s Pl., City of Commerce, CA 90040
One of the best DJ Salsa clubs with two dance floors. The best Salsa dancers come here on Saturdays to show off.
El Floridita Restaurant
(323) 871-8612
www.elfloridita.com
1253 N Vine St, Hollywood, CA 90038
Tasty traditional Cuban dishes followed by hot salsa dancing. They have live salsa bands on on Friday and Saturday, check their website for current information.
Cafe Sevilla
(562) 495-1111
www.cafesevilla.com
140 Pine Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802
A great salsa club with good latin ambience and often feature live music.They typically have a free salsa lesson before the band starts playing.
Mama Juana’s
(818) 505-8636
www.mamajuanas.com
3707 Cahuenga Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
Mama Juana serves a wide variety of Sushi and other Japanese delights at this Asian restaurant and bar. They have Salsa dancing to DJ music and live bands on Sundays.
Cock N’ Bull
(310) 399-9696
www.cocknbullbritishpub.com
2947 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
An authentic English pub with a nice wood dance floor that currently offers Salsa DJ dancing on Tuesdays.
Salsa on Third Street Promenade
3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (between Broadway and Wilshire)
How about some fun social dancing outdoors? Every Sunday from 4 – 8pm in the summer there is fun and social Salsa dancing on the pedestrian walkway on 3rd Street. Walk the entire promenade to find the Salsa dancers and you can always do some fun shopping or walk to the beach afterwards!
By Your Side Dance Studio
12613 Washington Blvd. LA CA 90066. 2nd Saturday of every month. 8pm-9pm Class, 9pm -11midnight Dancing. $15 Class and Party/ $10 Party Only
www.byyoursidedancestudio.com
Amateur Ballroom Dance Team
Mother/Daughter Beginner Tap Dancing Class
Mother and Daughter Tap Dancing
Wanted Mothers and Daughters who are looking for dance classes to do together!
Lately, I have gotten several calls for mother/daughter classes. If you and your daughter are interested in taking a class together during the week, please contact me. I would like to know what days and afternoon times would work best for most.
Contact: Deborah Perez 310-391-0400
www.byyoursidedancestudio.com
