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Ballroom Dancing in Los Angeles and Where To Ballroom Dance in Los Angeles
By Your Side Dance Studio 12613 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066 310-391-0400 2nd and 4th Friday of every month (Starting April 6, 2012) 7pm-8:30pm Ballroom Dance Practice Session $3 for students of By Your Side Dance Studio, USA Dance … Continue reading
Why Ballroom Dancing Is Cool Again
(I found this interesting article on the ABC News website.) Ballroom dancing no longer means stepping on someone’s toes at your cousin’s wedding. What was once considered stodgy has become sleek, sexy — even cool. ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” … Continue reading
By Your Side Dance Studio expands to provide twice as much space for ballroom dance classes in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, March 10, 2012. Due to the recent popularity of ballroom dancing, By Your Side Dance Studio has doubled their dance studio space to meet the increased demand for ballroom dance classes and ballroom dance lessons in Los … Continue reading
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! … Continue reading
Dancing Makes You Smarter!
Use It or Lose It: Dancing Makes You Smarter Richard Powers For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we’ve seen research on further health benefits of dancing, … Continue reading
Emerald Ball Dance Competition
The Emerald Ball Competition is coming up! This competition is a By Your Side Dance Studio favorite! If you are interested in competing, let your instructor know a.s.a.p. The competition is coming up and you will want plenty of time … Continue reading
Group Class Schedule for 2012
This should be the final schedule for January 2012 with no more changes. Sundays: 2pm Studio A – International Latin 2 3pm Both Studios - International Standard 1 & 2 Private Lessons held in Studio B Mondays: 7pm Level 4 Ballroom (Silver American … Continue reading
What is the Ballroom Dancing Medal System and How Does it Work?
Most professional ballroom studios teach using the Medal System. This is an organized way of keeping track of your progress. At the By Your Side Dance Studio, we use the DIVIDA Medal System produced by Dance Vision, a world-renowned dance organization. The Medal System … Continue reading
By Your Side Dance Studio is Expanding!
Great news! By Your Side Dance Studio is only three years old and we are already outgrowing our studio! We have taken over the space next to us which will double the size of the studio! Stay tuned for photos … Continue reading
New Children’s Book Pays Homage to Fred Astaire
I was thrilled to discover a well-loved children’s book displaying Fred Astaire’s image. Growing up, I memorized nearly every dance he ever put on film. Now I’m not saying I can dance anywhere near as great as Fred, Ginger, Rita … Continue reading
