Lift, Dip, and Dazzle! Dance lifts and dips are two elements of ballroom and latin dancing that can be both very exciting and scary. Here at Bella Ballroom we have the pleasure of working with many wedding couples who are non-dancers but want to impress their guests on their special day. Dips and lifts definitely get […]
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Reading an article about new trends, I came about an article that talked about the sudden inclination of the baby boomer generation to enter in competitive ballroom dancing. Once children grow up and leave the house, it is easier for couples to focus on dancing, especially if they are competing. The best thing about it
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Being single and having the urge to learn how to partner dance can be a rather daunting idea for some, however it does not need to be this way. At Bella Ballroom, our passion is teaching dance. This means we have a passion for teaching single dancers, engaged dancers, and married dancers. This also means
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Many clients find Bella Ballroom when looking for a dance studio to fulfill all their wedding needs in terms of creating a wildly successful first dance. While some students are wholly organized and undoubtedly decided, there are others who are not so decided. Sometimes, it takes couples weeks to even decide on a song for
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When Bella Ballroom studio owner Jennelle called out “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran as the next popular wedding dance song I thought, “She’s probably right.” You may think that I’m making this up, but since I started this article five minutes ago, an inquiring bride walked in the studio and asked me about dance
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Here at Bella Ballroom, we’ve had a great time working with many wedding couples that tied the knot this year. As 2015 begins, we can take a look back at the songs that really shaped the weddings, memories, and dances of 2014. After some research I found what new songs won the hearts of newly
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Glamour, patriotism, precision, commercialism, entertainment, and joy; these are just a few of the words that can be used to describe The Rockettes. Created in the 1920’s, this dance company has persevered well into present day and generated an American legacy. The group was originally called the “16 Missouri Rockets” and was founded by Russell
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Foxtrot’s Start in Southern California – A Brief History While social dance is very popular in Southern California, most may not know that Foxtrot beginning’s stemmed out of Pomona, California. Wait, what? The Foxtrot is from Los Angeles?! Well, not quite; but the dance’s instigator Harry Fox was. Born Arthur Carringford in 1882, this Pomona
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Dancing is a sport most believe to be impossible to enter if you didn’t start dancing at 3 years old. There are certain styles that are definitely difficult to learn at an older age, as your body has not been manipulated to move in those ways; however, there are forms of dance that you can
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Social dancers who are new to a dance scene or club may have a harder time knowing how to get asked to dance. Without having an existing reputation or being a familiar face in a new dance setting, follows (and leads) can have a trickier time getting invited to share the dance floor. Read on for
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