April 2012 Newsletter
Dear Dancers, Students, Parents!
First of all we would like to wish you a great holiday! We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and Passover celebrations!
Here are the exciting news we wanted to share with you about Ballroom Dream.
Latest News:
Recent Competitions:
Ballroom Dream @ the Nationals 2012 in Baltimore, MD!
Nearly 1,000 of America’s top Ballroom and Latin dance competitors competed in Baltimore, MD, Mar. 30 – Apr. 1, at the 32nd annual USA DANCE 2012 National DanceSport Championships, organized and hosted by USA DANCE, Inc., the National Governing Body for DanceSport in the United States, and USA member organization of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF).
Congratulations to our Dream Team:
Kevin Filipczak & Masha Volski - National Champions (1st place), Pre-Teen 2, Standard, Gold Level;
Click here to see the video. Awards presented by Dancing with the Stars judge, Carrie Ann Inaba (10th min).
2nd Place, Pre-Teen 2, Standard, Silver Level;
Finalists of Pre-Teen 2, Latin, Gold Level!!!
Dylan Bobek & Rosa Sychevskiy - National Champions (1st place), Pre-Teen 2, Standard, Bronze Level;
Finalists of Pre-Teen 2, Standard, Silver Level!!!
Alex Naryshkin & Jenna Rubenchik - Bronze medalists, Pre-Teen 2, Standard, Silver Level;
Finalists of Pre-Teen 2, Standard, Gold Level;
Finalists of Pre-Teen 2, Latin, Gold Level;
Finalists of Junior 1, Latin, Gold Level!!!
Click here to see all the pictures from the Nationals.
Video of Kevin & Masha, Alex & Jenna dancing in the finals and winning http://youtu.be/1Vpu4tRVYoA (awards presented on the 10th min by Carrie Ann Inaba)
Click here to see the rest of the videos from the Nationals
Great job dancers!!! We are very proud of you!!!
Special News:
Congratulations to Dasha Sushko on becoming WDC World Class Adjudicator.
Dasha has been certified in all 5 styles, Championship level: International Latin, International Standard, American Smooth, American Rhythm and Theatrical Arts!
She is now eligible to judge National as well as International Competitions
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Donation:
Once again, we would like to give a big THANK YOU to our greatest student Warren Hague for his generous donation to our Competitive Ballroom Dream Team! On behalf of all our Junior competitors, we thank you!
Our 2nd fundraiser was highly successful again! We thank all who generously donated to our junior competitive team during our last social on March 16! Special thanks to Anatoly Revich for donating his winning half.
Social Presence:
Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ballroomdream
Ballroom Dance Group: Join the ballroom group on facebook, where you can learn and discuss a great deal about ballroom: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ballroomdanceparents/
Special Promotion:
We now offer 30 minute FREE private introductory dance lesson to newcomers! So there should be absolutely no excuse to try if ballroom dance is the right choice for you!
Upcoming Events:
Kids:
Saturday, April 21st - 6:00-8:00pm - Kids Dance Party - Theme to be announced. Vote for your favorite theme party.
Sunday, April 22nd - 3:00pm Meeting with parents of our Ballroom Dream kids.
Sunday, April 22nd - 4:00pm - Clothes Exchange - bring everything you want to exchange, sell, give away (dance clothes, practice clothes, competition outfits, dance shoes, etc).
Adults:
Friday, April 20th - 8:00pm-11:30pm - Adults Social Dance Party - (Lesson: Swing).
The cost is only $15 for a great night of dancing and socializing. We will be having door prizes, dancing games and few very special surprises!
Complimentary dance lesson By Dasha & Eduard from 8:00pm till 9:00pm.
Snacks and Refreshments will be served.
April 27-29 - 3rd Annual New Jersey International Salsa Congress - Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus NJ
Junior Dream Team will perform on Friday, April 27, between 7pm - 8pm! The performance will be broadcasted globally.
Dasha & Eduard will teach Workshops on Sunday, April 29!
Workshop for Adults: "Tango" class between 1pm-2pm
Workshop for Kids: between 2pm - 3pm
Please click here to see the schedule.
Group Classes:
Please check our calendar for the most updated schedule of classes!
Adults Classes:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
To be scheduled. Stay tuned...
Argentine Tango
East Coast Swing
West Coast Swing
Latin Workout
Hustle
4-week programs for our Adult Group Classes: "Ballroom Style" (Tue. @7pm); "Latin Style" (Tue. @8pm); "Ballroom & Latin Mix" (Wed. @8pm)
NEW - Check our calendar
Kids Classes:
Monday:
6pm – Kids 3-5 y.o.
7pm – Hip-Hop(Kids & Teens)
Tuesday:
6pm – Kids 6 y.o. & up
Wednesday:
7pm – Kids 3-5 y.o.
Thursday:
6pm – Kids 6 y.o. & up
Friday:
7pm - Kids Run-through (for the Competitive "Junior Ballroom Dream Team")
NEW (Every 2nd & 4th Friday)
Sunday
1pm – Technique (for the Competitive "Junior Ballroom Dream Team")
First Kids group class is FREE for all Newcomers!!!
Upcoming Competitions:
April 20-22, 2012 - Philadelphia Festival & Atlantic Coast Dancesport Championships - Philadelphia, PA www.philadelphiafestival.info @ Int'l Airport Marriott Hotel
April 28, 2012 - Rutgers Dancesport Competition - New Brunswick, NJ 08901 http://ballroom.rutgers.edu/rutgerscompetition
May 12, 2012 - New York City Ball 2012 - New York, NY http://www.worldpromotionsinc.com/1/NewYorkCityBall.html @ Sheraton Hotel
Reminders:
Referral Rewards- we look forward to giving them as much as you receiving them! So get your friends to sign up for group or private classes and receive one lesson of equal value free!
Please visit our website www.ballroomdream.com often as content is updated regularly.
Send us any pictures/videos you might have.
We always welcome your ideas and feedback, so please send them our way
Thanks, and have a great month of April!
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