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California Ballroom Company Web Site Address:   1023 College Ave, Modesto, CA 95350 Phone: (209) 529-2029 Email this Business Listing Save to Yahoo! Address Book

Related Categories This listing appears in: • Dance > Instruction • Dance > Studios and Instruction		General Information * Are You Tired Of Feeling Awkward And Unsure Of Yourself At A Dance?* Are Your Toes Tapping But Not Dancing?* Would You Like To Meet New People That Want To Have Fun?* Then This Is The Place For You!HistoryCalifornia Ballroom Co. was organized in 1990 by the Director, Gay Grant, in Modesto, California. Gay took ballroom classes while in high school and college, majoring in Art and Dance. She was a dancer on the Formation Ballroom Dance Team, comprised of 8 couples that competed and won the World Championships in Blackpool, England in 1972. Competing against adult teams from other countries, this was the first team comprised mostly of high school youth that had ever won the World Championships. While in London, they had a challenge match with the British Team at Royal Albert Hall, that was televised, which they also won. They wrapped up the tour with various performances that concluded. American & International Styles - All Levels Years in business: 1990 Products and Services: different as well.Latin American dances are danced to a Latin American beat. Theses dances are danced in closed position~ but also have a lot of open work~ or patterns~ done with the partner side by side. "Latin" is the term for International Style~ "Rhythm" is the term for American Style.You may hear the terms Standard. Modern and Smooth in relation to the Ballroom dances and wonder how they differ. They all represent the dances with the man holding the lady in his arms and moving around the floor. The term "Standard" has replaced "Modern" as the term for the International Style dances. "Smooth" is the term used for the American Style dances. Dances And StylesIn Ballroom dance there are two different Styles: American Style and International Style. The American Style is used mainly for social dancing~ although it can be used competitively. The steps and patterns in the American Style dances are not as technical or difficult as the dances in the International Style. The International Style is more widely used for competitive dancing. The styling or presentation of each dance in the American or International Styles will be somewhat
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