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Student Success at Nationals 2021

Student Success at Nationals 2021

Nationals 2021    While Pacific Ballroom Dance did not send any formation teams to Nationals in 2021, many individual students chose to attend and compete with their partners. We are so proud of their success. A special thank you for Erin Jones and Jennifer...

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Thirteen students earn medals, plus Q&A

Thirteen students earn medals, plus Q&A

On Saturday, March 20, thirteen Pacific Ballroom Dance students were tested and awarded syllabus medals through the United States Terpsichore Association with examiner and Academy director Monique Hrouda. Lindsey Maner, Katelyn Maner, Isaac Eugenio, Eli Eugenio,...

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Couples compete virtually at the California Open

Couples compete virtually at the California Open

Sixteen students from Pacific Ballroom Dance competed virtually at the California Open on February 28, 2021. Students filmed their routines to the music they received from the organizer, who gave specific instructions on how to film the dancing. Each event had to be...

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Mental Health, Ballroom Dance, and COVID-19

Mental Health, Ballroom Dance, and COVID-19

The topic of mental health for youth is of paramount importance, especially in the context of the current global pandemic. This week, Gov. Jay Inslee signed an emergency proclamation requiring all public schools in Washington to provide 30% in-person instruction for...

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New Idaho Competition

New Idaho Competition

facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramThe Extreme Ballroom Company, located in Idaho Falls, has invited Pacific Ballroom Dance to participate in the Extreme DanceSport Invitational, a brand new competition created this year during COVID-19. PBD will send five teams to...

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Syllabus Medals Q&A with Monique Hrouda

Q&A with Monique Hrouda, examiner and Academy Director  Why do kids medal? Without medals testing and advancement, helping students become proficient dancers is like trying to create a jello without a mold. It provides a strong framework upon which they can...

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PBD will not attend Nationals 2021

PBD will not attend Nationals 2021

Pacific Ballroom Dance will not be attending Nationals for the first time in 15 years.On January 25th, the Pacific Ballroom Dance Board of Directors released a statement to students and families announcing that PBD formation teams would not be attending the NDCA...

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Formation teams compete virtually

Formation teams compete virtually

The Youth Show and Junior Premier teams competed in the Provo High Dancesport Festival on January 29th and 30th, 2021. Formation team events were virtual making it possible for teams to compete with youth from across the nation and with teams they customarily see at...

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Blacktop Ballroom

Blacktop Ballroom

PBD continues to adapt as the mandates and regulations from the Governor's office rollout due to the pandemic. Introducing, "Blacktop Ballroom"! The studio was closed for business as all indoor activities were put on hold, but outdoor activities were able to continue...

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