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Youth Leadership Council: Adapting to COVID challenges
The Youth Leadership Council or YLC was formed earlier this year in an effort to better include the dancers and be a liaison between the staff and the students. As the mandates continued to roll out due to the Pandemic, the students ran into challenges of how to stay...
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...
“Come As You Are” Drive-by Cast Party Success
In preparation for the virtual concert experience, Pacific Ballroom Dance hosted a drive-by cast party the day of concert, complete with decked-out decorated booths and overjoyed team coaches! Dancers and Parents came from near and far to participate in Pacific...
“Come As You Are”: Viewers Enjoy Concert From the Comfort of Their Own Homes
The Crisostomo Family watches from the comfort of their own home Pacific Ballroom Dance presented their second virtual concert live via vimeo on Saturday, December 12th at 7pm. Viewers gathered from across to country to support Pacific Ballroom Dance dancers in their...
Relief Telethon
The Relief Telethon exceeded fundraising goals and united the PBD community during COVID-19.The Pacific Ballroom Dance Telethon was a seven-hour virtual event held live via Facebook and Zoom Webinar on May 2, 2020 with over 1500 viewers from all over the nation....
Announcing new coaches Hannah and Landon Anderson for the 2020-21 season
We are overjoyed to announce that Landon and Hannah Anderson will be joining our staff next year as team coaches, syllabus instructors, Dancing Classrooms Teaching Artists, and private instructors. Hannah and Landon are newlyweds who have been ballroom competition...
Pacific Ballroom Dance, creative solutions to COVID-19
After a time of grief and shock, Pacific Ballroom Dance’s program leaders have adapted to a new reality, embraced a growth mindset, and committed to finding creative solutions to operate during shelter-in-place restrictions. All teams and classes for kids and adults...
National competition canceled two days early
Pacific Ballroom Dance’s studio location has gone dark. Like so many non-profits and small businesses, COVID-19 has meant an overnight transformation from a busy, bustling hub of social life and community, to a place of disquieting stillness. The turnaround was...
Studio expansion doubles floor space at Pacific Ballroom Dance
On January 4th, Pacific Ballroom Dance opened the new expanded and remodeled studio space with a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration. Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus and Executive Director Heather Longhurst held the oversized scissors while staff and board...
The impact of a donation
By giving to the PBD scholarship fund, you provide young people with opportunities to create deep connections with themselves, each other, and adult mentors. They become creators of beauty and art. A gift to the scholarship fund is a gift of all the intangibles of...
Studio Expansion – the details!
When the neighboring unit in our building became available for rent, parents, students, and staff alike all looked a little wistfully and hopefully through the windows at the spacious lobby next door. Executive Director Heather Longhurst took the lead. When it became...
Developing a Dancer’s Grace
One of the most compelling aspects of ballroom dance is the grace with which dancers seem to glide so seamlessly and beautifully across the floor. It’s easy to marvel at the refinement of skill involved to create that illusion of effortlessness. But moving gracefully...