PBD Blog
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The scholarship and sponsorship drive is live! Help us reach our goal of raising $20,000 in scholarships for students who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to dance. Funds raised through this Scholarship Drive go entirely to needs-based scholarships and make a...
Pacific Ballroom Dancers Demo at Auburn S’more than You Imagined Event
PBD students got the crowd dancing to live Big Band music at Auburn's S'more than You Imagined event earlier this month. Great job to dancers Adilyn, Ryker, Jevohn, James, Sandy-Kaye, Julia, Cora and Jaxon! Dancers were featured in the Auburn-Reporter for their...
Pacific Ballroom Board Re-organized
A Board of Trustees is a group of people responsible for making decisions, establishing and maintaining policies and monitoring the financial stability of a non-profit organization, like Pacific Ballroom Dance. Our Board works behind the scenes to make sure PBD is on...
Pacific Ballroom Students Collect Clothing Donations to Raise Money
PBD students collected kitchen-sized garbage bags full of soft goods donations recently. Donations were taken to Value Village which donated money to PBD. Students raised over $1,500! If you have any clothing, linens, or other soft goods, let PBD students take...
Music and Dance in the Family
My family loves to turn music on and dance. It’s easy for everyone to do, it changes the mood, you can be silly or be serious, different types of music inspire different types of movement and it is just fun to do! It is an activity that everyone can do. From mom and...
PBD Dancer, David Kelley, Earns Congressional Awards
David Kelley, a dancer on the Youth Premier team, was presented with the Congressional Award last month. Participants must set goals and meet certain requirements in four areas to earn this award: Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and...
Miracle Moments in Dancing Classrooms Fall Residencies
PBD's Dancing Classrooms program has started up it's Fall term and Teaching Artists are serving 13 classrooms. This 10-week, 20-lesson program is designed to cultivate essential life skills in children through the art of social dance. Dancing Classrooms is for 5th...
PBD Gets a Face Lift–New Logo!
Pacific Ballroom Dance has a new face! Watch for our new logo to be incorporated into all facets of the organization in the coming months. The re-branding team unveiled a new logo for Pacific Ballroom Dance at the PBD Performing Company opening social on...
“Head Weight Matters” and other Thoughts on Balance from PBD Founder
Pacific Ballroom Dance’s founder, Cherie Ponder, shared powerful insights and wisdom with our PBD family at a studio workshop mid-August. Cherie shared personal stories and inspirational ideas related to keeping balance as a dancer and in life. Here are a few...
Injury Prevention for Ballroom Dancers and Common Misconceptions about Bodies
Dancers today are smarter about their bodies than ever before. Advances in the field of dance medicine have revolutionized our approach to dancer health. It has become common for companies and schools to offer cross-training, nutrition advice and access to health...
PBD Welcomes New Staff Member, Megan Allen
We are happy to have Megan Allen joining the staff this season. She will teach the Pre-Bronze class, beginning in September. Megan graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance. She was the director of the American Fork High School ballroom dance team for...
New Zumba Class at PBD
Take the "work" out of workout and join PBD's new ZUMBA® class! Zumba® features latin-inspired movements in an 60 minutes instructor lead aerobic dance party! Enjoy the music and moves of world cultures and get fit! It is way too fun to be called "exercise!" Join us...