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PBD Dancers Impress Judges at BYU November DanceSport
PBD dancers impressed judges at the BYU Dancesport Championships held at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in November. "PBD students held their own against some of the top youth dancers in the nation!" said Adam Lee, Pacific Ballroom Dance Instructor. "I think...
The CORE of Ballroom Dance
Unlike soccer or football, ballroom dancing is rarely considered a sport. Yet dancing places a lot of athletic demands on your body. A good ballroom dancer needs more than proper technique for the varying styles of dance, they also perform rigorous movements and steps...
Pacific Ballroom Dance Performing Company Prepares for “Season of Light”
Pacific Ballroom Dance is gearing up for a winter concert entitled "Season of Light." Over 100 dancers will light up the stage in an exciting and sweet light-themed production. The variety and energy makes this show fun for the whole family! Purchase tickets through...
Dancing Makes You Healthier and Happier According to Recent Studies
Dancing is good for you! According to recent video summary by Psychology Today, new scientific studies show that dancing leads to: • Increase in social skills and confidence • Increase in self-awareness and mindfulness • Decrease in Stress hormones and depression...
Concordia Lutheran Students Learn to Swing Dance with Pacific Ballroom Dance Instructors and Dancers
PBD staff and students presented at a Concordia Lutheran School event this month. Evelyn Crisostomo, Hayden Crisostomo and Nichole Hrouda performed demos for the attendees, Monique Hrouda taught the swing, and Garrett Gibbons presented our new PBD mission video....
Scholarship Drive Thermometer Heats Up!
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...