We had a great time in sunny San Diego at the first Fred Astaire Dance Studio Competition of the new year – the 2019 West Coast Dance Championships. From January 17th through the 19th, we electrified the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina with some amazing ballroom and Latin Dancing. Here is a rundown of… Read More
Did you hear about the results of the 2018 National Dance Championships? Fred Astaire Dance Studios returned to the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek for the 2018 Fred Astaire National Dance Championships last weekend. In honor of the mouse that made Orlando famous, they celebrated their final competition of the year with an enchanting “Under The Sea”… Read More
She was a Missouri-born girl who used the Charleston to make it big on Broadway and ultimately, in Hollywood. Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath on July 16, 1911. She won a Charleston contest at age 14, and from that point on, her beauty and her talent as a dancer, singer and actress propelled… Read More
Since his birthday is coming up on May 10th, we are excited to celebrate the legacy of Fred Astaire by examining all of the different ways they still celebrate the ballroom dancing legend around the world. He passed away back in 1987 and, as the years pass, you might think Fred Astaire would move on… Read More
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