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Jul 14

Student Spotlight – Jake Matthew

If you’ve attended one of our social dance parties, then you’ve likely met Jake Matthew. He is a regular at dance parties, open houses, showcases, and every other social event at Aria Ballroom. But in fact, he was a familiar face in our local community even long before Aria Ballroom... read more →
  • July 14, 2021
Jun 07

Student Spotlight – Rumi Okuma

For our first Student Spotlight, we wanted to shine a light on Rumi Okuma. She currently dances both International Latin and International Standard, competing in the Pro-Am division with her teacher, Atanas Malamov. Rumi, a workaholic who used to spend 70-80 hours a week at her job, unsurprisingly works hard... read more →
  • June 7, 2021
May 16

May Newsletter Blog Post

Group Classes and Parties! We have brought back our L3 classes, for Standard and Latin. They are now on Tuesdays, with Latin at 7:15pm and Standard at 8:00pm. See our calendar to see what dances we will be doing! We are also bringing back our second Teddy Bear class! Teddy... read more →
  • May 16, 2021
Jan 08

A Brand New Year

First we'd like to take a moment to wish everyone a very happy new year! We know that 2021 was looked forward to with great anticipation - more anticipation for a new year than any other we can remember. And this year has already had a tumultuous start. But with... read more →
  • January 8, 2021
Jul 01

When Covid-19 and Ballroom Dancing Collide

By Kora Stoynova This blog post was originally posted at www.skdancesport.com on March 15, 2020 immediately following the 2020 Amateur Nation Dancesport Championships.     This is the story of the 2020 Amateur... read more →
  • July 1, 2020
Jun 03

Safely Returning to Dance in the Midst of a Pandemic

This Pandemic has turned the world upside down, but we are excited to announce that on June 6, 2020 students will be able to return to Aria Ballroom for private dance lessons! Although we are opening for business soon, group classes and parties will continue being postponed. Below we go... read more →
  • June 3, 2020
Dec 31

Velentine’s Day Social Dance Party

Join us for a fun social ballroom dance party on February 16th, 2019, celebrating Valentine's Day. DJ Terry West will be with us all evening playing the best of ballroom dance music. Come to the group class at 7:15pm, which will be on the romantic Rumba. Then stay for the... read more →
  • December 31, 2018
May 30
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Ballroom Dancing Good for Your Health? Science Says… Yes!

Is Ballroom Dancing good for your health? We've always had that suspicion. After all, we've argued for a long time that ballroom dancing was not only good for your physical well-being, but for your mental and emotion health, too. Well, now we have an article from www.healthfitnessrevolution.com that confirms our... read more →
  • May 30, 2018
May 09
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Aria Ballroom at the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships

Success at Emerald Ball! Just this past week, from April 30-May 6, Aria Ballroom teachers and students descended on the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships, a competition held in L.A. We had a huge group from the studio. Eight Pro/Am students, five teachers, and four couples made the trip south, including... read more →
  • May 9, 2018
Aug 26

Aria Ballroom Sweeps the Titles at National Championships

From Elementary School Ballroom to Senior II Championship Latin, Team Aria claimed one title after another, causing one audience member to exclaim during an awards ceremony, "Washington again?!" Yes, Washington again, with couples from Pacific Ballroom Dance and Aria Ballroom taking home trophy after trophy. That Aria Ballroom was successful... read more →
  • August 26, 2017