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 at her dancing, showing up […]
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 Bears will now have class […]
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 the studio’s second reopening just […]
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 National Dancesport Championships, held in Provo, UT, this year. Every year, dozens of couples from Aria Ballroom, representing almost every age group and ability level, head […]
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 into all the specific details […]
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 social dance party from 8pm […]
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 suspicion. Let us give you […]
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 couples from our Youth Program! […]
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 is an understatement. This year, […]