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Pasadena's Fraser family moves to a Latin beat

PASADENA - More than fun, more than exercise, more than glamour, competitive Latin ballroom dancing is a passion for three members of the Fraser family of Pasadena. "This is my life - I honestly don't have an interest in anything else," said Grace Fraser, a 14-year-old freshman at Mayfield Senior School. Photo gallery: Fraser Family of Pasadena Won Over 180 First-Place Awards On National ...

Marcos and Ruta Maria’s Passion for Tango

“The best way to become good at ballroom dancing is to keep on doing it.” This is one of the most often heard maxims in the business, and I think it is sound advice. The experience gained from going to every dance session is invaluable for building confidence and knowledge of what is expected. La Nuestra Senora de Baile, Rebecca “Becky” Ylaya-Laurel, and her regular ballroom dance classmates at ...

Teen dances to world champion title

When Alex Nixon was 9 years old and not flipping for joy in gymnastics, her parents took her to a dance studio where they were taking lessons for an upcoming wedding. Six years later, she's a world champion dancer.Nixon recently won the Pro-am Teen...

Annual Waltz Night raises money for Concord performing arts building

Brown Pulliam gently took his wife Lois’ hand and they began dancing as one to the waltz on a wooden ballroom floor. They smiled at each other as they remembered their first dance together in May 1954. The Pulliams were among several couples cutting a rug during the annual Waltz Night in Concord Saturday evening.

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The NDSU ballroom dance club is a new organization that aims to bring showiness back to the dance floor. Saturday night, the NDSU ballroom dance club held The Winter Dance Festival, open for anyone wanting to dance the night away.