Culture through Ballroom Dance

2009 BALLROOM DANCE FESTIVAL, MAY 15TH, 7 PM

The Kansas City Missouri School District's 4th annual Ballroom Dance Festival will take place at the Scottish Rite Temple, Linwood & Paseo, May 15th, 7 pm.  The show is free to the community and we encourage all to come and show their support for our grade school dancers!

   In addition, Center Elementary will have their performance on May 16th.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Schools participating in the Kansas City Missouri School district for the 2008/2009 school year were Attucks, Border Star, Foreign Language Academy, Gladstone Academy, Ladd, Pinkerton and Swinney and Wheatley, as well as private high schools, Cristo Rey and DeLasalle.  Working with "Kansas City Young Audiences" we also have teachers in the Center School District and several schools in the Olathe School District.  

7 schools in the Olathe School District recently put on a fabulous ballroom dance performance!

We are happy to report that the 5th grade dancers at Attucks elementary were a big hit as they preformed ballroom dancing this past Christmas to Christmas music!  Upon seeing the 5th graders dance in the Christmas program, older students from Attucks 6th and 7th grade PE class requested they also have ballroom dance lessons.  So Attucks now has 6th and 7th graders participating in dance lessons as well. 

  We are looking forward to expanding the program to more schools in the fall semester of 2009. 

BALLROOM DANCE FESTIVAL 2008

The Kansas City MO School District's 3rd Annual Ballroom Dance Festival was held on the evening of May 15th to rave reviews!   Schools participating were Border Star, Fairmount, Foreign Language Academy, Gladstone Academy, Phillps, Pinkerton and Swinney.  The dances performed were Merengue, Salsa, Swing, Cha Cha, Tango, Fox Trot, the Electric Slide and both the Cha Cha Line Dance and the Saturday Night Fever Line Dance.  The student dancers were all dressed up in their finest clothes and put on a spectacular show!  Click on the following link for video. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S80rnBgXKI0

Summer School Dance Classes and Performance

It's once again time to consider summer school dance classes!  Last year Pinkerton, Gladstone and Central Middle School all had students enrolled in summer school dance classes sponsored by CBD, followed by a summer school dance performance.

Other performances

Our dancers also perform for other events throughout the year.  For inquiries about our dancers performing for your organization, contact Dr. Will Adams at todance@swbell.net  or call 816-781-6514.   

Culture through Ballroom Dance was honored by the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club, Sept 18th!   Dr. Will Adams was awarded the Buck O'Neil legacy seats for that night's game in honor of his founding of "Culture through Ballroom Dance" and his community service teaching children etiquette and self esteem through the art of ballroom dancing. 

 Educating children was near and dear to the heart of the late baseball legend, Buck O'Neil, who was a Royals season ticket holder. For each game, his former seats are awarded to someone who most exemplifies his qualities of community service. 

Congratulations to Dr. Adams!   (Click on the link below for video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a7PCHTVYnk