Culture through Ballroom Dance

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

The Kansas City Missouri School District had seven schools participate in the ballroom dance program for the 2007/2008 school year; Border Star, Fairmount, Foreign Language Academy, Gladstone Academy, Phillips, Pinkerton, and Swinney.  

BALLROOM DANCE FESTIVAL 2008

The district's 3rd Annual Ballroom Dance Festival was held on the evening of May 15th to rave reviews!   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

Gladstone Dancers visit the Don Bosco Senior Center

May 23, 2008, the ballroom dancers from Gladstone Acadamy made their second visit of the school year to the Don Bosco Senior center and danced for an enthusiastic audience of senior citizens.  In addition to being treated to cookies after their performance, the student dancers received lots of compliments! 

Border Star dancers performed to rave reviews at their school carnival on May 30th. 

Summer School Dance Classes and Performance

Pinkerton, Gladstone and Central Middle School all had students enrolled in 2008 summer school dance classes sponsored by CBD.  The 5th grade dancers at Central Middle School performed on stage for their "Summer Ballroom Festival" on Thursday July 24th.  They only had just a very few lessons but did a fantastic job and were rewarded with enthusiastic applause from their audience of fellow students, teachers, parents and visitors!

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.   

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

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