Links
Dance Vendors
Showtime Dance & Activewear - Our store offers some of the finest dance, cheer, gymnastic, and fitness apparel on the market. Local in Aiken, SC.
Deirdre Of London - The premier online supplier of Ballroom Dance Clothing and Mens Formal Dancewear.
Dance Partners
Vista Ballroom - Vista Ballroom is South Carolina's first and only professional school of Argentine Tango in South Carolina, and also offers professional instruction in Ballroom and Latin dancing in the heart of downtown Columbia's trendy Vista district.
Tango Dream - Tango Dream is the first ever collaborative effort of local and Argentine artists to bring an authentic Argentine Tango show to the South. Featuring the live music of The Octavio Brunetti Orchestra and vocalist Claudio Gargiulo, and professional Tango dancers Erin and Harby of Vista Ballroom and Brandie and Stephen of The Ballroom Dance Center.
Jazzercise - offers powerfully fun and effective workout classes combining cardio, strength, and stretch moves. All instructors are positive motivators and provide easy to follow cues. All Jazzercise teachers are extensively trained; CPR certified and stays abreast of the latest developments in fitness. Classes continually vary choreography and music to bring a sense of new energy to each class. Jazzercise combines movements of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing and more.
Dance Organizations
ProDVIDA - (Professional Dance Vision International Dance Association) is a professional teacher organization that is open to all professional dance teachers and competitors. The goal of ProDVIDA is to provide the professional with top-notch service and valuable tools and to identify those teachers who exemplify the highest levels of skill and ethical standards, through training, experience and certification.
ISTD - Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance. The organization that determines the syllabus steps for International Ballroom Dance and provides accreditation for ballroom dance teachers.
NDCA - The National Dance Council of America is the official governing body for dancing in the United States.
USISTD - The United States Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, US national branch of the worlds' leading dance examinations board - ISTD.
USA Dance - USA Dance is the United States National Governing Body for DanceSport, the amateur version of ballroom dancing.
USA Dance of Augusta/Aiken Chapter 6074 - We are the Augusta / Aiken Chapter of The United States Amateur Dance Association. Established in 1999, we are a non-profit organization's for the purpose of promoting ballroom dancing. As a chapter of USA Dance it is our mission to improve the quantity and quality of ballroom dancing in the Augusta / Aiken area. We do not promote any studio, but strive to provide a common bond within the dance community.
Competition Information
Myrtle Beach Competition - April 25Join the BDC gang at a fun one day competition at Myrtle Beach. Come as a competitor or a as a spectator. Enjoy the convenience of a single day event. We'll drive up Saturday morning and back to Augusta on Sunday. Fabulous beach front hotel rooms are located conveniently near the competition location. If you have questions, please ask your teacher.
The Heritage Classic - The Grove Park Inn Asheville, NC
March 3-7
The Atlanta Open - Hyatt Regency Atlanta, GA
May 7-9
Central Florida Heat Competition - Daytona Beach, FL
June 18-21
Virgina State Challenge - Hyatt Regency (Town Center) Reston, VA
July 16-19
Volunteer State Dance Challenge - Hilton Suites Hotel Nashville, TN
July 23-26
Florida State Dancesport Championship - The Ritz Carlton Sarasota, FL
July 28 - August 2
United States Dance Championships - Royal Pacific Resort Orlando, FL
September 8 - 13
First Coast Classic - Renaissance Resort (World Golf Village) St. Augustine, FL
October 1 - 3
Hotlanta Dance Challenge - Renaissance Waverly Hotel Atlanta, GA
October 14 - 17
The Ohio Star Ball - Hyatt Regency Convention Center Columbus, GA
November 17 - 22
Holiday Dance Classic Championships - Las Vegas, NV
December 10 - 13