Gazette.Net: Lets get ready to rumba: Students prep for ballroom dancing competition

When the physical education teacher at Northview Elementary School in Bowie invited students to try out for the school’s ballroom dancing team, he didn’t expect many boys to respond, but surprisingly, they did.

J.B.'s Journal: Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom dancing began in Europe in 1650 with the minuet. The waltz, samba and tango are still being danced today because of the popularity of television shows. Sheriff J.B. Smith shows us how East Texans learn to dance.

Ballroom dancing competition

Maureen Pavia introduces competitors in the Dancing Classrooms competition at Sacred Heart University on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Photo: B.K. Angeletti / Connecticut Post

Ballroom Dancing Couple Delighted by Shen Yun

“I think the dancing was incredible, the costumes were incredible, the choreography was great—everything was really wonderful."

Dancing their falls away

Ballroom dancing classes for senior citizens could bring back the balance and strength needed to prevent falls in elderly Australians, according to University of Sydney researchers.