Richard Kear and Melissa Rutz dance an impromptu west coast swing demo before the weekly swing dance party begins.
Music: "Wade in the Water" by Kathy Mattea
(At Steppin' Out, Sunnyvale, CA on 2006-04-03)
Dancers from the Afsaneh Art & Culture performing arts company perform traditional Persian dances at sjDANCEco's 5th annual Dancin' Downtown dance festival.
(At Circle of Palms, San Jose, CA on 2007-04-22)
Dancers from the Tropicalismo Brazilian Dance Company perform a Brazilian dance at the 2007 Mountain View Dance Festival. Tropicalismo is located in Santa Cruz, CA and is directed by Marsea Marquis.
(At Centennial Plaza, Mountain View, CA on 2007-04-29)
Richard Kear and Maria Basile perform their west coast swing routine at the 2003 sjDANCEco Fall Concert Series.
Music: "This Business of Love" by Domino
(At San Jose State University Dance Theater, San Jose, CA on 2003-10-24)
Richard Kear and Ruth Cnaany demo a choreographed but leadable west coast swing routine at the weekly swing dance party. This routine was designed for class instruction and was later broken down into small parts and taught over several classes.
Music: "Won't Get Up" by Gerald LaVet
(At Steppin' Out, Sunnyvale, CA on 2005-12-19)
Pasha Barsuk and Anna Trebunskaya perform their samba routine at the 2007 Starlite Spring Fling Showcase.
Music: "Magalenha" by Sergio Mendes
(At Starlite Dance Club, Sunnyvale, CA on 2007-03-11)
At 11 pm, the dance crowd clears the floor to watch Arjay Centeno and Melissa Rutz dance west coast swing.
Their websites:
www.melissarutz.c om
www.arjaycenteno. com
Music: "Car Wash" by Christina Aquilera
(At Steppin' Out, Sunnyvale, CA on 2006-12-11)
Pasha Barsuk and Anna Trebunskaya perform their cha cha routine at the 2007 Starlite Spring Fling Showcase.
(At Starlite Dance Club, Sunnyvale, CA on 2007-03-11)
Competitors and spectators form a conga line during a break in the 10th Annual San Jose State University Ballroom Classic competition.
(At San Jose State University Barrett Ballroom, San Jose, CA on 2006-11-18)
The Academy of Danse Libre performs a vintage dance called Elana Waltz at the weekly social dance party. Danse Libre is a dance group that performs Victorian ballroom dances.
Music: "Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust, Opus 263" ("Live, Laugh and Love") by Josef Strauss
(At Cubberley Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA on 2006-12-08)
Dancers from Santa Clara University perform a contemporary dance titled "One Sweet Day" at sjDANCEco's 5th annual Dancin' Downtown dance festival.
Music: "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey
(At Circle of Palms, San Jose, CA on 2007-04-22)
Dancers from BollyZone dance school perform a bollydance routine at the 2007 Mountain View Dance Festival. The music "Rock 'n' Roll Soniye" is a popular song from the Bollywood movie "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" ("Never Say Goodbye").
Music: "Rock 'n' Roll Soniye" by Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Mahalaxmi Iyer
(At Centennial Plaza, Mountain View, CA on 2007-04-29)
A dancesport team from University of California, San Diego performs "Aerosmith" at the 2007 Stanford University Ballroom Cardinal Classic.
(At Arrillaga Recreation Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA on 2007-04-07)
Nathaniel Tsiperfal, Alisa Milman, William Stansbury, and Jenny Sokolosky from Dance Spectrum perform a Grease showdance medley at the 2007 USA Dance California State Dancesport Championships. Dance Spectrum is a ballroom studio in the San Francisco Bay Area.
(At Just Dance Ballroom, Oakland, CA on 2007-10-27)
A dancesport team from University of California, San Diego performs "School of Rock" at the 2007 Stanford University Ballroom Cardinal Classic. This team won 1st place in the Formation Team division.
(At Arrillaga Recreation Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA on 2007-04-07)
Dmitriy Slobodskiy Jr and Michelle Kaplansky dance cha cha in the Pre-Teen (11 or younger) Championship Latin (CSRPJ) division at the 2007 USA Dance Southwest Regional Dancesport Championships.
(At San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA on 2007-06-09)
Stephen Ward celebrates his birthday with a hustle birthday dance, first as a leader and then as a follower. This is part 1 out of 2.
(At Steppin' Out, Sunnyvale, CA on 2005-09-13)
Keiki dancers from Hula 'Ohana O Puananikauikawekiu perform a Tahitian dance at the 31st Annual Almaden Valley Art & Wine Festival.
(At Almaden Lake Park, San Jose, CA on 2007-09-16)