The UVU Ballroom Dance Company will be presenting their Summer Concert on Friday, August 8th, at 7:30 p.m. in the UVU Ragan Theater.

Admission is $5.

The Orem High competition on Sept 20 will be the first of the Utah Dancesport Series competitions, presented by the Utah Ballroom Alliance. This series will include competitions at:

• Orem High
• Timpview High
• BYU
• Provo High
• American Fork High
• Lone Peak High

More information to come!

UtahBallroom.org is now the official domain to find information about what is happening with Ballroom in the state of Utah. More updates will be coming, so check back!

“Utah Valley University is pleased to offer Ballroom Dance classes during Summer Semester 2008. Classes will include Social Dance, International Latin, and International Standard. In addition, two performance teams will also be offered, a Beginning Team and a Tour Team. The Summer Tour will be to Southern California where the team will compete in the U.S. National Formation Championships.

Graduating seniors or those eligible for concurrent enrollment are welcome to continue or enhance heir current ballroom training with us.

Classes begin on June 19 and end on August 8. Auditions for the teams will be held on June 19 at 7:00 a.m. in room 154 of the UVU PE Building. Please come prepared
to dance the cha cha and the waltz. No partner is required; nice dress is encouraged.

For more information, contact Chris Witt at 801-863-6757 or wittch@uvsc.edu.”

In order to create the most comprehensive and helpful website for Ballroom Dancing in Utah, www.utahballroom.com and www.ballroominutah.com have combined! All the features you have come to love and rely on will still be available. Plus, we will add new features and information.

Look for more information in the coming days!

There will be a Junior High Dance Festival on Saturday, May 17th at Mountain View High School (645 W. Center St. in Orem). It begins at 2:00 PM and goes until 5:00 PM. Admission is $1 at the door.

Participating schools: Lakeridge Jr., Oak Canyon Jr., Mountain Ridge Jr., Centennial Middle School, Renaissance Academy, and American Heritage School.

There will be dance instruction, performances by local high schools, individual and team match competition, as well as mix-and-mingle.

Contact Chris Wettstein at danzinskule@hotmail.com for more information.

They have posted the Team Match marks for the Utah High School Team Match at www.byunationals.com. Check them out here:

• Team Match marks

The judges marks for U.S. Nationals held this past weekend at BYU have been posted to their website. Click on the link below to view the marks:

• BYU Class Competitions
• Formation Teams
• Newcomer & Syllabus
• U.S. Championships

Tickets to the BYU Ballroom Dance Company’s “Ballroom in Concert” (April 11-12, 2008) will go on sale tomorrow, 3/18/08 at 8:00 am. $12 for evening performances, $10 for matinee, and $25 for floor seats. You can get more information and purchase tickets at www.byutickets.com.

The Team Match practice for the walkon/march that typically happens on Thursday after the day’s events will not occur this year because of the late ending time. Coaches of the high school Team Match teams should speak with Curt Holman regarding instructions for the walkon.