Active groups of ballroom dancers in the Bay Area, CA

Last night was the 3rd Annual Pacific Grand Ball held at the Marriott in San Mateo CA.

Active Rainers Antonio Cardenas, Kathleen Daniels and I and went to watch the evening competition that consisted of so many heats at various levels of proficiency and ages.

If you have an appreciation for ballroom dance, and if you have never attended one of these events, then GO!

My favorite part was when the junior dancers competed. There was a couple of kids that were probably 6-8 years old that captivated the audience. They competed with older kids in the mid-teens, but all eyes were on these kids. At least, mine were. This is a picture (from the movie I took with my iphone)

What I think these kids learn are grace under pressure, discipline, drive to succeed and appreciation for beauty,

I will see if I can upload these movies on youtube and post some of what we saw.

It was really late into the evening before the main and champion performers, Victor Fung and Anastasia danced. There's no way my itty-bitty iphone could capture the beauty of their performance, so I had to find a suitable one from youtube. Enjoy!