Dance Information & Resources
Provided by USA Dance, Royal Palm Chapter #6016
- Where to Dance
- Learn to Dance & Learn About the Different Dances
- Health Benefits of Dancing – Featured Articles
- USA Dance, Royal Palm Chapter #6016 Monthly Newsletters – Dance News from our Chapter & Several of our Sister Chapters
- American Dancer – Current Issue – USA Dance National Magazine
- Other Useful Links
For more information about USA Dance, Royal Palm Chapter #6016,
see our Chapter Website: www.USADance-RoyalPalm.org
Where to Dance
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Where to Dance in Florida:
- See Upcoming Social Dances & Events of USA Dance, Royal Palm Chapter #6016 (in South Florida, including Broward & Palm Beach Counties)
- Check out the Ballrooms where we hold our THREE Monthly Chapter Social Dances each month (USA Dance Members are entitled to Discounted Admission at each of our Monthly Chapter Dances). Be sure to tell the Ballrooms that the USA Dance, Royal Palm Chapter sent you:
- Goldcoast Ballroom – 2nd Tuesday of Every Month = Royal Palm Chapter Dance
(Temporarily Suspended due to COVID) - Star Ballroom – 3rd Saturday of Every Month = Royal Palm Chapter Dance
- Delray Ballroom – Stay Tuned for any updates on this venue
- Check Out South Florida Social Dance Calendar – published by Florida Dance Vacations
- Check out this List of Some Dance Venues in South Florida
- Check out our Chapter Newsletters, in which we publish Information about Dance Events throughout Florida, sponsored by the Royal Palm Chapter in South Florida and other Chapters of USA Dance throughout Florida.
All USA Dance members are entitled to a discount on admission at the dances and events of our Royal Palm Chapter and of all other USA Dance Chapters throughout Florida, and nationwide. Florida has approximately 18 different Chapters of USA Dance located throughout the State.
- Check Out the Websites of other USA Dance Chapters, throughout the United States. A List of USA Dance Chapters is provided at this link. Search for the Chapter’s Name in Google or other Search Engine to find its Chapter Website, which may list the Chapter’s upcoming dances & events.
All USA Dance Members are entitled to a discount on admission at all USA Dance Chapter Events, nationwide!
Where to Dance Around the United States:
Learn to Dance & Learn About Dance
- E-mail us at: Info@RoyalPalmDanceSport.org, if you are interested in taking group classes, or private dance lessons to learn to dance.
- Learn About Dance: Information & Video Examples of the Different Styles of Dance & the Dances within Each Style, written & compiled by Connie Barnhart Koontz of USA Dance, Royal Palm Chapter #6016; published on the website of Goldcoast Ballroom, our Competition Venue.
- Official USA Dance Syllabus Guidebook for Each Dance in Each Style of Dance – Step Lists of Syllabus Figures allowed for each Dance at each Syllabus Level
- Competition Guide for the Spectator – – Basic information about DanceSport Competitions for Spectators
- USA Dance Competitor Guide – Basic information about DanceSport Competitions for Competitors
- Official USA Dance DanceSport Rulebook – including all Rules that govern USA Dance DanceSport Competitions
- Competitor Dress Code for DanceSport Competitions
Learn to Dance: Group Classes & Private Lessons:
Learn about the Different Styles of Dance & the Dances within Each Style:
DanceSport Competition Information:
Other Useful Links
- Dance Organizations:
- USA Dance, Royal Palm Chapter website (www.USADance-RoyalPalm.org)
The Chapter website of our Royal Palm Chapter of USA Dance. - Website of the Royal Palm DanceSport Championships NQE & WDSF (www.RoyalPalmDanceSport.org), our Chapter’s Annual Competition, which we organized for 18 years! Now Merged and Combined with the American DanceSport Festival (ADSF) NQE and WDSF Open (www.AmericanDSF.org), it is one of the most highly regarded dancesport competitions in Florida and the U.S. It includes Amateur, Pro/Am, Collegiate, and Professional Events, including WDSF Open-to-the-World Events! It draws hundreds of top competitors and spectators from around Florida and throughout the United States, Canada, and the World!
- USA Dance, Inc. – Official National Website (USADance.org)
The official U.S. National organization for all amateur dancers and competitions. - USA Dance, Inc. – National Competition Calendar
- World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) (www.WorldDanceDport.org)
The official World DanceSport organization, of which USA Dance, Inc. is a member. - World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) – Competition Calendar
- World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Competition Results
Featured Articles on Dancing & the Health Benefits of Dance
Here we post useful and interesting information about ballroom dancing, including information on Dancing for Good Health & Longevity, as well as other topics. If you wish to write and contribute an original article for potential publication on this website, please e-mail Info@RoyalPalmDanceSport.org.
Dancing is The Healthiest of Exercises. That has been scientifically and medically proved. Expert studies have confirmed that dancing promotes good health and longevity, staves off Alzheimers and so many other deseases, and actually slows the aging of your bones, muscles, and brain.
Several articles on this subject, provided courtesy of the National Office of USA Dance, Inc., are included below, along with other articles on dance topics that we think you may find interesting.
Ballroom Dance–It’s Good For You
Calories Per Hour of Continuous Dancing:
This article is reprinted here by permission of the author and USA Dance, Inc.
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Why Dance? Health Benefits of Ballroom Dancing (Brochure)
Dancing is a wonderful way to add years to your life and life to your years!
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Download as a PDF Document: Why Dance? Health Benefits of Ballroom Dancing – Trifold Brochure from USA Dance
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The Benefits of Dancing
Great chart listing the many Physical, Intellectual, Artistic, Social, and Individual benefits of Dancing:
Experts Advocate Dancing for Health
This Article is reprinted here by permission of Care-Help LLC, publisher of HelpingYouCare®.com
A Health Tip published by MedlinePlus, a service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health advocates that seniors “make exercise a social activity.” “Participate in a group dance class or a group fitness class,” the Health Tip recommends, among several other suggested forms of […]
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