How Positively Ballroom got started...

I took my first Ballroom class in 2002 and found that due to my experience in other areas like music, free style dancing and martial arts, I learned the basics very quickly. I moved in to competing and performing very quickly as well.

I worked with various coaches for the next several years, but one really changed my perception of Ballroom Dancing. My partner and I were having a difficult time with a routine and we just could not seem to get it together.   My coach looked at me and said, “You are leaving her behind, because you are dancing for yourself. You should never out dance your partner.”

This one insight made me really think about why people enjoy dancing together – they do it because it is fun.

If I am not aware of what my partner is doing, I am truly dancing alone. That is not really a lot of fun for my partner or me.  Ballroom dancing is about partnership, that connection between two people, so I decided that night to approach dancing in different way. This approach became my personal philosophy and it still stands today as my reason for dancing and teaching: to have fun.

How long have you been in business?

I introduced the Positively Ballroom Program at my first studio in 2006 and expanded to two studios in 2009. 
We currently maintain studios in Indian Trail and Concord, but are always looking to expand if the right
opportunity comes along.