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Hello everyone! We have another instructor beginning this week. When you see Spencer say hi and get to know our newest team member! Spencer has been studying for the last 4 months to pass out of his Core 6 Test and is now ready to jump into instructing! Pic & Bio coming soon!

Hello everyone! What a party Saturday! It's so great to see so many new dancers coming out and experiencing the welcoming smiles of our dance community! Thank you all for welcoming the newbies and helping them feel at home!

Hello everyone! The energy in the studio is up and we're grateful to have all of you as part of our community of dancers! If you haven't been to a ballroom party in a while, it's time to come back and give it a go!! We are excited to welcome our newest dance instructor!

Hello everyone! Thanks to those that made it out Saturday for our dance party! It was a fun birthday celebration for a few people and turned out to be a great crowd plus CAKE! :) One of our wonderful wedding couples who chose to take lessons to prepare their first dance with us performed th

Hello everyone! Congrats to those who were competing the last 3 months to win the Holiday Membership Contest. It was a tight race but Sanjay Dudaney ended up beating out the crowd by attending more than 3 times a week over the space of the 3 months!!

Hello everyone! I don't have a lot to say this week, instead I have questions... Why do you dance?What do you love about dancing?How has your life improved since you began dancing?How has our community helped you?How can our community/studio improve?

Hello everyone! As a dance instructor I'm so excited to share with you all how proud I am of our students. We've had some amazing people begin taking dance lessons in 2025 and I'm excited to tell you they are progressing, learning and participating!

Shoutout to Rhys for all of his hard work on Instagram and Facebook. He has taken what we do on a daily basis, bringing dance and joy to others through our group classes, parties, lessons and events to the public in video and words! Check out our Facebook page here or our Instagram here to see all

Happy Spring! Many of you have been part of the Crystal Ballroom for many years now and intimately know what makes our ballroom special! We have since DAY 1 put a focus on offering everyone a chance to dance through our variety of offerings including group classes, parties, private lessons, perfor

CLICK HERE to see the photos from our WILD About You Valentine's Party! This week secure your spot dancing with Holly, Sammy and I for the Leprechauns vs Easter Bunnies Fun Match on March 28th! This event is a great first event for new students as well as a great way to get to know more people in t

Hello everyone! Formation Team Previews were this past week! You have one more chance to join, we have finalized the schedule going forward.

We had another one of our epic parties on Saturday! Thank you to everyone who showed up to our WILD About You Valentine's Party! Everyone showed up in a variety of animal print, got some amazing photos (coming out soon!!), ate a wonderful meal catered by The Berwick, enjoyed a variety of Leopard a

The one thing that really inspired me onboard the cruise was the Dancing Through the Decades theme! They had a 60s Broadway Show (Hairspray), a 70s Party, an 80s Party, and some great music from the 90s... I'm coming back with inspiration and excitement to share! Our Spring 2025 Studio Showcase is

Valentine's "WILD About You" Tickets are still available at the early bird price until Saturday the 8th!! We've got a party you don't want to miss with a full catered buffet from Berwick! The staff will be here to dance and entertain while Tom Wehrung once again snaps a keepsake photo (and other p

As well as the many new students we've met in 2025, we also are excited to announce a new dance instructor! Sammy approached us in the fall about becoming an instructor and this year the stars aligned for us to train and hire him as our newest instructor! Sammy has a strong background in dance hav

We have many NEW faces at The Crystal Ballroom and I'd just like to thank everyone who has chosen to begin their 2025 dancing with us! Just this past week we had almost 20 brand new people join us!

Thanks to everyone who filled out our survey at the end of 2024. We thank you for your transparency and hope to continue to improve in the areas you requested. First of all, yes, we do have staff in training and will be adding new faces to the team soon, get ready to enjoy s

Hello everyone! We are so excited to continue planning 2025 with you all! Thanks to everyone who joined us for New Year's Eve. Mocktails and non-alcoholic beers were flowing as we danced, got our portraits, and enjoyed an murder mystery (RIP Betty). The mob boss asked trivia and awarded gold bar

Hello everyone! This week we are beginning a NEW YEAR of opportunities to dance and enjoy life! If you see David around the studio, remember to thank him for staying on top of keeping our dance floor in tip-top shape! He once again took the winter break to refinish our dance floor so we can

This week celebrate the holidays, we'll see you New Year's EVE!! Let's all connect through dance at The Crystal Ballroom Dance Center!

Hello Everyone!Thank you to those who came out to enjoy Friday evening with us at the Holiday Fun Match, for some of you this was a first dance goal and boosted your confidence and ability to jump in and play around with dancing, for others we got a chance to build community and enjoy each other's c

Hello Everyone! This Friday, you all are invited to join us for Chuckie Cheese/Ballroom Dance type of fun for our Holiday Fun Match: Candy Cane vs Coal (Friday December 13th from 7pm-10pm).

Come help us decorate! Join The Crystal Ballroom Staff as we deck the halls and trim the tree. Holiday treats and good company provided! Free! https://www.facebook.com/share/18JAiLTwRK/

For $10 students can experience ballroom dancing for 3 hours with us! For details, any updates and to register, visit our Facebook Event page at: https://www.facebook.com/share/15MPifkZJe/

Welcome to the first week of December 2024. Can you believe it's already December?! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I headed up to Cleveland area for their Cash Bash West Coast Swing weekend and competition. This was one of my best WCS weekends yet and I will admit to you all that I h

We really appreciate everyone who came out to support the performers. Showcases are a wonderful way to set and reach a dance goal to start incorporating more emotion, polishing some of the techniques or just expressing emotions that need expressed. In January we'll begin casting for our next showc

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another week of events, lessons, parties, group classes and live-changing growth at The Crystal Ballroom! This week your call to action is to reserve Friday December 13th for the most FUN of the Holiday Season - The Crystal Ballroom Holiday Fun Match! Everyone is welcome

I have been spending time recently creating the program and order for our Harvest of Gratitude Showcase as well as doing weekly interviews of some of our wonderful dance family. These two things combined have really given me an awareness to be thankful for the people I get to spend my weeks with!

I'm gonna share the inside scoop on the lessons learned when owning a ballroom dance center: Be Proactive. David and I opened The Crystal Ballroom 6 years ago (in December) with the goal of creating a customer centric dance community that has something for everyone: learning, joy, fitness, and a gr

Hello Everyone! Our Halloween potluck and dance party was hoppin' on Saturday! Thank you all for sharing this fun event with us! Every year the potluck gets better and better with more creativity and competition. The winners this year were...

Hello Everyone! Thanks to Teresa, Becca and Hunter for helping David and I spookify the ballroom yesterday! We couldn't offer the spookiest ballroom in Columbus without your help! With that said, there was a bit of confusion, our Halloween Potluck is this Saturday at 7:00pm (SEVEN O'CLOCK!!!) (s

Hello Everyone! This week I was reminded of the power of dance and that it changes lives. My health coach this week asked me if I had a "Health Genie" to grant me any wish what I would want, and I realized the biggest desire I have for working out is the desire to move and use every part of my bod

Hello Everyone! This week has been one where I have put time into organizing and creating for the studio. I am so glad to say that we've got some awesome new ideas rolling out this week!

Sadly, our last Out on the Town for the summer was rained out on Friday night, but thanks to everyone who joined us for the others! Next year I'd love to know which bands you all want to see, what days are good for you and which locations you love attending! Look for a survey in the spring! :)

Those of you that didn't make it to the Out on the Town Thursday Night, the VIP Party Friday, or the Saturday Party we announced a new instructor: Ernesto. Ernesto is officially part of The Crystal Ballroom Team and he and I got the chance to perform a Salsa on Saturday night. After 3 hours of reh

So, many of you know that David and I had a chance to get away for a week, refresh and come back with even more energy. We enjoyed a beautiful vacation together and have now returned home to you all! Thank you all for the support!

This past Saturday we had a group of 18 people perform in 4 locations for unsuspecting pedestrians! Great job to everyone for representing the 2024 International West Coast Swing Rally - Columbus Group!

Welcome to the Fall of 2024! Just to be clear, we are closed today for Labor Day(NO GROUP CLASS TONIGHT)...Have a wonderful day off, and we look forward to seeing you Tuesday!!

Hello Everyone! Coming off of the competition weekend, we had a chance to get some rest, then prepare for the Byron Saunders Foundation: Dancing with Columbus Stars Fundraiser! Friday night we had a wonderful time dancing and raising money for Thanksgiving meals for those in need.

Hello Everyone! Our Competition weekend at CBC Dancesport Challenge was a huge success! Thank you to all of our competitors!! We had a blast hanging out, cheering for each other (and everyone else in the ballroom), putting our best foot forward (pun intended) and competing!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Summer Out on the Town get together. We met up at the Worthington Square concert on Sunday night and danced to some great live music! It was so nice to have 11 of our dance community members out at the concert to dance with! See VIDEO here!

This is the last week to reserve a spot at our table for the Dancing with Columbus Stars Fundraiser at Villa Milano on August 23rd!(Click Here for More Details and to Sign Up) This coming Sunday is our first chance this summer to go Out on the Town to dance together at LIVE Music Events!!The Crystal

The Crystal Ballroom was built as a studio where you can connect through dance. What this means to me is seeing our students (of all levels and ages) welcoming brand new people to the community, having the ability and knowledge to dance with a variety of people including their significant others, a

CBC DanceSport Competition is coming up quickly! Our competitors have been working hard to prepare to show off their best and represent the teamwork, connection and support we all share at The Crystal Ballroom! CBC DanceSport Challenge moved a few years ago from Cincinnati to Columbus, and this ye

The biggest question I've been hearing about Momence is if it is possible to schedule private lessons online. The short answer is yes, however we are still working out the details on how to schedule on specific staff online. The software created a special page for us and therefore it is more diffi

Firstly, just wanted to give everyone a heads up, our new software - Momence gave us a new phone number that can be texted as well as called (this allows your instructor to see any messages on their mobile device), so please save the following number to your phones so you can text or call with any q

Hello Everyone, 4 Ways to Pay for your Monthly Membership: 1: Pay through Momence Software (secured through Stripe) by attaching it to your online banking. ZERO Fee for Recurring Membership

Hello Everyone,‍New Software - MOMENCE is Active!Each of you has an account with us in this new software. Access to this account will give you the chance to set up a fee-free way to pay for your recurring monthly membership, schedule lessons, check-in to group classes and parties in advance

Hello Everyone, Check out all the photos from Buckeye Open Showcase HERE! Find the Commemorative photos HERE! Videos will be out THIS WEEK!!

This week is your opportunity to learn more about our upcoming event, CBC Dancesport! The last 4 years we have shown up in numbers at our local dance competition, and this year we've got the goal to have top teachers and top studio! Who wants to REPRESENT at CBC!? Join us this Friday at 7pm for the