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Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone that filled out the CBC Formation Survey! Our Spice Girls/BackStreet Boys Group Social Formation is scheduled to begin on July 15th at 7:45pm! I am so excited to create this routine with you all! Get ready CBC, you won't know what hit you! All levels are wel

The Potluck flyer said 6-10pm... that is incorrect. Our Independence Day Potluck will be from 5pm-9pm!! Also, check on the new West Coast Swing Rally Flyer! Plus, Explore a New Career with out Ballroom Instructor Training Experience! Hello everyone! Do you know Waltz? How about Foxtrot?

Hello everyone! This week we have 2 important kickoff meetings for our summer events! Whether you are more interested in West Coast Swing, or being part of our Dance Team... check these out or set up a meeting to learn more! Who: Everyone who wants to make friends and dance West Coast Swing

Hello everyone! If you haven't been in the studio since Thursday, you've missed the construction in front of the studio. Currently we are asking everyone to drive to the back of the studio and use the back door to enter. Our landlord cares alot and chose to proactively take action to replace o

Hello everyone! Enjoy your Memorial Day! As a studio we will be spending time with family and friends. See you all back out dancing on Tuesday! :) The pictures and videos from the Express the Rainbow Showcase are out!! Check out the videos/pics on facebook HERE! See & purchase your fa

Hello everyone! The Express the Rainbow Showcase was yesterday and we all had a wonderful time! Great job to Sabine, Karen, Cris & Rachael on your well prepared and entertaining solos! I can't wait to post the videos within a few weeks! Congrats to Mark, Yulia, Leila, Aleia, Barclay, Sabine,

Hello everyone! When dancing at The Crystal Ballroom you have the option to learn at your speed, at your level and reach the goals specific to you! One of the options we have for you is to take coachings and Master Classes from some fantastic coaches. We've had the pleasure of having some of t

Hello everyone! Have you ever heard of the International West Coast Swing Rally? If so, get ready we are about to kickoff classes to teach the Rally again this year! If not, here's the scoop... Every year a routine is publicized online to West Coast Swing dancers all over the world. These dan

Hello everyone! There are benefits to dancing for each of us, whether it's the community and friendship, or the fitness and movement, the expression and creativity, or the confidence and self-worth it instills in us! Wouldn't it be nice to share these benefits with those around you? There

Hello everyone! This is the week of our first Charity Dance at The Crystal Ballroom! All proceeds from this dance go directly to those in financial need in our community. David, Rhys, and I are volunteering our time to create this extra dance for you all in order to give back to the local danc

Hello everyone! It has been such a cool experience being part of the Columbus Fury this season! The Crystal Ballroom was given the opportunity in the fall to partner with the Columbus Fury by choreographing for the Mopsters for the 2026 Season! Not only have I had a blast creating fun energeti

Hello everyone! Which Membership Option is right for you? That can be a very difficult question, and you are always welcome to set up a Student Goal Setting Meeting with me personally to discuss your individual goals and needs (CLICK HERE)... however I wanted to lay our value out here so you kno

Hello everyone! Do you want the best bang for your buck in the dance community? The Crystal Ballroom has teamed up with The Buckeye Bop Club to give you the best Dual Memberships Deal in Dance! Each membership by itself gives you tons of benefits and dancing, however together it's unbeatable!!

Hello everyone! We are once again planning for Lisa Vegas to come to the studio to perform Student Achievement Tests in the Dance Vision Syllabus. If you'd like to officially pass your test (or even a level or two) let us know so you can be included when Lisa comees to town! Don't forget yo

Hello everyone! We have a special new referral option for everyone, all of your friends can save $25 on their first purchase! If you are loving dancing at The Crystal Ballroom and would like to see everyone in the world dancing as well (wouldn't it make this world a much better place?!) then r

Hello everyone! First of all, join me in congratulating Holly on receiving her Teacher Certification from Dance Vision for all of the Bronze Smooth Dances! She tested in December with Lisa Vegas and was able to demonstrate knowledge of both the leader and followers steps in Bronze Smooth to musi

Hello everyone! Once again I am reminded by you all how important our community is to the lives of those involved! Saturday evening we had a chance to come together with Alan John's family (niece Melissa, nephew John, and Great niece - Maria) to Celebrate his life! Having the dance community a

Hello everyone! Photos are now available to everyone who attended the 80s Valentine's Party! Thank you Tom for once again bringing out the fun in a great keepsake! You can access your photos by going to this Google Drive Link Check them out on facebook HERE OR order more photos (or

Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who attended our Valentine's 80s Party! What a party! We sold out, and had an awesome time with photos by Tom (I'll share the photos in the next week or two, once we get them from Tom). We enjoyed dinner (thanks Corporate Caterers of Dublin), Sissi Thompso

Hello everyone! As a studio we began in 2018. Within the first month we connected with Georgia and Jim Watson who run Mid-Ohio Boogie Club. They kindly helped us with building a DJ booth, bringing their dance to our space, and helping us put down a floating floor in the small ballroom, as well

Hello everyone! There is a small change in schedule!! Last Monday we were closed due to the Level II Emergency, therefore our Monday Medal classes have been pushed back a week! Tonight we have ... 6:15pm - East Coast Swing II 7:00pm - Rumba IV followed by Cha Cha Variations & Country Sw

Hello everyone! Thanks for all of the follows on social media, I am trying to share with you all a bit more on my facebook (FRIEND ME HERE), so I appreciate your feedback and interraction :) We are excited as a studio to be working closely with Buckeye Bop Club (the Tuesday night dance club

Hello everyone! Ok, this is the week we break the group class attendance record for The Crystal Ballroom Classes (we need 10 more people to guarantee the record is broken and you need this class for inspiration!!)! I am currently teaching a Waltz Technique Class on Thursday nights at 7pm. I ha

Hello everyone! If you didn't get a chance to see all of the photos that Tom took at New Year's Eve, check out the photos on his website HERE! In December we had a few students get their Official Dance Vision Student Medal Certificates! Congrats to... Racheal Pack on Leading Full Bronz

Hello everyone & Happy New Year! David and I are very excited about 2026, last year had its ups and downs for us, personally and professionally, and we are now ready to hit the ground running to make this our best year yet! First of all, thank you to David and his mom for spending a few d

Hello everyone & Merry Christmas! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Candy Cane & Coal Fun Match on Friday! Unfortunately we were having so much fun that I didn't get pictures! Y'all killed it. I loved seeing your Candy Cane and Coal costumes, rewarding you with Candy Cane and Coal pri

Hello everyone! There are 3 Things you need to know!! #1. 2026 Memberships! If you are currently a Member on our old system, we'll need to update how you'd like to go fwd. All of our Memberships are now Monthly Autorenewing (but can also be cancelled at anytime!) There are also more

Hello everyone! We had a great time as a team performing on Saturday at the showcase! As a studio we got the 3rd place prize and each of our performers won a special certificate as well! We had Fiercest Competitor with Branda, Most Elegant with Chelsea, Sexiest Legs with Sabine, and Most Improv

Hello everyone! IMPORTANT: Schedule Change TODAY!! Our Medal Classes were listed as 6:15pm - Rumba III and 7:45pm East Coast Swing I. We have changed this due to requests and the fact that earlier may be a better time for new dancers! So... East Coast Swing I will be at 6:15pm tonight

Hello everyone! It's Thanksgiving week! 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving to you all! 🦃 Let me start out by saying that Ohio Star Ball is always an inspiration! Thanks to Sabine, Branda, Steve, Tristan & Josh for spending Saturday with me. We enjoyed seeing the best Latin and Smooth Professionals in

Hello everyone! Welcome to another busy week at The Crystal Ballroom, our December 6th Showcase performers are hard at work rehearsing and learning their routines, we had the Columbus Fury Mopsters Auditions, and on Sunday we volunteered at the Byron Saunders warehouse packing boxes for Thanksgi

Hello everyone! This week has been a busy and wonderful week of outreach to the community and those looking for dance! Sunday we attended a wedding show with more than 1,500 brides in attendance. We were offering a chance to come in for a wedding dance consultation. Every year we have a ch

Hello everyone! Last week we made our big announcement that we are the official home of The Columbus Fury Mopsters! If you are a gentleman 55+ be sure to check out the flyer below for more details on the auditions!! Only 2 more weeks to bring in your donations for the Byron Sounders Founda

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! The Crystal Ballroom is now the official home of & choreographer for the Columbus Fury Mopsters! The Columbus Fury is our local Professional Women's Volleyball team that plays at Nationwide Arena!

Hello everyone! Do you like dancing? Are you free this Friday? Would you like to make a difference in the life of those in need in our community? Donation Dance (for Byron Saunders Foundation) This Friday 7-8:30pm We are donating space to host a dance in the studio w/ DJ David spinning tunes!

Hello everyone! This year the needs in our community hit me differently. A former dancer in the Columbus area reached out in need, she has mostly been wheelchair bound, and diagnosed with a debilitating disease. She told me that she relies on the local food banks to eat most of the time and wa

Hello everyone! Halloween is coming and although I've never been much of a halloween person, it's fun to decorate the ballroom and have a night of dressing up, entertaining everyone and scaring you all! :) Join us for these Fall/Halloween Activities!

Hello everyone! I feel like I'm having a dance revival and figured I'd share with y'all! When I started dancing I began because I am not the most socially adept person in the world. I went to college in a "big city" (Youngstown Ohio) to make my way as a performer. After arriving at college

Hello everyone! As many of you know David and I had the chance to go on a cruise this past week. The studio ran smoothly without us, which is a business owners dream! Thanks to Holly, Spencer, Rhys, Shavon, and Josh for looking out for all of our amazing guests this past week! 🎄❄️🎄I'm getti

Hello everyone! Rhys became a part of The Crystal Ballroom at the end of 2024. He has not only been devoted to the studio's success and visibility online, but also a reliable and constant source of encouragement being at the front desk to the instructors and customers! We have known since the

Hello everyone! The Crystal Ballroom has been devoted since the beginning to bringing partner dancing of all types to those who want to learn! We are excited to have a new partnership with Evan & Rhys who are both passionate about Latin & Afro beats! This Friday is the kickoff to this new progr

Hello everyone! The holidays are coming already and I wanted to let you know that "Elves Just Wanna Have Fun!" That's right, our next fun social formation willl be elf themed to an upbeat East Coast Swing! No partner necessary to join, AND we'll be switching partners during the routine! Are y

Hello everyone! Did you miss the Triceratops Tango Class last week? That's ok, you can still come experience a "Rawr"ing good time with Spencer and the rest of your dinosaur buddies! Join us Thursday at 7pm for one of our most Fun, Creative, and Social Dance Classes EVER! Discover Dinosaur fa

Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone who filled out our Group Class Survey the last 2 weeks! We were excited to crown the winners of the raffle Saturday Night, congrats to Joanna Mahoney & Beulah Reed!

Aug 11th-17th, 2025 Hello everyone! There's still a week to get your thoughts heard! Please fill out our group class survey HERE and be entered into a drawing to receive a Crystal Ballroom Goody Bag! This past Friday was awesome, insane, and quite the event! Thanks to everyone who d

Hello everyone! I've had the pleasure lately of meeting with many of you for Goal Setting Meetings where we look at your dance goals, benefits, and opportunities in the studio to create a plan going forward with your lessons. It has been very inspiring seeing how much dance means to each of you

Hello everyone! Do you enjoy spending an evening at a classy themed event wearing that dress you bought but didn't have a chance to wear yet, surrounded by great people, wonderful performances, a delicious dinner, and an even better cause? Well, if that reeeeally loooong sentence didn't con

Hello everyone! Byron Saunders Foundation - we still have 4 seats available for sponsors at The Crystal Ballroom Table. It's $120 per seat and the proceeds go straight to The Byron Saunders Foundation!! 1. What is the Byron Saunders Foundation?

Hello everyone! Thanks for coming out to be guests at our Friday West Coast Swing and Saturday Ballroom Parties! It was so great seeing you there and getting to host so many great people and dancers! Most important thing coming up is the Byron Saunders Foundation Fundraiser!

Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate Independence Day with us on Saturday Evening! What a Party! The food y'all show up with is fantastic! Thanks to David for grilling, the staff for hosting, and Khoi & Khoa for DJing! We were happy to have so many people enjoy the gr