13 YEARS AGO WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I ENTERED A BALLROOM I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST BALL I PROBABLY WENT TOO WAS AT THE CLUBHOUSE ON 28TH STREET! I REMEMBER THE FEELING LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY IT FELT LIKE I WALKED THROUGH THIS PORTAL ,THIS UNDERGROUND REALM THAT NO ONE KNEW ABOUT EXCEPT THE PEOPLE THERE! I SEEN THINGS THAT I NEVER HAD SEEN BEFORE SOMETHINGS I HAD LAUGHED AT, SOMETHINGS ENTERTAINED ME BUT MOST OF ALL IT FASCINATED ME. HERE WAS A PLACE WHERE SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER THAT WAS DIFFERENT AND THEY CAME THERE FOR ACCEPTANCE. HERE IS A PLACE TO PAY HOMAGE TO THOSE DAYS AND ALLOW THE NEW GENERATION TO APPRECIATE BALLROOM HISTORY ROOTS AND THE OLDER GENERATION TO RELIVE IT.BALLROOM THROWBACKS IS HERE TO BRING THE PAST INTO THE PRESENT TO CARRY INTO THE FUTURE ENJOY
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FINALLY WE HAVE ARRIVED ....... AND WHEN I SAY WE I MEAN US AS A COMMUNITY SLOWLY THE BALLROOM SCENE IS TRICKLING INTO THE MAINSTREAM AND IS SHOWING IN WAYS THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD NEVER OF IMAGINED! YOU NOW SEE SO MANY ARTISTS THAT ARE INSPIRED BY THE ART AND THE TALENT AND THE CREATIVITY THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. AS BEAUTIFUL AS THIS IS FOR SO MANY REASONS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY SO MANY PEOPLE EVEN INTERNATIONALLY THERE IS A SMALL PART OF ME THAT SOMETIMES FEEL HURT. THEIR WAS THIS SPECIAL THING THAT BALLS CONTAINED FOR ME THAT MADE IT SO SPECIAL FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS AN UNKNOWN WORLD TO MOST PEOPLE EXCEPT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN IT. NOW IT SEEMS LIKE A BEST KEPT SECRET HAS BEEN UNLEASHED INTO THE WORLD AND AS MUCH AS I SMILE UPON IT A SMALL PART FEELS A LOSS. THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS LOSS THOUGH IS THAT IT IS A GAIN FOR SO MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY CAN BE INSPIRED BY SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER. TEN, FIFTEEN YEARS AGO THEIR WAS NO YOUTUBE NO INTERNET ACCESS FOR THINGS LIKE THIS WHAT YOU HAD TO CAPTURE THOSE BALLROOM MOMENTS WAS THAT GOOD OLE CAMCORDER AND THOSE VHS TAPES. SOME OF THOSE TAPES YOU WOULD WATCH THEM TILL THE TRACKING GOT BAD AND THEY WOULD POP. THESE ARE THE SAME TAPES THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND WOULD BORROW THAT YOU MAY NEVER GET BACK . HEY YOU MAY EVEN HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WOULD STEAL THEM FROM YOU IF THAT PARTICULAR TAPE WAS HOT ENOUGH. I REMEMBER WHEN I WENT THROUGH A PERIOD OF MY LIFE WHEN I COULDNT WAIT TO GO TO A BALL. BALL FEVER IS WHAT YOU CALL IT LOL. YOU HEAR SO MUCH TODAY FROM THE PREVIOUS GENERATIONS THAT BALLS ARENT THE SAME AND THAT THEY NEVER WILL BE. PART OF THAT IS TRUE THINGS DO CHANGE TIMES DO CHANGE THAT IS A PART OF LIFE. WE ALSO HEAR THE "KIDS" OF TODAY THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE IS LEGENDARY OR WHY SOMEONE HAS STATUS THATS BECAUSE THE HISTORY IS NOT OUT HERE FOR THEM TO KNOW. OVER A YEAR AGO I MADE A YOUTUBE ACCOUNT AND UPLOADED MANY, MANY, CLIPS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE SO THE KIDS OF TODAY CAN LEARN AND THE KIDS OF YESTERDAY COULD RELIVE THE PAST. THIS WEBSITE AND ALL IT HAS TO OFFER IS TOO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE BALLROOM GENERATIONS TO MAKE A STRONGER BALLROOM SCENE AND KEEP THE CREATIVITY AND THE INFLUENCE ALIVE. THANKYOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND ENJOY!
13 YEARS AGO WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I ENTERED A BALLROOM I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST BALL I PROBABLY WENT TOO WAS AT THE CLUBHOUSE ON 28TH STREET! I REMEMBER THE FEELING LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY IT FELT LIKE I WALKED THROUGH THIS PORTAL ,THIS UNDERGROUND REALM THAT NO ONE KNEW ABOUT EXCEPT THE PEOPLE THERE! I SEEN THINGS THAT I NEVER HAD SEEN BEFORE SOMETHINGS I HAD LAUGHED AT, SOMETHINGS ENTERTAINED ME BUT MOST OF ALL IT FASCINATED ME. HERE WAS A PLACE WHERE SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER THAT WAS DIFFERENT AND THEY CAME THERE FOR ACCEPTANCE. HERE IS A PLACE TO PAY HOMAGE TO THOSE DAYS AND ALLOW THE NEW GENERATION TO APPRECIATE BALLROOM HISTORY ROOTS AND THE OLDER GENERATION TO RELIVE IT.BALLROOM THROWBACKS IS HERE TO BRING THE PAST INTO THE PRESENT TO CARRY INTO THE FUTURE ENJOY
