Moving to the Southeast -- Looking for a Dance Scene

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pygmalion

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The title says it all. I'm moving next summer -- in roughly six months, and I don't want to end up in a podunk town with no dancing. My preferred state is Florida (that's where my DS's college tuition is fully prepaid and I want high to qualify for in-state tuition,) but I am flexible. Georgia/Carolinas/etc are not out of the question.

Any thoughts or suggestions?
 
Ballroom, mostly, and maybe even *gasp* competitive ballroom. I really struggled about where to post this question, because, truth is, I'm happy if I'm dancing. Really doesn't matter what kind. I pretty much do them all equally badly. :lol:
 
well, the good news is that florida and at least atlanta, are full of good instructors so you have many options once you land
 
Well if you go to the Carolinas . Its pretty much all Carolina shag! Really! Ive seen it danced to rumba and chacha besides its "beach music" , that how popular(?) it is. SC state dance and a HS graduation req! Shag is THE dance from southern Va to Northern FLA . Guess you'll be alright in bigger cities. I know Savannah and Charleston have other dance scenes.
 
pygmalion said:
The title says it all. I'm moving next summer -- in roughly six months, and I don't want to end up in a podunk town with no dancing. My preferred state is Florida (that's where my DS's college tuition is fully prepaid and I want high to qualify for in-state tuition,) but I am flexible. Georgia/Carolinas/etc are not out of the question.

Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Atlanta has it all.. or, if you choose Fla.. Tampa.. top quality B/room and latin.. both have world class coaches
 
If NC, you'll have more ballroom options in the more metropolitan Piedmont -- I know of at least a few good people in the Research Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) and the Triad (Greensboro, High Pt, Winston-Salem), plus Charlotte. The east and west regions of the state are likely to have less, although we do have one DF member who teaches in Asheville, if I remember correctly, though I'm blanking on her name.
 
Florida has a lot of good instructors in a lot of good places, both chain and independent studios. I'd also second (or maybe it's third or fourth by now) Atlanta - many, many good studios with top level instructors in most styles. Nashville is another good location for top-quality instructors. Once you get outside the major cities, though, you're definitely in "podunk town with no dancing" land. Which is why I drive. A lot.
 
GGinrhinestones said:
Once you get outside the major cities, though, you're definitely in "podunk town with no dancing" land. Which is why I drive. A lot.
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I feel your pain. North Alabama actually has a better dance scene than the casual observer might assume, but I've still grown FAR too familiar with the stretch of I-65 between Huntsville and Nashville.
 
Another vote for Tad and Elizabeth. :)

I'm also rather partial to the staff at the FA Boynton Beach, FL, where my old pros now teach
 
A buddy of mine likes his studio in Augusta, Ballroom in Motion, he is definitely a social dancer.. Charleston seems like a really really nice area.
 
wonderwoman said:
A buddy of mine likes his studio in Augusta, Ballroom in Motion, he is definitely a social dancer.. Charleston seems like a really really nice area.
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I haven't been to their studio (they just moved into a brand new location, too), but the Ballroom in Motion staff is amazing! Super friendly and student-focused. And Augusta is a beautiful city! I've heard good things about Savannah as well...both as a city and as a good dance location.

As for the southeast freeways...yeah, I know that stretch of I-65 north of Huntsville very well...and I-20 between Birmingham and Atlanta (the most boring stretch of freeway EVER...okay, except for parts of Utah) and I-59 to Chattanooga...good thing I like driving!
 
GGinrhinestones said:
I haven't been to their studio (they just moved into a brand new location, too), but the Ballroom in Motion staff is amazing! Super friendly and student-focused. And Augusta is a beautiful city! I've heard good things about Savannah as well...both as a city and as a good dance location.

As for the southeast freeways...yeah, I know that stretch of I-65 north of Huntsville very well...and I-20 between Birmingham and Atlanta (the most boring stretch of freeway EVER...okay, except for parts of Utah) and I-59 to Chattanooga...good thing I like driving!
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Thanks, Larinda. :-D

And yeah, GG. I was thinking about moving somewhere near Tampa and hitting the highway as needed. One can live anywhere along "the I-4 corridor," which dissects Florida North/ South, and get to Tampa pretty quickly, if they time it right.
 
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