News, Classes and Events
Congratulations to Our California Chic Classic Ballroom Dance Champs!
By Your Side does it again, helping our ballroom dancers bring home the gold at the California Chic Classic ballroom dance competition with 18 first place finishes and 1st place in Salsa Team Division for our Salsa team 540 Nation! Congratulations to ballroom dancer...
Congratulations to Our Floorplay Winners with 4 First Places!
We’re so proud of our latest same-sex dance champions Renne De Palma and Jane Hammond who received 4 first place and 7 second place positions in their dancing events at Floorplay this weekend. Great job Renne and Jane. We are so proud of you! Floorplay is a unique...
Join Us September 13th for a Swing Dance Outing to the Beautiful Cicada Club!
Calling all swing dancers and those who want to learn to swing dance! Join us for an unforgettable studio outing as we celebrate both Rene and Guillermo’s birthdays swing dancing to the big band sounds of Louis Prima Jr. at the Cicada Club on Friday, September 13th....
Put Some Fun Into Your Life. Learn To Dance.
What does Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden do to relieve stress? She takes up a fun hobby and tries a Salsa dance class at By Your Side Dance Studio of course! Here is Marcia on the TV show “The Talk” telling everyone about how her friend Cameron encouraged her to come...
Congratulations to Our Dance Students Placing at the Emerald Ball
I want to congratulate our amazing students and ballroom dance instructors Shay and Guillermo for achieving 1st and/or 2nd place in all of their ballroom dance events at the Emerald Ball! It takes a lot of effort and determination to place in a ballroom competition...
Congratulations on 1st and 2nd Place Finishes at the Vegas Open Ballroom Dance Competition
We make ballroom dance champions! Congratulations to Jane Kirkland-Glaser for her first and second place finishes in both 6-dance and Latin Ballroom Dancing at the Vegas Open Ballroom Dance Competition in Las Vegas, 1st in Latin 61 and over 2nd in Latin 51 and over...
Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Learn To Tap Dance
Tap dancing is a beautiful art form, but it is also a great form of exercise and can help all types of dancers improve their sense of timing and musicality. Anyone can do it! Whether you are a man or a woman, a beginner or an experienced dancer,...
Jo Popadynetz Takes Bronze at the Gay Games in Paris, France!
Jo Popadynetz and her dance partner, Deborah Fields Perez took home the bronze medal in ballroom dancing at the 10th annual Gay Games held in Paris, for the Women’s Senior Latin for the World Championship! Five months ago, one of our group class students came in...
Coaching with Champion Dancer Marcus Johnson on June 12
Sign up for a coaching session and master class with Marcus Johnson on Tuesday, June 12 Coaching Session (45 minutes): $150 Latin Dance Master Class (7:00 - 8:30 pm) : $50 Contact Guillermo to book your spot today!
Coaching with Champion Dancer Marcus Johnson on June 12
Marcus Johnson is world class dancer and champion in both International Latin & American Rhythm styles and currently dances the American Smooth style with his wife. Sign up for a coaching session and master class with Marcus Johnson on Tuesday June 12 Marcus will...
