Join us for a studio outing to the 36th Anniversary of The Emerald Ball Ballroom Dancing Championships on May 2nd @ 8pm. Tickets are starting at $75 for riser seats. Contact Guillermo for tickets and more information.
This special night we will be watching:
- Professional Latin
- Professional Smooth
- Professional Cabaret
👀 If you want to see some great ballroom dancing, this event attracts the best of the best from the US and abroad!
Ready to compete?
- Dance with Deborah! – Deborah will be available to lead or follow in all styles
- Compete! – Contact Guillermo to sign-up or for more information.
- Watch! – This year we will have many By Your Side ballroom dancers competing in various categories and we would love to see you come out and cheer them on!
If you have never been to a ballroom dance competition, there is really nothing like the Emerald Ball. Located at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton, the event is only 5 minutes from the Los Angeles airport and is a “must do” ballroom dance event you will not want to miss.
The Emerald Ball is one of the three largest competitions in the United States and is the largest pro/am ballroom dance competition in the world! But don’t let the glitz and glamour scare you, the Emerald Ball is a great way for amateur ballroom dancers to get their feet wet. The Emerald ball is also a great way to see fantastic ballroom dancing performances by professional ballroom dancers and get inspired by some of the top ballroom dancing competitors in the world.
About The Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships
Started in 1963, The Emerald Ball was created by ballroom dancers Ken and Sheila Sloan in San Mateo, California. In 1989 professional ballroom dance competitors Wayne and Donna Eng purchased the Emerald Ball from Ken and Sheila and the event has just grown in popularity year after year. This year, with over 15,000 Pro/Am dance entries alone, the Emerald Ball is now one of the largest ballroom dancing competitions in the entire United States.
The dance event attracts both amateurs and professionals from across the US and abroad with an incredibly high level of ballroom dancing and prize money. Recent additions to the lineup of events are additional Pro/Am Rising Star Rhythm and Smooth Multi-Dance competitions as well as more age levels in the Pro-Am events. Other notable features of the Emerald Ball include no split floors for both Pro/Am and Smooth events as well as the use of a minimum of eleven judges for all Pro/Am Scholarship events and a top teacher cash purse $7,000 prize.
It may be big, but the Emerald Ball is also a great event for amateur dancers who are just starting out with competitive ballroom dancing. Dancing at the Emerald Ball is a great goal to strive for, and is also one of the best places to watch ballroom dancing and get inspired by some of the top Ballroom dancers in the world. Whether you enjoy International Ballroom, International Latin, American Rhythm or American Smooth, you are sure to be inspired by the exceptional level of dancing that is on display.
The Emerald Ball also hosts the World Smooth Summit and the Emerald Ball Dance Camp at the same time making it convenient to take classes as well as watch the dance competition. While the dance camp is open to all ballroom dance students, amateurs and professionals, it is not for beginners. Instructors ask that you be proficient in at least Bronze-level ballroom dancing since the dance classes will include specialized instruction in ballroom technique, muscle building exercises, dance styling, artistic impressions and much much more.
If you want to be the best, then you have to learn from the best and there is no better place to start than at the Emerald Ball.
Visit their website for tickets and information.
The Emerald Ball
April 28th – May 4th, 2025
Los Angeles Airport Hilton Hotel
5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles California, USA, 90045-5631
