What an incredible weekend of ballroom dancing and competition at the Hawaii Star Ball 2026! Our By Your Side Dance Studio students traveled to Hawaii and took to the dance floor with confidence, determination, and plenty of style. 🌴✨
🏆 Congratulations to Our Hawaii Star Ball Dancers! We couldn’t be prouder of the hard work and dedication our dancers put into their dancing!
🌟 Aarin — Bronze American Rhythm & Nightclub
Aarin had an incredible competition, sweeping his Bronze American Rhythm single dances and earning first place across the division. He then went on to win the Men’s Rhythm Championship and Best of the Best, competing against top dancers across the field!
Aarin also took first place in all of his Nightclub single dances, including:
🏆 Salsa
🏆 Hustle
🏆 Bachata
🏆 West Coast Swing
And the excitement continued into the Nightclub Championship, where Aarin & Deborah and Maritza & Guillermo tied for 1st place! 🎉🏆
What an amazing showing for Aarin and the entire By Your Side team!
💃 Maritza — Nightclub Dancing
Maritza had a fantastic competition, sweeping all of her Nightclub single dances with 1st place finishes in:
🏆 Salsa
🏆 Bachata
🏆 West Coast Swing
🏆 Hustle
She then joined Aarin on the floor for the Nightclub Championship, where Maritza & Guillermo tied for 1st place! 🔥🏆
Congratulations, Maritza!
🏆 Paul — Silver American Rhythm
Paul had an outstanding competition in the Silver American Rhythm division, earning 10 first-place finishes in his single dances, including Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Bolero, and Mambo.
He even learned Bolero just a couple of days before the competition!
Paul then went on to win Best of the Best in his category and finished 2nd in the Scholarship, bringing home prize money as well. What a performance! 👏🏆
✨ Clelia — Silver International Latin & Nightclub
Clelia had an incredible Hawaii Star Ball, sweeping all of her Nightclub single dances with 1st place finishes in Hustle, Bachata, and West Coast Swing.
She also stepped up to compete at the Silver level in International Latin for the first time and came away as the Runner-Up in the Silver International Latin Championship! 🥈
Even in a highly competitive field, Clelia earned 1st-place marks from the judges along the way and received wonderful compliments about her dancing.
Moving up to a new level brings new challenges, and Clelia rose beautifully to the occasion. Congratulations on an amazing Silver debut! ❤️
A little tease from the Hawaii Star Ball where we won everything!!! Super proud of our students, their dedication and hard work.
🌴 About the Hawaii Star Ballroom Competition
The Hawaii Star Ball brings ballroom dancers together for a full weekend of competitive dancing in a beautiful Hawaii setting. The event features ProAm ballroom dance competitions and a variety of dance styles and divisions, giving students the opportunity to put their ballroom dance training, technique, and performance skills to the test.
For competitive ballroom dancers, events like Hawaii Star Ball are about more than trophies. Preparing for a competition creates a goal, encourages focused practice, and gives dancers the opportunity to see how much they can accomplish on the dance floor.
💃 Improve Your Ballroom Dancing Fast!
Want to improve your ballroom dancing faster? Consider training for a ballroom dance competition! Preparing for a competition gives you a specific goal to work toward and can help you improve your dance technique, timing, posture, musicality, confidence, and performance skills. You don’t have to be an experienced competitive dancer to get started. ProAm ballroom dancing provides a supportive way for students to train and compete alongside an instructor.
Whether you’re interested in ballroom dancing, Latin dancing, American Rhythm, Nightclub dancing, salsa, bachata, West Coast Swing, or another style, our instructors can help you develop your skills and prepare for the dance floor. Ready to take your dancing to the next level?
Contact By Your Side Dance Studio and ask us about ballroom dance lessons and competitive dance training in Los Angeles. 🕺💃
