News  

 Stardust Kids classes start Saturday 10 April. Keep watching for more details. Email kids@stardustball.co.uk to receive information about children's classes. 

 Congratulations to all our students for passing their ISTD medal test examinations.

 Gift vouchers are now available. Please call 020 7735 2278 for more information.

Friday new drop-in class 

 Friday night is party night. The evening starts with Ballroom and Latin drop-in classes.

Beginners         7.30pm - 8.30pm
Intermediates   7.30pm - 8.30pm
Dancing            8.30pm - 11.00pm

Each week we will be teaching two dances. Separate classes for beginners/improvers and intermediates.

Complete beginners are welcome. You do not need to bring a partner.

After the classes, it's non-stop Ballroom and Latin dancing until 11.00pm. It's the ideal opportunity to practice what you have learned in lessons.

Class and dance   £10 for members and £12 for non-members
Dance only          £8 for members and £10 for non-members  

Medal test day Tuesday 24 November 

Drop-in classes with Monica Romero and Omar Ocampo  (Los Ocampo)

World renowned Argentine Tango masters Monica Romero and Omar Ocampo  (Los Ocampo) will be teaching open group classes at Stardust Ballroom from 8.00pm - 9.00pm on Wednesdays 18 and 25 November, 2 and 16 December. The classes will be followed by a practica from 9.00pm - 10.00pm. No need to book and no partner required. £12 for the class and practica (£10 for Stardust Ballroom members).

 Ballroom technique drop-in class with Craig Shaw

Ballroom technique class to resume in the new year. Dates TBA.

Top professional Ballroom dancer, Craig Shaw, will be teaching Ballroom technique at a new drop-in class from 8.00pm - 9.00pm on Wednesdays 9, 16, 23 and 30 September and 7 October. Further dates will be announced in due course, depending on Craig's competition schedule.

Craig is an inspirational dancer and teacher. With his Ballroom partner Natasha Manderson, he is ranked in the top 25 in the world.

 Stardust Tango

 Stardust Milonga is held every month. The next Milonga is on 12 December.

The next monthly Stardust Tango Tea Dance  is on Sunday 6 December from 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

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Email us at tango@stardustball.co.uk to be added to our separate mailing list for tango events and classes.

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Beautiful photographs by our photographer, Steve Stephens,  are  available  as pdfs available for download. To download these files to your computer, please use your web browser to go to...

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/Stardust_Dec_pdfs.zip    (for Christmas Stardust Ball pdf)

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/Nov_pics.pdf.zip                 (for the November Anniversay Ball pdf)

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/Oct_pics.pdf.zip                               (for the October pdf)

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/Sept_pics.pdf.zip                             (for the September pdf)

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/Stardust_Aug.pdf                         (for the August pdf)
 

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/StardustBall_June.pdf.zip        (for the June Ball pdf)

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/May16th.pdf.zip                           (for the May Ball pdf)

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/AprilBall.pdf.zip                           (for the April Ball pdf) 

www.jam96.com/Stardustball/openingnightparty.pdf.zip        (for the opening party pdf)


www.jam96.com/Stardustball/MarchBall.pdf.zip                         (for the March Ball pdf)


If you have any queries relating to the images or the use of the pdfs please email Steve direct - steve@ssphoto.co.uk

Danny Stowell and Kate Moore at Stardust Ballroom opening night, 3 April 2009 (pic Steve Stephens)

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You can now view videos from our events on our new Stardust Ball channel  
on  YouTube.  More clips will be uploaded soon.

Stardust Ball on 20 June

This was the first Stardust Ball at Stardust Ballroom.  There was a full house and many happy dancers. Top junior couple Michael Foskett and Carla Garratt gave a stunning Latin demonstration.

Stardust Ball on 16 May

We were delighted to welcome back Dan Malov and Molly Ward. Dan and Molly gave a great Ballroom and Latin demonstration.

Stardust Ball on 18 April

The atmosphere at the sixth Stardust Ball was great. Julian Tocker and Faye Huddleston took time out from rehearsing for Anton du Bek's and Erin Boag's stage show, "Cheek to Cheek",  to give a spectacular ballroom showdance cabaret.

Grand opening party for Stardust Ballroom on 3 April

The grand opening dance night for Stardust Ballroom  was awesome. More than 100 dancers enjoyed our beautiful sprung floor and the atmosphere was terrific.  Top amateur 10 dance couple Danny Stowell and Kate Moore gave a stunning Ballroom demonstration. Keep watching for pics and videos from the Stardust Ballroom opening night.

Read Marianks Swain's article in Country Life.

Stardust Ball on 21 March

One of our favourite couples, Carlos Custodio and Elena Plescenca, performed at the Stardust Ball on 21 March. Carlos and Elena have won the title of Portuguese Nationa Champions five times. At Stardust, they performed a Latin showcase, including a wonderful Paso Doble. 
For the first time in over a decade, the huge mirror ball was rotating in the Grand Hall
at Fulham Town Hall.

Stardust Ball on 21 February 2009

David Outevsky and Amanda Kadu gave a Latin demonstration, including a lovely Paso Doble.

Stardust Ball on 24 January 2009

The third Ball featured a breathtaking Ballroom demonstration by Dan Malov and Molly Ward,  UK Juvenile Ballroom Champions 2008. Jacky Logan led a fun line dance.

Christmas Ball on 19 December 2008

Thank you to everyone who made the Christmas Stardust Ball on 19 December such an
amazing night. Karen Hardy of Strictly Come Dancing made a special guest appearance 
and there was a fantastic cabaret by students from Kensington Dance Studio and by former 
Ukraine Professional Latin Champions, Vlad and Lena Shalnev. 

Special thanks to Marianka and to all our wonderful volunteers : Gemma, Nikos, Margarita, Victoria, Steve, Andy, Kirsten, Jay, Les and Sam. 

 Peter Jones 2008

The ballroom  event on 10 December at Peter Jones in Sloane Square was a fantastic success. Hundreds of people crammed the galleries and atrium to enjoy the dancing. The event opened 
with a dramatic paso doble by Michael Bailey and Marianka Swain, followed by a festive and fun 
jive by John Gunnery and Lisa Dowdeswell. Strictly's Tom and Camilla then gave a master class and demonstration. To finish the demonstrations, there was a wonderful ballroom tango by  
Phil Jones and Annie Carter. Thank you so much to Michael, Marianka, John, Lisa, Phil and
Annie for such great demos. 

Stardust Ball on 8 November 2008

The first Stardust Ball featured a wonderful Ballroom and Latin demonstration by Danny Stowell and Kate Moore.  

Before you come to the Ball, check out some 1920s style Strictly Come Dancing advice on this link. For the more experienced dancers who would like to perfect their spinning technique, you will love this.

Press reports

Stardust Ball featured in the spring edition of the Journal of the Royal Over-Seas League
in an article on the best places in London to learn Latin and Ballroom dance.

Read Marianka Swain's recent Country Life articles about the Stardust Ball:

Ballroom glamour comes to London: Stardust Ball  (9 October 2008)

It's time to dance the blues away (13 November 2008)

Strictly Come Dancing at Peter Jones (17 December 2008)

London's biggest ballroom dance studio opens (31 March 2009)

Stardust Ball featured in the news in Dance Today

Mark and Melina made the front page of the Fulham Gazette.

Fulham Gazette 14 November 2008

Dancing at the Stardust Ball