Welcome

Dear Dancers,

Chapter 5031 of USA Dance and Louisiana DanceSport invite you to join us for a weekend dancing extravaganza, “A Gumbo of Ballroom.” The competition events take place at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana the weekend of June 29, 30 and July 1, 2012. 

The USA Dance Gumbo DanceSport Championships is scheduled to begin Friday, June 29 and conclude Sunday, July 1.  This is a USA Dance sanctioned competition and a National Qualifying Event for the 2013 National Championships.  Our organization is proud to hold this National Qualifying Event for the eighth year in a row.  The competition is hosted by Chapter 5031 of USA Dance and organized by Louisiana DanceSport. 
 

A Hospitality Suite manned by volunteers is open to competitors both Friday and Saturday afternoons.  Workshops are planned during the weekend for both competitors and social dancers.  Following the competitive events and workshops on Friday evening, there will be a fun Welcome Dance for spectators, social dancers and competitors.  After the daytime competition on Saturday, all dancers come together for an evening banquet, followed by the Gumbo DanceSport Adult Championship finals.  The evening concludes with another fun social dance.  For the Saturday evening festivities bring your after five attire and don’t forget your dance shoes.
Scholarships will be awarded throughout the weekend of competition, thanks to the generosity of corporate and individual donors.  We invite you to become a scholarship donor and join us in promoting ballroom dancing through the awarding of scholarships to deserving athletes who work hard at their sport.  All sponsors and donors will be formally recognized in our event program.  Donations are tax deductible, as USA Dance and Louisiana DanceSport are both qualified charities under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).