• Santos Designs Inc. Joey Santos pays close attention to creating movement in his gowns so that you will feel and look light on the floor.  He designs with the client's body, wants, needs and, most importantly, with her personality at the center of the creative process.

• Farida Wong offers an extensive line of practice and social dancewear, including ready-to-wear American and International Style ballgowns, latin costumes, and some luxurious evening wear.  The collection also offers a wide variety of skirts, bodysuits, and tops.

• DanceSport Ballgowns creates top-quality eye-catching gowns for DanceSport competition.  All gowns are made to order from comfortable, easy-fitting stretch fabrics, and all feature sewn-in bodysuits.

• Designs by Lyn features custom dance wear, ready to wear, practice wear, rhinestones, and accessories.

• Dance Wear Designers by Julia Gorchakova offers custom made ballgowns designed by Julia. 

• Dore Designs offers new, used, and custom ballgowns and men's dance wear.

• Deirdre of London designers of couture, standard, and American dancewear, latin, rhythm, skater's costumes, and stage apparel for "that special occasion."

• Designs by Randall

By listening to friends and clients, Randall has designed clothing that works for absolutely any occasion, and offers something for every kind of dancer with every kind of need.

• HLC NewLook

features ballgowns, latin costumes, men's dance wear, and practice wear.

• Santos Designs Inc. Santos creations inspired by the moods of the season. They are each Ready-to-Wear originals that are one of a kind (with alterations available to provide a customized fit).

• Swingwear creates the fashions from the original Swing era for today's hot swing styles.  Clothing with the room and durability to move and with the look and feel you demand.

• Farida Wong offers an extensive line of practice and social dancewear, including ready-to-wear American and International Style ballgowns, latin costumes, and some luxurious evening wear.  The collection also offers a wide variety of skirts, bodysuits, and tops.

• Tosca Dance Wear is elegant, sexy, affordable and easy to move in. It's made with the latest premium Stretch Fabric and Lace for women and men.

• Swingwear creates the fashions from the original Swing era for today's hot swing styles.  Clothing with the room and durability to move and with the look and feel you demand.

• J Monet  "Where Fashion Means Inner, Outer & Lasting Beauty"  Located at 223 E. Chestnut Street, Asheville, NC  28801  (828) 252-3100

• Notably Unique offers a wide variety of fashionable practice and club wear for men and women.

• Tangoleva has a variety of practice wear and offers wedding dresses for the ballroom dancer.  Catalog will have to be ordered to view the wedding dresses.

• Heritage Classic at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in Asheville, North Carolina.  Usually: The first week of March

• Carolina Classic Competition is an annual event not to be missed.  Browse the site to get an idea of what happened at the last comp and keep November open for next year.

• Sunshine State Dancesport Championship, Usually: Mid-May

• Carolina Star Ball, Usually Mid-June  e_mathews@msn.com

• DanceSport Superbowl

DANCE AND HEALTH

• Art.com has a number of dance works.  Search under Ballroom, Dance, and Romance.  The site also allows direct searches by artist name.  Works by the following artists may be of interest:  Lombarte, Denis Nolet, Bill Brauer, and Jack Vettriano.

• Dance Web

• Have to Dance sells vintage Ballroom art reproduced from a private collection of antique sheet music and postcards.  Most are pre-1925.  Availale in magnets, 11x17 posters, 8.5x11 posters, and notecards.

• Artist Rhonda Polen Wernick is one of the premier Ballroom Dance Artists in the U.S.  The fact that she is a dancer gives her a unique understanding of her subject.  Originals, prints, and postcards are available.

• Merrimon Art Galleries--Local to Asheville.  Do you like the art hanging in the BlueRidge Ballroom?  It is available through Merrimon Galleries.  365 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville NC, (282) 252-6036.

• Nancy Flores: (707) 963-4749.

• Carol Cronus:  Asheville artist, Carol Kronus, works in watercolor and oriental brush ink.  She will work from a photo to create custom portraits of Ballroom Dancers.  She also enjoys doing portraits of people and their pets.  Call (828) 253-0010 for more information.

• Gloria Gaffney is a professional oil painter working in Asheville, NC.  She pursues Competition Ballroom Dancing as a means of relaxation.  Take a look at her Dancer Portraits on her Webpage.  If you live in the Asheville area, a photo shoot is included in the price.  (828) 253-4443.

• Lizzell Art Dance Collection  BlueRidge Ballroom is always looking for good dance art.  Our latest find is the Lizzell Art Dance Collection.  Explore their site here.

DANCE MUSIC

• Dance Beat Newspaper:  1226 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 909, Miami, Fl 33156,

• Dance Week:  C/o Charles S. Zwerling 2709 Medical Office Place, Goldsboro, NC 27534

• Dancing USA:  200 North New York Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126-2750.  (800) 290-1307.

• DanceSport Magazine:  PO Box 13, Boca Raton, FL 33429.

• More Dance Publications at Dance Vision

• Buddy-K Big Band if you are looking for an authentic big band for your wedding or other event, you can't go wrong with the Buddy-K Big Band.  They still play music that dancers can dance to, and know the rhythms we need to actually dance a Rumba or Waltz.

• Fletcher School of Dance for excellent school of ballet for adults and children in Asheville, NC.

• Randy's Links provides contact information for local photographers, bands, florists, formal wear, musicians, deejays, lighting services, caterers, limousine services, and consultants. 

• Harry Neeman has one of the largest sets of links going.  The links are indexed, no information is included with them, and you might be prepared to hit the occasional adult site when using him.  Harry seems to collect sites like others collect baseball cards.  You never know what you will find next.  Well worth visiting.

• The Chocolate Fetish has nothing to do with dance, but has America's best chocolate.  If you are in town, give them a visit.  They also do mail-order.

• Central Home is a website "dedicated to the promotion of dance, exercise, fitness, and sports."

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