In terms of size, what and where is the world's largest independent
(privately owned)ballroom dance school?

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 05 Oct 2004 01:03 PDT

Dear Dancing Fool, 

Would you mean one school (with the most students?) or a school with
many branches? I would assume that school "corporations" are the
largest ones.

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Clarification of Question by dancingfool-ga on 05 Oct 2004 10:42 PDT

I am a studio owner who has build a 13,000 sq ft ballroom dance school
in Vancouver, Canada.  I want to know if I have the largest (in terms
of building size, square footage, free standing studio) in the world. 
(I know it is the largest in Canada).  I am not interested in who has
the most students or branches in the world.  I am a private studio
owner and so I don't want to count any government-owned or operated
studio or sports centre complex.  My website is at
www.grandballroom.com.

Thank you for your assistance.
Andy Wong
The Grand Ballroom
Richmond, B.C. Canada

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 05 Oct 2004 13:10 PDT

I located a ballroom dance club located in the United States that
boasts over 17,000 sq ft.

They feature Nightclub, Latin and Ballroom classes and parties.

They state that they have series classes, drop in classes and private lessons.

They feature dance parties on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
nights, with a drop in lesson before the party, and classes on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

Would a link to their website and contact information be of your interest?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by dancingfool-ga on 05 Oct 2004 13:26 PDT

Hello,

Thank you for the latest info.  Yes, I would like to check their
website and know more about their operation.  Please forward their
website address to me.  Have you found any other place in the world
beside this one in terms of size?  I do appreciate your help.

Andy
The Grand Ballroom

Dear Andy,

Here is the information that I located.

The Starlite Ballroom in Sunnyvale

The largest ballroom dance club in the U.S.! (17,400 sq.ft.)

We feature dance parties on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
nights, with a dropin lesson before the party, and classes on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

Call between 1:00 and 10:00 p.m. for a free calendar of events and classes 
(408) 745-7827 
http://bdsweb.ballroom.com/starlite.htm


Starlight Ballroom 
Billed as "The largest ballroom dance club in the U.S.! (17,400
sq.ft.)" has Nightclub, Latin and Ballroom classes and parties - WCS
on Fridays.
http://emoor.best.vwh.net/trivalley/linkpage.htm


Website
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/index.html

Series Classes
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/classes/index.php

Prices and Prerequisites
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/classinfo.html

Private Lessons
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/lessons.html

Calendar
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/calendar_fri.html

Ballroom & Latin Dancing
Starlite features Ballroom & Latin dancing every Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday night. With three spacious dance floors, Starlite
is the largest Ballroom dance club in the U.S.!
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/ballroom.html

What?s New?
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/news.html

Contact information
1160 N. Fair Oaks Ave (at Tasman Dr), 
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 
408-745-7827 (1-10 pm)  
Fax 408-745-1730  
Email: dance@starlitedanceclub.com
http://www.starlitedanceclub.com/?starliteballroom


< Have you found any other place in the world beside this one in terms of size? >

I did not come across another location of this size or larger during
my searches. If I do locate another location I?ll let you know in the
comment box below.

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 05 Oct 2004 16:57 PDT

Andy,

I located another large ballroom dancing school.

Dance Manhattan ? 15,000 sq. ft.- Dance Manhattan, a ballroom dancing
school, renewed its 10,000-square-foot lease on the 5th floor and
committed to an additional 5,000 square feet of expansion space,
encompassing half of the 4th floor.
http://www.gvawilliams.com/x542.xml´

Website
http://www.dance-manhattan.com/