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MAD HOT BALL

Tina & Ronnie's 5th Grade Students from The Fuller School

Gloucester, Massachusetts

May 2008

 

 

 

Steve, "Miss Tina", DeeDee, and Manny before the Grand March begins.

GRAND MARCH

The ‘Grand March’ begins the competition event.

Tina LaFlam, instructor and competition organizer, invited Steve & DeeDee

to judge the ‘MAD HOT BALL’ 5th grade competition.

 

 

Student competitors enter with a "Grand March"

Steve escorts one of the young competitors

     
 

 

     

Basic Tango

 

Going through the Grand Fan. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tango Fans

 

Closing promenade in Tango

 

 

 

Merengue separations  

 

Lady's under arm turn

Merengue Formation Dance

 

     
 

 

Crossover break in Cha-Cha.

 

 

Zoë performs a back lunge.

 

Zoë and David

perform a

Tango Showcase

 

Zoë struts her stuff while David presents her.

     
Parents and students share a waltz.

A young lady teachers her dad the steps, while the competition organizer and coach "Miss Tina"  calls out footwork;

1-2-3, 4-5-6.

 

     

DeeDee awards ribbons

as "Miss Tina" announces

the winners.

With score sheets

in hand, let the

competitions begin

The watchful eye of Steve & DeeDee

marking the scores.

Clipboards in hand ~ ready,

start, begin the judging:

First - Second - Third

 

Awards Presentations

Winners receive their awards

 

A young couple accepts their ribbons.

 

     

Parents were invited to do a Waltz with their children.

Sharing the enthusiasm of some

of the proud winners.

 

The students do a Polka line dance during a break from the competition

 

Diane West, Vice President of CCBD and her husband,

Mike, share a moment with some of the winners.

 

 

Steve & DeeDee with winners.