History

Since its inception in 1994, Dancing Classrooms www.dancingclassrooms.com has grown from one 5th grade class of 30 students to more than 23,000 students in the New York City area. About 65 instructors teach some 650 courses in 200 NYC schools. Dancing Classrooms is a trademarked entity and is active in several other states and is expanding nationally and internationally.

Growth Chart
The figures below illustrate the amazing growth of our project Dancing Classrooms

School Years	'94	'95	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04/'05	'05/'06	'06/'07

# of Schools	2	11	16	16	19	29	34	34	55	56	68	125	180

Course	4	20	33	38	52	86	119	128	209	251	275	500	650

# of Students	120	600	990	1080	1560	2580	3570	3840	6000	7000	7800	12,000	18,000

# of Teachers	1	4	4	4	8	14	16	20	27	28	34	42	65

Inside the American Ballroom Theatre, NYC

Growth chart data from:

American Ballroom Theatre Inc.

A not for profit organization

25 W 31st St., 4th Floor, NY, NY

Tel: (212)-244-9442

Pierre Dulain with NYC staff,

including Director of Education AnaMaria Correa, Educational Liaisons Victoria Malvagno and Alee Reed, and National Network Director John Ross

Dancing Classrooms by region:

(listed by state then city)

East Region

New Jersey, Newark

New York, Long Island

New York, New York

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

West Region:

Arizona, Phoenix

California, Monterey Bay

Colorado, Denver

Nevada, Las Vegas

West Region:

Florida, Fort Myers

Florida, Tallahassee

Texas, Austin

Texas, Fort Worth/Dallas

Texas, Waco

Mid-West Region:

Minnesota, Minneapolis

Nebraska, Omaha

Ohio, Cleveland

International:

Canada, Toronto

Switzerland, Geneva

We are excited that Monterey Bay has taken the lead in California, and will hopefully inspire other communities to follow.