Dance Houston Championships 2006, Houston, TX
The Dance Houston Championships wrapped up July 28th-30th this year. It was held at The Melody Club, the home of Houston swing dancers, with its fabulous bar and huge dance floor. This place has so much history and memories that everyone tends to overlook the dusty corners. It's home to our local events and they wouldn't be the same without it.

The good: the vocal acrobatics of MC David Young, Best Bites economical and delicious catering, Michael Stephens & Jamie Callahan's Anything Goes dance to 'Baby Got Back'

The not-so-good: the leaky roof that left puddles on the dance floor & the two hour dancers meeting

Dance Houston is the largest local event and draws competitors from all over the region, including Louisiana and Oklahoma. Although they have been the official Houston City contest for many years, Whip Inc. has announced their intention to change all that by adopting SWRDA rules and requesting the dominant place in the local regional event hierarchy. This would mean that Dance Houston would no longer be a city contest, and henceforth be classified as a higher contest than Regionals. This has created confusion among competitors, which will remain until the final ruling on this request at the next SWRDA meeting. Only time will tell.

So, overall great food, fun, and dancing. Let's get to the pictures:

Ruby and Jamie got back!


Local entrepreneurs Michelle and Nancy show off their booths of bling.