{"id":7992,"date":"2024-09-23T11:36:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/delray-beach\/?page_id=7992"},"modified":"2024-09-23T11:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:48:22","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/delray-beach\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Astaire Dance Studios, in the News!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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At Fred Astaire Dance Studios, it\u2019s always exciting when our talented staff & students, and exciting events & locations are celebrated in the media! From local community stories to national news, our goal is to help share the inspiring examples of how the positive and transforming power of dance enriches lives \u2013 physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. Browse these links, and perhaps discover something new and engaging about dance. Then, step in to Fred Astaire Dance Studios and experience the joy and confidence that dance lessons can bring to\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gioia Sacco | 4:29 p.m Friday, March 17, 2017 |\u00a0Palm Beach Post<\/em><\/p>

Have dreams of dancing with the stars? A new dance studio in Delray Beach can help you with that.<\/p>

The Fred Astaire Delray Beach Studios opened its doors to the public Thursday. Located on Federal Hwy in the 247 Plaza, the Fred Astaire Studios is owned by two ballroom-dance professionals, Clifton Sepulveda and Mar Martinez.<\/p>

\u201cWords are not enough for what just happened tonight, we\u2019re so blessed and so happy and this has always been our dream is to have our own studio and we\u2019re so happy that it finally came true,\u201d said Martinez.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sepulveda and Martinez have performed, competed and instructed throughout the U.S. and internationally. They met at Fred Astaire West Palm Beach and teamed up to compete, including placing fourth in the 2014 United States Dance Championships. In 2015, the pair competed in the Blackpool Dance Festival in England.<\/p>

\u201cI think it\u2019s a tremendous asset to our downtown, I don\u2019t believe we\u2019ve had a dance studio in quite some time so the level of talent and expertise that they bring to the downtown Delray Beach are is absolutely phenomenal, said Alexandra Farnsworth of the Delray Chamber of Commerce. \u201cThey\u2019ve already come on board to participate in several of our downtown events. They danced at Delray Beach Fashion Week and we only anticipate that their community partnership will strengthen over time and we\u2019re so lucky to have them downtown.\u201d<\/p>

At the studio, private and group lessons on foxtrot, waltz, tango, cha-cha, salsa, merengue are offered.<\/p>

Chamber president Karen Granger said she had no prior experience in ballroom dance until she met Clifton and Mar. She had the opportunity to be their student for four weeks and now wants to continue on with dance.<\/p>

\u201cI didn\u2019t know anything about dancing so when an opportunity came up I took it and it was a wonderful experience,\u201d she said. \u201cI learned a lot about dancing, life and myself just in four weeks.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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