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Bob & Penny Urbon

Some of our Monday Night Group at
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Bob & Penny Urbon

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Dear Friends, Students & Subscribers,
We have, after much consideration, and with great
regret, decided to retire from teaching Ballroom Dancing.
Beginning in 1962 and till now, It has been a
great ride!
We really appreciate
being allowed to participate in your dancing lives
While we will
no longer be conducting classes, we are not giving up our connection to the
Ballroom Dance Community.
We will continue to maintain the Ballroom Chicago web site and will also keep
sending out the weekly updates to all our subscribers.
We have missed and will miss seeing all of our students and friends.
Hopefully, we might see you on the dance floor sometime.


For More information call: (847) 757 2227 Email
bob@ballroomchicago.com
A Little Fun!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBhu9VxeSZU&feature=youtu.be
Move some furniture, roll up the rug & dance to the music
Courtesy of Randall Martin
Ron Smolen At WillowBrook Ballroom September 11, 2016
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU64J4CyUbI&feature=youtu.be
Move some furniture, roll up the rug & dance to the music
Courtesy of Randall Martin
Virtual Steve Anthony
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfeMFcprcpg

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"Midwest Ballroom," with John Russell
Saturdays, 5 to 7 p.m.
Danceable Music by Chicago
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Big Band Hall of Fame Inductee,
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Below are comps that were scheduled but please
contact organizers to be certain currently scheduled events have not been
canceled
Information provided courtesy of ND
March 5–7, 2026
Heritage Classic Championships
Greensboro, NC
Organizer(s)
Peter & Cassandra Schneider with Joy Hillary
Mailing Address
1705 Banks Rd
Margate, FL 33063
Telephone (954) 601-1775
Email
heritagechampionships@gmail.com
Website
https://heritagechampionship.com/
March 10–14, 2026
U.S. National Amateur DanceSport Championships
Provo, UT
Organizer(s)
BYU Ballroom Dance Division
Mailing Address
288 Richards Building
Provo, UT 84602
Telephone (801) 471-3477
Email leewakefield74@gmail.com
Website
https://usnationals.byudancesport.com/
March 11–14, 2026
First Coast Classic Dancesport Championship
St Augustine, FL
Organizer(s) Sarwat Kaluby
Mailing Address
9920 Old Baymeadows Road, Suite 3
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Telephone (904) 629-1320
Email firstcoastclassic@gmail.com
Website
http://firstcoastclassic.com/
March 19–22, 2026
Tri-State Challenge Dancesport Championships
Stamford, CT
Organizer(s)
Andrei Gavriline & Elena Kryuchkova
Mailing Address
291 West Clay Ave
Roselle Park, NJ 07204
Telephone (908) 553-5881
Email tristatechallenge1@gmail.com
Website
http://www.tristatechallenge.com /
March 21, 2026
Texas LoneStar Ball
Dallas, TX
Organizer(s)
Rosendo Fumero and Ruthie Perkins
Mailing Address
139 Altama Connector Suite 340
Brunswick, GA 31525
Telephone (615) 300-0654
Email txlonestarball@gmail.com
Website
https://www.txlonestarball.com/
March 21, 2026
The Royal Ball
Los Angeles, CA
Organizer(s)
Slawek Sochacki, Marzena Stachura, Dawid & Natalie Schulz
Mailing Address
59 Night Heron Lane
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Telephone (801) 376-2378
Email royalballdance@gmail.com
Website https://royal-ball.us/
March 22, 2026
Baltimore Dancesport Challenge
Linthicum Heights, MD
Organizer Marielle Pabon
Mailing Address
8610 Washington Blvd, Suite 203
Jessup, MD 20794
Telephone (240) 535-2669
Email
baltimoredancesport@gmail.com
Website
http://www.baltimoredancesportchallenge.com/
March 22, 2026
Suncoast DanceSport Classic
St Petersburg, FL
Organizer Sid Pocius
Mailing Address
3530 Mineola Drive
Sarasota, FL 34239
Telephone (941) 704-7613
Email sarasotachallenge@gmail.com
Website
http://www.sarasotachallenge.com/
March 26–29, 2026
Windy City Open Dancesport Competition
Chicago, IL
Organizer Emil Ioukhnikov
Mailing Address
200 Wells Ave
Newton, MA 02459
Telephone (781) 608-0190
Email windycityopen@gmail.com
Website
http://www.thewindycityopen.com/
March 26–28, 2026
Michigan Dance Challenge
Dearborn, MI
Organizer(s)
Devan and Brooke McClish
Mailing Address
2538 Carter Farms Road
Bowling Green, KY 42103
Telephone (615) 418-3133
Email
michigandancechallenge@gmail.com
Website
http://www.michigandancechallenge.com/
March 29, 2026
Chattahoochee Challenge
Atlanta, GA
Organizer Rainier Rics
Mailing Address
3125 Spalding Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
Telephone (404) 375-5776
Email chattchallenge@gmail.com
Website
https://dancethehooch.com/
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schedule to separate pages to facilitate faster downloads
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below.
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studios are open for private lessons, Classes & Social Dances
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For Chicagoland Dance Schedule
(Week of 03/02 - 02/08
2026
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(Week of (03/16 - 03/22 2026

This Site Has Had Millions Of Visitors
Thanks For Stopping By!!
Dear Friends, Students & Subscribers,
We have, after much consideration, and with great
regret, decided to retire from teaching Ballroom Dancing.
It seems to be good time to stop while we are still able to dance
and teach, rather
than waiting until we are
no longer able.
Beginning in 1962 and till now,
it has been a
great ride!
We really appreciate
being allowed to participate in your dancing lives
While we will
no longer be conducting classes, we are not giving up our connection to the
Ballroom Dance Community.
I will continue to maintain the Ballroom Chicago web site and will also keep
sending out the weekly updates to all our subscribers.
We have missed and will miss seeing all of our students and friends.
Hopefully, we might see you on the dance floor sometime.
For more information call: (847) 757 2227
Or email: bob@BallroomChicago.com
Happy Dancing!
Bob & Penny Urbon
Dancing
This Week & Next in Northern Illinois
And Wisconsin
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on our web site, or in our weekly email updates for Northern Illinois &
Wisconsin. We will continue to publish information sent to us by studios,
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with restrictions.
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Upcoming Local Events
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Wisconsin Dance Schedule
(Week
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Northern Illinois & Wisconsin Dance Schedule
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Happy Dancing!
Bob & Penny Urbon
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