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Perhaps deeming it the athletic equivalent to Sensation seems a bit harsh, but ballroom dancing occupies a unique--if precarious--position in the sports world...
...hand, it's very popular. The number of ballroom dancing fanatics in America has grown sharply over the past decade, following a global trend. The International Olympic Committee granted ballroom dancing trial-sport status in 1996, and along with bowling, golf, rugby and water skiing, it is one of a handful of sports in contention for addition to the regular Olympic program...
...ROXY ITSELF IS AN ELABORATE AND DECOROUS OLD BALLROOM, TRANSFORMED INTO A DANCE CLUB AND SHOW SPACE WITH A NEON-LIT CIRCULAR BAR AND THREE DISCO BALLS. WHILE PERHAPS A LITTLE ECLECTIC, THE VENUE ITSELF WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE CROWD, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS. REGGAE ALLOWS FOR A SYNTHESIS OF STYLES, AND AN OVERALL TOLERANCE FOR ALL PEOPLE. HOWEVER, I DO NOT EXPECT OR WISH TO STAND NEXT TO 30- AND 40-SOMETHING YUPPIES IN SUITS AND TIES RUNNING TO THE SIDES TO ANSWER THEIR CELLPHONES. THEIR PRESENCE WAS A LITTLE BAFFLING, AS MOST OF THEM APPEARED...
DIED. FRED KELLY, 83, Broadway dancer and choreographer who taught his brother Gene to tap dance, gave ballroom-dancing lessons to Queen Elizabeth and helped a young John Travolta learn how to swivel his hips and improve his strut; in Tucson, Ariz...
...only half-serious, though. She and her staff stock current periodicals like Sports Illustrated and Vibe and manage a popular 250-title video collection, with tapes ranging from "Strictly Ballroom" to "Varsity Blues" available on two-day loan...