To celebrate National Dance Day, Jacksonville Dance Alliance ballroom dancers turned up the heat with some sweet, sweet salsa moves at the Riverside Arts Market on July 31, 2010.

The Jacksonville Dance Alliance is a group of ballroom dance studios who have come together to promote ballroom dancing and latin dancing in Northeast Florida. Now is the perfect time to consider taking ballroom dance lessons, because the 11 dance studios that form the JDA are running a promotion to help you save money:  new students get $20 off an introductory dance package.

Find a dance studio in your neighborhood and start dancing today!

In the video below, Jacksonville Dance Alliance ballroom dancers warm up for a salsa class held on July 31 at the Riverside Arts Market.

JDA studios are offering new students $20 off a new introductory dance package. View a list of participating studios, and start dancing today!

In the meantime, stay tuned for more videos and photos of the Jacksonville Dance Alliance at RAM…

JDA studios will entertain the crowds at the Riverside Arts Market Dance Day this Saturday with a ballroom dance performance and group class on the Roundhouse Stage.

All the action happens on Saturday, July 31 at 12:15 p.m.

Stop by and help us support ballroom dancing in Northeast Florida!

To showcase the styles of ballroom dancing and the talents of local dancers, the Jacksonville Dance Alliance (JDA) is sponsoring a booth at the Riverside Arts Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 31. JDA members will meet and greet, show off a step or two, and share the benefits of ballroom dancing. JDA studios will also provide a ballroom dance performance and group class on the Roundhouse Stage - stay tuned for the performance time. Be sure to stop by, say hi and support ballroom dancing in Northeast Florida!

July 31 happens to be National Dance Day, and the Riverside Arts Market is celebrating all styles of dance with performances and classes throughout the day.

From a previous video, you know you can ballroom dance to rock’n'roll, but what about the music at the club? Here’s a few salsa, cha cha and west coast swing scenes from a recent Jacksonville Dance Alliance event. In short…it’s caliente!