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Contest will be held on March 7th, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA. Time & Place will be announced at a later date!
Tamesha Bent Windy Spencer Courtney La'Bree
The Annual Kingdom Day Parade
January 18th, 2010
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The parade assembly area is on Martin Luther King Jr. Bl. between Normandie Ave. and Western Ave. The parade route begins at Martin Luther King Bl. and Western Ave., traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Bl. to Crenshaw Bl., south on Crenshaw Bl. to Vernon Ave., east on Vernon Ave. to 8th Ave. Over 350,000 spectators attend this event, and the parade encompasses over 10-15 floats, a number of bands, dance groups, horses, and drill teams.
The Assembly Area closure will be implemented by 8:30 AM, as follows: Martin Luther King Jr. Bl. between Normandie Ave. and Western Ave. The parade participants will disband on Leimert Bl. between Vernon Ave. and 43rd Pl. at 3:30 pm.
Full Closures will occur:
-On Western Bl. at 39th St. and Vernon Ave.
-On Martin Luther King Jr. Bl. at Normandie Ave. and Crenshaw Bl.
-On Crenshaw Bl. at 39th St. and 48th St.
American Belizean Organization
KING RODNEY & MISS America Belize Queen
America Belize 2009
A dream came to life: If you Belize it !!!
MISS AMERICA BELIZE QUEENS
Queen Jones & 2010 Contestant Chan'che
Tamesha Bent Gina Shaw
KING & QUEEN: KINGOMDOM DAY 2010
Mr. & Miss America Belize
The 2nd entry of Miss America Belize & The 2010 Contestants
Kingdom Day (MAB 2010 - Queens)
Queen of the Golden years
CHILDREN QUEENS
RODNEY: King & Queen Inez
Western & the orient combined in Kingdom day parade 2010
G G & L
MISS LAVERNE BEEKS
MAB KEEPING THE DREAM IN STANDARDS OF 1 MAN
Belizean Americans soca on Crenshaw Bl. in MLK PARADE 2010
Queen of the golden years
DJ GLENSTINE
Belizeans
wave your flag if you BELIZE!!!
Ms. Beeks
MISS MARGARET
BELIZEANS
Children Queen
Alfred & Keisha, 2010 MLK PARADE
2010 celebrities
Style Networks Neicy Nash, Comedian D.L. Hughley, and R&B Singer Johnny GillAre A Few Participating in the Annual Celebration
Los Angeles is gearing up to bring in the New Year celebration the life, work, and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This year’s King Day celebrations include the Congress of Racial Equality Legal education and Defense Fund’s (CORE) annual Kingdom Day Parade, which will take place on Monday, January 18. CORE has name ABC7 Eyewitness News anchor Marc Brown as this year’s Grand Marshall and Host of the Style Network’s home makeover show, “Clean House” Neicy Nash will serve as the Celebrity Grand Marshall.
The 24th annual Kingdom Day Parade held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. is set to kick off today at 10:30 a.m. in South Los Angeles.
The two-mile-long procession will feature more than 180 floats, drill teams and dance groups. It starts on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Western Avenue and heads west to Crenshaw Boulevard, then south to Vernon Avenue, where festivities, including food and music, will be held in Leimert Park.
1 week round trip to Belize, All expense paid, winner will stay at the Mopan Hotel in Belize City.
Five hundred dollars cash (US Currency)
Party on a yacht which sails from the Balboa pier, Island of Newport Beach for Four hours. Buffet and dancing will be on the Shag.
Balboa Island Welcome
http://www.balboa-island.net/tad.htm
Official visitor's guide to Balboa Island in Newport Beach on the west coast of California. Offering listings of accommodation, activities, festivals, maps, travel information and more. Stop by and stay a while, and see why many refer to this beautiful island as "The Host of the Coast".
HORNBLOWER DINING YACHTS
2431 W Coast Hwy
Newport Beach, CA
(714) 646-0155
Yacht Charters
Wilma’s patio
The Swing Dance known as the "Balboa"
The Balboa is a form of the Swing Dance family. The original Balboa is a hybrid of the Charleston, Jig Trot, Swing and appropriated steps from the Collegiate Shag (1920's), which later Arthur Murray would try to refine in the mid 1930's thru his studio chain (I know swingers don't like to hear Arthur Murray, but that's the way it goes) but his version became stale and way to boring. Later, many dancers started to add steps and twist and kicks back into the dance at Balboa Island in Newport Beach, California (Balboa Pier), with a new Balboa being born out of this Shag, Jig Trot/Walks, Charleston and Swing mixture, as well as very tight dance space and a chance to catch your breath (Jockeying) while dancing fast. It had finally come full circle and was getting very popular with the swing dancers in Southern California.
The Newport clubs in California, such as the Rendezvous Ballroom started having swing dance nights in the early 1930's that continued well into the mid 1980's. Over the years the dancers who did shag, charleston, Jig Walks, Foxtrot, and Lindy merged the dance into a more energetic style. Most of the Balboa dancers were of today's older West Coast Swing crowd, with a few newer Lindy dancers finding the beauty of this dance as well today.
After a while the newer swing dancers coming on to the scene, not aware of the Balboa, would refer to the Balboa as "The Shag" since most of the swing dancers that knew how to do the Shag also went to "Balboa Island - Swing Nights," and these swing dancers would be called "Balboa dancers." The Balboa became a dance of the Swing dance family and was reported many times as a new dance. Basically the dance evolved thru crowded dance floors and high tempos. A dancer getting tired would pull his partner close and do Balboa to catch their breath, then swing out again or it was just plain to crowded to dance.
Balboa is mainly a closed position swing form, that uses very little break-away's, only a few turns, and usually fast footwork. Most written articles of the time report that the Balboa was replacing the Fox-Trot in swing circles. Most of the larger Ballrooms were so crowded that they had signs posted "No Breakaways" (such as the Paramount in L.A.) and the Balboa worked real well for overly crowded dance floors.
There are a few different styles of Balboa such as the:
1) "Swing-Bal." (Has some swing steps thrown in, uses swing timing, to be clear not shag timing, but does have some converted shag movements).
2) Slow Balboa (similar to Rhumba), that is very, very smooth!.
3) and "Fast Balboa" that is any style you happen to know, done real fast. :)
3b) Plus there is Single Bal, Double Bal and Thriple Bal (Swing Rhythm) to mix.
The origin of the Balboa (not the Shag) can be said to be The "Rendezvous Ballroom" on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA. around 1934/5 to about 1941. Some original music was Dorsey's "Melancholy Baby" or Artie Shaw's "Begine The Beguine" (as reported by a Photo Play article.) Jackie Cooper and Bonita Granville were avid Balboa dancers.
Birth Place Creation Date Creator Dance Type
Balboa Is. Newport, CA. 1930's None Swing
Basic Step ...
Closed Position, ballroom hold, Partners face each other. Ladies lean in-towards man. /]
Slight Rhythm Bounce when doing steps, Start on count One. Kicks are very small.
Step-Step-Kick-Step --- Step-Step-Kick-Step
or
Kick-Step-Step-Step --- Kick-Step-Step-Step
Counts: 1-2-3-4---5-6-7-8, repeats ... plus can do other variations of these steps.
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