Mission, Goals & Directors

Mission Statement:

To raise awareness of proper etiquette and traditional conventions of the Urban Ballroom culture while fostering positive community and family relationships in a fun, friendly, and healthy environment.

Goals

To actively pursue the preservation of Urban Ballroom Dancing through education, community and private events.
To actively pursue the involvement and training of “The Next Generationers” (TNGs), in the art of ballroom dancing and etiquette.
To build meaningful mentoring relationships that provides social, emotional, and academic support to the next generation of scholars.
To build leadership skills in the next generation of scholars.
To create fundraising opportunities that will provide financial support for current and future scholars.

Roy Harlan Dennis, is the Founder and President of the Pasadena Urban Ballroom Conservatory, a non-profit organization Roy was a graduate of the Urban Philanthropy Institute in Upland, California. As a distinguished Co-Founder, former Vice President and member of the Urban Ballroom Gents, Roy was a dance instructor for over 13 years. As a former third Vice President of the American Legion Jackie Robinson Post #252 and he sat on the Inland Valley News advisory board as a member of the planning committee for their annual Celebration of Excellence Gala Awards and Scholarship Dinner. Roy’s desire was to promote social grace, etiquette, and harmony in the community through preserving the art and history of urban ballroom dancing. He previously resided in the Los Angeles area and taught urban ballroom dancing to youth and adults in the Altadena/Pasadena areas.

ROY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

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TOMARSHA NEAL, Chief Executive Officer of Pasadena Urban Ballroom Conservatory. Tomarsha has accepted the responsibility given to her by the founder Mr. Roy Harlan Dennis, of Urban Ballroom Conservatory. She plans to fulfill Mr. Roy’s dreams of the conservatory with the help of the community, friends and grant partners.

Tomarsha has been an urban ballroom dance choreographer for over 8 years. She was on the board at Alkebu-Lan Cultural Center located in Pasadena, CA as a community parent and senior activities director. She is an alumni of John Muir High School. She has been certified as a Dance Fitness Instructor and Youth Fitness Trainer. Tomarsha desires to promote social grace, social etiquette, healthy living, financial literacy to youth in the community through the art of urban ballroom dancing. She currently resides in the San Gabriel Valley area and teaches Urban Ballroom Dancing, Cha Cha and Ballroom Linedancing through youth/senior citizen fitness dance and athlete dance cross training to children and adults in the Altadena/San Gabriel Valley area.

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