We lives and we learns.

This was written in 1997, just when Ballroom Dancing was beginning to fall apart. They had been a pretty solid group, now the divisions were becoming apparent, the term "junk dancer" evolved, there were new clubs and the entire membership was decreasing. This booklet was the first attempt to hold all the factions together but it was not very successful.

"Maui Waltz" by Loyal Garner

From the first paragraphs of the booklet

What is Ballroom Dancing?

Ballroom dancing began as partner dancing, where the man led and the woman followed. This had evolved into many different types of dances, Waltz, Rumba etc. Each one had progressed to be danced in a traditional manner and each dance had its own particular and distinctly designated style. There is also a particular and distinctly appropriate music for each style. They have been further divided into two groups. Those that are considered from the European and those that were considered derived from the Indian or Latin America. This was most noticeable in the Competition dances where there is quite an interval between the two groups' competitions and there are big costume changes.

"The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music… Bodies never lie."

~Agnes De Mille