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| 13 South Main Street | Temple, Texas 76501 | (254) 773-7088 |
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| Our Story |
| In 1996, Rudy was attending a dance in Austin at The Senior Activity Center with one of his students. That night, Karen was at the same dance with her mother. Karen asked her mother if that dance teacher guy was going to be there because she wanted to dance with him. Karen's mother walked over to Rudy and asked him if he would dance with her daughter. He did! Rudy's and Karen's first dance was to the tune of "In The Mood". That was the beginning. Rudy had been teaching in Austin since 1992, as well as the Copperas Cove & Temple areas since 1996. Karen and Rudy decided to look in Temple for a building to rent in order to have a dance once a month as they had been |
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| doing in Austin. As they walked around downtown Temple they found one |
| building with a "For Sale by Owner" sign in the window. Intrigued, the couple walked in to have a look. They were thrilled when they saw that the space was all open. 6600 sq. ft. of OPEN SPACE! The flooring, that was hidden under the 1970 avocado green shag carpet, was all hardwood. They toured the upstairs to find another 6600 sq. ft. and decided it would make a great space to renovate for a home. It did not take Rudy and Karen long to decide that the building would make a great ballroom AND home. They bought the building!
In April 1999, after all the paperwork was completed, renovations started. They worked 7 days a week for 7 months and opened the ballroom on November 20, 1999. |