General Info

The Dance Daly Ballroom is home to Jason and Sveta Daly, National and World Rhythm Finalists, who have developed their own teaching style that promotes learning correct dance techniques in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere for both the social and competitive dancer. ? Sveta and Jason have been ranked as one of the top 6 Open Professional Rhythm Competitors in the World and USA. Together, they have formed a highly successful partnership spanning over 81/2 years. Sveta grew up in Odessa, Ukraine and she began dancing at the tender age of seven. She emigrated to San Francisco at age 10 where she advanced her dancing career. Born in England, Jason Daly started dancing as a young child studying under the renowned John and Joan Knight. He served as the U.K. Latin and Ten Dance representative for the World and European Championships. Jason arrived in California in his early twenties where he fortunately met Sveta and a great professional dance partnership was formed. Together, they have numerous dance titles to their credit: California Open Champions, San Francisco Open Champions, Vegas Open Champions, City Lights Ball Champions, New York Dance Federation Champions, California Star Ball Champions, Golden State Champions, Nevada Star Ball Champions, Autumn Classic Champions, World Finalists at the Ohio Star Ball, and US National Finalists. Dancing Pro Am with his students, Jason has been Top Teacher at California Open, California Star Ball, Emerald Ball, Desert Dance Classic, Embassy Ball and Holiday Dance Classic. And, many of Jason and Sveta's competing Pro Am entrants have achieved World finalist and Champion status. Jason and Sveta offer expert instruction and coaching and are DIVIDA Certified as well as National level adjudicators for dance competitions across the USA.