Dancing Gardens Lake Hartwell

About Us

Please be our guest for a FREE private dance lesson. The easiest way to know if ballroom dance lessons are for you is to try it out. We promise to make it fun and worth your time.Theo & Ganine are experienced, gentle teachers. From slow dancing to salsa, International style to wedding dance lessons, we do it all. No prior training required, beginners welcome!

Giorgione Fine Art Gallery, original oil paintings by G. Giorgione Derleth member Oil Painters of America. Call 706-436-7698 to view art or discuss commissions

Dancing Gardens Lake Hartwell owners, Theo and Ganine Derleth, have extensive careers in the dance and entertainment industry and are United States Dancesport Top Teachers, coaches, judges, and event emcees. Theo is a five-time U.S. Top Teacher in all four Ballroom dance styles; American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard, International Latin; he is a WDC World Pro/am dance champion and three-times honored as Top Teacher at World Championships.
Ganine is U.S. Ballroom/Latin dance champion, U.S. Dancesport Top teacher, professional artist-Giorgione Fine Art, former Broadway entertainer in Tony & Grammy winning Broadway shows, and Radio City Rockette. She is experienced teaching all styles of dance. They owned the the Fred Astaire Dance Studio on Broadway in New York City, where together they performed for The Rainbow Room, The Tavern on the Green, Ciprianis, The Copacabana, for Columbia Pictures NY premier of Shall We Dance, Lincoln Center's Midsummer Nights Swing, Good Morning America, and The Today Show.