Certified Ballroom Dance Professionals

A Step to Gold International Ballroom was founded in 2002 and combines two of Melanie’s greatest passions: dance and fitness. A Step to Gold International Ballroom stands out among other studios as it offers an approach to wellness, targeting physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. “We make learning to dance easy and fun.”

Melanie Dale is the owner and leading dance instructor at A Step to Gold based in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is also the creator of Ballroom Dance Mentor, a virtual service for people who are needing to learn from the comfort of their home.

Melanie has over forty years of experience in the dance business . She studied ballet and jazz with Constance Hardinge, Frank and Marsha Wagner, Mavis Ray, and Karina Brock for years before aquiring an extensive background in American and International styles of ballroom dancing. She trained with many of the GREATS from Europe and the US, including her former husband, the legendary, Larry Silvers, who was the first United States Professional Ballroom Champion. She is known as the “Mother of Ballroom Dance” in the Triangle.