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The Cultural School of Goleta is a multi-purpose venue built by Ken and Miye Ota. The facility consists of a large ballroom with a sprung hardwood floor, two crystal chandeliers, a raised stage and is surrounded by built-in benches for seating. There is also an attached industrial kitchen, audio system, changing room, and storage for the additional chairs and tables. Also present, are removable ' mats, which when applied to the entire ballroom floor, convert the space into a martial arts ''dojo'', with a ''shomen'' at the main wall. ==The Ota's Cotillion== Following their mastery of square dancing, the Otas began ballroom dance training at the local Arthur Murray Dance Studio. From there, progressed to higher levels of instruction, which involved commuting to Los Angeles for lessons from a new group of English instructors teaching International Style.〔http://www.goletaaikido.net/about.html〕 After achieving their competitive goals, they founded a junior cotillion, where they could teach their son and his friends lessons in dance, manners, and other social graces. The Otas were also contracted to teach these classes by several schools and organizations over the years, including the Junior League of Santa Barbara. The popularity of their classes grew such that they built the Cultural School on the same property of their Goleta home. Ken Ota also taught ballroom classes at UC Santa Barbara for credit as well as through the leisure arts program; students would regularly host off-site social dances at the Ota's Cultural School to put their skills into practice. Over the years, various social and competitive dance clubs have been formed and used the Cultural School as their preferred venue for off-site events. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goleta Cultural School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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