An invitation to dance

This invitation is for anyone who could never quite get into the dance scene under the disco ball but may have dreamed of glistening chandeliers, a full orchestra, and a glide around the floor with a handsome partner.

Every Wednesday at Baltimore?s grand dame of Beaux Arts elegance, the Belvedere Hotel, the twin 12th-floor ballrooms come alive with dancing, dining, music, and … lessons. No longer a sissy sport for guys, or an embarrassing torture for wallflowers, ballroom dancing (in part due to the TV show “Dancing with the Stars”) is hot.