{"id":441,"date":"2004-06-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqed2.wsmtechs.net\/spark\/ballroom-blitz-junior-dance-sport-championship\/"},"modified":"2015-08-05T16:56:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T23:56:51","slug":"ballroom-blitz-junior-dance-sport-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/ballroom-blitz-junior-dance-sport-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballroom Blitz Junior Dance Sport Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"kqed-jwplayer\"> <\/div>\n<p><script>\njwplayer(\"kqed-jwplayer\").setup({\nfile: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/ballroom.m4v\",\nimage: \"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/ballroom-640x360.jpg\",\naspectratio: \"16:9\",\nwidth: \"100%\",\nprimary: \"flash\",\ntracks: [{ file: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/ballroom.vtt\", label: \"English\", kind: \"captions\", \"default\": false }]\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<style>\n.single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer_wrapper, .single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer  {\n    margin-left: 8.33333% !important;\n    padding-left: 0.625rem;\n    padding-right: 0.625rem;\n    width: 56% !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><strong>Spark<\/strong> goes behind the scenes with the teenage competitors in the Bay Area&#8217;s first Ballroom Blitz Junior Dance Sport Championship. 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