History Manga / WelcomeToTheBallroom

* OverprotectiveDad:
** Chinatsu's dad is an aversion, he even ships Tatara and Chinatsu, asking if he could get her to wear a wedding dress next.
** PlayedStraight with Gorou, he doesn't want his daughter to start dancing out of fear that someone will harass her.

* ShesGotLegs: This is a series about dancers, this trope shows up a lot.

''Welcome to the Ballroom'' (originally ''Ballroom e Youkoso'', or ボールルームへようこそ ) is a manga series, written and illustrated by Tomo Takeuchi, which has been running in ''Monthly Shonen Magazine'' since 2011. It has been licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, with its first volume released on September 27, 2016.

Not to be confused with the weekly manga ''Manga/StraightenUpWelcomeToShikaHighsCompetitiveDanceClub''.

* RealityEnsues:
** As everybody involved mentioned during the Misaka cup, having a substitute (Tatara for Kiyoharu) to dance for even one round got Kiyoharu & Shizuku disqualified from competing professionally for 6 months, though it's for the best given Kiyoharu's situation.
** Surprisingly, there are 2 instances in the Tenpei cup that is averted. One is Mako's breast pads accidentally falling all over the stage and caused (especially for the anime) competitors to fall down. Another is Gaju headbutting Tatara after a collusion during the quickstep. Both of these should have caused them to be disqualified, especially coming from experienced dancers like them.
** The ending to the Tenpei arc. While Gaju does mess up in one quickstep round & a solo waltz round, he is a much more skilled and experienced dancer than Tatara (who had just started dancing in under a year, and is already out of stamina before the finals) as such he and Shizuku win first place while Tatara and Mako placed 7th.
** Noted by Tamaki herself, Ogasawara Dance Studio is not a studio that trains professional dancers, and with Sengoku being able to connect with his partner & is able to dance professionally around the globe, Tatara (in his own accord) eventually decides to go to Marrisa Hyoudou's studio in order to get the training he & Chinatsu need to compete (With a surprising revelation that her studio fares are ridiculously cheap).

''Welcome to the Ballroom'' (originally ''Ballroom e Youkoso'', or ボールルームへようこそ ) is a manga series, written and illustrated by Tomo Takeuchi. It has been licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, with its first volume set to release on September 27, 2016.

[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/28/welcome-to-the-ballroom-gets-the-anime-treatment-this-summer An anime adaptation]] by Creator/ProductionIG ran during the Summer2017Anime season.

* UnmanlySecret: Discussed by Sengoku. Sengoku states it's probably hard for a teenage boy to say he's interested in dancing. Though subverted by the male characters in the series, being open and sometimes proud of their sport.

[[UnluckyEverydude Tatara Fujita]] is a young, ordinary Japanese student [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife who wishes he had an activity he could excel in or simply be good at]], in order to improve his meek personality. On the way back from school, he gets approached by a bunch of bullies who try to extort him, but is rescued by a young man called [[TheMentor Kaname Sengoku]]. Sengoku turns out to be a professional ballroom dancer, who is interested in recruiting Tatara to the Ogawara Dance Studio. He reluctantly accepts to take a few classes, but takes a step further into the competitive and entrancing world of ballroom dancing, inspired by one of the studio's other pupils, [[AloofDarkHairedGirl the beautiful dance prodigy Shizuku]].

** Noted by Tamaki herself, Ogawara Dance Studio is not a studio that trains professional dancers, and with Sengoku being able to connect with his partner & is able to dance professionally around the globe, Tatara (in his own accord) eventually decides to go to Marrisa Hyoudou's studio in order to get the training he & Chinatsu need to compete (With a surprising revelation that her studio fares are ridiculously cheap).

** Tatara and Gaju both have crushes on Shizuka who is more focused on dancing than dating.
** It's hinted that Mako has a crush on Tatara who has a crush on Shizuka.

* GenerationXerox: Tatara's relationship with his partner Chinatsu starts to resemble his mentor's, Sengoku, relationship with his own partner, Chiduru Hongou. Probably not as a coincidence, Chinatsu seems to admire Hongou as much as Tatara admires Sengoku (and indeed followed her exact steps as a dancer so far, as Hongou also used to be a lead dancer).

** Chiduru Hongou, Sengoku's partner is perfectly willing to mock Jinbo over being single and has beaten Sengoku bloody because he kept hitting her back. But at the same time, she's kind to her fans and treats Sengoku's students as her own as well.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Sengoku gives off this feeling with his partner Chiduru Hongou. As Tatara and Chinatsu grow closer, they seem to be giving off this feeling too, if not [[BelligerentSexualTension more.]]

''Welcome to the Ballroom'' (originally ''Ballroom e Youkoso'', or ボールルームへようこそ ) is a manga series, written and illustrated by Tomo Takeuchi. It has been licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, with its first volume set to release on September 27, 2016. It really NeedsMoreLove.

* SmoochOfVictory: At the end of episode 12, Chinatsu gives Tatara a kiss on the cheek after they win.