“Beginning at age 13, I dreamed of owning and operating a martial arts school,” Gommels said. At times, Martial Arts Fitness Center has had as many as 350 active students, though Gommels says the great recession decreased that number by half. “We also teach tango once a month in the Twin Cities.”ADVERTISEMENTIn 2003, Gommels’ tango and taekwondo worlds collided. Two of his martial arts instructors encouraged him to put in a wood floor at the Martial Arts Fitness Center. “We were then inspired to look around, and eventually open the Blue Moon Ballroom.”Gommels opened the Blue Moon Ballroom in October 2006.
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