2007 Articles
Tango Passion in Buenos Aires
Who can resist a dance trip that has "passion" in its name? Certainly not I. So when a friend suggested I join a group of dance enthusiasts traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina to learn the tango, I never thought twice before I said "yes"! Watch the video: modem | broadbandFormer competitive ballroom dancers Leon Jackovics and Julio Beerios create women's and men's clothing that can only be described as works of art.
Greenbrier Gets Makeover
Surrounded by snow, the Greenbrier Resort, in West Virginia's stunning Appalachian Mountains, is the perfect setting for the magnificent elegance of The Winter Ball, Jan. 24-27, 2008. Recently completing a $50 million rennovation, the luxury hotel recalls the days when attending a ballroom dance competition was more akin to a trip to the opera hall than a sports' stadium.World's Greatest Ballroom Hosts 2007 Empire State Dancesport Championships
The story of the Roseland Ballroom is the story of ballroom dancing and entertaining of our time. Competitors of the Empire State Dancesport Championships added their clicking heels to the Roseland's infamous history August 9-12, 2007.
Dancers from coast to coast took to the floor for three days of exciting competition, shows and fun.
The Tri-State Dance challenge was a success this year, despite an unexpected snow storm...
The Vegas Showdown exceeded expectations in every way possible. From its start, both Mikal and Maria put together a first class event.
2006 Articles
See competition results and highlights of the 2006 Ohio Star Ball.
Dancers Sizzled at Hotlanta 2006!
The 10th annual Hotlanta Dance Challenge, Oct. 18-21, is one of the premier Pro-Am events in the country and the Dancesport world, and this year was its best yet.
Dancer Digs Hotlanta Salsa Congress
Atlanta -- known for starting the sound called the 'Dirty South' that is dominating airwaves and hip hop all over -- is now making waves with a vibrant salsa dance scene.The Hotlanta Salsa Congress, held Oct. 19-22, 2006, lived up to its name. That's exactly what it was. Hot!
A Step Back For Blackpool!
Two years after opening its borders to allow other countries to participate in the process of judging, the Blackpool Festival and Leisure Parks (the organizers) have closed those borders once again, and have returned to the tradition of "British judges only."The most complete photo essay of the British Championships that has ever been taken. All the photos are for sale. We hope you will take the time to browse the site to really get the flavor of Blackpool or to purchase that ideal photo. Enjoy!
2006 World Cup Wheelchair Dance
For the 18th time a big wheelchair event was organized in Boxmeer, a small Dutch town near Nijmegen. Representatives of 19 countries, including Australia, Taiwan and Mexico, were present.
The Bill and Bobbie Irvine Awards were celebrated May 13th 2006 , at the Hilton London Park Lane, England and from the moment you walked into the ballroom it was clear to all that the memory of Bobbie was very alive.
World Professional S. Am. Showdance Championships
This year the World Latin Showdance was held in Moscow, Russia on April 22.The upcoming movie based on the life of acclaimed ballroom and exhibition dancer, Pierre Dulaine, opens nationwide April 7th with Antonio Banderas playing the lead role as Pierre himself.
Canada, The Final Frontier! La Classique Du Quebec
With over four thousand entries, the majority of them from Canada, could Canada become the final frontier in North America when it comes to Pro/Am Dancing?
2006 will go down as the year of change at the UK Open Championships. The venue (Bournemouth International Center) re-opened as a reinvented space, and on the floor it was definitely a case of "All Change!"
2005 Articles
World 10-Dance Amateur Championship
During the annual Austrian Open held each November in the beautiful and historical city of Vienna, 38 ambitious couples from all over the world had the chance to compete for the crown as World Champion over ten dances.
World Professional 10-Dance Championship
This years World Professional 10 Dance Championship was organised in Italy on the 22nd and 23rd of October in a town named Ostia near to the City of Rome.
World Standard Professional Championships 2005
The competition was opened by an innovative number choreographed by Goran Nordin and representing the rising generation of Latin-American dancers. The competition commenced with forty-one couples from thirty-one countries exhibiting extraordinary dancing right from the first round.
World Amateur Latin Championships 2005
With a packed stadium full of cheering fans, Czechs proved that they love dancing. Eight thousand enthusiastic spectators were on hand to witness the finals of the World Amateur Latin Championships on October 8, in Ostrava, a small mining city in the Czech Republic.
This year's International Championships at the Royal Albert Hall, London England was the event of the year! "Has-beens" came back, kings were dethroned, new ones were crowned, same sex couples on the floor, a changing of the guard, red flags all over the place, and best of all, dancers with "Cutting Edge" performances making a horrible task of the judges' decisions. But for us all in the boxes, it was brilliant. Full Story | 21 Reports | 68 Photos
Among the living cities of the world, Belgrade holds the record for the number of times it has been ravaged. But unlike the previous times, this time it was a friendly bombardment of dancers from many different parts of the world that targeted Belgrade at the Beodance Open, October 1st through the 2nd 2005.
USDSC Open Eclipsed by Embassy Ball
Last year it was Hurricane Frances that nearly put a damper on the USDSC, this year it was a political storm the size of Frances and an almost total eclipse of the international (Open U.S.) portion by the Embassy Ball.
Embassy Ball has always been a competition that welcomed and showcased dancers from all over the world, but this year it has become the biggest window for US dancers to the world in 2005.
The 3rd. "Saxonian Dance Days" International Dance Festival was held on 13th and 14th August in the Paunsdolf Centre, Leipzig, Germany. Over 600 couples from 27 countries participated in the various competitions.
Nice serves as the airport for the French Riviera-Côte d'Azur as it is often referred to - which extends from the border of Monaco to St. Tropez along the Mediterranean coast. Most of the competitors and adjudicators for the World Latin arrived Friday morning, June 10, and were transported by motor coach to the charming hotel in Le Cannet, a suburb of Cannes, where we were to stay for the two days while attending the Championship.
Barcelona Spain, home of Picasso and Dali and the revolutionary architecture of Gaudi, has now become home to one of Spain's must prestigious DanaceSport competitions - the Fiesta Mediterranea held July 9th through the 10th at the five-star Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I.
They say that "A change is as good as the rest." And I am sure that after twenty two years of single-handedly promoting and nurturing this festival (a pioneer of the competition/holiday concept) Adalberto and Lalla deserve a little respite and have thus joined forces to form a new organisational team with Davide and Olga Cacciari, and Donato and Giusy Scandiffio. Their combined skills along side the efforts of Competition Secretary, Salvatore Storti and the efficient back up team ensured that the schedule, that for this year only had to be condensed into five hectic days ran like Swiss rather than Italian clockwork.
Turning eighty years old is usually cause for celebration and with the venerable Open British Dance Championships hitting the big eight zero this year, celebration was in the air, albeit in the somewhat restrained mode typical to Britain in general and Blackpool in particular.
Slovenian Open - Young at Heart
As this was my first visit to Slovenia and the Slovenian Open, I would like to begin this report with some of my first impressions and my very first impression was one of youth. The majority of the dancers of course were young, this is normal, but in Slovenia, so were the staff on the door, the DJ, the two MC's and even most of the judges were in the thirty to fifty age range.
King Midas Meets The Terminator: The Arnold Classic
Once upon a time there was a legendary king named Midas. He was granted a wish that everything he touched would turn to gold. If legend could be wrapped up with other legends then we could possibly link another legendary character from current film history, Conan the Barbarian and the infamous Terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, to King Midas. Imagine if the two could become allies to promote DanceSport in North America? Well, it has happened!
Celtic Classic, The Unexpected Irish Gem!
The Republic of Ireland has never been a dance Mecca and the small County Kerry town of Tralee is certainly not on every tourist's map for the month of February, yet the Celtic Classic has turned Tralee into a "must go" destination for European Amateur Dancers.
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