• Clyde Harris & Summer Black Elkin Clyde Harris & Summer Black Elkin
• Shane & Shannon Jensen Shane & Shannon Jensen
• Travis & Jaimee Tuft Travis & Jaimee Tuft
• Carlos Zapata & Sofia Skvirsky Carlos Zapata & Sofia Skvirsky
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• Professional Exhibition Professional Exhibition
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Professional Invitational Exhibition

1.  Shane & Shannon Jensen

3.  Travis & Jaimee Tuft

6.  Clyde Harris & Summer Black Elkin

7.  Jamie Black & Robin Ray

8.  Carlos Zapata & SofiaSkvirsky

• Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva
• Marat Gimaev & Alina Basyuk Marat Gimaev & Alina Basyuk
• Marat & Alina retirement Marat & Alina retirement
• The winning moment The winning moment
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Open Professional Ballroom

1.  Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva

6.  Marat Gimaev & Alina Basyuk

Following Thursday

• Stefano DiFillipo & Daria Chesknokova Stefano DiFillipo & Daria Chesknokova
• Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagrouychenko Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagrouychenko
• Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagrouychenko Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagrouychenko
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https://dancebeat.com/m-blogs-en/item/1426-blackpool2017#sigProId9379b5bcd6

Open Professional Latin

1.  Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko

2.  Stefano DiFillipo & Daria Chesnokova

Following Tuesday

• Ferdinando Iannconne & Yulia Muzikhina Ferdinando Iannconne & Yulia Muzikhina
• Austin Joson & Nino Dzednaladze Austin Joson & Nino Dzednaladze
• Open Amateur Latin Open Amateur Latin
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Open Amateur Latin

1.  Ferdinando Iannaconne & Yulia Musikhina

5.  Austin Joson & Nino Dzneladze

• Dan Malov & Anna Kaczmarski Dan Malov & Anna Kaczmarski
• Patryck Plozaj & Diana Miroshnichenko Patryck Plozaj & Diana Miroshnichenko
• U/21 Ballroom U/21 Ballroom
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Under 21 Ballroom

5.  Patryk Ploszaj & Diana Miroshnichenko

6.  Dan Malov & Anna Kaczmarski

Following Monday

• Giana Caliandro & Arianna Esposito Giana Caliandro & Arianna Esposito
• Vladislav Shahov & Ekaterina Popova Vladislav Shahov & Ekaterina Popova
• Pro RS Ballroom Pro RS Ballroom
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Professional Rising Star Ballroom

1.  Vladislav Shahov & Ekaterina Popov

2.  Gianni Caliandro & Arianna Esposito

Following Sunday

• Patrick Plozaj & Diana Miroshnichenko Patrick Plozaj & Diana Miroshnichenko
• Amateur RS Ballroom Amateur RS Ballroom
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Amateur Rising Star Ballroom

6th Patrick Ploszaj & Diana Miroshnichenko

Following Saturday

• Xingmin & Katerina Lu Xingmin & Katerina Lu
• O/50 Ballroom O/50 Ballroom
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O/50 Ballroom

1st - Xingmin & Katerina Lu

• Tony Cooperman & Rickie Taylor Tony Cooperman & Rickie Taylor
• U/21 Latin U/21 Latin
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U/21 Latin

4th - Tony Cooperman & Rickie Taylor

Historic Firsts for Blackpool

2017 is a year of historic firsts for the Blackpool Dance Festival.

This was the first year professional categories in the American Style divisions were added to the program. It was also the first year that pro-am divisions were added to the official Blackpool Dance Festival. (SuperShag did organize pro-am competition in the Empress Ballroom at Blackpool in 2008 one day following the Blackpool Dance Festival).

• Pro Smooth Pro Smooth
• Nick Cheremukhin & Viktorija Nick Cheremukhin & Viktorija
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In the professional American Style divisions the results were as follows:

Smooth
1. Nick Ceremukhin & Viktorija
2. Travis & Jaimee Tuft
3. Max Sintisa & Tatiana Seliverstova
4. Kyle & Allie Spinder
5. Evgeny Malko & Anna Shahbazyan
6. Mariusz Zakrewskiy & Lynsay Ray

• Andre & Natalie Paramonov Andre & Natalie Paramonov
• Pro Rhythm Pro Rhythm
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Rhythm
1. Andre & Natalie Paramonov
2. Dmitry & Olena Nikishkin
3. Dmytro Gurkov & Snov Urbin
4. Aaron & Iryna DeSotto
5. Riccardo Papi & Sabrina Moretti
6. Shandor Shtefil & Aleksandra Barsukov

• Pasha Pashkov & Daniella Karagach Pasha Pashkov & Daniella Karagach
• Pro RS Latin Pro RS Latin
• US Finalists with Gary McDonald (left) and Eugene Katsevman (Right) US Finalists with Gary McDonald (left) and Eugene Katsevman (Right)
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North America dominated the Pro RS Latin last night with 5 of the 7 finalist couples. Pasha Pashkov & Daniella Karagach (USA) were the winners in their first Blackpool as professionals. 2nd went to Alexey & Vlada Karaulov (Canada) and 3rd to fellow Canadians, Ilya Maletin & Polina Maier. USA took 6th and 7th places also - Nikita Malakov & Nadezda Vlasova, 6th and Sasha Althukov & Cheyenne Murillo 7th.

Watch the video Americans in Blackpool

Pro-Am photos coming soon!