Pro Rising Star Ballroom 

Report by Basil Issaev

Photography by Alliance Consulting

The Windy City Open gathered six outstanding couples for their Professional Rising Start Standard category on Thursday evening. Three couples traveled from California, one couple came from Wyoming, another from South Carolina, and one couple flew in from Taiwan. This final had some of the best Rising Star couples in the country, making the performances exciting and the competition heated.

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Back to One!

Report by Didio Barrera

Photography byTanuja Tharani

Back to one is the expression used when you’re filming something and you want to do it again! This past December I was asked by our local Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Coral Gables, Florida to judge their winter showcase. It’s been quite a while since I had an opportunity to do something as simple as a showcase and so I was very excited when asked.

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2015 WORLD OPEN WDC AL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Paris, France)

Report by Dasha Sushko

Photography by Art & Dance Photo Project, Ryan Kenner, Mary Tweeddale, and Charles Ryder

The WORLD OPEN WDC AL CHAMPIONSHIPS is one of the most prestigious competitions in the World among Amateurs as well as Professionals and I, first of all, would like to congratulate the organizers on another yet very successful year!

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Ohio Open Pro/Am Rhythm Scholarships

Report by Didio Barrera

Photography by Park West 

This year as every year, the Rhythm categories in the Pro/Am field were completely filled with two days of nonstop Rhythm events.  These two days, as we mentioned on our blog ended with the Pro/Am scholarships and they were very disputed.

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Ohio Star Ball - Professional Latin

Report by Kimberly Mitchell

Photography by Park West

It was a privilege to be part of this wonderful competition, first as a competitor for so many years and now as an adjudicator.  As I stood on the side of the floor watching the first heat of the first round walk out onto the floor, the feelings of once upon a time came back and I had a smile to myself.  Then the game face came and down to business I went.

In the first rounds there were couples that stood out but many that seem to have spent too much time on YouTube trying to emulate their heroes and not enough time in the studio perfecting themselves to stand out from the crowd.  

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Kings Ball – Amateur Latin 

Report by Aleksandra Gisher

Photography by Ryan Kenner

One of the Highlights at the Kings Ball championships was the Amateur Latin Challenge as the many of the participants displayed great potential. Taking first place in the competition were Pasha Stepanchuk and Gabriella Sabler and they definitely merited their first place status.

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World Pro-Am Dancesport Series Open Smooth Championships 

Report by Chantal Leclerc

Photography by Park West

World Pro/Am Dancesport Series Open Smooth "A

Coming in 6th place in this strong final was Madison Stribling dancing with Mayo Alanen (6,6,6,5).  The tango is when I was able to watch her for a bit and my suggestion would be to bring head up in some movements to add more dimension to her dancing. 

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