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Florida Superstars Open Pro-Am Scholarships
Report by Victoria Regan
Photos by DanceSport Photography
OPEN AMERICAN SMOOTH SCHOLARSHIP LADIES “A”
A New Generation in New York: NYDF
Report by Keith Todd
Photography by Ryan Kenner
Over the last few years we have seen many competitions transfer to a new generation of organizers and on this front none of these transfers have been more anticipated than the New York Dance Festival’s. Edward Simon has been the organizer of this competition for many years, but last year he transferred ownership to one of the USA’s most iconic competitive couples of recent years, Eugene Katsevman & Maria Manusova.
Platinum Dancesport 2016: Shining on Biscayne Bay!
Report by Keith Todd
Photography by Decadance Photography
Platinum Dancesport, hosted by Igor & Polina Pilipenchuk, holds the distinction of being the closest competition to my home on the NDCA Calendar. In fact, from Igor & Polina’s spectacular hospitality suite at the Hilton Downtown Miami, you can see my apartment building! That said, you can perhaps understand why I am biased towards a winter competition in my home town. Even though the weather was a little chilly for us Floridians on the first day of the competition, those traveling from points north all told me, “you should see what it’s like where we live!” No thank you! The next day temperatures outside were back up into our winter ‘70’s and many of the competitors were able to take a break from dancing to explore downtown Miami or cross the causeway to South Beach.
Florida SuperStars Professional Open Latin
Report by Boriana Deltcheva
Photography courtesy of Dancesport Photography
Congratulations to Michael Chapman on yet another wonderful and inspiring event. Florida Superstars has always been a competition near and dear to my heart, not only because of my success and many wins here but also because of the invigorating atmosphere. And this year’s competition was no exception!
Dance Life Coaching: A Column To Help Dancers Journey In Life
By Susan Silva
“LAUGHTER IS A MEDICINE!”
How much do you laugh? There is a proverb that says, “A merry heart does good like a medicine; but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Another way to say this scripture is, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.” Does your strength ever feel sapped? In this busy life that we all lead, especially in the ballroom dance industry do we take the time to laugh?
Crown Cup Dubai 2016 – World ProAm SuperStars Championship
Report by Dasha Sushko
The Crown Cup Dubai & World ProAm SuperStars Championship 2016 was held on February 12th & 13th in Kempinski Hotel, Ajman, UAE. Organized by Vytautas Duknauskas, Justinas Duknauskas & Vytis Duknauskas, this International ProAm Dance Competition included several events: Junior Competition, Student/Student Competition, ProAm Showcases and World ProAm SuperStars Championship as well as a Professional Show!
Superstars 2016
By Tina Gerova
Photos Courtesy of Dancesport Photography
Superstars Dancesport Championships - an event that certainly stood up to its name. Each and every one of us who attended the competition at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida truly felt like a Superstar.
Nashville Starz - Pro American Smooth
Report by Wendy Johnson
Photography by Park West
First of all I would like to congratulate David (Hamilton) for organizing a very fun dance competition. Great attention to decorating the ballroom and supplying us with copious amounts of Southern food made the weekend very special. Bad weather proved to make it difficult for couples and spectators to get to the event and very difficult for us to get home after the event... in spite of these inconveniences the ballroom had an appreciative audience and a quarter final in the Professional American Smooth event...