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NDCA World Pro-Am Open Championships 2019, Rhythm & Smooth
The Embassy Ballroom Championships host the NDCA World Pro-Am Championships each year and while the majority of competitors still hail from the USA, other countries are represented, especially in the international styles.
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Report by: Keith Todd & Didio Barrera
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Photos by: Charles Ryder Photography
World Professional Rhythm Championship – Embassy Ballroom Championships 2019
This was interesting competition to judge because we had 4 new couples in the World’s final and that is always fun to see how it will play out.
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Report by: Elena Grinenko
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Photos by: Charles Ryder Photography
5 Common Mistakes and how to Avoid them
Here we will describe the most common bad habits in competitions and what is more we will offer the solutions to avoid each.
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Report by: Artem Bronnikov
DBDC Open Professional Latin
It was my great pleasure to participate in this year’s adjudicating panel for the 2019 DBDC held and organized by Chris Johnston and Didio Barrera.
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Report by: Colin James
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Photos by: Ryan Kenner Photography
US National Professional Rhythm Championship
USDC: The event that every professional dancer in the United States thinks about every day of their life as they wake up at the crack of dawn, practice, take lessons, practice more, fall and fail, get up and start over again.
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Report by: Ilya Reyzin
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Photos by: Charles Ryder Photography & Mary Tweeddale
KOROS! An Interview with Riccardo & Yulia
We once saw a picture of one of the most well known and likeable couples in the Ballroom Industry, Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko, the current WDC World Professional Latin Champions and within this picture there was that very interesting but very true quote, “Practice As If You Are The Worst, Perform As If You Are The Best.”
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Report by: Didio Barrera
US National Professional Smooth Championship 2019
As a competitor, artist and athlete, US Nationals is one of the most exciting events of the year to experience.
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Report by: Alexandra Perzhu
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Photos by: Charles Ryder Photography & Mary Tweeddale
US National Professional Latin Championship 2019
From the first round, this promised to be an exciting event and we, the audience, judges and fellow enthusiasts, were not disappointed… dancers doing what they do best, giving it all in the moment and creating wonderful moments of artistry, emotion and beauty… Dancing!
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Report by: Nadia Eftedal
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Photos by: Charles Ryder Photography & Mary Tweeddale