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Bumper Year for Nashville Starz
Report by K. Todd
Action photos by Park West
With over 6,000 entries, this was certainly a bumper year for David Hamilton’s Nashville Starz, held, of course, in Nashville, TN over the weekend of January 15th.
Yet there was certainly a major challenge – the venue. Originally scheduled for the Downtown Sheraton, David was forced to switch venues quite late in 2013 as the Sheraton announced they could no longer accommodate him, due to renovations.
Open UK Professional Ballroom Championship
Report by Loraine Barry
Photos by Andrew Miller www.dancefotoman.co.uk
Wednesday the 22nd January in the BIC, Bournemouth , England was the 2014 UK Professional Ballroom Competition. In the early rounds the couples danced to recorded music and then in the evening when the top 25 couples dance the quarter final, the Orchestra of Ross Mitchell plays.
Starting from the early morning all couples were present to produce their performances to a panel of adjudicators that consisted of 12 men and 1 lady. Ballroom dancing is executed by a man and a woman, so therefore I would have thought that a panel consisting of both male and female adjudicators would be more balanced. I felt that this was a little one-sided.
World-Class Ballroom Spectacular Comes to Haiti
Report & Photos by Patrice Tanaka
The dazzling “Ballroom Spectacular,” on February 1st featuring performances by U.S. and World ballroom champions at the beautiful Karibe Hotel & Convention Center in Petionville, Haiti was a “first” for the country.
This first-ever showcase of ballroom champions was organized by World Rhythm Champion Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, a native of Haiti, and was attended by 600+ members of the country’s social elite, including top government officials.
Le Chic De La Danse
Report by Brian Puttock
Photos by GSR Studio www.gsrstudio.ca
My congratulations go to Alain Doucet, Anik Jolicouer, Francis Lafreniere and Claudia Primeau, organizers of the Le Chic De Las Danse.
I was very happy to accept the invitation to adjudicate at this competition and I was looking forward to spending the weekend with many Canadian friends.
WDSF! A Work in Progress!
Report by Didio Barrera
Last year I attended a number of WDSF events in many different venues, including the second largest of the Olympic affiliated games in the world, the World Games held last year Cali Colombia and organized by the IOC. Although I tend to be more on the side of the art (Dance) rather than the sport, I find it incredible how far this organization has taken Dancesport as an “official” Olympic sport.
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World Dancesport Series Pro-am Rhythm Scholarships Report by Didio Barrera The World Pro/Am Dancesport Series Rhythm divisions at the Ohio Star Ball were excellent, there were plenty of couples and all heats were huge, but it is not the amount but the quality of the dancing that made it special for me.
Magnolia Dancesport Challenge 2013 More Than Doubles in Size!
Report by Suzanne Nyemchek
Photos by Alliance Consulting
Word must have gotten out about what a well-run, fun competition Magnolia Dancesport is. Entries were up in a big way this year. Kelly Vuyovich and Scott Lappin host a warm and friendly event, during the nicest time of the year, right in the heart of New Orleans. This year’s venue was the wonderful W Hotel just blocks away from Bourbon Street and directly across from Harrah’s.
World Pro/Am Dancesport Series Latin Championships
Held at the Ohio Star Ball
Report by Didio Barrera
Photos by Dance Beat
I was pleasantly surprised that all the Pro/Am Scholarships had great attendance and in some cases terrific dancing. In the “C” Latin division we had some interesting happenings the most impressive occurrence for me was the tremendous improvement of Lisa Lowery dancing with Radek Wiatrowoski who placed second in every dance and totally deserved this position.