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Blackpool is Blackpool!
Report by Keith Todd
Photos by Andrew Miller
Love it or hate it, the Blackpool Dance Festival is still around since its inception in 1920 (with a break for the WWII years) and seems all set to make it to 100, providing that the venerable but crumbling Winter Gardens remain upright in the interim.
It’s “Element-ary”
Millennium Dancesport Championships
Report by Didio Barrera
Photos by Mary Tweeddale
Millennium’s theme this year is the 4 Elements and it is “elementary” that Millennium Dancesport remains the “best dressed” competition on the circuit.
Professional Ballroom at Millennium Dancesport
Report by Loraine Barry
Photos by Mary Tweeddale
The Millennium Professional Ballroom Championships took place in Tampa, Florida. It was a wonderful event with top professional dancers eager to dance in the exquisite setting of the “4 elements” created by Mr. Michael Chapman.
The Golden Treatment!
American Star Ball
Report by Didio Barrera
Photos by TimeLine Media
This year’s American Star Ball headed by Ilya and Amanda Reyzin was held for its second year in a row at the Golden Nugget and as I mentioned on our blog, by the time the competition began, it was completely sold out.
British Open Professional Latin Grand Final 2014
Report by Eugene Katsevman
Photos by Andrew Miller
When asked to comment on this year’s British Open Professional Latin Championship, my first reaction was to decline.
Savannah Dance Classic 2014
Report & Photos by Keith E. Gardenhire
The Savannah Dance Classic was an intimate cozy ballroom dance competition hosted by Mark Brock and David Medeiros.
Vilnius “on the fly!”
Report by Keith Todd
When Arunas Bizokas asked me if I could judge his event, The Vilnius Dance Festival, my first impulse was to decline because my schedule did not seem to allow for it. But on closer evaluation I realized that I could make it, albeit for only one day.
Amateur Ballroom at Blackpool
Report by Giampiero Giannico
Photos by Andrew Miller
Blackpool professional finalist, Giampiero Giannico reviews the 2014 Open British Amateur Ballroom Championships from Blackpool