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The Dance Review - Klaus Kongsdal reports on the Amateur Latin Championship at the Hong Kong Open 2024
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre July 3rd - 4th 2024 The inaugural HK Open will no doubt be talked about around the world for...
Jul 22, 20244 min read


The Dance Review - Kris Turner Reports on The Freed of London Summer Dance Festival
The Freed of London Summer Dance Festival, now in it’s 8th year, was once again a spectacle for the summer dance calendar. Unity Dance...
Jul 3, 20249 min read


Follow me around Blackpool 2024 by Jack Reavely - Part Three
AMATEUR LATIN CHAMPIONSHIP No less than fourteen heats are necessary to eliminate some of the couples and pass forward others to the next...
Jul 2, 20247 min read


Follow Me Around Blackpool 2024 By Jack Reavely - Part Two
PROFESSIONAL RISING STARS LATIN Cha Cha Cha,,,,, No.7- Stas Olarescu and Marketa Vlckova- the man and the girl dance with flamboyancy and...
Jun 27, 20244 min read


Follow me around Blackpool 2024 By Jack Reavely - Part One
It is a sheer delight at Blackpool By The Sea to be able to see the young and not quite so young dance, as they all steal your heart,...
Jun 25, 20243 min read


Personal Memories of Blackpool continued... 1957-1961 By Anthony Hurley
The build up to the British Championships was and still is I imagine for today's competitions a yearly ritual with much preparation in...
Jun 24, 20247 min read


The Dance Review - John Byrnes reports on the 2024 British Open Professional Latin Championship
Firstly, I would like to say that the Blackpool Dance Festival was a wonderful spectacle to behold. The dancers who came from all around...
Jun 21, 20245 min read


The Dance Review - Anthony Hurley reports on The Outside Change Cup
June 8th 2024 Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia I am delighted to report that the 2024 presentation of the Outside Change Cup,...
Jun 20, 20243 min read


The Dance Review - Anne Gleave reports on the British Open Professional Ballroom Championship 2024
By winning all five dances Dusan and Valeria Dragovic became the British Open Professional Ballroom Champions for 2024. This was a...
Jun 7, 20244 min read


The Dance Review - Mark Willemite reports on the 2024 British Amateur Team Match
Wow! How many highlights can a dance festival have. This years British Open amateur team match was one of many! A galaxy of stars,...
Jun 5, 20243 min read


The Dance Review - Anne Gleave reports on the 2024 British Open Amateur Ballroom Championship
The final of the British Open Amateur Ballroom Championship was one of my favourite finals of the week! This was very closely fought and...
Jun 4, 20244 min read


The Dance Review - David Trueman reports on the Amateur Rising Star Ballroom
The second Sunday of the Blackpool Dance Festival sees two fabulous competitions coming to their very exiting climax, these are the...
May 29, 20242 min read


The Dance Review - David Trueman reports on the Professional Rising Star Latin
The British Open Professional Rising Star Latin was as always an exiting and energised competition with performances of the very highest...
May 28, 20242 min read


The Dance Review - David Trueman reports on the British Senior O35 Ballroom
It’s Friday 24th May and time for the finest Senior Over 35 Ballroom couples to take the floor. This has been an eagerly awaited event...
May 27, 20243 min read


The Dance Review - Victoria Regan reports on the 35th Anniversary of the Emerald Ball
THE EMERALD BALL has it all!” With an unmatched atmosphere on & off the floor, this description is used by all whom attended, including...
May 23, 20243 min read


The Dance Review - Jackie Conway reports on the UK Formation Titles 2024
The United Kingdom Formation Titles 2024, once again returned to the beautiful Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, organised by Jason Parkinson...
May 16, 20242 min read


The Dance Review - David Trueman reports on Super Saturday
May the fourth be with you Star Wars has been one of the movie phenomena that has captured the world’s imagination for decades, with the...
May 13, 20241 min read


The Dance Review - A Celebration of Sequence Dancing at the Blackpool Junior Dance Festival by Lee Dudman
I would like to Congratulate every dancer, teacher and parent who dedicated time, money and effort to compete in this fabulous style of...
Apr 19, 20242 min read


The Dance Review - Mark Elsbury reports on the BCDC Spring Training Camp
The latest BCDC camp was held on the 8th and 9th of April in Bicester and welcomed dancers from all across the UK to practice, train and...
Apr 17, 20242 min read


The Dance Review - Stephen Sysum reports on the WDCAL Senior 3 Ballroom
We had a fantastic final to watch after what was a long day for the couples. I found in this competition as I have previously at other...
Apr 16, 20242 min read

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