Alphabetical Index
The United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD) is a dance teaching and examination board based in USA. It is part of examination board in Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, United Kingdom.
Universal Ballroom Dance Center is a Ballroom Dance studio located in Camden, NJ.
USA Dance - formerly the United States Amateur Ballroom Dance Association (USABDA), is the official national governing body for DanceSport (the competitive version of ballroom dancing) in the United States. USA Dance is a member of World DanceSport Federation (WDSF).
The USA Dance National DanceSport Championships is organized by USA Dance, the United States division of the World DanceSport Federation. This championship decides not only the champions of the nation, but also which top couples of various categories will continue on to represent the United States at the WDSF World Championships.
The USA Dance National Training Camp is a DanceSport training camp sanctioned by the USA Dance Academy.
Espen Salberg is a former ballroom dancer, specialize in International Style Latin. 14-time US National Champion, Blackpool Dance Festival Champion and two-time IDSF World Dance Champion. Take part in TV Show "Dancing With The Stars".
Valentina Fedorchuk is an adjudicator of the highest level for the Ukrainian DanceSport Association as well as the World Dance Council. She is also the chairman of judges for the Ukrainian DanceSport Association, an honored coach of DanceSport in Ukraine with over 30 years of teaching experience, and the founder and owner of her dance studio in Kyiv "Sport-Dance". Valentina brought over 3,000 people into the wonderful world of DanceSport and has raised over 1,000 dancing couples.
Valentina Kostenko is a former United States and World Professional American Smooth Champion who has made many film and television appearances on shows like Dancing with the Stars.
Vano Kandelaki is a former 5 times National Champion in International Style Standard and 2 times National Latin Champion, certified WDSF World Class Adjudicator "A", WDSF Adjudicator PD as well as WDSF licensed Chairperson. Vano is also co-organizer of "Caucasus Cup" in Tbilisi and the "Batumi World Open" in Batumi, Georgia.
Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers and dance teachers who appeared on Broadway and in silent films early in the early 20th century. They are credited with reviving the popularity of modern dancing.
Vesa Design is one of the top prestigious costume design brands in the world, specializing in making and enhancing the image of dancers by creating the most unique and custom-designed costumes.
Vesa Hietala is a former competitive Ballroom Dancer who specialized in both the Amateur Latin and Standard divisions. He is the founder and owner of Vesa Design, one of the most prestigious design brands of dance costumes in the world.
Vibeke Toft (originally from Aarhus, Denmark) is a former Professional International Latin Dancer and is currently the head of the World Dance Council Education Department as well as a professional DanceSport instructor and lecturer.
Victor Nikovski is a former professional Latin (Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble, Jive) dancer. He is a three time Russian National Professional Latin Champion, a European Championship finalist, as well as a Blackpool Dance Festival Rising Star Latin Champion. He is the owner one of the most prestigious dance schools in Russia - the "Russian Club".
Victor Marlborough Silvester was an English dancer, author, musician and bandleader from the British dance band era. He was a significant figure in the development of ballroom dance during the first half of the 20th century, and his records sold 75 million copies from the 1930s through to the 1980s.
The Viennese Waltz is a genre of Ballroom Dance. It is actually the original form of the Waltz. It's the oldest of all Ballroom dances, emerging in the second half of the 18th century influenced by German and Austrian dance styles.
Walter William Laird (Wally) was a major influence in the development of Latin American dancing in Britain after the Second World War. A three-time World Professional Latin Dance Champion, he codified the International Style of Latin dance that now dominates the Latin and American half of Ballroom dancing.
