Alphabetical Index
Arif Göktuğ Karacalıoğlu is a head of DanceSport technical commission in Turkey, licensed Adjudicator, member with World DanceSport Federation and organizer one of the most prestigious competition "Metu Open" in Ankara, Turkey.
Arthur Murray was an Austria-Hungary born American dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.
Arūnas Bižokas is a former professional ballroom dancer who competed under WDSF and WDC, representing Lithuania until 2007 and after 2007 representing the United States. 11 times WDC Professional World Champion, World Amateur, European, International, UK, and British Champion in Standard division.
Australian Dancing Society is one of a number of companies that organizes competitions in Australia under the rules of DanceSport Australia. President - Barry White (WA). ADS is the organizer of the "Australian DanceSport Championships".
Ballroom dancing is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, Ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.
The Ballroom Dancers' Federation was originally founded in 1958 to give a voice to competitive Ballroom Dancers.
The Ballroom Dancers' Federation International was founded in 1997 to promote the spirit of good fellowship and sportsmanship and to protect and advance the interest of competitors, demonstrators, coaches, teachers, adjudicators, scrutineers and promoters internationally.
The Baltic Grand Prix is a sanctioned 3-day Latvian Dance Sport Federation competition, recognized by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF). Hosted in Riga, Latvia, organized by Aigars Svars.. The 2017 Baltic Grand Prix includes various WDSF sanctioned events such as the WDSF World Open, WDSF International Open, as well as WDSF World Championships.
Barbara McColl is a former Professional Ballroom Dancer who specializes in International Style Latin. She is a 4-time Blackpool and 3-time UK Open Professional Latin Champion as well as one of the current organizers of the World Dance Council's Amateur League World Championship, previously known as Paris Worlds.
Barbara Nagode Ambroz is a renowned specialist in Latin American dancing. With over 40 years of experience through instruction and adjudication, she has trained and raised various champions of the DanceSport industry including WDSF World Amateur & Professional Latin Champions, Zoran Plohl and Tatsiana Lahvinovich Galchun. She is the author of Back to the Roots: The Authentic Cuban Footprint in Competitive Latin American Dancing, which supplements her documentary of the same name that was filmed detailing her music and movement research experiences in Havana, Cuba.
Her latest contribution to Latin competitive dancing is "Authentic Latin Percussion". This course provides a unique insight into the rhythmical structure of Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Bolero and Samba. Its aim is to help dancers and coaches understand why dance steps and figures have specific rhythms and where exactly they come from, while encouraging them to discover and create their own rhythmical interpretations.
"Authentic Latin Percussion" written by Barbara Nagode Ambroz, music and video by Michael de Miranda on Snapp-Dance (APP).
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The BDF Star Championships (originally known as The Star Championships) is a competition hosted in England, currently organized by the Ballroom Dancers' Federation. It used to be one of the most prestigious events of its time, supported by the Star Newspaper from 1925 to 1931. In 1938, the event was resumed. However, it never reached its former level of prestige again.
Beata Onefater is one of the top female dancers in the DanceSport industry. She holds the title of South African Latin Amateur and Professional Champion of 10 years and is the current Creative Director of Mason Dean NY, a company that specializes in "bespoke dance wear for women and men".
Bill Davies is a former Professional Ballroom Dancer. He is a 9-time North American and 3-time United States Champion who was a member of the first team that represented the United States at the British Ballroom Championships in Blackpool, England.
Bill Morganti is a former professional Ballroom instructor specialize in International Style Standard, latin and American Style. Bill has certified with ISTD, NADTA and UKA. Adjudicator with National Dance Council of America and World Dance & Dance Sport Council.
Bill Sparks is a former Professional Ballroom Dancer who specializes in International Style Latin. Bill is a 4-time United States National Latin Champion and a two-time finalist of the World Latin Championships.
The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival, also known as the British Open Championships, is the world's first and most famous annual Ballroom Dance competition of international significance, held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens of Blackpool, England since 1920. It is also the largest ever Ballroom competition: in 2013, 2953 couples from 60 countries took part in the festival.
Latin-American Champions Under 21 Amateur Professional Ballroom Champions Under 21 Amateur Professional
The Blackpool Junior Dance Festival is the world's first and most famous annual Ballroom Dance competition for young dancers (Juveniles and Juniors) of international significance, held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens of Blackpool.
The Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival covers Classical, Modern and Latin Sequence Dancing. The format has changed over the years and 2009 saw the 60th anniversary of the Championships held in the Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens.
Bob Powers is former 12 time, undefeated US American Rhythm Champions as well 3 time World Mambo Champions. Bob and Julia were also recipients of the 2012 DanceSport Hall of Fame Award.
