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.
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.
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.
Gianni Caliandro is a former Professional Ballroom dancer, WDO World Championships Finalist in Ballroom and Showdance, The Open Worlds Finalist in 2022, Winner of RS Pro at the UK Open Championships 2017. Together with his wife and dance partner Arianna Esposito they became the only couple in the history who dance over 300 competitions in Professional Division of DanceSport. Dance instructor, lecturer, choreographer, dance studio owner, national coach of DanceSport Federation (DSF).
German Open Championship (GOC) - one of the most prestigious WDSF DanceSport competitions in the world. With well over 5000 entries each year, the GOC now follows a five-day competition week.
