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.
A Minuet, sometimes spelled "Menuet" or "Menuett", is a social dance of French origin from around the 1660s for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The minuet was to 18th-century ballrooms what the Waltz would be in the 19th century, the enduring grande dame of dances.
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".
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.
The Mid-Atlantic Championships is a sanctioned USA Dance three-days competition hosted annually in Maryland (USA), around the months of February. The Mid-Atlantic Championships is a qualifying competition for the USA Dance National DanceSport Championships in Baltimore, MD.
Michellino is a luxury fashion brand embodying superior classics of vintage fashion, infused with modern elegance, based on the DanceSport industry. The brand, which empowers the elegance and sensuality of a woman, was founded in 2016 by Michelle-Angela Blank, an active Amateur Latin dancer representing the United States of America.
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.
Arianna Esposito - 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 her husband and dance partner Gianni Caliandro 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).
The METU Open is a sanctioned 2-day Turkish DanceSport Federation (TDSF) competition, recognized by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) since 2009. A WDSF World Ranking Tournament, the METU Open is hosted in Ankara, Turkey by the Middle East Technical University (METU) DanceSport Club, where the head of the competition's organization committee is Arif Göktuğ Karacalıoğlu.
In many forms of dance including ballet, Ballroom Dance, and stage dance, medal examinations (also known as medal tests) are held. They are a way for a young dancer to mark his or her progress in the art of dance.
