The New England DanceSport Championships is a sanctioned USA Dance one-day competition hosted annually in Massachusetts (USA) since 2012, around the middle of May. The NEDSC is pleased to be a qualifying event for the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games and 2018 USA Dance National DanceSport Championships in Baltimore, MD.
The New York Dance Festival is a DanceSport competition hosted annually in New York (USA) by 11-time undefeated Amateur Latin United States National Champions Eugene Katsevman and Maria Manusova.
The NJ DanceSport Classic - Summer Sizzler is a DanceSport competition hosted annually in the beginning of June in the Rogers Dance Center in Hackensack, NJ. Summer Sizzler is qualifying event for USA Dance National DanceSport Championships, organized by British Open Rising Star finalist and UK Open Rising Star Champion - Wendi Davies.
The Kings Ball DanceSport Competition is an NDCA sanctioned DanceSport competition hosted annually in New Jersey since the year 2014 by Rita Gekhman-Algarra, Igor Pilipenchuk, and Polina Pilipenchuk.
The Junior Division of DanceSport is a competitive division of Ballroom Dancing. Junior category competing in "International Style Latin", "Standard" and 10 Dance. Junior I: Reach 12th or 13th birthday in the calendar year, Junior II: Reach 14th or 15th birthday in the calendar year.
The Jive originated in the United States in the 1930s and refers to a style of ballroom dancing included in DanceSport categories of competition. African Americans began performing a series of steps to Swing and Rock & Roll music and therefore created what we know today as the Jive.
The Islanders Dancesport Challenge is a Dancesport one-day competition hosted annually in Staten Island, NY (USA) since 2014, orgonized by Renata Shvarts around the months of January. Now an Independently run, by Junior Athlete Dance Association (JADA).
The Paragon Open DanceSport Championships is a DanceSport competition hosted annually in the New Jersey/New York area since the year 2011 by 3-time USA National Professional Latin Champions Andrei Gavriline and Elena Kryuchkova.
The Paso Doble (meaning "double-step" in Spanish) refers to a style of ballroom dancing included in DanceSport categories of competition that began in the 16th century in the country of France. This dance became popular in Spain because it became based on the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish and Portuguese bullfights.
Latin dance refers to a type of Ballroom dancing and folk dancing that (with few exceptions) originated in Latin America. The category of Latin dance in International Style Latin DanceSport competitions consists of the Cha Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and the Jive.
