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 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 Prague Open Dance Festival is a sanctioned 2-day Czech Dance Sport Federation (CDSF) competition hosted annually in Prague, Czech Republic. Recognized by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the competition is held at the middle of September, at the beginning of the DanceSport season - a good jump start for couples, judges, and coaches alike.
The Quickstep is one of the five International Style Standard Ballroom Dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing, sprinkled with syncopation. The upbeat melodies that Quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events.
Sami Yli-Piipari is a former Professional Ballroom dancer specializing in 10 Dance. He is a former World & European Professional 10 Dance Grand Finalist, a UK Open Professional Rising Star Finalist, and a Blackpool Professional Rising Star Semi-Finalist. Sami is a professor at the University of Georgia and is a licensed WDSF and USA Dance Adjudicator and Chairman.
The San Marino DanceSport Festival is a sanctioned 2-day San Marino DanceSport Federation competition, recognized by the WDSF. Hosted in Republic of San Marino by 5-time Italian National Champions, Davide Gabusi & Claudia Tavalazzi. The 2018 San Marino DanceSport Festival includes various WDSF sanctioned events such as the WDSF World Open, (Standard and Latin, WDSF events for PD, Senior (1,2,3), Youth and Juniors.