American Rhythm refers to a category of dances in American Style Ballroom competitions. This division includes dances known as the Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero, and Mambo. Sometimes it may even include the Samba and the West Coast Swing.
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The Amateur Division of DanceSport is a competitive division of Ballroom Dancing. An amateur is a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science in a non-professional or unpaid manner. Therefore, an amateur dancer is one who is not financially remunerated for the time they spend dancing or training, even though now in modern times, price rewards are in check at many competitions and championships. As a result, the term "amateur" is more of an upheld ideal.
All Russian Federation of DanceSport and Acrobatic Rock'n'Roll (FDSARR) - is the official national governing body for DanceSport (the competitive version of ballroom dancing) in the Russia. Member of World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), President - Nadezhda Erastova.
AIDA Dance Shoes is originally a Russian Dance Shoe Company specializing in DanceSport. Today, countries all over the world sell these shoes as they are considered one of the major brands in all of DanceSport in large part due to many sponsored Champions that wear their signature models.
An adjudicator is a person certified by a Professional DanceSport Organization to evaluate a DanceSport couple's performance based on given criteria.
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.
Anya Klimova-Preston is a former Professional Ballroom dancer, specializing in the International Style Standard and Latin divisions. Having coached various Russian National Champions that took titles from 2004 to 2006 as well as U.S. National Champions of 2009 to 2011 and 2013, she is an award winning author of various Ballroom Dancing programs including "Dance Fireworks" and the "Six Steps to Ballroom Dance Proficiency". Anya has won numerous awards throughout her career as a dance instructor, including "Dance Teacher of the Year" in Russia in 2003. Now residing in Portland, Oregon, Anya is currently a dance instructor, choreographer, as well as an adjudicator for USA Dance and the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF).
Amy Anderson is a former Professional American Style dancer, specializing in American Smooth. Amy & her husband Scott Anderson are United States Rising Star American Smooth Champions & Open Finalists and Fred Astaire National American Smooth Champions. The Andersons organizers of the Twin Cities Open Ballroom Championships in Minneapolis. In 1998 & 99, they produced WORLDANCE as well as Fiesta for Francesca” in 2002.
