The Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival covers Classical, Modern and Latin Sequence Dancing. The format has changed over the years and 2009 saw the 60th anniversary of the Championships held in the Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens.
The Blackpool Junior Dance Festival is the world's first and most famous annual Ballroom Dance competition for young dancers (Juveniles and Juniors) of international significance, held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens of Blackpool.
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The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival, also known as the British Open Championships, is the world's first and most famous annual Ballroom Dance competition of international significance, held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens of Blackpool, England since 1920. It is also the largest ever Ballroom competition: in 2013, 2953 couples from 60 countries took part in the festival.
The BDF Star Championships (originally known as The Star Championships) is a competition hosted in England, currently organized by the Ballroom Dancers' Federation. It used to be one of the most prestigious events of its time, supported by the Star Newspaper from 1925 to 1931. In 1938, the event was resumed. However, it never reached its former level of prestige again.
The Baltic Grand Prix is a sanctioned 3-day Latvian Dance Sport Federation competition, recognized by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF). Hosted in Riga, Latvia, organized by Aigars Svars.. The 2017 Baltic Grand Prix includes various WDSF sanctioned events such as the WDSF World Open, WDSF International Open, as well as WDSF World Championships.
The Ballroom Dancers' Federation International was founded in 1997 to promote the spirit of good fellowship and sportsmanship and to protect and advance the interest of competitors, demonstrators, coaches, teachers, adjudicators, scrutineers and promoters internationally.
The Ballroom Dancers' Federation was originally founded in 1958 to give a voice to competitive Ballroom Dancers.
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.
Bryan Watson is a former 9-time Professional Latin World Dance Champion and is currently one of the most sought-after instructors and lecturers in the DanceSport industry. Along with Sam Sodano, Hans Galke, and Carmen Vincelj, together they organize the prestigious competition known as The NV Ball.
