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 dances that make up the list of DanceSport dances are performed competitively at amateur and professional levels throughout the world. Ten international style ballroom dances—five Standard and five Latin —are defined by the World Dance Council (WDC), which has world-wide membership of all countries taking part in ballroom competitions.
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.
The term International Style refers to a particular style of Ballroom Dances developed in the Europe that contrasts with the American Style. In a narrower sense, it denotes the group of 10 Dances danced in International Style DanceSport competitions. The group consists of two programs: International Style Standard and International Style Latin.
The International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in Brighton,England.
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is a dance teaching and examination board based in London, England, and operating internationally. Established on 25 July 1904 as the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers, it changed to its current name in 1925 and is now a registered educational charity.
WikiDanceSport does not have an article with this exact name International Latin American Dance Championships .
Izabella Lewandowski former professional Ballroom dancer specialist in International style Latin and Standard. Professional Latin American Showdance Champions.
