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People’s Choice Dance Competition – Scottsdale, Arizona
This past weekend, we traveled to Scottsdale, Arizona, for
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This is my third year attending the Texas Challenge in Houston, Texas, and it continues to be an event that excels in
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Miami Beach and its beautiful shores hosted an outstanding competition.
Many of the attendees, when not on the dance floor, were out by
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Mariia Kurnosova: A Life in Motion
Mariia Kurnosova: A Life in Motion
A reflection by Valentin Chmerkovskiy on sacrifice, artistry, and the quiet force of one woman’s journey through dance.
I’ve always believed dancers carry their
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Pavel & Veronica - an interview!
A Candid Interview with Pavel & Veronica An interview with Canadian Champions Pavel Ivanov & Veronica Baranova [Interviewer] Hello and welcome to this Dance Beat Interview. With me I -
Open Professional Ballroom from Manhattan Dance
Manhattan Dance Championships, Professional Ballroom Following the recent retirement in Blackpool of US Professional Ballroom Champions, Valerio and Anna, a void has been left atop the professional -
An Exclusive Interview by Donnie Burns MBE
Exclusive Interview! Donnie Burns MBE – 13-time World Pro Latin Champion interviews Darren Morrissey & Helena Alabaf [Donnie] So Darren and Helena, how long have you been together
Beyond the Dancefloor: Building a Ballroom Brand
Beyond the Dancefloor: Building a Ballroom Brand
"The Girl with the Tree Tattoo" (Katie Flashner) returns to our Pro-Am Spotlight
In 2016, I was featured in DanceBeat’s Pro-Am Spotlight column,
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Pro-Am Spotlight, Leslie McLeod
Pro-Am Spotlight, Leslie McLeod Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved to dance. I can still picture the day I was introduced to “dancing.” It was one Saturday afternoon when I was about -
Pro-Am Spotlight, Renee Kuwahara
Pro-Am Spotlight – Renee Kuwahara Dancing … When approached about writing this piece, I thought to myself “who would want to read about my life and the factors that led me into the ballroom dance -
Pro-Am Spotlight – Lynn Murrell
Pro-Am Spotlight – Lynn Murrell Ten little known facts about Lynn Murrell: 1. I collect vintage Barbie and Ken clothes for my original dolls that I played with in 1960.2. I had the roll of
Coming soon: Healthy Dancing by Oleksandr
DanceBeat is excited to announce our new upcoming column written by Oleksandr Kamniev, MD who also happens to be an IDSA World Champion 2014, EDSF European Champion 2015, coach, trainer and certified
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The Making of Mrs. Paul Holmes
The Making of Mrs. Paul Holmes Tell me about how and when you got started in fashion design? Fuki: Fashion design is who I always was. Did you study it? Fuki: I finished fashion -
Ruby Castro on So You Think You Can Dance
We would like to congratulate our very own, Ruby Castro, on an amazing accomplishment on this season of So You Think You Can Dance. Ruby finished 6th place on the live show from thousands of dancers -
Boston Ready to Host World Championships:
Boston Ready to Host World Championships: Columbus Day Weekend 2016 Boston, MA – Since the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has approved bids from competition organizers in Boston, MA to
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