US National Junior II Ballroom Championship
24 Apr 2014Junior II Standard Championship at the NDCA United States National Amateur Championship
Report by Irina Suvorov
Action photos by Laura Johnson Photography
It was an honor to be asked to judge this year at the US National Amateur Championships organized by Lee Wakefield, Curt Holman and the BYU Team. It’s always a great pleasure to be at one of BYU dance competitions and I think any dance enthusiast should experience it at least once. Where else would you see a Newcomer event with 157 couples or nearly 40 Formation Teams including Pre-Teen teams? Where else would you dance and almost can’t hear the music because of thousands of fans cheering for you? Where else would you see hundreds of tiny phone lights swinging in the air with the rhythm of Viennese Waltz?
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Susan Silva - April
23 Apr 2014DANCE LIFE COACHING
A Column To Help Dancers Journey In Life
By Susan Silva
“AFFECTING ETERNITY”
ETERNITY- A word that many of us do not really think about, especially in our busy ballroom dance schedules. Yet Eternity exists, whether we understand it or not, and we can affect it with decisions we make in our own lives. Many famous people, like inventors, doctors, scientists, builders, educators, ministers, astronauts, and dancers have affected eternity and life on planet earth. So what is Eternity? Looking into the famous Webster’s dictionary some definitions are: “state of being eternal; Eternal=infinite in duration, having no beginning or end, timeless”.
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US National Youth Latin Championship
22 Apr 2014U.S National Youth Latin Championship 2014
Report by Vibeke Toft
Action photos by Laura Johnson Photography
Placing first in Cha Cha, Paso and Jive and as such the U.S National Youth Champions for 2014 Briant Leytman and Nino Dzneladze. A beautiful couple with a mature approach to their dancing. I like their choreography and style, which is based on great traditional Latin American dancing. Great potential for continued future success as they work on sound fundamental Latin principals.
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US National Amateur Latin Championship 2014
22 Apr 2014US National Amateur Latin Championship
Report by Katatzyna Kozak
Action photos by Laura Johnson Photography
What an amazing competition! From the opening ceremony all the way to the end of the event the atmosphere in the ballroom was just electric. These young dancers were simply spectacular. It was truly a pleasure to watch them and to judge them.
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Pro Smooth at Vegas Open
21 Apr 2014Open Professional Smooth at Vegas Open
Report by Toni Redpath
Action photos by Chis Hansen Photography
On an opening note, the Vegas Open Dance Challenge was a wonderful event and the organizers Mikal, Maria and Paul go out of their way to make sure that everybody involved had a terrific time during the entire competition. I want to congratulate them in running yet another successful event.