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Watch our website for a report on this division by former 13 Time World Latin Champion, Mr. Donnie Burns MBE.
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The daytime session was for juniors, both amateur and pro-am, including the Pro-Am Junior World Championships. Look in our Happy Feet section soon for the results of these divisions.
Paramonovs Retain their World Title and we say “Goodbye” to Iconic US Competitors!
Last night at Embassy, Andre & Natalie Paramonov easily retained their World Professional Rhythm Title and we witnessed the farewell performance of Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyeva.
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The largest event of the night, and of Embassy Ballroom Championships so far, was the Open Amateur Latin that was danced over 4 exciting rounds. Many of the country’s top contenders were present, although some were notably missing.
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In the US Latin Formation Championship, BYU was once again victorious.
For the Pro-Ams it was Latin day and late in the afternoon we saw the Open World Championships. Some of the judges were overheard to say that this was some of the best pro-am Latin dancing that they had ever seen – and we have to agree with them. The overall standard was outstanding in all age categories.
The Open A was a very tight competition with the winner and runner-up separated by 3 dances to 2.
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“And the World Champions Are……..”
Last night at Embassy Ballroom Championships we learned who the 2021 World Professional Smooth Champions are for 2021.
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In reality it was a fabulous contest, really one of the classic duals that make competition dancing as exciting as it is. We’ve seen this type of thing before – Eggleton/Irvine; Fletcher/Maxwell; Wood/Hilton – there are great precedents. The surprise to us last night was not so much how well the winners danced, they after all are riding a cresting wave, it was how well Nick & Viktorija rallied and certainly gave us the best dancing we have seen from them in recent months, especially in the final round.
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The other World Championships held today were in the Pro-Am Ballroom. The open divisions gave us some excellent competitions.
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Brigham Young University defended their US Ballroom Formation title, defeating the University of Utah team.
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On a personal note Dance Beat staff, Keith Todd & Didio Barrera, were delighted and proud to be presented the Marguerite Hanlon – John Ford Award for outstanding service and dedication to ballroom dancing throughout the world. It is a great honor for us to be listed with the other illustrious recipients of this award
Great Divisions in World Pro-Am Smooth
Last night at the Embassy Ballroom Championships it was the turn of Smooth pro-am dancers to contest their World Championships.
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Last night we also saw the first of the professional divisions at Embassy – 2 Rising Star events – Rhythm and Ballroom. Both were straight finals.
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Embassy Ballroom Championships 2021 – New Home for the New Era
For many of us, who have been used to attending dance competitions every week for many years, the enforced layoff caused by Covid 19 has left us with the feeling that we are starting a new era of our dance lives.
For Embassy Ball, an event Dance Beat has attended yearly for more than 20 years, this is further accentuated by a new venue. Their old venue has yet to reopen following the pandemic. But the new hotel, the Orange County Hilton is just a hop and jump from the old venue and feels familiar.
Events got under way yesterday with the pro-am rhythm divisions and these culminated with the World Pro-Am Rhythm Championships is all levels. The Open World Championships gave us some fun and heated competitions, some beginning with a semifinal.
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Stay tuned for much more from the Embassy Ballroom Championships.