Tony Meredith, on the June 2008 cover of DT with his partner, Melanie LaPatin. Heads up, ballroom fans! The largest pro/am ballroom competition in the world is happening next week. For the 37th year, dancers of all ages and experience levels will take the floor at the Ohio Star Ball in Columbus to compete for […]
We already know dance is for everyone. And while ballroom dancing used to be an activity geared largely toward heterosexual dancers in male-female couples, today many studios offer classes specifically for same-sex couples, in addition to welcoming dancers of all orientations into all classes and performances. In October, Boston Open DanceSport will host the second […]
The Tribeca Film Festival begins tomorrow, with two new (and highly promising) dance feature films in the lineup: Dancing in Jaffa follows Mad Hot Ballroom’s Pierre Dulaine as he establishes his successful Dancing Classrooms program in his hometown of Jaffa, Israel, and faces the challenges of a deeply divided culture. In Flex Is Kings, viewers […]
Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia Zagoruychenko, world professional Latin championsThis weekend, top ballroom competitors invade Manhattan for the second annual Dance Legends festival. The two-night event at the Hammerstein Ballroom features performances by world champions in ballroom and Latin dance, including 2012 DT cover star and “DWTS” pro Louis van Amstel and his partner Julie Fryer, […]
How I teach ballroom dance On a gray Sunday afternoon, about 30 teenagers from all five New York City boroughs pile into a midtown Manhattan dance studio. Adele’s “Rumor Has It” plays from speakers, and with students clad in dresses, suits and clip-on ties, the scene reads like a high school dance with better posture. […]
Zendaya and Val, photo by Adam Taylor/ABC, courtesy justjaredjr.com “Dancing with the Stars” Season 16 premiered last night in all its sequined, glittery glory, with new stars, new pros, and new dance styles. For the first time ever, we saw contestants perform contemporary routines in addition to traditional ballroom. Jazz has also been added to […]
Both Julianne and Derek Hough are former Blackpool Dance Festival champions. “Dancing with the Stars” veterans Derek and Julianne Hough have announced they will produce and choreograph a TV drama series about the ominous-sounding “darker side” of competitive ballroom dancing. Set to air on Starz, “Blackpool” will focus on behind-the-scenes drama at England’s renowned Blackpool Dance […]
Seen & Heard At the Dance Teacher Summit Tony Dovolani Pro on “Dancing with the Stars” Dovolani was paired with tennis great Martina Navratilova on Season 14 of “Dancing With the Stars.” An Emmy-nominated choreographer and winner of multiple U.S. and world ballroom championships, Tony Dovolani coaches Latin and ballroom at Dance With Me studios, […]