Dance Competitions

Competitions in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Alberta Winter DanceSport Classic - Telus Convention Centre on March 1, 2008 . Featuring $4000 in scholarships awarded to Championship categories.
• Calgary Dance Stampede  - April 4, 5, 6, 2008. Annual Country Western Competition. UCWDC sanctioned event.
• Calgary Open Dance Competition - Saturday April 28th, 2007. American, International and Country Western Competition, Calgary Area Championships.
• Wild Rose Ball - Saturday October 20th, 2007 - American and International Competition.
• The 2007/2008 Calgary Showcase & Competition & Chinese New Year's Gala - Saturday, February 9th 2008, Deerfoot Inn & Casino, 11500 - 35th St. S.E. Calgary

Competitions in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Edmonton Dancesport Championships - Northern Lights Classic - Saturday, November 3, 2007

• River City Country Dance Festival Annual Country Western Competition - Sept 21 - 23, 2007.

Competitions in British Columbia, Canada

• Snowball Classic - 2008 SnowBall Classic International DanceSport Competition will take place on February 8 - 10, 2008 in Vancouver, B.C.
• UBC Gala Ball - 45th Annual UBC Gala Ball on March 9 - 10, 2007.
• Dance Bash - We will not be hosting Dance Bash in 2008. Westbank, B.C.
• Island Fantasy Ball, May 3, 2008 Nanaimo, B.C.
• Dance Pacifica - June 16, 2007, Saanich Commonwealth Place, Victoria, 4636 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria, BC
• Pro-Am Fiesta - November 7th, 8th, & 9th, 2008. The Grand Ballroom, Richmond, 12200 Riverside Way, Richmond, BC V6W 1K5 Open Pro-Am Dancesport Competition.
• 12th Annual Grand Ball - International Open Amateur and Pro-Am Dancesport Competition, The Grand Ballroom, 12200 Riverside Place, Richmond, B.C. November 9 - 11, 2007
• 2007 Canadian Closed Championships - April 6 to April 7, 2007, Vancouver, BC. National championships held on Easter weekend under CADA’s supervision to determine the top Canadian DanceSport competitors, many of whom proceed to represent Canada in a number of “IDSF World DanceSport Championships” held under the auspices of the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF), the DanceSport organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

Competitions in Ontario, Canada

• Canadian Closed Amateur DanceSport Championships - Toronto, Ontario on February 23, 2008
• Canada DanceSport - September 21 - 22, 2007, Kingston, Ontario. International standard and latin dance competition. One of only 4 competitions in North America to be sanctioned by the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF). This competition is qualified as an IDSF Open Competition.
• Kingston Cup - 20th Annual Kingston Ballroom Dancers

Competitions in Quebec, Canada

• Dance Sport Montreal - June 27 -29, 2008, Montreal.
• La Classique Du Quebec - February 14 - 16, 2008, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Canadian Swing Championships - May 18 to 21 2007. WSDC member event. Lindy Hop and West-Coast Swing

United States Competitions

• Capital Dancesport - Hilton Hotel, Alexandria, VA. August 23 - 25, 2007
• Country Dance Worlds Championships - World Championships XV. Back in the USA - Nashville, TN - at Opryland, Sunday, December 31st, through Sunday, January 7th, 2007
• Emerald Ball - May 3rd - May 6th, 2007. Los Angeles Airport Hilton Hotel, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA, 90045-5631
• Fire and Ice Dance Spectacular - Sept 29, 2007. Pro-Am Competition and Professional Competition and Show. NDCA Sanctioned, Member of Dancesport Series. Professional Show Featuring “Dancing with the Stars” Tony Dovolani and Elena Grinenko, J.T. Damalas and Tomasz Mielnicki Featured on PBS’s “American Ballroom Challenge”.
• International Hustle and Competition - April 7 - 10, 2005 Miami Beach.
• Manhattan Amateur Classic - Jan. 13, 14 and 15, 2006 at Roone Arledge Auditorium, Lerner Hall, Columbia University.
• Manhattan Dance Sport Championships - June 29th - July 2nd, 2006. New York Marriott Marquis Hotel
• Maryland DanceSport Championships - JUNE 9 - 11,2006, Bethesda North MARRIOTT HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER, North Bethesda, Maryland.
• Millennium 2000 Dancesport - June 21st - 25th, 2006, Renaissance Vinoyurg, 501 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
• Nevada Star Ball Dancesport Championships - August 17th - 20th, 2006. Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Pacific DanceSport Championships - November 3rd - 5th, 2006, Westin Los Angeles Airport
• Seattle Star Ball - August 4 to 5, 2006 - Sea-Tac Hilton, Seattle
• Southwestern Invitational DanceSport Championship - September 22-24, 2006, Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, Dallas, Texas.
• Star of the North DanceSport Competition - Feb 16 - 17, 2008
• Virginia State Ballroom Championships - Hyatt Regency Hotel, Reston, VA, July 13 - 16, 2006
• Yankee Classic Dancesport Championship - June 15 - 18, 2006 Boston, MA,  USA

Competitions Results

• Alberta and B.C.  Competitions Results - results form the competitions in Alberta and British Columbia.

• Competition results in pictures:

  • 2001 Blackpool Dance Festival, England
  • 2001 The Emerald Ball, Los Angeles USA
  • 2001 La Classique, Montreal Canada
  • 2000 Ohio Star Ball, Ohio USA
  • 2000 CanadaDancesport, Kingston Ontario Canada

Dance Competitions

• Ballroom syllabus - Combined syllabus listing of the ISTD and IDTA
• Competition judging - what are the adjudicators looking for?
• How Ballroom competitions are judged - description of skating system.
• Scrutineering - preliminary and final rounds.

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