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The United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC) is an organization that advocates for and organizes competitive country/western dancesport events. UCWDC regionally-sanctioned events are hosted in more than two dozen U.S. cities and also in the nations of Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, [1] [2] South Korea, Belgium, Malaysia, Ireland, Japan, China, South Africa, and Lithuania.
Known as the "King of Swing", Schwimmer was inducted into the California Swing Hall of Fame [3] and World Swing Dance Council Hall of Fame. [4] On July 31, 2006, Schwimmer's 5-6-7-8 Dance Studio suffered a major fire while Schwimmer was in Los Angeles watching his son, Benji, compete on the program So You Think You Can Dance. The studio resumed ...
She is an inductee into the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame [4] and the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame. [5] She is a U.S. Open champion, [6] was the NASDE top point winner, [7] two time California Balboa Champion, took third place in the National Carolina Shag Dance Championships, and won many Strictly Swing [8] and Jack and Jill dance contests through the U.S. in Lindy Hop, [9] balboa ...
Finally, in September 1950 the ICBD (International Council of Ballroom Dancing) was founded, becoming the world's first international professional dance organisation, and all other competitions claiming to be the 'World Championships' were boycotted by member nations.
Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that have survived beyond that era include Charleston , Balboa , Lindy Hop , and Collegiate Shag .
U.S. National Professional Rhythm. Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions 1984 Charles & Jean Penatello New Jersey 1985-1987 Joe Lozano & Jan Mattingly Texas 1988-1992 Forrest Vance & Susie Thompson Missouri 1993-2003 Bob Powers & Julia Gorchakova: Arizona 2004 Tony Dovolani & Inna Ivanenko New York 2005-2006 Tony Dovolani & Elena Grinenko: New York
U.S. National Professional 9-Dance Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions [1] 1988-1990 David & Carrie Kloss California 1991-1993 Randy & Lynn Ferguson Texas 1994-1995 Jesse Smith & Lynda Price Minnesota 1996 Jim Desmond & Mary Murphy: California 1997 Alec & Denise Lazo Florida 1998-1999 Clive Phillips & Karen McDonald [2] [3] New York 2000
The World DanceSport Federation is, to some extent, a rival body which issues rules for amateur competitions. [1] The list is supplemented by nine American style dances—four Smooth and five Rhythm—which are defined by United States dance organizations, such as USA Dance, (formerly USABDA, the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association).