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Yulia Zagoruychenko (born September 11, 1981) is a ten-time Latin Dance Champion and the current World Latin Dance Champion with her partner/husband, Riccardo Cocchi. [1] Born on September 11, 1981, in Belgorod, Russia, Zagoruychenko began Russian Folklore ensemble dancing at the age of four.
Ballroom dance: Tango. Ballroom song: “Sweet Disposition” by the Temper Trap. Ballroom score: Carrie Ann 10, Derek 9, Bruno 9. Latin dance: Cha Cha. Latin dance song: “Bailar” by Deorro ...
The competition comprises five dances: Cha-Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive, as defined in ballroom dancing terms. Official World Championships have been held in the Latin section of ballroom dancing since they were organised by the ICBD in 1959. The ICBD was renamed WD&DSC and has been renamed again to its present title.
The term 'ballroom dancing' is derived from the word ball which in turn originates from the Latin word ballare which means 'to dance' (a ball-room being a large room specially designed for such dances). In times past, ballroom dancing was social dancing for the privileged, leaving folk dancing for the lower classes. These boundaries have since ...
This is a slower, Latin-beat version. It’s for the cha-cha. ... They’ve got moves, they’ve got style and they are newly minted ballroom dancing world champions. They also are 11 and 12 years ...
Intermediate level international-style Latin dancing at the 2006 MIT ballroom dance competition. A judge stands in the foreground. Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere.
The International Latin American Dance Championships were created after the Second World War in England by Elsa Wells, and are now organised by Dance News special events. The current full title is the Elsa Wells International Dance Championships , and includes all categories in Standard and Latin American ballroom dance.
Jenna Michelle Johnson Chmerkovskiy (née Johnson; born April 12, 1994) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer and choreographer. Born in California and raised in Utah, she was a contestant during the tenth season of the reality competition series So You Think You Can Dance.