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The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition of international significance, held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, since 1920. It is also the largest ballroom competition: in 2013, 2953 couples from 60 countries took part in the festival. [1]
The British Sequence Championships are ballroom dancing championships for adults and children held annually in Blackpool, England. The championships for adults take place as part of the Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival and have been running since 1949. [1] They are held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
Since 2007 the competitions have been hosted at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The 2024 competition saw 597 couples compete, [ 3 ] which is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, as the 2020 competition saw 678 couples compete.
It was during the 1970s, ahead of the first British Championships at the town’s Winter Gardens, that Come Dancing first took to Blackpool. The show first aired in 1950, and featured regular ...
The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, [1] operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited [2] on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010.
It is located within the Winter Gardens, a large entertainment complex in the town centre. [1] As part of the Winter Gardens, the ballroom is a Grade II* Listed Building. [2] It is operated by Crown Leisure Ltd, on behalf of Blackpool Council, who purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010. [3]
Miss Dance of Great Britain is a long running theatre dance competition for girls, established and organised by the International Dance Teachers Association.The national finals are held annually at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England.
The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 15 to 23 July 2023. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after winning his third World Matchplay title in 2022, defeating Gerwyn Price 18–14, [1] [2] but was eliminated in the first round, losing 7–10 to Brendan Dolan.