Right now, as I’m writing this (though certainly not as you’re reading this), I am in the car with Simeon and one of the teachers at our studio, Atanas Malamov, driving from Provo, UT, to Las Vegas, NV. In a strange way, driving a few hundred miles south-east is getting us closer to our final destination, Seattle, in the far …
Last month, Simeon and I travelled to Columbus, Ohio to compete at the 2018 Ohio Star Ball. This competition is the largest competition in the USA. Many Americans remember from the 1990’s and early 2000’s watching something on PBS called “America’s Ballroom Challenge”. Well, interestingly, “America’s Ballroom Challenge” was a completely made-up competitions based on footage gathered at the Ohio …
Right now we are on the airplane on the way home from the 2018 Professional 10-Dance World Championships here in Minsk… and what a tough trip it has been! Can we just say… it’s really hard to get to Minsk! But we were so excited to be here, as one of the selected couples to represent the United States at …
Hey dancesport lovers! We’ve been travelling so much recently, I had to do a few videos all back to back, so it took me a couple of weeks to get this one done. But done it is! We had a great time performing at the 2018 Delta Cup Dancesport Gala in Vancouver, BC. George and Wendy Pytlik, the organizers of …
On Thursday last week Simeon and I travelled to New York City to compete in the Manhattan Dancesport Championships! It was a whirlwind trip. Hey, I tried something new and interesting this time. Instead of just writing about our trip, I made a travel diary vlog entry about it! I’d love for you guys to watch it and let me …
This year’s Blackpool Dance Festival 2018 was over and done with before we knew it! Of course, much of that is because we didn’t spend so much time in England like we did in the past. We used to come to England 2 weeks before the big comp, do lessons and practice rounds and smaller competitions, then stay in Blackpool …
Our trip to compete at the Portland Open Dance Competition was a whirlwind. Really, everything is right now. We’re preparing to compete at the Blackpool Dance Festival, the world’s largest, one of the longest-run, and most prestigious ballroom competition. Anyway, we use Portland as a warm up comp for Blackpool. Most couples like to head over to England early. They …
Last weekend we headed down to LA with our studio to attend the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships. This competition is one of the largest in the USA for Professional, if not always in numbers, certainly in prestige. I have to say, Wayne and Donna Eng, the organizers, run this competition so well. I love the stage and presentation of the …
We are here at the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships in Los Angeles, CA. This competition, one of the largest in the USA, is held at the LAX Hilton on Century Blvd. The hotel is literally blocks from LAX Airport, making it a great choice if you want to stay in a beautiful and classy hotel and yet easily get back …