Tag: dancesport

Meet 9-Year-Old Ballroom Dance Prodigy Kamri Peterson

Nine-year-old Kamri Peterson trains in nearly every single dance style at Center Stage Performing Arts in her hometown of Orem, UT, and she’s frequently seen competing at The Dance Awards and 24Seven. Over a year ago, she decided to give ballroom a try—and the dance world has taken notice. Kamri and her partner, Marcelo Fitzgerald, […]

Well, This Is an Absolutely Stunning Glimpse at Life as a Ballroom Dancer

The biggest takeaway from this gorgeous video chronicling the road to ballroom brilliance? Even world champions sweat—a ton. National and world champs Oskar Wojciechowski and Karolina Holody created this short film to, as they say on their Facebook page, “chronicle our journey to be the best. It captures the essence of what it’s like to […]

Do Your Dance —An Epic New Dance Documentary

We love dance documentaries. First Position, Dancing Across Borders, Only When I Dance, Movement One, Ballet 422, A Ballerina’s Tale —we can’t get enough of ’em (even if they’re still in the works). So, needless to say, we’re pretty crazy excited for DanceSport’s upcoming documentary, Do Your Dance, which is set to come out early this […]

Austin Joson and Nino Dzneladze: A Ballroom Couple Destined for the Spotlight

When 20-year-old Austin Joson and 19-year-old Nino Dzneladze dance, they’re completely, intensely connected. Whether they’re doing a sharp, energetic jive or a smooth, sensual rumba, their bodies move as one. Their technique is impeccable. Their chemistry is electric. And over the past year and a half, ballroom judges all over the world have taken notice. […]

New Documentary Shows What it Takes to Become a Dance Legend

Attention ballroom dance fanatics! Get ready to set your DVRs, because we’ve got the perfect fix for your “Dancing with the Stars” withdrawal. On Monday, July 21st, the PBS documentary series “POV” (Point of View) is featuring two young competitive ballroom dancers in a new film called Dance for Me. The episode follows teen partners […]