America's Top Ballroom Dancers Heading to Baltimore for USA Dance 2009 National DanceSport Championships.BALTIMORE -- America's top ballroom and latin dance The term Latin dance has two meanings, depending on whether the context is social or ballroom dance. Dances from Latin America First, dances originating in Latin America. Typically these are Cha cha cha, Rumba, Samba, Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, Bolero. competitors return to Baltimore, April 3-5, 2009, for the USA DANCE 2009 National DanceSport Championships, sponsored by USA DANCE, Inc., the National Governing Body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he for DanceSport in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International DanceSport Federation International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) (formerly ICAD) was founded in 1957. Its Statutes say in part: "The International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) is the international federation governing all aspects of Dancesport worldwide, either directly through its own organs, or (IDSF IDSF International DanceSport Federation IDSF Interagency Data Systems Facility IDSF Initial Data Storage File ). The USA Dance Nationals will be the largest USA Dance National DanceSport Championships in history, as ballroom dancing and DanceSport popularity surges globally. The three-day USA Dance Nationals will be held at the five-star Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, 8 am - Midnight. At the USA Dance National DanceSport Championships, more than 1,000 amateur DanceSport athletes - America's best - will vie for national titles and placements on the U.S. DanceSport World Teams for events sanctioned by the International DanceSport Federation. In Baltimore, 20 DanceSport couples will be selected for 11 World Championship events. 'Dancing With The Stars' Celebrity Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. Biography Inaba was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her ethnic background is Japanese, Chinese and Irish. She is the younger of two children. To Serve as Honorary Judge at the USA DANCE Nationals In addition to hosting an elite judging panel of nationally and internationally acclaimed adjudicators, USA Dance is proud to announce that ABC-TV's celebrity judge Carrie Ann Inaba will also attend the USA Dance National DanceSport Championships, serving as an Honorary Judge and masters workshop instructor. Ms. Inaba will provide additional critique to America's top dancers in the overall artistic areas of performance, showmanship and individual talent. Many of the celebrity youth couples who have competed on ABC-TV's "Dancing With The Stars Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. Nevertheless, not all the international versions share this title. " will also compete throughout the weekend. The USA Dance 2009 National DanceSport Championships will showcase the four major ballroom dance ballroom dance European and American social dancing performed by couples. It includes standard dances such as the fox-trot, waltz, polka, tango, Charleston, jitterbug, and merengue. styles -- International Standard, International Latin, American Smooth and American Rhythm. Competitors are expected to represent nearly every state in the nation, ranging from Pre-Teen (age 7+) and Youth (to age 18) to Adult (age 19+) and Seniors (35 to 70+). According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Daphna Locker, Nationals Chairperson, the USA DANCE 2009 Nationals "will definitely be a star-studded destination event. Spectators will see America's finest 'real life' dancing stars in action." And as Locker confirmed, "The 2009 Nationals will also host some of the world's most elite ballroom personalities -- TV dance stars, internationally acclaimed judges and emcees, and other well-known celebrities. Advance tickets can be purchased at either the door or online at www.usadancenationals.org . Individual tickets for Daytime Sessions are Adults $15, $10 for Teens and $10 for Children Under 12. Tickets for Evening Sessions are $35 for Adults, $25 for Teens and $20 for Children Under 12. USA DANCE is a 501c3 non-profit organization responsible for the promotion of recreational ballroom dancing and competitive DanceSport in the United States. As the National Governing Body for DanceSport, as recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and as member of The International DanceSport Federation, USA DANCE has the additional mission to gain the International Olympic Committee's final approval of DanceSport as an Olympic medal sport. |
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