DANCESPORT TAKES THE GARDEN.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of CITY--"Nowhere in the world is there a professional competition of this magnitude," explains Amy Valdes, president of the DanceSport World Group and coproducer of the newly developed DanceSport Championships Limited series, which will hold its kickoff event September 18 at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference . DanceSport, both a competitive performing sport and an "industry," has been around for decades, but a recent resurgence of interest can be attributed to its designation as a new Olympic medal event (there's still plenty of time to practice, though--due to International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 timing requirements, it won't be on the roster any earlier than 2008). Valdes's main objective, however, is not to increase the number of Olympic hopefuls, but to expose the general public to DanceSport and, she hopes, to win its attention and support. "Right now, 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. , there are [partner] dance competitions every weekend," she says. "But the general public doesn't really know what [competitive partner dance] is, and the couples don't really get the exposure that is needed.... In other competitions, they might bring two to three couples; nowhere in the U.S. is there a major competition, meant really for the general public, to show DanceSport in its most fabulous form." For the September 18 event, the top twelve international couples (each is ranked first in its country) will compete against one another, as will the top six theater-arts couples from the United States and five junior couples (ages twelve to thirteen years old). A "club sport competition," whose participants were chosen this summer through dance club promotions, will consist of swing, hustle hus·tle v. hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles v.tr. 1. To jostle or shove roughly. 2. To convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van. , and salsa dance. DanceSport can most easily be compared with ice dancing ice dancing, ice-skating competition in which couples are required to perform dance routines to music. The sport gained popularity in the 1930s and the first world championships were held in 1950. , with skill requirements for each level. The dancers at Madison Square Garden will be competing in the Latin style, one of the two styles performed in international competitions; American competitions have different requirements. Teachers must be certified and judges accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. ; a number of chains and independent schools teaching DanceSport are located around the world. For more information contact the National Dance Council of America at (800) 291-8623 or visit their Web site at www.ndca.org. |
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