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DanceSport on the Chapter Scale

By Alexandra Y. Caluen do you read me? www.ombailamos.com Contact me with questions or comments via my website, or at dancesport (at) usadancela.org. DanceSport is one of the top priorities for USA Dance as a national organization. If you read the national mission statement, you see DanceSport prominently featured. From the very beginning, USA Dance ...

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Competitor Eligibility

USA Dance is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and as such an increasing number of its rules, policies, and procedures are being brought into line with those of other sporting organizations under the USOC. One question to which there is still no hard-and-fast answer published, by DVIDA or NDCA or USA Dance, is ...

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A Spectator’s Guide to DanceSport

I am happy to report that there are a growing number of ways to watch ballroom dancing.  In the Los Angeles area alone, the eager spectator could, in the last year and coming months, have found a nearby performance of the Dancing with the Stars tour; the So You Think You Can Dance tour; Louis ...

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Behind the Scenes at Nationals by Judith Searle

Didn’t have a chance to make it to Nationals? Take a peek at Judith Searle’s recap of her adventures here. The USA Dance 2010 National DanceSport Competition program on Saturday evening, April 10 at the JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles was one of the truly thrilling spectator experiences of my dance life. The major ...

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Caluens and Chiangs Medal at 2010 DanceSport Nationals

More than 1,200 DanceSport athletes from throughout the US gathered in Los Angeles on April 9-11 for the The 2010 DanceSport National Championships. Having qualified at regionals throughout the year, these athletes proved their status as the best amatuer ballroom and Latin dancers in the country, as they vied for national titles and placements on the USA ...

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