41. Blackpool Finals 2026: Pre-competition Huddle

Once again we bring the whole competition team together at Blackpool to look at the competition ahead. We share our hopes, worries and excitements. This year we have a mix of returning and new competitors that share their personal experiences that can be relatable to any medallist dancer.

In reaction to the recent world events we wanted to discuss how it would effect the world of dancing especially as Blackpool is coming up. We dive into cheery subjects of politics, cost of living and barriers that might arise for hobby and professional dancers.As always these are only our opinions shared for entertainment and educational purposes.

Continuing our series where we focus on one dance at a time and go over its history and specifics. This week we're looking at tango, Ballroom that is. We are talking about its Latin roots, influences and evolution.As always these are only our opinions shared for entertainment and education purposes only.

The definition of Ballroom and Latin dancing is a natural movement of a human body in relation to music. Sounds simple enough. But we, as dancers, often overcomplicate things. In this episode we're talking about how we can keep things simple for ourselves and achieve greater results faster.As always these are our opinions only shared for educational and entertainment purposes.

In this episode, we're looking at what February looks like in the world of Ballroom and Latin dancing. We're covering UK Open results, the future of the UK dancing, upcoming competitions and Hannah, as always, has some follow up questions. As always these are only our opinions shared for entertainment and educational purposes.

In our New Year's special we look forward to the upcoming year. Neil takes us through the calendar for the upcoming major events in Ballroom and Latin dancing in the UK. As always these are only our opinions shared for educational and entertainment purposes.

In this Christmas special episode we're talking about what the Christmas traditions that exist in the world of Ballroom and Latin dancing. Neil shares some funny stories and David becomes a victim of some Christmas roasting. Happy Christmas everyone!These are only our opinions shared for educational and entertainment purposes.

We're starting another series. This time it would be about technique books - what they are for, what's in them, what role they play in dancing and many more questions. Starting with the Ballroom, we're talking about what books are out there, how they connect to different associations and when they are used. In the future episodes we will go into more detail on both Ballroom and Latin.As always these are our opinions only shared for entertainment and educational purposes only.

With this episode we are starting a new series where we focus on one of the ten Ballroom and Latin dances to take a closer look. We start with Cha cha - its origins, first things to think about when you start learning and how it might evolve over time.As always, these are only our personal opinions shared for educational and entertainment purposes.

Today we're talking about a recent trend that we've observed in the dance world - stripping back the dance routines. It coincided with some of the work we were doing in our school anyway, so it was a great time to dive deeper into why and when it could be an idea to come back to more basic actions.As always these are our opinions only , expressed for entertainment and educational purposes.