INTERNATIONAL RS CHAMPIONS
Building on their performance at the International Championships in October, Andrey and Alex climbed up the ranking and finished in 27th place at The UK Open Championships - not far from the next quarter final round! Big thanks to all their friends, family and students who came along to support them on their home turf!
The first ProAm competition of the year and it's at the amazing Empress Ballroom, Blackpool. We are very proud of all our students who competed with Andrey in this event, and are pleased to report that they all made the finals - with some podium finishes in there too! Congratulations ladies!
We are delighted to be named as Finalists in the "Wedding Extra" category for our First Wedding Dance lessons
Stepping WAY out of the comfort zone, Andrey and Alex have been preparing for months and working hard towards their new Ballroom Show Dance. This was debuted in Bonn, Germany, at The World Championships... and it earned them a space in the final! They are delighted to be World Show Dance Finalists!
The European Championships were held in Assen at the Dutch Open Championships. Andrey and Alex flew the flag for England and narrowly missed out on a space in the semi final finishing in 14th place
Andrey & Alexandra had the pleasure of competing at the spectacular Royal Albert Hall at The International Championships. They missed out on the top 30 this time round, but put in a strong performance in a very strong field
Many thanks to the BDF for inviting Alexandra to lecture at the Senior Training Day held in Caterham. It was an honour to be asked, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
A fantastic ProAm event at the Bournemouth International Centre. We were very proud of all our students with every one making the finals and a few Gold medal placings too. Well done again ladies
Today saw our ProAm ladies competing at "Stars Of The Future". It was a long, grueling day but they finished up with some excellent results - with almost every one in the final - huge congrats to you all and onward and upward for your next event in Bournemouth!
The British Open! Blackpool - the mecca of Ballroom dancing. It was another great competition and we were happy to place in the top 30 couples in the world again. Many thanks to all our supporters, coaches and sponsors for their continued support.
Congratulations to all our students who took their I.S.T.D Medals today at our first Medal Test Day at The Piccadilly Ballroom, with every one gaining Honours across the board!
After months of hard work and planning, Andrey & Alexandra are happy to announce that Dancing Holidays are BACK at The Piccadilly! They hosted a hugely successful Ballroom&Latin weekend, and are rpoud to be bringing Dancing Holidays back to the ever popular venue
Dancing in their hometown of Bournemouth, Andrey & Alexandra were delighted to dance for an audience with their friends, family and students watching on - thank you for all your support! They finished just shy of the top 24
Congratulations to all our students who competed in the Grand Finals in Blackpool - who ALL made the finals in their events.
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Andrey & Alexandra are thrilled to have been selected as one of the top 2 couples in England to represent Team GB at the upcoming WDC World Championships held at The Kremlin in Moscow. Take a look back soon to see how they get on at the event
After nearly having to withdraw from the competition, due to a nasty injury Alex picked up during the event, they managed to battle through and maintain their ranking by placing 3rd place in this National competition.
Andrey & Alexandra finished 25th at arguably the most prestigious competition in the world, narrowly missing out on the top 24.
A major event in the competition diary in preparation for the British Open in Blackpool. A truly beautiful and well organised event. We were pleased to make the quarter final in this strong competition.
Many thanks to Luca and Ekaterina for inviting us to Venice to compete in this beautiful competition. We very much enjoyed this competition and the audience support. We were happy to win the Professional Ballroom event.
We had the opportunity to travel to America to compete in April. We danced in two events in New Orleans and Miami, making the final in both.
We are pleased to announce, we are the new owners of The Piccadilly Ballroom. Thank you to everyone who came to our opening party (nearly 200 of you!) and to everyone who has helped along the way, making this venture possible for us. Visit the website for more info and pictures here www.piccadillyballroom.co.uk
Our first competition of 2017. A huge thank you to all our family, friends and students who come along every year to this competition in our hometown of Bournemouth - your endless support and encouragement means the world to us!
Today we passed our Latin Licentiate Professional exam with the I.S.T.D. We are now fully qualified in Ballroom and Latin, and available for Championship judging.
Our last competition of the year at one of our favorite events. Having been invited to do a demonstration in Switzerland the night before, we traveled through the night to get to Disneyland in order to compete at this amazing competition. We made the semi final, narrowly missing out on a final placing.
A bumper weekend for us competing in both our National and World Championships! We were placed 4th overall in the British Closed Professional Ballroom on the Saturday night, and very pleased to finish in 18th place at the World Championships the next day.
We were pleased to make the semi-final at the Dutch Open in Assen, picking up several marks into the final. As always, a great competition that we always enjoy
We were honoured to be asked to perform our Ballroom show at the Grand Finals weekend at Blackpool to a packed out Wintergardens. Many thanks to the Imperial Society for inviting us
Alexandra was invited to BBC HQ in London to be interviewed by Kim Chakanetsa for the BBC's "The Conversation" along side Strictly Star, Oti Mabuse. Listen to the interview in full here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04dnmp2
A big congratulations to all our students who competed in the Open, Teacher/Student, and Pro-am events in Dublin. You all came away with medals and did yourselves proud - looking forward to next year!
>A year has whizzed by since we won our International Rising Star title here. This year we were happy to make the quarter final in the International Professional Ballroom Championships. Thanks to our friends and family who traveled all the way to support us.
We were very happy to once again compete in the "Autumn Star" in Moscow. A wonderfully organised event, complete with the Empress Orchestra! We placed 4th in a strong International final
Andrey & Alexandra were invited to compete in the International Team Match in Paris. Along with their fellow team mates, Team GB emerged as clear winners. They went on to compete in the WDC AL Amateur Ballroom championship and were placed 2nd. Later in the evening they qualified to dance in the Open Show Dance category where they became vice-champions.
The first major competition of the year takes place at the Bournemouth International Centre. Andrey and Alexandra competed in the UK Open Amateur Ballroom Championships making the semi final, picking up marks from several judges through to the final. They placed 10th overall.
Finishing off 2014 with the WDC AL World Championship in Disneyland Paris – what a way to end the year!! They made the semi final of the World Championship in all 5 dances and received several marks through to the final.
November was a jam-packed month for Andrey and Alex. They kicked off the month by travelling to Assen in Holland for the Dutch Open Champioships. They were bronze medallists in this event. The following week saw them competing at the prestigious British Closed Championships, where they once again placed in the top 3.
This was the first time this event had been held and organised by Warren and Jane Bullock. Andrey and Alex were awarded the coveted “Amateur Couple Of The Year”. Many thanks to Warren and Jane for a fabulous evening.
The Bournemouth Festival is regarded as one of the “majors” in any dancer’s calendar. The competition was held on home turf at the Bournemouth International Centre. Andrey and Alexandra were victorious, winning this prestigious title, and only needed a couple more points to take 1st place in all 5 dances.
The Oxford Titles were held in Cowley on the hottest day of the year! After a few hot and sweaty rounds, they emerged champions and were awarded maximum points contributing to their DPA NL ranking.
Andrey and Alex travelled to Le Roux with A&L Dance Academy. They danced in the Amateur Open event, performing to a packed-out stadium of spectators. They were placed 1st and took every 1st place from every judge.
Andrey and Alexandra made the semi final of the Amateur Championships in Blackpool, placing as the top British couple.