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| Dancers Eligibility for World and Olympic Games Participation |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 11:03 |
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UCWDC
Dancers
Eligibility for World and Olympic Games Participation
With the blessing and support of incoming President, Kathi Bittner and
the Officers of the UCWDC(R),
a permanent
UCWDC(R)
Olympic Competition Organizing
Committee was recently formed with Jeff Bartholomew as Chair. After several years of work and negotiation by many people, in a
ceremony
concluded on December 7, 2008 at 12:15pm, Barcelona time, in the midst
of the entire assemblage of the International DanceSport
Federation's
Youth Standard World Championships
at the IDSF's 10th
annual Spanish Open, Salou, Spain, the final contract binding together
the IDSF with the UCWDC(R)
as a permanent
member, was executed by Carlos Freitag, IDSF President and
Jeff
Bartholomew, UCWDC(R)
President/Olympic
Competition Organizing Committee Chair.In part that contract says,
This remarkable achievement of this lofty goal for the sports of Country Western Dance and Line Dance could not have been possible without the firm and steadfast support, gracious hospitality and selfless generosity of:
I also offer a special, and personal thank you to Tony Lee for his help, insight and understanding of the history of Ballroom Dance and it's quest for Olympic participation. With deep gratitude to all, Jeff Bartholomew UCWDC President and Olympic Competition Organizing Committee Chair |
| EUROPEAN GROWTH SPURT! |
| Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 16:24 |
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EUROPEAN GROWTH SPURT!
UC Director's standing ovation welcomes new events in Amsterdam,
Netherlands and Siracusa, Italy and salutes Barcelona
Star's Line merge into the second annual Catalan DanceSport
Federation Dance Olympiad in Spain.New 2009 UCWDC Events bring even more excitement and energy to Europe. The new Tulip Challenge was awarded 1st year Sanctioning at the UCWDC's annual fall meeting and received a standing ovation. Well know Event Directors Daan Geelen, Michel Platje and Marlon Ronkes announced the inaugural event will be held at De Rijp Eilanden in Amsterdam, Holland, 20-22 March 2009 just weeks before the world famous Keukenhof Gardens Tulip Festival. Next, Director Nick Vitale will welcome competitors, guests and celebrities at the debut of the Sicilian Western Dance Classic, at the beautiful Arenella Resort in historic Siracusa, Italy 27-29 March 2009. This first ever Italian UCWDC event was awarded 1st year Sanctioning at this year's spring meeting. Barcelona Star's Line, 1-3 May 2009, will become part of the Catalan DanceSport Federation's Dance Olympiad Spain possibly in sun drenched Mallorca, Spain. Did someone say, "Olympics?" Stay tuned. Click on UCWDC Event Schedule to check for contact information and news about the entire worldwide UCWDC Event List which includes these great non-North American events:
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| UCWDC® 2008 POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP! |
| Monday, September 1, 2008 - 10:55 |
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Ladies &
Gentlemen, Start your Engines! After
several years of planning and hard work,
here at last we have, LIVE on the Internet, YOUR POINTS
RACE STANDINGS
All
twenty-three (23) events held so far this
year are in the database. But stay tuned, there is much more
to come each
week as we receive more Points files… Plenty
of events are still on the calendar,
it's not too late for you to move up the ladder. WORLDS
XVII© Disney World, Orlando in you
favorite divisions. Discover answers to your
questions. Who
else is dancing in my Division? At
what event did I earn my points? How many more points do I
need to win?
… Exciting
and informative don't you think? This database
will
not ever supersede the original event scoring documents. Our source of
information is based on the results file we received from the event
directors. |
| UCWDC® Event Director Jean Garr was in a terrible car crash, Tuesday, July 22 |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 23:06 |
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An unlicensed driver ran a red light, T-boned Jean and tore the entire front end off her car. Thankfully, Jean was wearing her seat belt and the air bag deployed completely. The belt and the bag caused severe soft tissue damage, but saved her skeleton and her life. Jean is walking with a walker and very, very bruised and sore. She has been staying with her sister for the last week to be closer to the doctors, so she has not had access to a computer. However, she is moving back home tonight, Wednesday, July 30th. Her address is jg2dancer@earthlink.net if you wish to send a Get Well eMail. |
| RONNIE & BRANDI ON So You Think You Can Dance |
| Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 23:07 |
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RONNIE & BRANDI ON So You Think You Can Dance THIS WEEK! Be sure to watch "So You Think You Can Dance" on Wednesday, July 16th! Ronnie DeBenedetta & Brandi Tobias are choreographing a "Two Step" for one of the couples! Yes you read it rght.....COUNTRY TWO STEP on So You Think You Can Dance!! And we want your votes! So tune in on Wednesday, July 16th to vote!! MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW! You can vote multiple times! We want to see more Swing & Country and if they see lots of votes they'll "bring it on"! Let's show them how strong we feel about our dances! WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH ON FOX 2 HOURS (STARTING AT 8 PM) BE SURE TO VOTE! THURSDAY, JULY 17TH ON FOX RESULTS SHOW (STARTING AT 9 PM) FRIDAY, JULY 18TH 5PM TEACHING TWO STEP AT INLAND VALLEY DANCE FESTIVAL!!! WE'RE SO EXCITED!!! Have you watched them dancing on the Today show on NBC? |
| City of Light Has Changed Venues |
| Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 22:03 |
Brigette Zerah's "City of Light" Dance Event has changed venues in Paris for July 4-5-6, 2008 |
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| WORLDS XVII© “Tentative†Contest Schedule |
| Monday, March 17, 2008 - 22:58 |
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WORLDS XVII© “Tentative†Contest Schedule is now available. Please click here to view. The UCWDC® recommends and invites everyone to come and enjoy a full week of dance activities and entertainment from Monday, Dec. 29th to Sunday, Jan. 4th, including a celebration of New Year’s Eve at Disney World. You may extend your hotel stay at great discounted rates for five days prior to five days later, subject to availability, so please do it soon enough. The hotel will definitely sell out long before the event starts, and an added difficulty will be that flights will be much more difficult to get! Before planning your travel and accommodations, please refer to this projected tentative schedule. Please note that the dates for specific divisions may change within the range below: ProAm and ProPro (except for ProAm Grand Championships) will occur on Monday through Wednesday. Line Dance will occur on Thursday through Saturday. Couples will occur on Friday through Sunday. Please make your plans accordingly. Remember, early room discounts are available at Disney’s Coronado Springs Hotel, Orlando, providing your reservation is received by June 1st, 2008. A final confirmed schedule of all activities will be posted to the Worlds XVII© web site in December, after each division’s final registration numbers have been compiled and scheduled. |
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| Watch Ronnie and Brandi Dancing on NBC's The Today Show |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 21:42 |
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Please click here to view Ronnie and Brandi Dancing on NBC's The Today Show along with Hoda's interview of Robert Royston |
| Ronnie and Brandi Dancing on NBC's The Today Show |
| Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 11:53 |
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The NBC Today show is set for Thursday, February 7th for Ronnie and Brandi to Dance represented as The 2008 World Champions. Please check your local listings! |
| 2009 Worlds XVII(C) Orlando Florida Early Bird Registration |
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 12:25 |
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2009 Worlds XVII(C) Download The Flyer Here |
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