Modern ballroom dance is a phenomenon involving sport, art, and various sciences. Blackpool, one of the oldest UK resorts, is considered the birthplace of modern ballroom dance and hosts an annual international dance festival drawing the world's top dancers. While initially just for British competitors, the festival became globally renowned and now includes dancers from around the world competing across five dances with short breaks in between each round. Despite differences in English and Russian dance cultures, they have influenced and popularized ballroom dancing through cultural interpenetration and exchange.

1. Interpenetration of English
and Russian cultures dance
(ballroom dancing).
Done by Polina Senchakova

2. Modern Ballroom dance is a huge phenomenon
concerned with sport, art and a variety of sciences,
such as pedagogy, psychology, aesthetics, ethics,
sociology and philosophy

3. Blackpool - one of the oldest
resorts in the UK modern type.
The city is considered the
birthplace of cars Jaguar. In
addition to ballroom dance festival
held in Blackpool and another
significant event - the festival of
light and it lasts for two months

4. But it became the world famous Blackpool, the
primarily international dance festival, which takes
place at the end of May. The city becomes a mecca
for the best ballroom dancers from around the
world, and the festival turns into a global event!

5. Although, more and more foreign competitors came
to Blackpool, it was decided to organize a small
Festival only for British competitors and, in
November 1975,the first British Closed Dance
Festival was held in the Empress Ballroom. The name
has now been changed to the British National
Championships

6. History of the development of ballroom dancing in
the form in which we know them today - a short ,
little more than a century . Modern ballroom dance
is a synthesis of art and sports

7. In improving the dance was attended
by all the coaches of the world. For
example, In 1952, the famous
English teacher of ballroom dancing
Pierre Lavelle visited Cuba and saw
the original version of rumba
dancing with additional steps,
additional relevant impact in music,
when the rhythm of the blows given
by castanets, drums. Returning to
England, he began to teach the new
version as a separate dance.

8. What is the other good reason to come to the Blackpool?
Since 1934 to a holiday invite the known musician or the actor
who carries out the opening ceremony. So, since early
morning in the city various concepts and representations are
held, and with darkness approach all gather for "Switch On"
ceremony.

9. I am interested in what stars think about the Blackpool. I found the interview
of Michal Malitovski and Joanna Lyunis, who are Polish, European and world
champions among professionals in Latin program and winners of the
Blackpool.
Tell us about your feelings regarding
Blackpool this year?
It's always a great suspense and training so
massive ... Because it is the stiff competition in
terms of importance, and stress, of course. Also
physically it is the most difficult competition, so
preparing a little longer, a little different,
because we have to go through five rounds, all
five dances, with a break of only 20 minutes
between them.

10. I know one more a very beautiful couple. It is Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia
Zagoruichenko.
Michael&Joanna and Riccardo &Yulia are old rivals

11. Despite the difference in the English
and Russian cultures dance I can
certainly prove that they are
interdependent with each other!
Both dance culture have made a
huge contribution to the
popularization of ballroom
dancing!