The Blackpool Tower Ballroom has received £764,000 from the Government as part of its support package for the arts. The famous ballroom dancing venue, which first opened to the public in 1894, is ...

Blackpool Dance Festival is the world's biggest ballroom dancing contest and has been running since 1920 Last year's competition attracted a record 2,953 couples drawn from more than 60 different ...

Brigham Young University’s Ballroom Dance Company sparkled on stage at the Blackpool Dance Festival in Blackpool, England, and received first-place in the Modern Formation category and second-place in ...

The Blackpool Dance Festival dates back to 1920 and is held annually in the Empress Ballroom, inside the city's historic Winter Gardens venue. Thousands of athletes, from more than 50 countries ...

As the BBC’s dance competition returns to the Tower Ballroom, Isobel Lewis explores the town’s dance history, and how ‘Blackpool Week’ became a ‘Strictly’ institution ...

In 2008, I won a dance competition in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom and I still have memories of that today. Then last year on Strictly, Fleur and I scored 10, 10, 10, 10, the best score. So, for ...

Its history dates back over 100 years - its ballroom was opened in 1899 and Blackpool is famously dubbed as the 'home of ballroom dancing'. And this year, the celebs and their partners will take ...

A new British comedy film about the world of ballroom dancing is in development. The Light Fantastic is due to film in Blackpool, the world home of the sport, early next year, according to reports..

As the BBC’s dance competition returns to the Tower Ballroom, Isobel Lewis explores the town’s dance history, and how ‘Blackpool Week’ became a ‘Strictly’ institution ...