- Additional Authors
- Allen, Bryan L.
- Thompson, Pat Lupino.
- Irvine, Bill.
- Weisser, Lydia
- Porter, Richard
- Porter, Els
- Green, Paul
- Rufus, Karren
- Watson, Bryan
- Bystedt, Karen Hardy
- Ballas, Corky
- Ballas, Shirley
- Stopford, Sammy
- McColl, Barbara
- Hannah, Connie
- Hannah, Stephen
- Hilton, Marcus
- Hilton, Karen
- Pember, Peter.
- Pember, Julia.
- Blackpool Dance Festival.
- Quasar Video (Firm)
- DHCA.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (89 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Alternative Title
- 70th Blackpool Dance Festival
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Special event coverage and commentary.
- Video.
- Latin dancing.
- Note
- Subtitle from wrapper.
- Title on wrapper: The 70th Blackpool Dance Festival: British Professional Championships.
- Performer (note)
- Commentators: Bryan Allen and Pat Thompson.
- Compère: Bill Irvine.
- Event (note)
- Recorded in the Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, in 1995.
- Contents
- Tribute to Sonny Binick (1915-1995), founding member, chairman and first life president of the Ballroom Dancing Federation.
- Semifinals, British Professional Latin Championship (ca. 17 min.) / the dances performed are the cha cha cha, samba, rumba, pasodoble, and jive ; featured competitors are Martin Dihlmann and Lydia Weisser, Richard Porter and Els Gevaert, Goran and Nicola Nordin, Paul Killick and Oxana Forova, Rick Valenzuela and Hanna Karttunen, Paul Green and Karren Rufus, Allan Tornsberg and Vibeke Toft, Brian Watson and Karen Hardy, Sammy Stopford and Barbara McColl, Geir Bakke and Melissa Dexter.
- Finals, British Professional Latin Championship (ca. 17 min.) / same dances as above ; featured competitors are Allan Tornsberg and Vibeke Toft, Sammy Stopford and Barbara McColl, Corky and Shirley Ballas, Jason Gilkson [Gilkison?] and Peta Roby, Jukka Haapalainen and Sirpa Suutari, Brian Watson and Karen Hardy, Richard Porter and Els Gevaert.
- Announcement of winners, interviews with winners and with festival organizer Gillian McKenzie (ca. 14 min.).
- Semifinals, British Professional Ballroom Dancing Championship (ca. 13 min.) / the dances performed are the waltz, foxtrot, tango and quickstep ; featured competitors are Hide [Hidekazu] and Yoko Tanako, Stephen and Connie Hannah, Benoit and Lorraine Drolet, Victor Veyrasset and Heather Smith, Fabio Selmi and Simona Fancello, Andrew Sinkinson and Eleny Fotinos, Hiro and Kyoko Amano, Davide Cacciari and Moreno Ricci.
- Finals, British Professional Ballroom Dancing Championship (ca. 16 min.) / same dances as above ; featured competitors are Stephen and Connie Hannah, Kim and Cecilie Rygel, Andrew Sinkinson and Eleny Fotinos, Marcus and Karen Hilton, Augusto Schiavo and Caterina Arzenton, Fabio Selmi and Simona Fancello, Hide and Yoko Tanaka, Luca Baricchi and Lorraine Barry.
- Acknowledgments, announcement of winners, national anthem, interview with winners, identification of special guests (ca. 12 min.).
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-3726
- OCLC
- NYPY99-F588
- Title
Highlights of the seventieth Blackpool Dance Festival [videorecording] : British Professional Championships / Quasar Video ; directed by Peter Pember ; produced by Peter Pember and Julia Pember.
- Imprint
Hereford, England : Quasar Video, c1995.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
- Performer
Commentators: Bryan Allen and Pat Thompson.
Compère: Bill Irvine.
Music played by Irven Tidswell and the Empress Ballroom Orchestra.
- Event
Recorded in the Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, in 1995.
- Local Subject
Exhibition ballroom dancing -- Competitions.
Exhibition ballroom dancing -- 1950-
- Added Author
Allen, Bryan L. Commentator
Thompson, Pat Lupino. Commentator
Irvine, Bill. Host
Weisser, Lydia, dancer.
Porter, Richard, dancer.
Porter, Els, dancer.
Green, Paul, dancer.
Rufus, Karren, dancer.
Watson, Bryan, dancer.
Bystedt, Karen Hardy, dancer.
Ballas, Corky, dancer.
Ballas, Shirley, dancer.
Stopford, Sammy, dancer.
McColl, Barbara, dancer.
Hannah, Connie, dancer.
Hannah, Stephen, dancer.
Hilton, Marcus, dancer.
Hilton, Karen, dancer.
Pember, Peter. Producer. Director
Pember, Julia. Producer
Blackpool Dance Festival.
Quasar Video (Firm)
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3726