Thursday, 6 August 2015

Latin Ballroom Dance Clothing Design

Example Of Professional Design For Latin Ballroom Dance Design

Peach Latin w/ All Over Gold Beaded Fringe & Asymmetric Skirt

Red Latin w/ Beaded Fringe & Belt

Nude Bodysuit Latin w/ Green Mesh Drape & Green Beaded Fringe

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Latin Ballroom Dance Hairstyles

How to make a Latin Ballroom Hairstyle 

The Ballroom Basic Hairstyle- Low Bun

How to do Latin Short Hairstyles 

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Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Latin Ballroom Competition

Professional Ballroom USA Champions, Blackpool 2014


Arunas Brizokas & Katusha Demidova- USA

Victor Fung & Anastasia Muravyova- USA

 
Andrea Ghigiarelli & Sara Andracchio- England 

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Latin Ballroom Competition

Natalka Cap And Jose Decamps, 2009 U.S & World Pro Am Ladies " A " Champions



Amanda & Gabriel, World Latin Dance Cup 2013



Jeremy Martinez & Olaia Garcia Alvarez, Champion in SF Salsa Festival 2013



Video Of Jeremy Martinez & Olaia Garcia Alvarez



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Saturday, 1 August 2015

Latin Dance Costume- What's HOT What's NOT- Continue

Beads And Penny Sequins Latin Dress



Latin dresses decorated with large penny sequins or made out a sequined fabric have become very popular recently. Such Latin dresses style require little stoning and sparkle great on the dance floor.

The Prefect Little Black Latin Dress



Among the abundance of colours, texture and patterns present on the dance floor a black Latin dress may unexpectedly looks very refreshing. Black dress is classy, elegant and sexy. It also a great choice for every lady.

Fur And Feathers



Once extensively used in standard grown, feathers will left out for awhile and come back in Latin dancewear. Designers used both boa and individual feathers to decorate the Latin dresses. Latin costume adorned with feathers looks very chic and classy through adding some extra headache to its owner when it comes to clean the dress.

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Latin Dance Costume- What's HOT What's NOT- Continue

Draped Latin Dance



Drapes and float comes many shapes and forms so it would be a very generalized descriptions of Latin dance dresses. For most part such dresses require very soft stretchy materials such as mesh, angelskin and thin stretchy satin to make the drapes and float hug of body in a natural looking way. Making draped dress is a non trivial task, however the outcome will pay itself out. A well made draped dress always looks very high class and expensive, even being only moderately decorated.

Patterned Latin Dancewear



Animal, flora or abstract prints- all these kind of patterns will looks very fresh on the dance floor as opposed to dresses in solid colour and are very likely to attract the attention of the audience.
Tiger and leopard print Latin dresses will never go out of style. Such Latin costumes looks hot and daring and represent the great choice for a bold, confident dancers. Animals print dresses often combined with red decorations or trimmings, to create an image of a wounded animal or with golden accessories for a more glamorous look.

Empire Waist Latin Ballroom Dresses



One of the recent trends in Ballroom Latin fashion, empire waist dress. A great choice for petite ladies and it visually elongates the body and makes the girls look taller. This is however quite a tricky style that wouldn't suit any dancer. First of all dancers with shapely legs and large hips should by all means avoid such style. Empire waist Latin dresses also require the dancers hip technique to be just perfect so that the dancing moves could be easily seen through the loose layers of fabric.

To Be Continue...

By Felicia


Latin Ballroom Dance Costume- What's HOT What's NOT

It might quite hard to pick Latin dress for competition. On one hand there is a variety of style, fabrics and decorations to choose from. On the other you need a dress to suit all 5 dances, which are completely different in mood, style and pace. A red and black Latin dress will look very expressive during the passionate paso doble or tango, however it will be somewhat out of place during the Jive and joyful Samba.



Apart from the difference in dance style there are also other things to be considered when looking for the Latin costumes. These are the particularities of the body type of each dancer, their dancing level and choreography. Each dancer have to approach very carefully his/ her strong and weak sides to look for the costumes that would emphasize individual style of the dance couple. It is wise to consult with the coach or a Ballroom or Latin dress designer for a professional and unbiased opinion.

During the Latin dance competition the couple only has a few minutes to impress the judge and the audience, therefore the Latin competition costume should be very creative, just as their dancing routine. Ballroom dress designers are constantly experimenting with different fabric, colours and patterns, looking for new styles that could stand out on the dance floor.

Fringe Latin Dance Dresses


Fringe is the one of the most popular decorations used in Latin dancewear. It greatly emphasizes the movement of the dancer. It doesn't require much stoning to look good. It can be attached in very different ways to the dress, therefore it suits almost any body type. For a short girl with a curvy body I would recommend to avoid Latin dresses where the fringe is sewn horizontally and very densely. It will add more volume to the body and visually shorten it. Rather opt for a Latin dress where the fringe is sewn in small tassels and attracted in small portions on the hips and bust.
Another good idea is consider to a Latin dress decorated with beaded fringe sewn in individually. It would emphasize the movement of the dancers while not putting up weight. Latin dress made with beaded bugle fringe sparkle immensely, quite similar to those decorated to rhinestones. One of the recently introduced materials is fringe made of sequins; it is much lighter and just as sparkling.

To Be Continue

By Felicia