Emerald Ball 2015
Dancesport Photography
e! or M r fo ck a B g in om C p ee They K Report by Keith Todd
The venue, LAX Hilton, has not changed since Wayne & Donna Eng took over the reins of the Emerald Ball twenty-six years ago, so competitors are returning to experience a new hotel or environs. Nor are they coming for a relaxing vacation – a competition of this size always has a tight schedule even though the addition of extra days has loosened this somewhat. No I believe the Eng’s attention to detail has simply put his event on the map as a “must do” competition, particularly for West Coast dancers. Hence, in addition to new competitors, we see many of the same
How do you measure the success of a competition? Is it the number of entries? Emerald Ball 2015 had 14,132 entries this year. Is it the quality of the professional divisions? Emerald Ball had strong entries in all professional categories. Or is it the amount of dancers who come back year after year? Maybe this is the measure of a competition’s success an if so, Emerald Ball is a wonderfully successful event!
1
Republished with permission from Dance Beat , America’s Foremost Dancesport News Source. Visit Dance Beat online at www.DanceBeat.com