The most prestigious ballroom dance competition in the world, the Blackpool Dance Festival began in 1920 in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England. In 2008 there were 68 countries represented and a total number of 1,863 couples, 3 Ballroom Formation Teams, 8 Latin Formation Teams and 7 Exhibition Couples entered the various events. The following are who we consider to be the top ranking Canadian couples at this competition.

  1. Anton Lebedev & Anna Borshch

    Professional Ballroom Quarter Final,  Professional Rising Stars Ballroom  17/214    TORONTO

  2. Alexandre Chalkevitch & Larissa Kerbel

    Professional Ballroom Quarter Final   TORONTO

  3. Francis Lafreniere & Claudia Primeau

    Professional Rising Stars Latin Semi-Final

  4. Alan Gilin & Anastasia Trutneva

    Amateur Rising Stars Latin 33/414, Youth U21 Latin 27/223, Youth U21 Ballroom 74/137    TORONTO

  5. Richard Tonizzo & Claire Hansen

    Amateur Ballroom 32/216  Leamington, Ontario

  6. Arthur Adamski & Alexandra Plaza

    Youth U21 Latin    36/223   TORONTO

  7. Andre Paramonov & Natale Paramonov

    Professional Latin top 48/273   TORONTO

  8. Jean-Francois Messier & Marie Bolduc

    Professional Rising Stars Ballroom 48/214, Professonal Ballroom 99/230, Professional Rising Stars Latin 75/234, Professional Latin 129/273

  9. Francis Lafreniere & Claudia Primeau

    Professional Latin 49/273, Professional Ballroom 106/230, Professional Rising Stars Ballroom  74/214

  10. Kamil Studenny & Kateryna Trubina

    Amateur Latin 60/302, Amateur Rising Stars Latin  93/414   TORONTO

  11. Jean Philippe Milot & Laurence Bolduc

    Amateur Latin  101/302, Amateur Rising Stars Latin  101/414

  12. Sharone Levit & Julia Zavadska

    Amateur Latin 95/302, Amateur Rising Stars Latin 115/414   TORONTO

  13. Arthur Adamski & Alexandra Plaza

    Amateur Rising Stars Latin  115/414   TORONTO

  14. Christian Millette & Denitsa Ikonomova

    Amateur Latin 98/302, Amateur Ballroom  169/216

  15. Dany Desloges & Gosha Zielinska

    Professional Rising Stars Latin 127/234, Professional Latin 114/273

  16. Pierre Yves Lebel & Marylene Boisvert

    Senior Latin 38/82

  17. Pierre Legault & Lyne Villeneuve

    Senior Ballroom 95/172, Senior Latin 39/82

  18. Richard Stahl & Francine Poissant

    Senior Ballroom 99/172    TORONTO

  19. Stephen Kwong & Betty Kwong

    Senior Ballroom 117 /172

  20. Jean-francois Rousseau & Nathalie Ladouceur

    Senior Ballroom 118/172