Brigham Young University's Ballroom Dance Company has known victory and acclaim throughout the world since its formation in 1971, and was also the 2013 British National Champion at the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival in England. As well as their international success, they are the current USA Champions in both Ballroom formation and Latin formation dance. The team has won competitions and astounded audiences worldwide with a variety of showpieces renowned for precision, beauty, and skill. The internationally traveled Brigham Young University Ballroom Dance Company will bring its world champion showcase Capture the Magic to Hong Kong's Yuen Long Theatre Auditorium, Friday, 16 May at 7:45 p.m. and Chai Wan Youth Square, Y-Theatre Saturday, 17 May at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at all URBTIX outlets, on the Internet and by telephone from 17 April.
Capture the Magic treats audiences to a spectacular variety of dances, including gliding waltzes, playful swing dances, and dramatic, high-energy Latin dances. The dancers engage the audience with pieces that flow between elegant forms and fast-paced rhythms accompanied with amazing, colorful costumes and dramatic choreography.
In summer 2013 the company traveled to Blackpool, England to compete again in the British Formation and Latin formation competitions and was victorious-winning first place in each category. After their victory in Blackpool, the Ballroom Dance Company toured and entertained audiences throughout England, Germany, and Switzerland. While in Germany, the Ballroom Dance Company held a benefit concert donating the proceeds to two local charities.
Whether performing in the United States or abroad, the group leaves a distinct impression of professionalism. After one of their performances in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dr. Alex Zapesotski said, "As president of the St. Petersburg Humanities University, I have traveled around the world-to London, Tokyo, Paris-and have never seen a production of your high artistic standard and spirit."
The Ballroom Dance Company originates in the Department of Dance of the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. BYU is one of the nation's largest private universities with an enrollment of more than 30,000 full-time students from throughout the United States and 120 foreign countries.
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