IDTA Inventive Dance winners results

IDTA Inventive Dance Competition – Spanish Hall, Blackpool

Saturday, 5th July 2025

The IDTA Inventive Dance Competition was held on Saturday, 5th July 2025, in the elegant Spanish Hall at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, as part of the annual IDTA Congress. Organised by the IDTA Sequence Faculty—Dallas Chapman (Chairman), Dawn Parker, Vicki Smith, Tracey Taylor, and Andrea Wortley—the event was a showcase of sequence dancing excellence.

Compere for the day was Dawn Parker and the event featured a panel of adjudicators who were all past winners: Barry Earnshaw, Lissa Giles, Lesley Marshall, Steven Shaw, and Vicki Smith. Music was provided by Andrea Wortley, and scrutineering was undertaken by Dallas Chapman.

Winning Dances

• Classical Sequence

  🥇 Tango Versace

  Choreographers: Eugene Barber & Loraine Heron

• Latin Sequence

  🥇 Salsa Serondo

  Choreographers: Youlie Mouzafiarova & David Pullinger

• Modern Sequence

  🥇 Thornbury Tango

  Choreographers: Kelly Sloan & Ellen Harrison

• Derek Tonks Memorial Trophy

  🥇 Applegarth Gavotte

  Choreographers: John and Ann Rainey

The next major event is the BDC Inventive Dance Competition, celebrating its 76th anniversary, on Sunday, 3rd August 2025.

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