THE BLACKPOOL TOWER BALLROOM THE WALTZ DANCE

[@marionbloom1218]

The floor looks magnificent since they stripped and refinished it. Last time I danced on it in a competition in 2019, it was a uniform dark brown from all the layers of varnish! I never knew there was this wonderful pattern on it under all that grime!

[@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315]

Hello marion i know it looks beautiful i love the entire ballroom architecture and the floor looks magnificent when you look close by at it . I shall be going back there again for the final weekend before it closes for out of season which will be the first weekend in february so ile be filming so more videos very soon so keep a look out for more videos to come . Thank you for watching 🙏 and all the best for 2023 🙂

[@marionbloom1218]

@@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315 I had the privilege of dancing on it in competition in 2019, at the NATD National Dance Finals. I felt like an amateur footballer getting to play at Wembley! What an experience. I really felt the footsteps of all the greats of dance who performed there over the decades. In those days the floor was just a dark brown, and of rather uneven speed - not a great floor to dance on. But of course the glamour and glitz of the rest of the venue blew me away and it was an unforgettable experience (even if our results were rather forgettable!). It looks so much better now. Marion

[@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315]

Wow !!! Glad to know you was aprofessional dancer i wish i could dance but i have 2 left feet lol . I love the whole theme of the ballroom im hoping i can learn to dance like really good dancers as ive always wanted to learn

[@marionbloom1218]

@@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315 Not a professional dancer, just an amateur. Took up dancing ten years ago at age 50 after I had a back operation, to get more active. My teacher (I go to one of Goodman's schools) is highly encouraging of competition, so after two or three years dancing it's sort of a natural thing to go into competition to give a purpose to the training. The atmosphere of a competition I find intoxicating - all the women in beautiful dresses and extravagant makeup and hair, the men all dressed up, the tension of getting ready to perform - it's just fabulous! We're just starting our training for the Blackpool finals in July 2023, we qualified in a regional before Christmas. The thing about dancing is that anyone can do it with practice, so do take yourself to a school and get some classes, but also get some one-to-one lessons. You'll enjoy it and only wished you started earlier! It's never too late. Marion

[@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315]

Oh okay yes i see waht you mean now all the best for the final and good luck 👍 you must of been in alot of pain after the operation so you have done really well to come so far with your dance training i have problems with my back i suffer from scoliosis just incase you dont know its more of a curvature of the spine and have 2 cracks in the spine so i get alot of back pain i cluld of had surgery in my teens bjt there was a 90% chance i could of been disabled or even worse could of died so i turned it down and just cope everyday the best way i know how to even with painkillers they help me abit aswell . Yeah so good luck and i hope you do win 🙏

[@royedwards8713]

Hi Joana nice video ,and have a good weekend 👌

[@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315]

Aww thankyou roy and you too 🙂

[@davidspencer734]

V good change over I get goose bumps

[@kopynd1]

is this normal procedure when dancing reason being never seen anyone go the opposite direction when dancing around the floor, just thought a would ask

[@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315]

Hi trevor im not too sure but some dancers do use the middle of the ballroom floor but i would say no its not normal procedure they should go in sequence going around the ballroom floor but i guess its where and how they want to dance and feel comfortable with . I have seen some dancers in there that just do their own thing and dont care about other people watching how they dance

[@Og-Judy]

Sad there aren't multitudes if couples out there. Ballroom dancing is a lost art. More people would be fit if they spent a few hours on a dance floor So sad. Something we lost from the 1930s and 1940s

[@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315]

Hello OG Judy thank you for commenting about the ballroom waltz video yeah I believe more people should get up and ballroom dance but at that time Blackpool wasn't really busy but I enjoy just sitting there watching them dance and especially you get to know the regulars that go into the ballroom on a regular basis take care and thank you for watching 🙏 😊

[@zladatv]

*👍класс и привет от тренера по футболу!!!!!-!!!!!-!!!!!-!!!!-*

[@jlovesblackpooljlovesblack1315]

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