The New Year began with the Regency Dance Centre’s competitive team headed to Blackpool, the home of ballroom dancing, for the prestigious annual Champions of Tomorrow competition, held in the historic Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens. 

Most of us make a resolution to get fit in the new year, however not many people are specific enough with their goals to make them achievable. Even worse, we get into the same boring routines that lead to many of us quitting before we see any real results. Therefore, it is important to find a form of exercise that you enjoy, so that you will be able to maintain your workouts, and even look forward to them as well. 

Although dance shoes are not necessarily required, there are many advantages to investing in a pair of quality dance shoes. Here are our top reasons why we think they will benefit your dancing

So you've been learning to dance all year and have lots of parties and Christmas events to attend. There are lots of different styles of Christmas music and you may be wondering which songs are appropriate for each dance. Here is a list of our favourite Christmas music that you can show off your skills to: