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Phl couple fifth in prestigious Blackpool Olympics

July 9, 2011 - 12:00am

Filipinos Rodel Espinosa and partner Marinette Alarilla advanced to the finals after five successive days of grueling elimination, eventually finishing fifth among 90 couples from around the globe in one of the best...

Sports

High-caliber ballroom dancing

By Mayenne Carmona | October 18, 2008 - 12:00am

In February of this year, Manila dance aficionados had the pleasure of watching Philippine Star Ball, an event that featured ...

Modern Living

E d n a L e d e s m a : A s t o r y o f D a n c e & l i f e

By Alma Anonas-Carpio | March 5, 2006 - 12:00am

The petite lady takes curlers out of her hair as she throws off a greeting and goes over her to-do list for the day: Edna Ledesma-Asano, Blackpool Dance Festival world champion, is a lady for whom multi-tasking...

Starweek Magazine

Edna Ledesma: Grace under pressure

By Igan D’Bayan | July 19, 2005 - 12:00am

It’s more or less like the Olympics for those who love to trip the ballroom light fantastic, or the Cannes for dancers. This is the Blackpool Dance Festival in Blackpool, England, the world’s most prestigious...

Health And Family

Tiny dancer with the world in her hands

By Igan D’Bayan | August 12, 2003 - 12:00am

In reality, I’m talking to one of the foremost figures in DanceSport in the country in a coffee shop in a mall – fake plastic chairs and fake plastic flowers and fake plastic mugs, very antiseptic, the...

Health And Family

World dance champs to perform Feb. 21

February 7, 2001 - 12:00am

A fund-raising dance show, featuring four-time world show dance champions Massimo Gioganni and Alessia Manfredini and Latin dance world master champions Allan Tornsberg and Serena Lecca, will be held Feb. 21 at the...

Sports