Ballroom Guide

Welcome to the World of DanceSport

Syllabi & Figures

Visit our workshop to find figures and syllabi for all the dances

Resources

From dance statistics to healthy eating, go beyond the steps to improve as a dancer

guide for ballroom dance competitions, shoes, and costumes

Competitive

Everything you need to succeed at competition

Competition Locator

Find competitions near you!

Planning your next competitive season? Ballroom Guide's competition locator has every competition in North America, including NDCA, USA Dance, Collegiate, Canada DanceSport ...

Ballroom Guide Routines

Free Routines for Ballroom and Latin Dancers

Need a routine?

Ballroom Guide has got you covered, with Beginner, Bronze, Silver, and Gold routines in each dance, you can choose the...

Secrets of Competition Hair & Make up!

Hair and Make up Made Easy

Guides, videos, and walkthroughs to the best hair and make up techniques. This isn't your every day routine. These are serious guides on how to achieve "the look" and make it last through a whole competition. Have you ever wondered how the pros...

Complete Guide to Dance Shoes

Don't spend money on shoes before you check out our Complete Guide to dance shoes for Men and Women!
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BGBB

Check out the Ballroom Guide Ballroom Blog, covering everything from technique to competitive culture!
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Dance Dictionary

Not sure what 'Closed Position' or 'CPP' means? Look up these terms and more in our Dance Dictionary!
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Love pix of fancy dance stuff? Hair, Make-up, Gowns, Comps, Shoes, and much more!

About Ballroom Guide

We love Ballroom and Latin Dance, and believe to get better you must not only train hard, but train smart. That's it is our goal to be a guide for beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers to every resource a Ballroom Dancer could want. Ballroom Guide offers articles on fitness for dancers, a beginner's guide to competition, reviews on dance shoe brands, dance attire, the best training apps, as well as every move in for International Ballroom and Latin Dancing, covering Waltz, Tango, Slow Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Quickstep, Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive! We also provide the technical charts for all the figures in the Syllabus in written form, and some in video - 100% free.