Notes from the diary of an Indian in England
This piece was first published in Dance Today in September 2013 with the title ‘Boyce Wonder’. Since then, Glenn has won several other major competitions and has a total of 26 world titles (and counting) to his credit at the time of this post.
Almost a year after they split, Mirko Gozzoli and Edita Daniute, one of the most exciting ballroom couples in the world, returned to competitive dancing at Bassano del Grappa in Italy.
The extreme interdependency dancesport demands of a partnership — after marriage, it is the highest form of contact sport, I dare say — requires an exceptionally sensitive communicative chemistry.
It begins before. Before you hear the first bar of music, before you you even step on to the floor.
Did you know in Indianapolis there are more men dancing than women? Thank goodness things are a bit different in England — and may it remain that way forever.
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