Latin flavour wraps up dance fest spectacular

The curtain has come down on yet another Blackpool Dance Festival extravaganza.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Jun 2017, 15:38 BST

Updated 4th Jun 2017, 21:05 BST

Blackpool Dance Festival at the Winter Gardens - Professional Latin heats

Thousands of competitors have been in town for the past week as part of the 11-day festival which came to an end yesterday.

The final night showcased the skills of the professional Latin dancers.

Fleetwood-based The Crown Ballroom tweeted: “Wow! What a night! Pro Latin at #BlackpoolDanceFestival the atmosphere was electric! Congratulations Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagruychenko!

The new judge of BBC hit show Strictly Come Dancing Shirley Ballas tweeted: “Congratulations to all the finalists and winners at the #BlackpoolDanceFestival.”

Next year’s festival is scheduled to start on May 24.