Did you know

Did you know that:

Tony & Amanda have made 15 Blackpool finals between them. This is with a combination of different partners and also together. They made these finals as Professionals, Amateurs, Youth and Rising Stars.

Did you know that:

Amanda won the Youth Blackpool Title with Timothy Howson a record breaking 3 Times? And when Timothy and Amanda won the Youth Blackpool final for the third time Tony was also in the final with his sister Anita and they were placed fourth?

Did you know that:

In her career Amanda has danced with; Jonathan Wilkins, Timothy Howson, Luca Baricchi, Andrew Sinkinson and of course Tony Dokman!?

Did you know that:

When Amanda made her first Professional Final with Luca at the UK Championships in Bournemouth Tony also made his first UK Amateur final with Anita that same year (see our videos!)?

Did you know that:

Tony and Anita made the final of the Professional European Championship and it was their first ever Professional European Championship representing Holland?

Did you know that:

Amanda is one of only two ladies who has made major ballroom finals with four different partners!?

Did you know that:

Tony & Amanda assisted Bill Irvine MBE in his last lecture during the Blackpool Dance Festival?

Did you know that:

Tony & Amanda were part of the top 10 Ballroom couples of the World as Amateurs and then Professionals for over 18 years?

Did you know that:

Tony and Anita won the Dutch Amateur Ballroom title seven times in succession and in the last five never dropped even one dance!? Also they were (and still are) the youngest Amateur Ballroom Champions Holland has ever had?

Did you know that:

Previously there was a forum on a well known website where it was suggested Tony & Amanda have never trained Champions? In fact they frequently travel all over the World teaching, lecturing and demonstrating and have been and still are involved with Champions Worldwide including the following:

From Hong Kong
Alexander & Irina: Who were Blackpool 2009 Professional Rising Stars Runners Up and have been Professional Ballroom Semi-Finalists from 2009 until today in all major events. They were ranked 8th at the last World Professional Ballroom Championships and had an outstanding performance in the semi final of the British (Blackpool)Professional Ballroom Championships this year.

From Holland
Isao Wolvekamp & Shirley Benton; Previous Dutch Pro Ballroom Champions.
Rene Ewals & Ymke Lemmens; Previously Dutch Senior Champions and Blackpool Semi Finalists
Xander & Yvette Jager; Who were previously 5X Dutch Ballroom Champions. 

From Belgium
Peter & Ellen Ekkart: Multiple Belgium Professional Ballroom Champions.

From China
Many couples too numerous to mention them all but including:
Hansen & Carolina (Yang Chao & Tan Yiling); Many times Chinese Amateur Champions & previously Blackpool Youth Champions.They also won the Blackpool Amateur Rising star Championship and were fourth at this years Blackpool Dance Festival.
Allen & Anne Wen; Previous Chinese Professional Ballroom Champions.

From Taiwan
Alex & Melody Hou; Taiwan Multiple Professional Champions & Blackpool Rising Star Professional Finalists & 3rd in the World Professional Ten Dance, they have also been Semi finalists at Professional World Championships.

From Finland
Kristjan & Anri; Multiple Finnish Professional Ballroom Champions and 2010 winners of the Professional International Rising Star Champions and Blackpool Professional Rising Star grand finalists.

These just to name a few. Plus; Champions from Austria, Korea, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong and England, in both the Professional & Amateurs ranks.
Plus many, many more extremely successful couples world wide. If we have missed you out from the above our apologies!