by Melissa Cyr | Sep 10, 2010 | All Posts, Ballroom on TV, News Flash
DanceSport Place owners, Erik & Melissa Cyr, are currently working on the new reality TV series You Can Dance! Each has been paired with two amateur contestants, who will be training and performing their dance routines to be competed on the show. A panel of...
by Melissa Cyr | May 15, 2010 | All Posts, Ballroom on TV, News Flash
The pilot episode for a new reality show, “You Can Dance!”, for Vietnamese television has been picked up and is set to begin production. The show comes from the vision of Vietnamese dance group Dancesation, a group of amateur ballroom and dancesport...
by Melissa Cyr | Mar 20, 2010 | All Posts, Dancesport Competition, News Flash
What better place is there for a dance competition than Las Vegas?! When you combine the excitement of the city itself with the excitement of great dancing, you have a winning combination. That’s what competitors and spectators alike enjoyed this past weekend at the...
by Melissa Cyr | Aug 10, 2009 | All Posts, News Flash
After 4 weeks of intensive training with Erik and Melissa Cyr, actor Justin Chatwin (“War of the Worlds”, “Dragonball”) is off to Toronto to start filming the new movie “Funkytown”. Set in the disco era of the 1970’s, Justin’s character is a nightclub hustle and disco...
by Melissa Cyr | Jul 7, 2009 | All Posts, Ballroom on TV, News Flash
Erik and I were guests of renowned choreographer, Jean Marc Genereux, at this week’s taping of “SYTYCD”, now in its fifth season. It was interesting to see how the show is filmed and see the dancers perform live and without all the editing and camera angles. The...
by Melissa Cyr | May 30, 2009 | All Posts, News Flash
The 14th Annual World Salsa Competition at the world famous Mayan nightclub has just ended, crowning this year’s amateur and pro champions. I judged the amateur finals and the professional semi-finals this year, and was pleased to see the dancers in both...