About Us
The MIB Dance Mission is to help promote, support, and grow the sport of ballroom dancing for amateur men & their professional dance partners in the United States. Providing a tour that focuses on creating fun, positive, competitive experiences for the amateur competitors; as well as teaming up with the Leading Follows Pro Awards to recognize and award the hard work and dedication of the women professionals in our industry.
The MIB Grand Tour
The Tour for Am-Pro Dancing
From over 130 competitions nationwide, only 6 events have been chosen by MIB Dance for this season's Grand Tour. You can be confident that these competitions are not only dedicated but also enthusiastic about supporting and providing top notch competitive experiences for Am-.Pro Teams.
What is Am-Pro?
A two person team consisting of an Amateur
Leader & Professional Follower taking part in
ballroom dance competitions.
Grand Tour Top Teacher Purse $32,000!
Sponsored by the Leading Follows Tour
25 Scholarships Every Competition
Bronze, Silver, Open
2 Age Categories
All 4 Styles
PLUS the All In Smooth
Grand Tour Awards
Who will be this season's...
MIB Grand Champion
MIB Smooth Champion
MIB Rhythm Champion
MIB Ballroom Champion
MIB Latin Champion
MIB Overall Style Champion
&
MIB Rookie of the Season
Fun Off the Dance Floor
MIB Dance and the competition organizers are providing Am-Pro Teams an opportunity to relax and enjoy a special planned social event each competition.
sport
[spôrt]
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
"The dance is over, the applause subsided, but the joy and feeling will stay with you forever."
~W.M Tory
2022/2023
MIB Tour Dates
Click here to find out what each competition organizer on the tour has planned for you!
Season Opener
Apr. 26- May 1st, 2022
Emerald Ball
Los Angles, CA
presented by
Wayne & Donna Eng
July 28-30th, 2022
Volunteer State Dance Challenge
Nashville, TN
presented by
David Medeiros
August 10-13th, 2022
Heart of America Dancesport Championships
Kansas City, MO
presented by
Eric & Michelle Hudson
November 15-20th, 2022
Ohio Star Ball
Columbus, OH
presented by
Sam Sodano
March 2-4th, 2023
Vegas Open Dance Challenge
Las Vegas, NV
presented by
Maria Hansen & Mikal Watkins
Season Finale
April 4-8th, 2023
San Diego Ballroom Beach Bash
San Diego, CA
presented by
Toni Redpath, Jonathon Roberts & Michael Mead
Introducing this Month's
Am-Pro Team Highlight...
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Amateur: David Tippett
Professional: Harmony Munroe
Studio: Colorado Dancesport
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Dances:
American Smooth
International Ballroom
Level: Open Gold
Number of Years Dancing:
David has been dancing since 1987
Number of Years Dancing Together:
13 Years
What is your dance story?
David: " I started at a Country Bar in Colorado Springs called Cowboys. Taking lessons on a Tuesday, and then Tuesday and Thursday and then Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Before long, I was like a regular dancing on this floor at this country bar and in 1988, a year later we had a small group and said, hey, let's go to the national championship in Las Vegas. It's during Rodeo week in December. So during National Rodeo week there was a competition that we went there and didn't do very well at all. The nervousness was beyond my comprehension. But it was a good way to see what what competition was like and it was just an amateur competition. But then slowly got out of dancing, got back into dancing in the late 90s. In 2001 I started going to Ward Cater doing lessons and showcases, it was that studio that took you from off the sidewalk to some fun Friday night dancing in about six months. But we decided, you know we need to go to a real professional studio, so in 2008 we walked in the door at CDS (Colorado Dancesport) so 13 years together. I have a small shelf at home with a lot of awards and it's just, it's been a really great run? "
Pro Advice? Why do competitions...
Harmony " to both feel good to a partner and have an aesthetic presence. I think is really important about competing because very often when you're picked up in your center and you have good posture and you're dancing for yourself, you feel better to your partner. So a lot of the guys that might want to just social dance and say I don't want to show off. Well, the truth is, the more that they are in their own skin showing off a little they're actually better partners, they feel better to that partner. Really any starting motivation that someone has, competition can improve any reason that you started to dance."
