Did You Know That..?

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?

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 have been part of the top 10 Ballroom couples of the World as Amateurs and then Professionals for the last 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: Recently 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: Blackpool 2009 Professional Rising Stars Runners Up and Professional Ballroom Semi-Finalists.

From Holland:
Xander & Yvette Jager; 5X Dutch Ballroom Champions.
Isao Wolvekamp & Shirley Benton; Current Dutch Pro Ballroom Champions.
Eric & Charlotte Voorn; Current Dutch Senior Ballroom Champions and also Blackpool finalists & Semi Finalists
Rene & Ymke; Blackpool Semi Finalists

From Belgium:
Wim Geveart & Inge Hansart: Undefeated Multiple Belgium Professional Ballroom Champions.
Johnny Lekens & Annarita: Previous Belgium Professional Ballroom Champions.

From China;-many couples including:
Hansen & Carolina (Yang Chao & Tan Yiling); Chinese Amateur Champions  &  Blackpool Youth Champions.(They are also Blackpool Amateur Rising star Champions and are Semi-finalists in all major comps)
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 are also Semi finalists at Professional World Championships.

From New Zealand;
Richard & Natalie Perry: Multiple New Zealand Professional Champions & Blackpool Professional Rising Star Finalists.

To name a few, plus; Champions from Austria, Korea, Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong and England, Professionals & Amateurs.
Plus many, many more extremely successful couples world wide. If we have missed you out from the above we are very sorry!