Professional Dancers Gather For The Blackpool Dance Festival

BLACKPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 27: A competitor wears a St Christopher 's necklace during the British Open Dance Championships at the Winter Gardens on May 27, 2014 in Blackpool, England. Couples from all over the world gather in Blackpool for the Latin professional British open championships which forms part of the Blackpool Dance Festival that began in 1920 at the Winter Gardens ballroom. The festival covers a 9 day period with professional and amateur couples competing in Ballroom and Latin competitions. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)