The London Ball: Saturday 10th October 2026
Start Times
06:30 Doors open
07:30 General dancing
08:30 Student-Partner Ballroom
10:49 Student-Partner Ballroom Prize Presentation
11:05 Student-Partner Latin
13:10 Student-Partner Latin Prize Presentation
13:25 1st Round Under 19 Ballroom
13:35 Student-Partner American Smooth
13:43 1st Round Under 21 Ballroom
14:20 Band start
14:30 Quarter-final Open Student-Partner Ballroom
15:10 Student-Partner Argentine Tango
14:55 Ballroom Prize Presentation (U19, U21, American Smooth)
15:25 1st Round Under 19 Latin
15:40 Linda Miller & Carlos Zapata & Kamil Studenny Showcase
15:45 1st Round Under 21 Latin
16:05 Quarter-final Open Student-Partner Latin
16:35 Latin Prize Presentation (U19, U21, Argentine Tango)
16:55 1st Round Amateur Ballroom
17:20 Semi-final Open Championship Student-Partner Ballroom
17:40 Semi-final Open Championship Student-Partner Latin
18:20 1st Round Amateur Latin
18:45 Open Championship Student-Partner Finals C+B+A Ballroom
19:10 Open Championship Student-Partner Finals C+B+A Latin
19:55 Student-Partner Open Championship Prize Presentation BL & LA
20:15 Linda Miller & Carlos Zapata & Kamil Studenny Show Dance
20:30 1st Round Professional Ballroom
20:50 1st Round Professional Latin
21:30 Finals Amateur & Professional American Smooth
21:40 Artemiy & Elizaveta Khoba Foxtrot for Andrew
21:45 Linda Miller & Carlos Zapata & Kamil Studenny Showcase
21:50 Judges Introduction
22:20 SRDS Super Trophy American Smooth
23:10 Prize Presentation
23:25 The King
Hosted at the InterContinental Hotel London with the Empress Orchestra from Blackpool
We are delighted to announce this year’s presentation of The London Ball, it will take place on the 9th & 10th October 2026 at the fabulous London InterContinental Hotel, Park lane. We have an extensive range of event categories to choose from, Student-Partner, Juniors, Youth, Amateurs and Professionals.
Ashley Frolick and the Empress orchestra will return and play their superb sound.
We're hoping for the most enjoyable two days of great dancing and look forward to welcome you all.
Thank you and see you there.
Andrew & Irina
InterContinental Hotel London, contemporary style in the heart of Mayfair. Once the site of a Royal residence, InterContinentalLondon Park Lane is now the epitome of modern elegance. Located between Mayfair and Knightsbridge in view of Buckingham Palace, the hotel is not far from the Tower of London, Big Ben and Trafalgar Square. Also worth seeing is the Victoria and Albert Museum, Madame Tussauds and The National Portrait Gallery.
- Michael Barr
- Joanne Bolton-Hawkins
- Yang Chao
- Amanda Dokman
- Dusan Dragovic
- Anna Dzhafarova
- Sara Ghigiarelli
- Anne Gleave
- Edita Gozzoli
- Barbara Grover
- Karen Hilton MBE
- Sascha Karabey
- Augusto Schiavo
- Kenny Welsh
- Ruslan Aydaev
- Troels Bager
- Alan Fletcher
- Marcus Hilton MBE
- Colin James
- Polina Kazachenko
- Klaus Kongsdal
- Lorna Lee
- Barbara McColl BEM
- Espen Salberg
- Karina Smirnoff
- David Sycamore
- Alan Tornsberg
- Eldar Dzhafarov
