American Smooth Ballroom Dancers
It’s official, Travis and Jaimee have been invited to Blackpool! This spring they will be competing in the Theatre Arts Exhibition Championship at the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival in Blackpool, England. This is an opportunity that few receive and Travis and Jaimee are looking forward to dancing, for their second time, in the beautiful Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens.
2014 has started off with lots of excitement. A few weeks ago Travis and Jaimee were asked to be part of a special performance in Haiti by World Rhythm Champion, Emanuel Pierre-Antoine. The Show was in honor of Emanuel and all his success as a dancer from Haiti, and to raise support for the arts. The people of Haiti were treated to a spectacular show from three of the world’s best showdance couples; Emanuel and his partner, Liana Churilova, Maxim Kozhevnikov and Anastasia Grigoreva, and last but not least Travis and Jaimee Tuft! Haiti and it’s people are beautiful, and the show was received with standing ovation after standing ovation. Travis and Jaimee could not have been more thrilled to be part of such an amazing show with such amazing people.
Travis and Jaimee have been extremely busy this year, but what a year it has been! It was so exciting to see some of their dreams become realities. Here are some highlights from the year:
Each year they have continued to climb and it will be exciting to see what new heights they are able to reach this year. Here’s to an exciting 2014!!
Capezio just updated their website and added a list of Featured Athletes. Travis and Jaimee are excited to be included in this list of talented individuals. A few of the others included in the list: Tony Dovolani, Adar Wellington, and Desmond Richardson. Check out Travis and Jaimee’s write-up by clicking on the picture below.
Travis and Jaimee recently returned from the Blackpool Dance Festival held in Blackpool, England. While attending the festival they competed in the Invitational Theatrical Arts Exhibition. This is an exciting event unlike any other at Blackpool because in order to compete the couple must receive a personal invitation from the organizers of the festival. This year 9 couples were invited to participate, 2 of which declined. After a near flawless performance, Travis and Jaimee were awarded 4th place for their “Dreamed a Dream” solo. To date this is Travis and Jaimee’s biggest accomplishment as professional dancers and will definitely be a night for them to remember.
Travis and Jaimee are heading to Blackpool, England this week for the British Open Championships. The invitation to compete in the Theatre Arts division is a high honor, especially considering they are still in their first year of competing Theatre Arts professionally. Below is a video of the piece they will be performing at this years British Championships.
While away at their most recent competition Travis and Jaimee were contacted by the organizers of the Baltimore Dancesport Challenge, a one day event in Baltimore, Maryland, to perform their four dance show. For tickets or more information on this performance visit: Baltimore Dance Challenge
Travis and Jaimee have been invited to perform and teach in Italy this March. They will be teaching in Florence, Verona and Rome. This will be their second time traveling to Italy as guest instructors and performers.
This New Year’s Eve Travis and Jaimee have the opportunity to perform live with the Philadelphia Orchestra for their special New Year’s Eve Gala. They will be performing original choreography alongside the orchestra for the following numbers: “Begin the Beguine” and “The Blue Danube”. 
This event produced the most exciting results for Travis and Jaimee yet! Winning both the Rising Star Smooth and the Open Professional Theatre Arts. They were also semi-finalists in the Open Professional Smooth, just outside the final.