The London Ball: Saturday 11th October 2025
Start Times
07:00 Doors open
07:30 General dancing
09:00 Student-Partner Ballroom
10:38 Student-Partner Ballroom Prize Presentation
10:50 Student-Partner Latin
13:20 Student-Partner Latin Prize Presentation
13:30 Quarter-final Under 21 Ballroom
13:45 Student-Partner American Smooth
14:00 Band start
14:00 Semi-final Under 16 Ballroom
14:50 Deborah Lallier & Roman Italiankin Showcase
14:55 Ballroom Prize Presentation (U16, U21)
15:04 Student-Partner Argentine Tango
15:10 Deborah Lalier & Roman Italiankin Showcase
15:20 Semi-final Under 16 Latin
15:28 Semi-final Under 21 Latin
16:06 1st round Open Student-Partner Latin
16:35 Latin Prize Presentation (U16, U21)
Student-Partner American Smooth, Argentine Tango Prize Presentation
16:40 1st Round Amateur Ballroom
17:05 Semi-final Open Championship Student-Partner BL
17:25 2nd Semi-final Open Championship Student-Partner Latin
17:45 1st Semi-final Open Championship Student-Partner Latin
18:30 1st Round Professional Ballroom
18:55 Open Championship Student-Partner BL Finals B+A
19:15 Open Championship Student-partner Latin finals D+C
19:35 Open Championship Student-partner Latin finals B+A
19:55 1st Round Amateur Latin
20:20 Student-Partner Open Championship Prize Presentation BL & LA
20:30 1st Round Professional Latin
22:10 Judges Introduction
22:20 Semi-final Professional American Smooth
23:40 Prize Presentation
23:50 The King
18.00 Doors open
18.05 Champagne and canapés reception
19.00 Call for dinner
19.15 VIP Pro-Am showcases
20.00 Dinner served
20.15 Empress Orchestra general dancing
21.15 Professional showcase
21.35 Empress Orchestra general dancing
22.35 Professional showcases
23.00 Empress Orchestra general dancing
23.45 Carriages
THE SINKI-SPECIAL Professional Ballroom & Latin
Basic Slow Foxtrot/Rumba to be included in Finals
Super League Amateur Ballroom & Latin
Super League Amateur Ballroom & Latin
Professional American Smooth
Pro/Am Teacher-Student Ballroom & Latin
Pro/Am Teacher-Student American Smooth
Pro/Am Teacher-Student Argentine Tango
Youth under 21 Ballroom & Latin
Juniors under 16 Ballroom & Latin
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 10th & 11th October 2025 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.
- Vicky Barr
- Joanne Bolton-Hawkins
- Yang Chao
- Jonathan Crossley
- Amanda Dokman
- Marcus Hilton MBE
- Tim Howson
- Sascha Karabey
- Domen Krapez
- Hazel Newberry MBE
- Augusto Schiavo
- Kenny Welsh
- John Wood
- Stefano Di Filippo
- Alan Fletcher
- Anne Gleave
- Karen Hilton MBE
- Slavik Kryklyvyy
- Joanna Leunis
- Barbara McColl BEM
- Viktor Nikovskii
- Nicola Nordin
- Espen Salberg
- Michael Stylianos
- Dmitrii Timokhin
- Denise Weavers
- Eldar Dzhafarov
