The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world 's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition Competition of international significance , held Hold in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool , England since 1920 .

It is also the largest ballroom competition Competition : in 2013 , 2953 couples from 60 countries took part in the festival Social_event .

in 2005 two new categories were introduced Choosing : the british rising Change_of_leadership star amateur ballroom and latin competitions .