It also involves prancing about in fake tan and sequins

( Kroney, Fri 23 Mar 2012, 15:41, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

No it doesn't
That's Latin dancing, which I will admit is camp as tits. In Ballroom traditional dress is either a shirt, waistcoat and tie, or white tie and tails.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Mar 2012, 15:42, Reply)

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(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 23 Mar 2012, 15:45, Reply)

So, when you've done competitions
in which you've admitted the whole fake tan business, that was latin dancing?
( Kroney, Fri 23 Mar 2012, 15:46, Reply)

I've never worn fake tan, although doubtless I'll get pressganged into it when we move up the rankings
But yes, being an horrific shade of orange is traditional in Latin, not Ballroom. Competitions always have a Ballroom and a Latin section - men can often be found whacking obscene amounts of foundation on in between the two.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Mar 2012, 15:50, Reply)