Brother/Sister?

[classicalwolfy]

Hey, I joined this site a while ago and then sorta forgot about it for a while. Thats pretty embarrassing.. But I do love reading everyone's posts. You are all so intelligent and funny! Ok, seriously not trying to be a suckup, just love this site...


Anyway. I have been dancing ballroom for maybe 4 or 5 years in group classes. And just last year someone approached me about regular partnering (usually our teacher just assigns us a partner for an upcoming comp). Well then he graduated, and now my regular partner is my younger brother. Aw.

I was curious to see if anyone else is partners with their sibling...We're pretty much the only brother/sister couple at my studio, perhaps because most people would prefer to dance with their husband, or wife. But our teacher said it was pretty common.

So, anyone?

[quixotedlm]

Not ballroom,but in Salsa, Junior and Emily Alabi are a brother-sister duo who teach, compete and perform as a dance-couple. There are always some raised eyebrows about this - but they are one of the best,and competence silences critics and naysayers like nothing else does. I'm sure you'll find other precedents if you look around.

[Laura]

It's common enough to not be considered weird. Don't worry about it -- how lucky for you both, actually!

[Glasswren]

It is common enough, but not required. ;)

Markus and Mariia Hirvonen (http://dancesportinfo.net/Couple/4683/Details.aspx) are one up and coming brother and sister team.

[etp777]

a LOT of the eastern european pros I know competed at one time or another with their sibling.

Sister and I aren't even involved at same studio, but always get a lot of compliments when we're dancing during genenral dance or something. Now, I wouldn't do something like a rumba with her, but our personalities and relationship make for a really fun jive :)

[tj]

Benji Schwimmer and Heidi Groskewitz (sp!) danced and competed together for many years and they're cousins.

[Larinda McRaven]

Clive Phillips and Karen McDonald, brother sister team who were US Finalists.

Our very own Star_Gazer has two beautiful kids that dance quite successfully together.

[cornutt]

I used to know a mother/son am couple.

[tanya_the_dancer]

I've seen two father-daughter couples. One was pro-dad/am-daughter, and the other one was an am-am couple.

[_malakawa_]

i have a couple brother and a sister in the studio whom i teach, and they are kids (7 and 9 years old)

and i know a lot of couples from croatia whom are cousins or brother and sister ......

one of the best couples in croatia are brother and sister.

sometimes i wish thet i can dance with my brother, but he is to small and to young for me. :(

[Bailamosdance]

Clive Phillips / Karen McDonald
Mario Battista / Elena Battista