{"id":7663,"date":"2022-08-22T22:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T22:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7663"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T11:42:49","slug":"wdo-2022-world-professional-ballroom-championships","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/event\/wdo-2022-world-professional-ballroom-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 The Open Worlds Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tMay 9, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 12, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tb-event-image\"><div class=\"tb-meta-single\"><div class=\"cat-flag\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"><\/div><span class=\"qodef-event-list-category\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"tribe-events-event-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1730\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/thropenworlds.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Open Worlds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/thropenworlds.jpg 1730w, https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/thropenworlds-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/thropenworlds-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/thropenworlds-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dancesportfederation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/thropenworlds-1536x855.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1730px) 100vw, 1730px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Open Worlds Championship is a prestigious dance competition that takes place at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom in England. 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