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Love match in vogue for ballroom dancing couple

By Jeremy Pierce
Courier Mail

James Van Elswyk and Samantha Newcomb are one of the hottest duos in ballroom dancing, taking out the New Vogue title at the weekend's Queensland Open championships at Conrad Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast. It follows an impressive performance at the Asia Pacific championships.

Love match in vogue for ballroom dancing couple

Samantha Newcomb and James Van Elswyk show off their award-winning dance moves

Dance partners for five years, the Brisbane pair have been dating for four.

"A lot of ballroom dancing is about chemistry, so it probably helps us," said Samantha, 23.

James, 26, has no regrets about choosing dance over sport. "Sweating it out with a bunch of blokes on the football field, or standing next to a stack of good-looking girls on the dance floor – I think I got the better end of the deal," he said.

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