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Peter Pover

National OfficersPRESIDENT Peter Pover,772.489.9190email:[email protected]

SENIOR VPLydia Scardina,415.469.9815email:[email protected] SECRETARYStan Andrews,217.454.8879email:[email protected] TREASURERLee Andrew,401.467.7879email:[email protected]

DANCESPORT VPKen Richards,302.290.2583email:[email protected] VPJean Krupa386.761.1625email:[email protected]

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COPY EDITOR Andrea KnightWRITER Rachel SnowWRITER Erica Colvin

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IamsurethatelsewhereinthisissueyouwillfindreportsofourNationalChampionshipsinBaltimore.Iwillcontentmyselfwithsayingthatthiseventwasoutstanding,andreflectsgreatcreditonallofthevolunteers,particularly

theNationalsOrganizingCommittee,whoseeffortsresultedinarecordnumberofentries,andthreedaysofthrill-packedcompetition.Manythankstoallofthem.SocialdancersalsohadtheirmomentsinBaltimore.Inadditiontoanorganizedboatrideandluncharoundtheharbor,therewereworkshopsandsocialdances.Ihopewewillbuildonthisventure,whichwaspulledtogetheratshortnoticebyournewSocialVP,JeanKrupa.WelldoneJean!

IndiscussionswithChapterPresidentsaroundthecountryIhavefoundonecommontheme.Whatevertheregionaldifferenceswere,andregardlessofthebalancebetweensocialandcompetitiveactivity,itwasthedifficultyingettingmemberstovolunteerthatmadelifedifficultforChapterofficials.AnditmakeslifedifficultforNationalofficialstoo.Itiswonderfultohavevolunteerswillingandabletogiveupfortyorfiftyhoursaweek,butitplacesanunfairburdenonthesegoodpeople,andleadsbeforelongtoburn-out.So–ifyouhaveexperienceinfundraisingorinmanagingthecontentonawebsite–pleasedropmeanemail.Ourrecentpublicitysuccessesfinduspoisedtotakeamajorstepforward,butwehavetobeabletodeliver,andtokeepourmediaupdated.Andthiscanbegreatfun!ThebestnewsofthismonthisthatwehavefinallyreceivedalogofromtheUnitedStatesOlympicCommitteethatwecanuseinourpromotionalmaterial.Nowisn’tthatthepurtiestthingyoueversaw?!

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National OfficersPRESIDENT Peter Pover,772.489.9190email:[email protected]

SENIOR VPLydia Scardina,415.469.9815email:[email protected] SECRETARYStan Andrews,217.454.8879email:[email protected] TREASURERLee Andrew,401.467.7879email:[email protected]

DANCESPORT VPKen Richards,302.290.2583email:[email protected] VPJean Krupa386.761.1625email:[email protected]

YCN VPAndrew Pueschel,412.656.3667email:[email protected]•

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COPY EDITOR Andrea KnightWRITER Rachel SnowWRITER Erica Colvin

DESIGNER Bonnie OlsenDESIGNER Aimee Fisher

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COPY EDITORErica ColvinEDITORIAL ADVISOR Angela Prince, USA Dance Director of Public Relations

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DancerA m e r i c a n Contributing Writers

Cover PhotoSeniorIStandardFinalistsDavidWright&LivaAndreeva.PhotobyMarvinMoore(www.marvinmoorephoto.com)

Jack LeboJackhasfollowedandwrittenabouttheBigBandsofAmer-icaforyears.HisBigBandReportappearsineveryissueofAmericanDancer.JackisretiredandlivesinLevittown,Pa.withhiswife.

Wayne CrowderWayneCrowderisaChampion-shipAdjudicatorandamemberoftheUnitedStatesImperialSocietyofTeachersofDancingwiththefollowingcertifications:LicentiateInternationalStandard,Licentiate

AmericanSmooth,LicentiateInternationalLatinandLicentiateAmericanRhythm

Jean KrupaJeanKrupacurrentlyservesastheSocialVicePresidentforUSADance.In1999sheservedastheRegionalVicePresidentfortheDaytonaBallroomDancersClub,whichshehelpedorganizein1990.

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USADancewillbeconductinganelectionthisfallforthefollowingGoverningCouncilpositionsforthe2009-2010termofoffice:

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“Dancing in the Movies” Article

JoyceLuhrs’“DancingintheMovies”articleintheMarch-April2008issueisaverygoodsurveyofmovieswithdancethemesduringthelastseveraldecades.Asisalwaysthecasewith“list”articles,someone’sfavoritegotleftout.So,heregoes.

The2003movie“AssassinationTango”isworthaddingtothelistforseveralreasons.It’sentertaining.Itcon-tainssomewonderfulTangodancingscenes,setinBuenosAires.Butmostofall,thestarandwriter/directorRobertDuvallisamajorHollywoodstarwhoisalsoamajorTangoenthusiast.Weneedmorelikehim.

Sincerely,MatthewLybanonGreaterMemphisChapter,Chapter2012Memphis,Tennessee

“Ballroom Music for the Social Dancer” Article

IamtheMusicChairmanfortheAzaleaCoastBallroomDancersChapter6031inWilmington,NC.Beingrela-tivelynewinthispositionIreadRockieTroxler’sarticleBallroomMusicfortheSocialDancerintheJan-FebissueofAmericanDancer.Hehassummarizedtheartofselectingmusicforsocialdancersperfectlyandgivenusallusefulguidelinesforselectingmusicforourmonthlysocialdances.Hismixofeightwaltzes,sevenfoxtrots,etc.fortwoandahalfhoursofdancingagreescloselywiththeresultsofourchaptermembershipsatisfactionsurveywhere50%chosesmoothdancesastheirnumberonechoicefol-lowedbylatinat27%andrhythmat13%.Onehourofmusicatoursocialdancesconsiststypicallyoffoureachfoxtrotandwaltz,twoeachrumbaandchacha,andthreeswings.Theremaindersareusuallyoneeachofquick-step,viennesewaltz,merengue,samba,bolero,hustleormambo.Nowandthenweeventhrowinapolka.LastfallweaskedthoseattendingourOctobersocialdancetorateeachpieceofmusicplayedthatnightonascaleofzerotofive.Zerobeing“Terrible,don’teverplaythatoneagain.”andfivebeing“Oneofthebestoftheevening.”Thetoptwelvemusicselectionsaveraged4.7outofapossible5.0rating.YeteveryoneofthosetoptenselectionsreceivedatleastoneratingofZeroorOne.Youjustcan’tpleaseeveryone!AllanPellnatAzaleaCoastBallroomDancersUSADanceChapter#6031PublicityChair9107991694

Letter to the Editor

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Every ballroom chapter has its secrets for success. Whether that success is shown by obtaining medals or merely by learning the true meaning of fun by dancing across the floor and meeting new people, it is dependent upon each individual member. North Carolina USA Dance Chapter 6019 has a little something fun its members like to call “A Recipe for Great Dancing.”

This recipe calls first for a dance floor. This can be an elegant, polished, hardwood floor or just any room that allows adequate space for some ballroom dancing. Next, add in dancers of various levels ranging from beginner/bronze to advanced/gold. All styles of Standard and Latin ballroom music and dancing should be the final ingredient to bring extra flavor and spice to the dance floor.

Shh! Don’t tell, but the secret ingredients are USA Dance chapter members and guests in order to make these ballroom parties fun and social. Those ingredients will add just enough personality, energy, and smiles to create great dancing.

The Maine Meets Massachusetts event was sponsored and organized by Southern Maine USA Dance, Chapter 3053, and MASSabda, Chapter 3002. This event was designed to bring together dancers of all levels from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire and provide a day of dance opportunities. We took advantage of Patriot’s Day, a holiday unique to Maine and Massachusetts, to hold the event on Sunday, April

20, at the Portsmouth Ballroom in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Portsmouth is located approximately halfway, between our two chapters. The event was open to the public, and discounts were provided for USA Dance members, students and registrants who signed up early.

The day began with workshops in tango, swing and bolero. As always, our chapters enjoy a strong, supportive relationship with the area’s professionals. Professional ballroom dance teachers from three states — Laurence Miller from Gotta Dance2, Peggi Elfe from Portsmouth Ballroom, and John Nigro from Balera — presented the workshops to a diverse group of dancers. Private lessons were available, as well as a practice floor. Participants enjoyed learning new material and technique and were given plenty of time to practice what they learned. The workshops were followed by a group dinner outing to a waterfront restaurant, where everyone had the opportunity to socialize with old friends, make new ones, and take a much-needed rest from the nearly four hours of instruction.

An evening social dance concluded the day’s events. Participants danced the night away to music provided by John Lyons. The dance featured a Jack n’ Jill contest for swing. There were mixers, dance hosts, yummy refreshments and many door prizes donated by the dance community and merchants from a tri-state area. The event was an all around enjoyable dance experience, an outstanding opportunity to improve dance skills, and, most importantly, a platform to meet and socialize with fellow dancers from a wide geographical area. Many thanks go to the organizers — Jane Rexroad, vice-president of MASSabda, and Julie Fawcett, president of Southern Maine USA Dance — for co-chairing and organizing the event. To view photos of the event, please visit our Web sites: www.smusadance.com and www.massabda.org.

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Charlotte USA Dance Chapter held a “Dancing with the Charlotte Stars” party on Saturday, March 8, at the Fred Astaire Studio. The party started at 7 p.m. and kicked off with one of the region’s top Latin dancers, Rodrigo Jimenez, who performed an electrifying salsa and tango. The performance was technical, mes-merizing and inspiring to all those who appreciate dance.

After the performance, was a dance party with guest DJ Helen Leak from 8:30 to 11 p.m. This portion of the party involved a dance competition consisting of four couples battling for the audience’s votes, paralleling the contest seen on the national show Dancing with the Stars. The initiative to win was a music/video prize, causing the competition to be heated and full of hard work and talent.

Charlotte USA Dance Chapter has many other upcoming events that will be just as exciting, so if the “Dancing With the Charlotte Stars” event didn’t fit into that busy schedule, go to the Web site at www.charlotteusadance.org to check out the upcoming schedule.

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MASSabdaservesageographicallybroadmembershipthroughouteasternMas-sachusetts.Ourmembershipconsistsof

everygenreofdancerinawideagerangefromyouthtodancersintheir80’s,socialtocompetitors,includ-ingnationalUSADancerepresentativesandamateur,pro/amandprofessional.ThankstothevisionofourChapterPresident,JimDiCecca,thatleadsthediligenteffortsofourBoardofDirectors;ourgeographicalreachextendsintoNH,andMEwithdancersfromthesestatesregularlyattendingMASSabdaEvents.Recently,weco-hostedtheMaineMeetsMassachusettsEventwithSoMEUSAChapter3053.ThiscollaborativeeffortallowedMASSabda,alarge,well-establishedchaptertomentorthenewer,smallerSo.Mainechapterandprovidedancersfromboth

chaptersanopportunitytocometogetherandgettoknowoneanother.WetookadvantageofthePatriot’sDay3dayweekendtoholdtheevent–aholidaycelebratedinMaineandMassachusetts.TheEventwasheldhalfwayinNH,allowingourNHdanceneighborstojoininthefunat3workshopsfollowedbyadinneroutingandconcludingwithasocialdancefeaturingaJackn’JillContest.MASSabdaendeavorstobringtogetherthebroaddancecommunityourareaisblessedwith.Wehavecultivatedandenjoysoundrelationshipswithstudiosandprofessionalswhoregularlysupportandparticipateinourevents:recentlydemonstratedattheMASSabda2008InauguralBall,anannualeventintroducingthecurrentBoardofDirectorsandmembership.ThispastJanuaryover100dancersdinedanddancedthenight

awayatourformalBallusingtraditionalDanceCardswithareaProfessionalsservingasDanceHosts.OurMarchEvent,celebratingSt.Patrick’sDay,featureda“wearingofthegreen”contest.AllourdancesandEventsincludemanydoorprizesforcomplementarygroupandprivatelessons,ticketstoareadancesandgiftcertificatesfordanceshoes,accessories,CDsandvideos. Allitemsaredonationsfromthedancecommunitywhogenerouslysupportus.ThesesupportersalsooffergenerousdiscounttoMASSabda/USADancemembers.Dancesalwaysincludeacomplimentarylessonoraninteractiveelementwithourguests;

dancehosts,mixers,areopentothepublicandofferdiscountstoUSADanceMembers

MASSabdaChapterHighlight

NBDW- President Jim DiCecca, Show Sponsors Satoru & Eiko, Valeriya & Valentin

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andstudents.MASSabdaoffersmanyvalueaddedincentivestoUSADancemembers.MASSabdaisactiveinthecompetitiveandcollegiatearenas.Ourmembershipcompetesatthemanyareauniversitycompetitionsandboardmembersdonatetheirtimeandservices,servingasMCs,staffandresourceandsponsoringscholarships.OurchaptersupportsUSADancecompetitorsandrecently,atourNBDWCelebration,hostedaspectacularLatinShowbyNationalRepresentatives,ValentinandValeriya.OurchapterisactiveinOutreach,bringingdancedemonstrationstotheelderly.EachyearourNBDWCelebrationalsoincludesfree,publiclessonslivemusicanddemonstrationsintheConcourseofSouthStation,oneofBoston’smajortransportationhubsserving15,000travelersdaily.WeareveryproudofKidsBallroomDancing,anartsinresidenceprogramcelebratingitsfourthyearin13Massachusettspublicmiddleschools,introducingballroomdancingtoapproximately700studentsannually.

MASSabdasupportslesseningourcarbonimprint-leaveyourfootprintsonthedancefloor–nottheenvironment.Weencouragecarpoolingandprovideadriver/passengerforum…and,travelingtoeventswithdancefriendsismorefun. Readallaboutourchapteractivities–upcominginJuly–IslandFeverandourspectacularNBDW08Celebrationatwww.massabda.org.Checkoutourresourcelistingandsignuptoreceiveouremailnewsletter.

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Callingallcruisers!Pleasesendusyouraccount,whetherpersonalorasagroup,ofyourcruiseshipdanceexperience.

Somecruiseships,althoughanidealholidayinotherways,arenotballroomdanceoriented.Itcanbeagreatdisappointmenttothedancevacationertofind,uponar-rivingattheship,asadlackofacceptabledancefacilitiesandopportunities.Perhapsthereisatinydancefloorand“clubbing”-typemusic.Thereisplentyofdelightfulvisualentertainmentaboardacruiseship,butthatdoesnotnecessarilysatisfythedevotedsocialdancer.

Andeveniftherearedanceopportunities,therecanbeacatchthere,too.Theeventmaybeplannedforthesametimeasyourdinnerseatingortheeveningshowhighlight.

However,somecruiselineshavedecidedtotakeonthesituation,muchtothejoyofmanyaddicteddancers.Theresulthasbeentheemergenceof“dance”cruises.Someshipsarebettersuited,havinglargerdancefloorsandperhapssupply“dancehosts.”

QuiteafewUSADancechaptershavegoneonorganizedtrips.(PleasenotethatUSADancegroupinsurancedoesnotcovermembersininternationalwaters).Forthosewithhappyfeet,it’sdefinitelyaholidaytodancefor.Iamlookingforwardtoreceivingyourarticles,whichwillthenbecompiledandprintedinafutureedi-tiontohelpothersinsearchofthatperfectdance/cruiseholiday!

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TOLECONTINUESDORSEYLEGACY Chandler,Ariz.—Whenthesubjectoflegendarybandlead-ersisdiscussed,thelistmustincludeJimmyDorsey.Jimmy’smusi-caltrainingbeganwhenhewasayoungsterinPennsylvania.AlongwithhisbrotherTommy,thetalentedyoungmusicianjoinedPaulWhiteman’sOrchestraand,atthesametime,recordedunderthebilling,“TheDorseyBrothersOrchestra.”Theirbandcontinuedthroughtheearly‘30suntiladisputeoveratempoofasongsepa-ratedthebrothersfordecades. JimmyfoundhimselfaninstantleaderofthebandthatbecamethebirthoftheJimmyDorseyOrchestra.Hisrecordingssoldwellinthelate’30s,butasthe‘40sgotunderway,itwasapparentthathismomentumwasincreasing.WithhitslikeAmapola,“GreenEyes”andothers,featuringBobEberlyandHelenO’Connell,thebandjumpedtothetopofthecharts.Otherbest-sellingrecordingsandaseriesofmotionpicturesfollowed,establishinghimfirmlyontop.BrotherTommypassedonin1956,followedbyJimmy;wholeftusin1957. TheJimmyDorseyOrchestrahascontinuedfordecadesandisstillingreatdemand.ThepastsuccessofthegroupwasduetotheleadershipofLeeCastleand,from1990throughthenewmillen-nium,JimMiller.ThenenteredBillTole,whobecameleaderoftheJimmyDorseyOrchestraonJan.1,2002. BornandraisedinPittsburgh,Pa.,Tolecomesfromamusicalfamily.Hisfatherwasahighschoolbanddirectorformanyyearsandisstillactiveasaprofessionaltrombonistandpianoplayer.HismotheralsoplayspianoandperformedformanyyearswithmasterchoralesinthewesternPennsylvaniaarea.TheyhavebothbeenatremendousinfluenceonBill,helpinghimdevelopanappreciationandlovefortheart.Wishingtopursueacareerasamusician,ToleattendedDuquesneUniversity’sMaryPappertSchoolofMusic.Followingfouryearsofcollege,heauditionedfortheJimmyDorseyOrchestraandwentontourwiththegroup.HelaterjoinedthefamedAirmenofNote,theofficialU.S.AirForcedanceband,and

wasfirsttrombonistandassistantleaderwiththatgroup.Afterdis-charge,BillmovedtoNewYorkCityandquicklybecameindemandformanyofthetopBroadwayshows,supperclubsandrecordingstudios. HerelocatedtoLosAngelesin1967andrecentlymovedtoChandler,Ariz.,wherehecontinuesperformingwithmanyimpor-tantnamesinthemusicbusiness.Billisverymuchindemandasasoloist,teacherandclinicianintheU.S.forUnitedMusicalInstru-ments.InadditiontoleadingtheJimmyDorseyOrchestra,Tolealsoleadshisowngroup,theLegendsofSwingOrchestra.

AboutNancy–Bill’ssister,NancyKnorr,handlesthevocalchoresfortheJimmyDorseyOrchestra.Herbackgroundisinclassicaltrainingasaviolinist,andattheageof12,sheplayedwiththeworld-renownedPittsburghYouthSymphonyOrchestra.Sheat-tendedWestVirginiaUniversitySchoolofMusicandcontinuedhereducationandperformanceatSt.LouisUniversity.NancywasamemberoftheSt.LouisPhilharmonicandmanyotherchambergroups.Shehasdoneconsiderablestudiowork,commercials,andvoice-oversandhasworkedasahigh-fashionmodel. Inadditiontohervariedmusicalachievements,Nancyhashadanotedsingingcareer.Shehasperformedthroughoutthenationwithsomeofthemostprominentorchestrasintheworldofbigbands,includingthebandsofTexBeneke,WarrenCovingtonandTommyDorsey.Nancy’sincredibletalentandherloveofcloseharmonysingingareevidentinheracquisitionofthefamedPiedPipers,ofwhichshehasbeentheleadsingersince1983.ThroughNancy’sownershipandmanagementskill,thePipershavebecomethepre-mierbigbandvocalgroupinthecountrytoday.

CONTACT:1642W.BrowningWay,Chandler,AZ85286,(480)963-1649,email:[email protected],Website:www.jimmydorseyorchestra.com

Big Band Report

Bill Tole

Let’s Hear from You… How do you like the Big Band Report? There are hundreds of bandleaders and musicians who have never appeared in the Big Band Report in American Dancer. We’d like to tell our readers about you and your musical activities.

Contact Jack Lebo Big Band Report 37 Locust LaneLevittown, PA 19054 (215) [email protected].

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Erik and Rickie: A Couple of Seven-Year-Olds Make a Big Splash

Seven years old and already burning up the dance floor, Erik Linder (7) and Rickie

Taylor (7) brought home two first place ribbons from the USA Dance 2008 National DanceSport

Championships in Baltimore, N.J. The two have been dancing together for more than two

years. When interviewed by “King 5 News,” Erik said that he saw his parents ballroom danc-

ing, and “I thought it would be kind of fun.” Through countless practice sessions, Erik and Rickie

have gained a great love for dancing, and have learned how to turn the stress of a competi-

tion into a 1st place ribbon. The young couple has been interviewed by “King 5 News”, Inside

Edition, and appeared on the “Oprah Show” on May 12.

To check out more about this rising couple, view the following links:

King 5 News at www.youtube.com/

Inside Edition at www.insideedition.com/

and www.youtube.com under the videos tab, type in ‘Erik Linder and Rickie Taylor’

* Article written by: Rachel Snow, Writer

Farcon and Campos Covered byThe Star Ledger

“The Star-Ledger: New Jersey’s largest newspaper” covered young couple Jaryd Far-

con and Cara Abaya-Campos as they were preparing for Dancing With the Stars special kid’s

competition. Farcon and Campos performed at a special pep-assembly held in their honor at

Jaryd’s elementary school, Our Lady of Peace School in Woodbridge, N.J.

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In the Footsteps of the StarsOutstanding performances from six

young USA Dance couples on Dancing With the Stars

win the hearts of millions across the world.

Photo: www.abc.com

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DancingWiththeStarsjustgotalittlemorepersonalforsixUSADancecouples.Aftermonthsofsearching,ABCselectedsixyoungcouplesfromthePreteenandYouthcategoriestocompeteonDancingWiththeStars.

Afterweeksofcompeting,finalistswerechosenbyjudgesLen,BrunoandCarrieAnntoreturnfortheshowdownoftheseason.AaronAltmanandRachellKhalfin,BrandonArmstrongandBrittanyCherry,andJarydFarconandCaraAbaya-CamposreturnedtotheABCstudioinLosAngelestocompeteMay13inthefinalround.

Theyoungdancersmixedandmingledwithprofessionalsandstarsalikeduringtheshow.FinalistAaronAltmanshared,“Wemetallthedancersthereandwegottoseethemdance.Thatwasverycool.”

USADancePRDirectorAngelaPrinceandAmericanDancermagazinedirectorShawnFisherwereabletogobehindthescenesattheApril15performance.

“Ourdancersandtheirparentsweregiventhesame‘starstatus’asanycelebritythere.Theyhadtheirowncelebritytrailersonthesetandallthehair,makeup,practicetimeandcostum-ingattentionneeded,”Princecommented.

FinalistJarydFarconexplainedthathisfavoritepartwas“meetingthepeopleonthe

show.”Jarydandhispartner,Cara,gottheirpicturestakenwithmostoftheprosandstarsattheshow.

“Myfavoritepartwas[makingfinals].Iwasjumpingupanddownallnight,”saidfinalistAaronAltman.

Watchingtheseyoungdancersperformwastrulymesmerizing;eachcoupledancedwithen-ergyandexcitementandreceivedloudapplausefromtheaudience.

“IfeltveryexcitedandRashellwasveryner-vous.Ifeltgood.Myjobwastodancewithexpressionandemotion,”Aaronshared.

“Itfeltgood.Iwasalittlenervous,”Jarydsaid

Thecompetitionwasintense,winningtheheartsoftheaudienceandjudges.Thismomen-touscompetitionistakingballroomdanceringtothenextlevelofpublicinterestandastepclosertoitsOlympicgoal.Staytunedtofindoutwhowinsafterthevoteshavebeencounted.

Note:Semi-finalistsincludedAaronKrumerandDanielaOlevsky,AustinJosonandLizaLakoviskyandDmitriySlobodskiyandMichelleKaplansky.

Toviewtheseperformancescheckoutwww.abc.comorwww.youtube.com/usadanceinc

In the Footsteps of the StarsOutstanding performances from six

young USA Dance couples on Dancing With the Stars

win the hearts of millions across the world.

By Erica Colvin

Photo: www.abc.com

May - June 1�www.USADANCE.ORG

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BeginningMay24at8p.m.EST,thefirst90-minutesegmentoftheCN8ChampionDanceSportprogramwillair.ThethreecommentatorschosenforthisprogramareDanCalloway,theChairmanofJudges;AshlyDelGrosso-Costa,formerDancingWiththeStarsprofessionalandUSADancecompetitor;andPhilBurton,CN8sportscaster.ThefirstepisodewillreplayMay31at3:30p.m.EST.ThesecondepisodeairsMay31at7p.m.EST,replayingJune7at8p.m.EST. TheCN8zoneincludesmainlytheeasternseaboard.IfyouareaComcastcustomerontheeastcoast,youcanviewthisprogramon-demanduptosevendaysafterthetelecast.Ifyouareoutsideofthezone,don’tworry—theseepisodesarestreamingliveonlineatwww.cn8.tv. ComcastNetworkManagerofProgrammingDevelopmentKrisSchraderandherteamofcameramenwerebusyatNationalsinterviewingUSADance

An exciting program featuring DanceSport is on its way —

first stop, USA Dance 2008 National DanceSport Nationals.

Champion DanceSport

CN8

Ashly Del Grosso-Costa

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NationalOfficersandcompetitorsandfilminghoursandhoursofexcitingcompetition. ThefirstepisodeispackedwithcompetitionfootagefromAdultLatin,Adult10DanceandJuniorIStandard.ItwillincludehighlightsfromSeniorIStandard,SeniorIIStandard,Youth10Dance,YouthLatin,JuniorIILatinandAdultLatin,withshortsoundbitesfromthecouplesthatwereinterviewedduringthecompetition.SomeofthecouplesincludeXingmanLuandKaterinaLu,LonnyTsangandSusieTsang,DanielleKaragachandLeonidJuashkovsky,MichelleTuzmanandAllenRudman,DmitryIvashchenkoandGabriellaSabler,EugeneKatsevmanandMariaManusova,andValentinChmerkovskyandValeriyaKozharinova. ThesecondepisodefollowswithgreatfootageofJuniorII10Dance,AdultSmoothYouthStandard,andSeniorIIIStandard.HighlightsincludePreteenISilverLatin,SeniorILatinandSeniorIRhythm.Thisepisode

willalsoincludeinterviewswithErikLinderandRickieTaylor,NelsPetersenandTheresaKimler,MechyslavPavlyukandMargaretMidura,JarydFarconandCaraCamposandparents,WinstonandLillyChow,andothers. KrisSchradersharedthatComcasthasbeenfocusinglatelyoneventsoutsideofcommonsports:gymnasticsandskatingtonameafew:“Thenextbigwavegoingaroundisdance,especiallywiththemovementtolookatdanceasasport.Wewantedtotrythisasournextactivity.” “Iwasdefinitelysurprisedatthewiderangeofcompetitors’agesandthephenomenalskilllevelateachage.[Thecompetition]hadalotofexcitementtoit,makingitveryenjoyable...veryathleticandveryprofessional.Tocallit‘Amateur’isamisnomer:thecompetitorswereverypoisedanddedicated.Iwasveryimpressedbythat,”Schradersaid.

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“The next big wave going around is dance, especially with the movement to look at dance as a sport.”

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“Guesswhat,Michelle.YouwonthecontesttorepresentUSADanceintheWomen’sWearDailyfashionmagazine.Wouldyouliketodothat?” WhenIheardthat,Iwasinacompletestateofshock.Whatteenagegirlwouldeverpassupthisopportunity?NoonethatIknow.Butit’seasiersaidthandone. OnceIstartedtothinkaboutitandweighmyotherresponsibilities,IwasnotsurehowIwasgoingtobeabletohandletheworkload.WiththeupcomingNationals,SATtests,finalsandeventhedailyhighschooldramathateveryteengoesthrough,amodelingsessioninNewYorkseemedwayoutofreach. Tothissortofcomplaining,myteacherValChmerkovskywouldsay,“Suckitup.Thinkwhat’simportanttoyou,setyourpriorities,andstopwhining.” SoIsetmyprioritieswhereitallbegan:atNationals.Asidefromfocusingonpreparingformycompetition,Ihadphotographersandmagazinewritersfollowingmypartnerandmewitheverystep.They’dbethereatpracticeandevenwhilewedressed.Wewerefollowedeverywherebythepaparazzi,justlikecelebrities.Ifeltlikeastar,butMaxChmerkovsky,whoisastar,constantlyremindedusofourpurposeinBaltimore:todoourbestatNationals.Itcouldhavebeenveryeasytobeoverwhelmedbysomuchattention,butitwasimportantthatwedidnotletfamegotoourheads.ThisexperiencehelpedbothAllenandIlearnhowtoprioritizeandmanagethings. ThefollowingThursday,wewenttoNewYorkCity,wherewehadafull-daymodelingshootforWomen’sWearDaily.Onceagain,wehadphotographersandeditorsflyingaroundus—exceptthistime,wealsohadmakeupartists,hairdressersandevencatererssurroundingus.Additionally,ourconcentrationwasfocusedonmodeling,somethingthatwehaveneverdoneandprobablyneverwouldevenhavedreamedofdoing,ifnotforourdancingcareer. Throughoutourcareers,dancinghasopenedmanydoorsforAllenandme:LasVegasshowsfortheWynnHotel,modelingfortheWWD,TVinterviews,international

travelingforWorldChampionships,OhioStarBalltelevisedshowpresentation,newspaperarticlesandthetalentshowatourlocalhighschool,justtonameafew. Dancinghasnotonlyopenednewdoors,butithasalsoledtomeetingmanypeopleandmakingnewfriends.Ithasalsoenabledmetoworkwithteacherswhosetstandardsinmorethanonlydancing,andevenjudges,somewhohavepulledusthroughandotherswhohavegivenusahardtime.BothAllenandIhavebeenblessedwiththisopportunityandwithallofthepeoplewhohavebeenthereforus,helpingusgettowherewearetoday. TocheckouttheWomen’sWearDailyarticlevisitwww.wwd.com,issuedatedApril17.

BallroomDancingNational Youth Championship Latin Finalists Allen Rudman and Michelle Tuzman find new experiences modeling for Women’s Wear Daily, a global fashion-industry trade journal with a circulation of over 55,000.

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june6-7,2008SCRegionalDanceSportChampionships-GumboofBallroomLA Gumbo Chapter #5031. Baton Rouge, L.A.

june14-15,2008NEQualifyingEvent-SummerSizzlerCodey Arena in West Orange NJ.

july5-6,2008FortWayneDanceSportChampionshipsFort Wayne USA Dance Chapter #2046

july26,2008SouthernStarMid-SummerClassicRhapsody Ballroom in Tampa FL.

august29-30,2008ISDFGrandSlamLatin/StandardChampionships

Embassy Ball at Hyatt Regency in Irvine CA.

COMPETITION CALENDAR

september 27-28,2008NCQualifyingEvent-HeartlandClassicHeartland Chapter #2022. Indianapolis, IN

october 25-26,2008NWQualifyingEventSeattle Chapter #1004. Seattle, WA

february 7,2009SWQualifyingEventNorCal Chapter #4004. San Jose, CA

february 28-march1,2009SEQualifyingEventMidEastern Chapter #6001. Washington DC


september 27-28,2008NCQualifyingEvent-HeartlandClassicHeartland Chapter #2022. Indianapolis, IN

october 25-26,2008NWQualifyingEventSeattle Chapter #1004. Seattle, WA

february 7,2009SWQualifyingEventNorCal Chapter #4004. San Jose, CA

february 28-march1,2009SEQualifyingEventMidEastern Chapter #6001. Washington DC

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JuniorIChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ) No World Event for this Age Group1)292AustinJoson&LisaLakovitskaya-NJ2)616JordanSeawright&MarianaBarros-NM3)255TedGrinvald&NatashaShevchenko-CA4)283MitchellLeyzerzon&MariaKhasminsky-PA5)468JonathanZaika&KarinaShumko-NY6)515AnthonyKinevsky&AlisaGerstein-CA7)186SamuelLudin&ElizabethReyzin-MA

JuniorIIChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ) World Event - 14-Feb-09 Bassano del Grappa, Italy1)201DmitryIvashchenko&GabriellaSabler–NY*2)234TarasSavitskyy&LiyaPodokshik–PA*3)292AustinJoson&LisaLakovitskaya-NJ 4)553VladislavKvartin&MariaIlin-NJ 5)118JosephOdikadze&DashaKholodenko-MA 6)490DanielShapiro&KatyaKovalyova–NY YouthChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ) World Event - TBD-Mar-09 Moscow, Russia1)587ArmenPetrosyan&NicolePyatetskya–NY*2)456ChristopherA.KikiNyemchek&NesyaSerebro–NJ*3)388NikitaMalakhov&SarahGleyzer-NJ 4)201DmitryIvashchenko&GabriellaSabler-NY 5)136LeonidJuashkovsky&DanielleKaragach-NY 6)387AllenRudman&MichelleTuzman-MA 7)521IliaKvartin&AnnStillman–NJ AdultChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ) World Event - 14-Dec-08 Melbourne, Australia1)483ValentinChmerkovsky&ValeriyaKozharinova–NJ*2)287GrigoriSedrakyan&LilitAvagyan–CA*3)589OleksandrAetukhov&OkshnaDmytrenko-MA4)314PashaPashkov&InnaBrayer-NY 5)354SergeyOnik&NicoleVolynets-NJ 6)512TalLivshitz&KateKapshandy-NJSeniorIChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ)2008 Worlds Already Held - March 20081)308JorgeArnessGuzman&ArleneYu–NY*2)232WebertBenoit&ConnieDelGiudice–FL*3)191LucaDaniel&EfrosyniIosiphidis-MA4)285L.AndrewProuty&IlonaS.Prouty-NY5)296ToddMarsden&SusannaL.Hardt-CA6)577RicardoA.Kisner&AliciaJ.Kisner-FL7)238GlennR.Wuennenberg&BonnieJ.Wuennenberg–NJ

SeniorIIIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)No World Event for This Age Group1)612WinstonChow&LillyT.F.Chow-CA

2)554AviN.Lazarovits&CharlotteJ.Carey-NJ3)394AdelAhmedGhoneimy&KarenChow-CA4)531SatoruToga&YeWu-MA5)324RogerD.Thaxton&CarieRuthGarrity-MI6)289OrlandoC.Cordero&AuroraA.Cordero–NJ

JuniorIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)No World Event for This Age Group1)292AustinJoson&LisaLakovitskaya-NJ2)362MishaVorobiev&SonyaTsekanovsky-WA3)494PeterPaulMajran&AdrienneJarocki-NY4)236KrystianMatuszewski&SylwiaJemielity-NY5)255TedGrinvald&NatashaShevchenko-CA6)310DanielFaynerman&GabriellaKrumgalz-NY7)567BrianTrushelev&SabrinaSvirskaya–NY

JuniorIIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ) World Event - 3-May-08 Salou (Tarragona), Spain1)490DanielShapiro&KatyaKovalyova–NY*2)234TarasSavitskyy&LiyaPodokshik–PA*3)292AustinJoson&LisaLakovitskaya-NJ 4)118JosephOdikadze&DashaKholodenko-MA 5)576NicholasKharlamov&RochelleKharlamov-FL6)516CezaryDyrda&PatriciaJasionek–NJ

YouthChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ) World Event - 6-Dec-08 Salou (Tarragona), Spain1)132OskarWojciechowski&CarolineHolody–NY*2)219MechyslavPavlyuk&MargaretMidura–NJ*3)582MarekKlepadlo&AngelikaDechnik-NY4)539DaniilVesnovskiy&HanaFarber-NY 5)603AndreyKirilyuk&MargaretKostova-NY6)613AdrianJakubowski&AleksandraSiekera–NY

AdultChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ) World Event - 15-Nov-08 Vienna, Austria1)357IgorMikushov&AnnaDemidova–NJ*2)375AndreyKlinchik&YuliyaKlinchik–NY*3)608RonenZinshtein&MariamIzmaylova-NY 4)333AndrewBegunov&KristinaBordyugova-NY 5)314PashaPashkov&InnaBrayer-NY 6)422JanisKukainis&YuliyaBlagova–NJ SeniorIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)2008 Worlds Already Held - 20081)543XingminLu&KaterinaLu–NY*2)556DavidWright&LivaAndreeva–CT*3)538TurtleBrennen&TabaOfuka-CA4)368AndreasP.Meijer&JodyB.Frease-CA5)588ThomasO.Keller&EvelynR.Lafferty-CA6)479RzO&JenniiferGuo–NJ

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Results for the USA Dance 2008 National DanceSport Championships


SeniorIIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ) World Event - 18-Oct-08 Liege, Belgium1)197LonnyK.W.Tsang&SusieTsang–IL*2)248HansStork&AnsStork–CA*3)513EugeneJ.Brockert&JillE.Bradford-OH4)145PatrickJ.Martone&DeniseMartone-MA5)272MichaelDeMaio&DarleneF.DeMaio-NJ6)226TakeshiKawaratani&AnnieChan–CAAdultChampionshipRhythm(CRSBM)No World Event for this Division1)411PanayiotisThomakos&ChristineL.Kam-PA2)460AntonShklyaver&PolinaMoldavsky-PA3)196DanielD.Dilley&YuehwernYih-IN4)410AndrewKerski&GinaroseMcLeese-CT5)322BlakeKleppe&BethCanuel-MA6)467EdsonJeune&CristinaPacheco–MA

AdultChampionshipAmericanSmooth(WTFV)No World Event for this Division1)124NelsE.Petersen&TheresaL.Kimler-MN2)192BalazsKocsi&CsillaKocsi-KY3)263HaldunKomsuoglu&EmiTerasawa-PA4)377GregoryPanas&KathleenEngelman-CT5)157JonathanMedlin&MalinAllert-NC6)143AndyW.Nordberg&JanieK.Nordberg-MNAdultChampionshipNineDance(WTFVCRSBM)No World Event for this Division1)411PanayiotisThomakos&ChristineL.Kam-PA2)585PeterJensen-Sabol&DeeDeePopper-NY3)166BryanJ.Reynolds&JillC.Reynolds-IA4)251EdwardRogers&TrishaRogers-CA5)269DarylSchmidt&MicheleL.Boyer-WA6)321JamesE.Herbert&SharonJones–OH

AmericanNineDanceS1DarylSchmidt&MicheleBoyer-WAS2RogerGreenawalt&AmyGreenawalt-INDarylSchmidt&MicheleBoyer-WAS3BillUnderwood&PattieUnderwood-PADexterWang&JuliaWang-MA

*You will note that the 9-Dance S2 and S3 each had co-champions.

JuniorIIChampionshipTenDance(WTVFQCSRPJ)World Event - 8-Nov-08 Minsk, Byelorussia1)234TarasSavitskyy&LiyaPodokshik–PA*2)490DanielShapiro&KatyaKovalyova-NY 3)292AustinJoson&LisaLakovitskaya-NJ 4)118JosephOdikadze&DashaKholodenko-MA

5)576NicholasKharlamov&RochelleKharlamov-FL6)335KevinMorales&ElinaKhotinskaya–NJYouthChampionshipTenDance(WTVFQCSRPJ)World Event - 12-Apr-08 Aarhus, Denmark1)132OskarWojciechowski&CarolineHolody-NY(notabletoattendthisevent-#2couplewillgo)2)219MechyslavPavlyuk&MargaretMidura–NJ*3)136LeonidJuashkovsky&DanielleKaragach-NY 4)388NikitaMalakhov&SarahGleyzer-NJ 5)539DaniilVesnovskiy&HanaFarber-NY 6)603AndreyKirilyuk&MargaretKostova-NY

AdultChampionshipTenDance(WTVFQCSRPJ)World Event - 29-Nov-08 Berlin, Germany1)314PashaPashkov&InnaBrayer–NY*2)357IgorMikushov&AnnaDemidova-NJ 3)512TalLivshitz&KateKapshandy-NJ 4)374DamianStepien&KarolinaDelekta-NJ 5)343JasonS.Turner&LilaTurner-MI

InternationalTenDanceS1ToddMarsden&SusannaHardt-CAS2PaulGiuliano&LouiseGiuliano-NYS3PaulGiuliano&LouiseGiuliano-NY

AdultChampionshipCabaretNo World Event for this Division 1)503BrianBrodine&AndreaBrodine-NY2)488CoryCollins&TracyMandel-NY3)339RyanStoltzfux&TracyMandell-NY4)149BrianBrodine2&KatherinePopper-NY5)436RyanStoltzfus&AlonaHuber-NY6)154BrianBrodine1&GraceKladstrup-NY

AdultChampionshipTheatreArtsNo World Event for this Division1)331AnthonyMiyazaki&JudyZeman-FL2)443AlanA.Burns&KellyBatchelor-IL3)127GaryD.Burgess&ConnieBouchard-NY4)560MeneleoL.Macagba&ElizabethA.Macagba–OR


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JuniorIIChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ)World Event - 14-Feb-09 Bassano del Grappa, Italy

1)201DmitryIvashchenko&GabriellaSabler–NY*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

2)234TarasSavitskyy&LiyaPodokshik–PA*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

YouthChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ)World Event - TBD-Mar-09 Moscow, Russia

AdultChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ)World Event - 14-Dec-08 Melbourne, Australia

SeniorIChampionshipLatin(CSRPJ)2008 Worlds Already Held - March 2008

1)587ArmenPetrosyan&NicolePyatetskya–NY*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

2)456ChristopherA.KikiNyemchek&NesyaSerebro–NJ*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

1)483ValentinChmerkovsky&ValeriyaKozharinova–NJ*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

2)287GrigoriSedrakyan&LilitAvagyan–CA*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

1)308JorgeArnessGuzman&ArleneYu–NY*Photoby:MarvinMoore

2)232WebertBenoit&ConnieDelGiudice–FL*Photoby:MarvinMoore


JuniorIIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)World Event - 3-May-08 Salou (Tarragona), Spain

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YouthChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)World Event - 6-Dec-08 Salou (Tarragona), Spain

AdultChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)World Event - 15-Nov-08 Vienna, Austria

SeniorIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)2008 Worlds Already Held - 2008

1)490DanielShapiro&KatyaKovalyova–NY*

2)234TarasSavitskyy&LiyaPodokshik–PA*

1)132OskarWojciechowski&CarolineHolody–NY*

2)219MechyslavPavlyuk&MargaretMidura–NJ*

1)357IgorMikushov&AnnaDemidova–NJ*

2)375AndreyKlinchik&YuliyaKlinchik–NY*

1)543XingminLu&KaterinaLu–NY*

2)556DavidWright&LivaAndreeva–CT*

AllPhotosby:CarsonZullinger

JuniorIIChampionshipTenDance(WTVFQCSRPJ)World Event - 8-Nov-08 Minsk, Byelorussia

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SeniorIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)2008 Worlds Already Held - 2008

SeniorIIChampionshipStandard(WTVFQ)World Event - 18-Oct-08 Liege, Belgium

YouthChampionshipTenDance(WTVFQCSRPJ)World Event - 12-Apr-08 Aarhus, Denmark

AdultChampionshipTenDance(WTVFQCSRPJ)World Event - 29-Nov-08 Berlin, Germany

1)314PashaPashkov&InnaBrayer–NY*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

2)219MechyslavPavlyuk&MargaretMidura–NJ*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

1)197LonnyK.W.Tsang&SusieTsang–IL*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

2)248HansStork&AnsStork–CA*Photoby:MarvinMoore

1)234TarasSavitskyy&LiyaPodokshik–PA*Photoby:CarsonZullinger

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MayorSheilaDixonmadeaspecialappearanceandwelcomedtheUSADance2008NationalDanceSportChampionshipstothecity.“Weareveryproudtohostthisthrillingandimportantcompetition,whichwilldeterminewhorepresentstheUnitedStatesontheworldstage.Iwishallofthedanceathletes—fromthepre-teenstotheadultstoseniors—goodluck,”Dixonwroteearlierinaspecialmessage,andaffirmedinheraddress. Dixonalsoencouragedtheperformers

andsupportersto“getoutandenjoysomeofwhatourcityhastooffer.” MayorDixonisknownforhersupportofprogramsthatimprovechildren’shealth.Shestronglybelieveshealthcanbeimprovedthroughamorenutritionaldietandexerciseroutine. MayorSheilaDixonbecamethe48thMayorofBaltimoreJan.172007.ShesucceededMayorMartinO’Malley.Dixonholdsthehonorofbeingthefirstwomanevertoholdthisposition. Sheila Dixon, Mayor of Baltimore

General Nationals Coverage

By: Erica Colvin

Sponsors of Nationals USADancewouldliketorecognizethemanysponsorswhomadescholarshipspossibleforour2008Champions. WealsoappreciatethegeneroussupportfromourWorldTeamPatrons.

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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon attends Nationals

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Qualifying Events for

USA Dance 2009 NationalDanceSport Championships

SC DanceSport Championships“Gumbo of Ballroom”Baton Rouge, LAJune 6-7, 2008

NW DanceSport ChampionshipsSeattle, WAOctober 25-26, 2008

“Summer Sizzler”West Orange, NJJune 14-15, 2008

“Heartland Classic”Indianapolis, INSeptember 27-28, 2008

For more information go to www.usadance.org

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Thinkbacktothefirsttimeyoueversawaballroomdancecompetition.Doyourememberthemusic,thecolors,thedancers—themagic?

Forsome,itbeganatanearlyage.Otherswerenotintroduceduntilmuchlaterintheirlives. ForDavidandConnieTaylorfromBridgewater,Virginia,theUSADance2008NationalDanceSportChampionshipsinBaltimore,Maryland,wasthefirstballroomcompetitiontheyhadeverseen. “It’sjustsomethingtotallydifferentfromanythingthatwehaveseenbefore,”Conniesaid.“EvenwhenyouwatchitonTV,youcan’tgetthesenseofwhatit’sreallylikewithoutbeingthereandbeingsoclose.” Itisthiswonderandexcitementthatfirstinspiresomanytocontributetoballroomdancingbyvolunteering.IlyZislinandElenaGranovsky,forexample,werethevolunteercoordinatorsatthe2008BaltimoreNationals.Theywereinchargeofassigningjobstomorethan100volunteers,nottomentioncoordinatinganywherefromfourto72hoursofworkforeachindividualvolunteer.

Whydotheydoit?Whydopeopledonatesomuchprecioustime?Granovskyadmitsthatit’sforagoodcause,andshe“lovesseeingotherpeoplebeingabletoenjoydancing.” Zislinsaid,“It’sseeingaballroomonaSaturdaynightfullofabout1,300peopleandrealizingthat,withoutthehundredsofvolunteersthatwehavehad,itwouldn’tbepossible.” LauraLaGassa,thecompetition’son-siteregistrar,saidherjobofhandlingeverythingtogetthecompetitoronthefloorisworthitallinonemoment: “Tohavesomeonecomeoutoftheballroomandsay,‘Ijustdancedthebestroundever,’or‘Wefinallymadethefinal,’whenevertheyhavetheirlittletriumph,nomatterwhatitis—alotoftimestheyneedsomeonetotell,andtheyusuallytellmebecauseIamsittingrightthere.Anditjustmakesmesohappy.Anditmakesmefeellike,‘Wow,allthishardworkmadeallthispossible,sothispersoncouldhavethisincrediblemoment.’” AvaKayeBrennen,theNationalsregistrarand

What does it take?

volunteers donated hundreds of hours to make nationals 2008 the biggest and best ever.


scrutineer,said,“Ournumberonepurposeistomakeitworkforthecompetitors…Ireallyenjoytryingtomakethisallworkbetter.” Everyvolunteerandofficialloveddancingfirst.Itallstartedasanobsessionfordancingandtheneachtooktheinitiativetomakedancingbetterforothers.Ifyouarewonderinghowtogetinvolved,don’twaitaroundforthenextNationalChampionshipstostart.Youcanbeginmakingadifferencetoday,rightnow,inyourlocalchapter. AsDaphnaLocker,chairpersonontheNationalOrganizingCommittee,putit,“It’sthewholeprocessthatmakesitallworthwhile.” Wewouldliketothankallthemanydedicatedvolunteersthatmadethe2008USADanceNationalDanceSportChampionshipsthelargestandbestcompetitionyet.Thankyou. Tolearnmorecheckoutwww.usadancenationals.org,orifyouwouldliketovolunteer,pleasecontactourvolunteercoordinator,IlyZislin,[email protected]. By:EricaColvin

“...without the hundreds of volunteers that we have had, it wouldn’t be possible.”

Ily Zislin

TheUSADanceNationalDanceSportChampionshipswereameltingpotoftalentthisyearinBaltimore.Youngandold,rookieandchampionalikefoundthemselvesonaverycompetitivedancefloor.ButErikLinderandRickieTaylor,both7yearsold,werefullofexcitementandsmilesafterwinningthePreTeenIBronzeandSilverLatinandStandarddivisions.

What is your next goal?

World Champions, that’s the next thing right after this.

What do you want to accomplish when you grow up?

We want to be 10 Dancers.

Who is your favorite dancer?

Julianne Hough Derek from Dancing

With the Stars and my parents.

What do you think makes them great dancers?

Probably because of practice.

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Photo by: Marvin Moore Photography/ www.marvinmoorephoto.com

First-time champions Erik Linder and Rickie Taylor share their future dreams, while seasoned professionals Eugene Katsevman and Maria Manusova reveal some of their secrets to success.

Practiceistherightanswer!EugeneKatsevmanandMariaManusova,11-timeU.S.AmateurChampions,agree.EugeneandMariehavebeendancingtogethersincethesummerof1993andrecentlyenteredtheprofessionalarenawithgreatsuccess.

Whatareyourfuturecareergoals?Wewanttobehappy

professionally:toenjoyourprofessionalcareerasmuchaspossible.Sofar,sogood.

Howdoesyourpracticeschedulelook? Weneverhadjustpreparationfor

competitions.Wehavealwaysbeenveryconsistent.Itdoesn’tmatterifacompetitioniscomingupornotcomingup;wemaintainthesamepracticeschedule.

Webasedourdancingonourownpracticingandinstincts.Maria:Youareresponsibleforyourowndancing;it’sinyourownhands.

Whatdoyoudotoprepareduringtheweekofabigcompetition?

Wetrytorestmore.Lesswork.Moresleep.Wetrytotakeadayortwooff.Drinkalotofwater,eatcarbohydrates,eatwell.Staymentallysane.

Whatisyourphilosophyofdance?Bepassionateaboutdance.Wenever

placedresultsasgoals—justdothedancingandimproveandgetbetter.

Youmusthavepassionandconsistency.Ineverythingyoudo.

FromErikandRickie—justbeginningtheiryoungcareers—toEugeneandMaria—enteringaprofessionalcareerwithyearsofsuccess—theseUSADancemembershavecertainlypaidthepricetoestablishgooddancinghabits.AsEugenesaid,“Alotofimprovementanddevelopmentcomesfromlearningaboutyourself.”


OlgaCurdandCurtisPrevost’sshortyetinspiringpartnershipbeganinOctober2007.Practicingtogetherforonlyfivemonths,thetwocompetitorsclickedsowelltheybecamethe2008SeniorISmoothChampionsatNationalsinBaltimore. Duetoherstrongbackgroundinsmooth,Olga—whoisfromHouston,Texas—wasreferredbyherpreviouscompetitionpartnertotryoutwithCurtis—fromAustin,Texas—forthe2008NationalsinBaltimore. Despitethethree-hourdrivebetweentheirtwocities,thepartnerswereverydedicatedtopracticingtogether.Curtis’sfinebackgroundinstandardcomplimentedOlga’sstyle,formingahighlycompatiblepartnership. Olgasaidthat,besidesbeingcompatiblepartnersstylistically,“Weclickedrightaway.…Wefeltlikewehadagoodformulatohaveasuccessfulpartnership.Wesharethesameloveforthecompeting,performing,practicing,learningfromgreatcoachesandthecamaraderieoffellowcompetitorsattheamateurcompetitions.” OlgaandCurtishavebothdancedforabout10years,andwithagoldmedalandnationaltitle,itshows.Theybothlovedtocompeteinamateurcompetitions,sogettinginvolvedinUSADance,oneofthebesthostsandprovidersofamateurballroomcompetitions,wasagreatsteptowardsuccessintheirdancingcareers. “Inashortfivemonthsworkingandlearningtogether,wearehonoredtobethecurrentU.S.SeniorISmoothChampions,”Olgasaid.

By:RachelSnow

2008 Senior I Smooth Champions at Nationals in Baltimore:

Olga Curd & Curtis Prevost

Photo Courtesy of Olga & Curtis

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DanielShapiroandKatyaKovalyovacertainlyhadarewardingandexcitingexperienceatthe2008USADanceNationalDanceSportChampionships:theywonthetitleofAmateurJuniorIIStandardChampions,andtheywerefinalistsintheJuniorIILatinChampionship.Theydescribedthecompetitionas“nerve-wracking,exciting,suspenseful,andwonderful.” Nationalsbroughthighly-trainedandskilledballroomdancersfromallacrossthecountrytocompetefornationaltitles.DanielandKatya,both14yearsold,cameasaseriousbutbrandnewpartnership.Althoughtheyeachhavebeencompetingfornineyears,theirpartnershipbeganJan.28ofthisyear. Buttheirfreshbeginningsdidn’tshow.Theirpowerfulpartnershipexplodedwitheye-catchingenergyandchemistryandwastrulyapleasuretowatch.Butbeingasuccessfulcoupleismorethanjustdancingwell.DanielandKatya’spartnershipextendstoagreatfriendship. “Danielisaveryspecialpartner.Healwaysconsidersmyopinions,andhealwayscaresforme.Heisreallyone-of-a-kindwithhishumorandstyle.Ihopetostaypartnersand,mostimportantly,friendswithhim,”Katyacommented. Danielreplied,“Katyaisanexquisitepartner,whichIhopetostaywithforaverylongtime.Sheisalwaysbymysidenomatterwhathappens.IconsidermypartnershipwithKatyaaveryspecialandsuccessfulone.” DanielandKatyahaveprovedthattruesuccesstakesmorethanjusthardworkonthedancefloor—ittakesconsiderationandfriendshipaswell.

Daniel Shapiro & Katya Kovalyova

Junior II Standard Champions:

Photo by: Marvin Moore/ www.marvinmoorephoto.comPhoto Courtesy of Olga & Curtis


Standard Fashion

IgorMikushov&AnnaDemidova TarasSavitskyy&LiyaPodokshik DavidWright&LivaAndreeva

OskarWojciechowski&CarolineHolody XingminLu&KaterinaLu DanielShapiro&KatyaKovalyova

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ThisAprilattheUSADanceNationalChampionshipsheldinBaltimore,Md,threemajorgownvendorsweresetupandreadytoimpressthethousandsofspectatorsandcompetitorswhoattendedtheevent. KenHeron,co-ownerofRandallDesigns,thecompanybehindDancingWiththeStars,revealedthenewestspinonfashion.HeexplainedthatweareseeingsomeflexibilityIntheInternationalStandardfashion,takingdesignawayfromthetraditional,classicalstyles;allowingdressesonthedancefloorthatarealittlemoreopenandcut-out.IntheAmericanSmoothcategory,“weareseeingmorecut-outs,sequins,rhinestones,andgatheredordrapedfabrics.”HeexplainedthatintheRhythmandLatinstyle,animalprintslookgreatandarebeingusedmoreandmoreinaveryhigh-endway. TatianaNollwithElleDanceStudios,Inc.,sharedthat,“feathersareback!”AndwiththeLatinstyle,thelongerskirtsanddressesareinstyle.Theyhavemoremovementandlookgreatonthefloor. RepresentativeMarthaHughesfromDesignstoShinesaid,“brightcolorsareinstyle,alongwithanimalprintandfeathers.”

Butwhatdothedancershavetosay? KatherineCornan,aStandardcompetitorfromSantaBarbara,Calif.,likestokeepherstylemoremodestandconservative,butelegant.Shelooksforagownthatstandsoutandworkswithherskintone.Shepreferscolorslikepink,fuchsia,anddeepbluesandpurples.GulgunTezelfromLouisville,Ky,alsocompetesinStandard.Shetellsusthatadress’scolorshouldbebright:“Itshouldlookgoodonthedancerandlookbrightonthedancefloor.Adressshouldalsobevisiblebytheaudienceandthejudges.Itshouldflownicelyandbelightweightsothedancercandanceeasily.” WhetheryouareaStandard/SmoothcompetitororprefertheLatin/Rhythmstyle,yourcostumeplaysahugepartinyoursuccess.Sowhenyouareinthemarketforagreat,eye-catchingcostume,therearealotofgreatdesignersouttheretohelp. USADancehasbeencontactedbyseveralnationalfashionmagazinesaboutballroomfashion.Watchforupcomingstories!CheckoutpageinthisissuetoseetheWomen’sWearDailyarticlefeaturingtwoUSADancemembers,orwww.wwd.com,April17edition.

Youhavetraveledmilesandmiles,checkedintothehotel,andfinallymadeyour way through the crowds and up the elevator. After navigating down thelonghallway,youapproachthecorneraroundwhichstandtheentrancestotheballroom. Suddenlyyoursensesareoverwhelmed.Brightandbeautifulcostumescoverthe men and women, boys and girls, and vendors’ racks that line the hallways.Sequins,rhinestones,zebrastripes,andeverycolorimaginableviefortheattentionofall.Butwhatisitthatmakesagreatcostume?Whatischanginginthecompetitiveandexcitingballroomdancecostumemarket?

Fashion Today

By Erica Colvin

Whether you are a Standard/Smooth competitor or prefer the Latin/Rhythm style, your costume plays a huge part in your success.

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KatherineCornanfromSantaBarbara,CAPhotoby:CarsonZullinger

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...the 2008 competition exceeded all previous records.

The10thannualTriangleOpenDanceSportChampionshipswasahugesuccess.ThecompetitionwasheldatthebeautifulTalleyBallroomontheNorthCarolinaStateUniversitycampus,inRaleigh.WayneandMarieCrowderandtheDancingwithWolvesDanceSportTeamofNCSUsponsoredtheDanceSportevent.

Withover294competitorsand1,400entries,the2008competitionexceededallpreviousrecords.Thetotalscholarshipmoneygivenoutforthewholeweekendexceeded$2,500.ThecompetitionstartedFridaynightwiththeMixedProficiencyandOpenevents.TheMixedProficiencyevent,whereonlythemanorthelady,dependingonthecategory,isbeingjudged,waswellattended,withseveraleventshavingsemisorquarter-finals.Theopensalsa,westcoastswing,boleroandpasodoblefollowed.Thefirstnightendedwiththeteamcompetition.Seventeencollegesanduniversitieswererepresentedduringtheweekendfun!

SaturdaymorningstartedoutwiththeBronzeAmericanwaltzinwhich38couplescompetedforthefirst-placeawards.WithcompetitorscomingfromMassachusettsto

Florida,severaleventshadover55couplesthathadtobenarroweddowntothefinalround.DanCallowaywasthechairmanofanexcellentpanelofjudges,andKenRichardswasoutstandingasouremcee.PeterCollins’selectionofmusickeptthecompetitorsandaudiencepumpedforalongdayoflargeheats.OurscrutineerwasMarkTabor,whodidanoutstandingjobofkeepingthecompetitionrunningsmoothlywithhisPDAjudgingsystem.Everygoodcomphassuccessfuldeckcaptainstogeteveryoneinlineandreadytogo;HankandPattyRichbourgwereinvaluableinthisposition.

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