Private Lesson Students may also decide to compete with their instructors at local DanceSport Competitons in the Professional / Amateur Division.

Competing at the Pro-Am Level takes a great deal of discipline & practice. Many students find this an ideal goal when starting a rigorous round of Private Lessons.

Pro-Am Competitions take place throughout the US & include venues for International Latin & Standard, American Smooth & Rhythm, & the Swing Dances.

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__________________________________________________________________________________________ COMPETITION RESULTS

PROFESSIONAL:

WORLD HUSTLE DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

7/24/08 - 7/27/08

East Brunswick, NJ

Tybaldt & Hazel Ulrich

2008 World Hustle Dance Champions

1st Place in World Open Hustle Dance Championship Division

NORTH AMERICAN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
7/10/08 - 7/13/08

Tony Scheppler & Tonja Martin
New North American Champions
1st Place in Professional Open American Smooth

MANHATTAN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
7/03/08 - 7/06/08

Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps
1st Place in Professional Open American Rhythm

Emmanuel Pierre-Antone & Julia Gorchakova
2nd Place in Professional Open American Rhythm

Martina Kocichova & Jan Ondrias
4th Place in Professional Rising Star American Rhythm
Semi-Finals in Professional Open American Rhythm Division

MILLENIUM DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
6/26/08 - 6/29/08

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Julia Gorchakova
1st Place in Professional Open American Rhythm

YANKEE CLASSIC DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
6/20/08-6/22/08

Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps
1st Place in Open Professional American Rhythm

Martina Kocichova & Jan Ondrias
5th Place in Professional Rising Star American Rhythm

EMERALD BALL DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
5/01/08 - 5/04/08

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Julia Gorchakova
1st Place in Professional Open American Rhythm

INTERNATIONAL HUSTLE & SALSA COMPETITION
4/24/08 - 4/27/08

Lori Ann Greenhouse & Kelvin Roche
9-Time World Professional Hustle Champions
1st Place in World Professional Hustle Championship Division

MARYLAND DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
2/01/08-2/03/08

Tony Scheppler & Tonja Martin
1st Place in Professional Open American Smooth Championship

OHIO STAR BALL
11/15-11/18

Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps
New World & U.S. Champions
1st Place in World Professional American Rhythm
1st Place in Rhythm Show Dance

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Julia Gorchakova
2nd Place in Rhythm Show Dance
3rd Place in World Professional American Rhythm Tony Scheppler & Tonja Martin
Finals in World Professional American Smooth GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
11/2-11/4
Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps
1st Place in Professional American Rhythm
1st Place in Show Dance

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Julia Gorchakova
3rd Place in U.S. National Professional Rhythm Dance Championship

MANHATTAN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps
1st Place Open Professional Rhythm

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Julia Gorchakova
2nd Place Open Professional Rhythm

NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps
1st Place Open Professional Rhythm

DESERT CLASSIC

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Julia Gorchakova
1st Place Open Professional Rhythm

PRO/AM & AMATEUR:

NORTH AMERICAN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
7/10/08 - 7/13/08

Pro-Am:

Congrats. to Joan Zawin & Christian Baerens
1st Place - Pro/Am Silver Int'l. Latin Single Dance Events
1st Place - Pro/Am Bronze Int'l. Latin Single Dance Events

Congrats. to Susan Sci & Tony Scheppler
1st Place - Pro/Am Open Smooth Championship Scholarships
1st Place - Pro/Am American Smooth Single Dance Events (Foxtrot & Tango)
2nd Place - Pro/Am American Smooth Single Dance Events (Waltz & V. Waltz)

MANHATTAN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
7/03/08 - 7/06/08
New York, New York

Pro-Am:

Greg Elder & Linda Gammon
1st Place - Pro/Am Open Adv. Int'l. Standard Single Dance Events

Yvonne Smith & Jamie Cunneen
2nd Place - Pro/Am Full Gold Int'l. Standard Single Dance Events

Bill Jones & Tetyana Bilych
1st Place - Pro/Am Open Gold Int'l. Standard Single Dance Events

Joan Zawin & Christian Baerens
Finals - Pro/Am Silver & Bronze Int'l. Latin Divisions

Jacqueline Soccodato & Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine
2nd Place - Pro/Am Bronze Int'l. Latin Latin Single Dance Events

Patrice Tanaka & Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine
Semi-Finals - Pro/Am Open Amer. Rhythm Scholarship

Ryoji Kawohara & Joanna Zacharewicz
1st Place - Pro/Am Silver & Gold Int'l. Latin Single Dance Events

Amateur:

Joan Zawin & Michael Williams
1st & 3rd Places - Amateur Bronze Novice Latin Multi-Dances

DISCO AMERICA
7/03/08 - 7/06/08
Pennsylvania

Pro/Am:

Sammy Schecter & Tybaldt Ulrich
1st Place Pro/Am WC Swing
1st Place Pro/Am 3 Dance Competition

Amateur:

Sammy Schecter & Ricardo Villa
1st Place Amateur Just Salsa
1st Place Just Hustle

MILLENIUM DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
6/26/08 - 6/29/08
Florida

Pro-Am:

Congrats. to Susan Sci and her instructor Tony Scheppler....
1st Place Solo Dance for "Best of Best Show" (V. Waltz)

Semi-Finals of the Scholarship category in American Smooth

BLACKPOOL DANCE FESTIVAL
5/22/08 - 5/30/08
Blackpool, England

Amateur:

Congrats. to Arlene Yu & Jorge Guzman
33rd Place out of a 90+ Field in the Amateur Senior International Latin Division

INTERNATIONAL HUSTLE & SALSA COMPETITION
4/24/08 - 4/27/08
Miami, Florida

Amateur: Congrats. to Sammy Schecter & Ricardo Villa
World Amateur Hustle Champions
1st Place in World Amateur Hustle Championship Division

Pro/Am:

Congrats. to Ann Schager & Kelvin Roche

World Pro-Am Hustle Champions
1st Place in World Pro-Am Hustle Championship Division

Congrats. to John McDonough & Lori Ann Greenhouse
1st Place, 2nd Place, & 3rd Place in Pro-Am Hustle Divisions

U.S. DANCE NATIONALS
4/04/08 - 4/06/08
Maryland

Amateur:

Congrats. to Arlene Yu & Jorge Guzman
1st Place - Senior I Open Latin
1st Place - Senior II Open Latin Congrats. to Irena Canova & Daniel Ferris
1st Place - Senior I Latin Novice
1st Place - Senior I Latin Pre-Champ Congrats. to Toshiko Odaira & Justin Guerber
6th Place Finalists - Silver Latin
Semi-Finalists - Adult Standard NEW YORK DANCE FESTIVAL 2008
2/23/08 & 2/24/08
Roseland Ballroom Amateur:

Congrats.