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U.S. National Professional Smooth. Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions . 1984 Charles & Jean Penatello New Jersey 1985 Joe Lozano & Jan Mattingly Texas 1986 1987 1988 Rosendo & Terri Fumero
Showstopper is a dance competition company that hosts competitions in over 54 cities in the United States. The company was founded by Debbie Roberts in 1978, and is currently headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. [1]
She was hoping to find a ballet version of the jazz dance competitions that were very popular at the time, yet there were no ballet competitions for students in the U.S. In 1999, together with her husband Gennadi Saveliev (then a soloist with American Ballet Theatre) she decided to create one – and founded Youth America Grand Prix.
The Dance Awards (TDA) is a national dance competition that collaborates with JUMP, Nuvo, and 24 Seven Dance, [1] produced by Break the Floor. The Dance Awards was first held in 2011 in New York City, where it continued to be held annually in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, the competition expanded to two locations, Las Vegas and New York City.
Although scoring at dance competitions vary, judges usually give scores based on score technique, performance, costume, music, and difficulty level of the performance. Each competition's ranks are different. The performances are usually ranked within each dance category. Most competitions have opportunities for dancers to win title positions.
2005 U.S. National Professional Standard Championships, hosted by BYU. The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships (formerly USDSC, and USBC), as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).
The World DanceSport Federation is, to some extent, a rival body which issues rules for amateur competitions. [1] The list is supplemented by nine American style dances—four Smooth and five Rhythm—which are defined by United States dance organizations, such as USA Dance, (formerly USABDA, the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association).
U.S. National Professional 9-Dance Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions [1] 1988-1990 David & Carrie Kloss California 1991-1993 Randy & Lynn Ferguson Texas 1994-1995 Jesse Smith & Lynda Price Minnesota 1996 Jim Desmond & Mary Murphy: California 1997 Alec & Denise Lazo Florida 1998-1999 Clive Phillips & Karen McDonald [2] [3] New York 2000