Fred Astaire Dance Studios National Dance Championships took place earlier this month, and we were so excited to see everyone compete in Orlando, Florida. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, and we look forward to seeing you all next year!
Studios Awards:
Top Number of Entries: Bloomfield Hills
Top Studio: Manhasset
Teacher Awards:
Top Teacher Smooth: Abrashin, Andrei [Palm Beach Gardens]
Top Teacher Rhythm Yeremenko, Eugene [Manhasset]
Top Teacher Ballroom: Yeremenko, Eugene [Manhasset]
Top Teacher Latin: Costa, Alex [Manhasset]
Top Teacher Overall: Abrashin, Andrei [Palm Beach Gardens]
Placement Awards:
Placements Results for gentlemen: Hiller, William [Manhasset]
Placements Results for ladies: Munich, Millie [Manhasset]
Youth Awards:
Top Youth: Chavez, Blake [Ft. Walton Beach]
Couple Awards:
Amateur Couple: Sibley, Dr. David/Rosenthal, Lori
Student Awards:
Top Student Results for gentlemen: Hiller, William [Manhasset]
Top Student Results for ladies: Munich, Millie [Manhasset]
Top Bronze Student Results for gentlemen: Hiller, William [Manhasset]
Top Bronze Student Results for ladies: Munich, Millie [Manhasset]
Top Silver Student Results for gentlemen: Mauzy, Derek [River Oaks]
Top Silver Student Results for ladies: Kniejski, Wini [Greensboro]
Top Gold Student Results for gentlemen: Rojas, Van [St. Petersburg]
Top Gold Student Results for ladies: Totten, Ingrid [Brookfield, CT]
Newcomer and Novelty Awards:
Top Newcomer Results for gentlemen: Ziecik, Michael [Bloomfield Hills]
Top Newcomer Results for ladies: Ziecik, Carol [Bloomfield Hills]
Novelty Results for gentlemen: Macdonald, Andrew [West Palm Beach]
Novelty Results for ladies: Bors, Kim [Milwaukee Mequon]
Solo Awards:
Bronze Solo Results for gentlemen: Su, Tony [Bloomfield Hills]
Bronze Solo Results for ladies: Stokes, Kathleen [Milwaukee Mequon]
Silver Solo Results for gentlemen: Nickell, David [Greensboro]
Silver Solo Results for ladies: Alston, Valerie [Sarasota]
Gold Solo Results for gentlemen: Nickell, David [Greensboro]
Gold Solo Results for ladies: Woodruff, Carolyn [Greensboro]
Top Junior Solo Results for ladies: Thompson, Dulcinea [Palm Beach Gardens]
Amateur Solo: Halverson, Dr. Paul/Halverson, D.
Showcase Awards:
Bronze Showcase Results for gentlemen: Macdonald, Andrew [West Palm Beach]
Bronze Showcase Results for ladies: Bors, Kim [Milwaukee Mequon]
Silver Showcase Results for ladies: Halverson, D. [Milwaukee Brookfield]
Gold Showcase Results for gentlemen: Ensley, Dwight [Greensboro]
Gold Showcase Results for ladies: Woodruff, Carolyn [Greensboro]
Amateur Showcase: Ensley, Dwight/Woodruff, Carolyn
Congratulations to all!