Charlotte Dancesport Challenge

April 17th-18th 2010

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Organized by: UNCC 49er Social & Ballroom Dance Club Members

MCs:

Jonathan Medlin & Malin Allert of Raleigh, NC

Jonathan Medlin and Malin Allert have been dancing together for about four years.  They are active dancesport competitors, teachers, and choreographers.  Jonathan is the former US Amateur American Ballroom National Champion.  Jonathan and Mailn have MCed this event last three years.

Adjudicators: (alphabetically listed based on last name)

   
Daniel Calloway of Washington, DC - Adjudicator

Daniel Calloway has been coaching and judging for 28 years.  He is a Championship Adjudicator, NDCA, and a duel Fellow in the ISTD - Ballroom & Latin American.  He was a U.S. and Asian-Pacific 10-Dance Grand Finalist, and won over 20 Professional Dance Titles.  He is the primary coach of the Georgetown University and University of Maryland Dancesport teams.

   
  Wayne Crowder of Eden, NC - Adjudicator

Wayne is a four time USA Dance Amateur Champion in Latin and a 3-time USA representative to the IDSF World Latin Championships which were held in Belgium, Spain and Italy.  Wayne has won numerous Regional Standard and Latin Championship titles and was a Standard finalist in the USA DanceSport National Championships.

Wayne is a proud member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (the ISTD), with the following degrees: Licentiate International Standard, Licentiate International Latin, Licentiate American Smooth, Licentiate American Rhythm

Wayne also serves on the National Committee of the United States Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and as a Dancesport Delegate for USA Dance.
   
Marie Crowder of Eden, NC - Adjudicator

Marie is a four time USA Dance Amateur Champion in Latin and a 3-time USA representative to the IDSF World Latin Championships which were held in Belgium, Spain and Italy.  Marie has won numerous Regional Standard and Latin Championship titles and was a Standard finalist in the USA DanceSport National Championships. 

Marie is a proud member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, (the ISTD), with the following degrees: Associate International Standard, Licentiate International Latin, Licentiate American Smooth, Licentiate American Rhythm

Marie also serves as Membership Services Director of the United States Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and is a Regional Coordinator for USA Dance.

   
Wendi Davies of NY, NY - Adjudicator

Wendi began dancing while at Princeton studying architecture.  A competitive swimmer for many years, she was looking for a new competitive outlet.  The daughter of dancing parents, she soon learned of the competitive and athletic nature of Ballroom Dancing.  In her amateur career she was ranked third in the United States.  She turned professional in 1991 and went on to be ranked second at the United States Championships, and was the winner of “Championship Ballroom Dancing” the popular show on PBS.   She was the UK Rising Star Champion, Blackpool Rising Star Runner-up, US Representative to the World Championships and Blackpool Team Match, a finalist at the French Open and the US Open Championships and was ranked 13th in the world.  She is co- owner and operator of Ballroom On Fifth in NYC and organizer of the NJ DanceSport Classic competitions. Contact info: Ballroom On Fifth 319 Fifth Avenue (4th floor) NY NY 10016 Studio: 212 532-6232

   
John King of Asheville, NC - Adjudicator

John King has been instructing and coaching ballroom and latin dancing for over 20 years, and have been dedicated to giving quality dance training from the social dancer to the Dance-Sport competitor. He is a former Professional United States American Rhythm and American Smooth Ohio Star Ball finalist. He was the 2004 United States Rising Star American Rhythm Champion. He is a Certified Gold Level Dance Instructor in Smooth, Rhythm, Latin, Standard and Theater Arts styles of dance with the USTA Organization.  He is a Certified Gold Level Dance Instructor in Smooth, and Rhythm with the Fred Astaire Dance Organization. He is a Certified Championship Level Adjudicator in Smooth, Rhythm, Latin, Standard and Theater Arts for the USTA Organization. He is a registered Professional and Adjudicator for USA Dance Inc. He is a Member and registered Championship Level Adjudicator in Smooth, Rhythm, Latin, Standard and Theater Arts for the National Dance Council of America. He currently coaches Professionals and Amateurs for competition in all standards of ballroom dancing. (305) 968-9686

Anik Laforest of Charlotte, NC - Adjudicator

Anik Laforest is an accomplished Latin dance champion and performer. She is both a former Canadian Amateur Latin champion and a North American Latin finalist. She has competed and performed in France, Croatia, Mexico, Canada and the United States. As a skilled dance performer, she has also appeared in the movies “The Aviator” and “The Courage to Love”. Anik enhanced her professional training by spending 2000 in England, and is certified by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) in the International Latin curriculum. She is a member in good standing of the National Dance Council of America (NDCA), and has called Charlotte, North Carolina home since 2004. Contact info: 704-231-0284

   
Robertas Maleckis & Inga Sirkaite of Durham, NC  - Adjudicators

Robertas and Inga  have been dancing together for 13 years. They started dancing in Lithuania and have danced in England for 2 years before moving to US. They won many prestigious titles throughout their successful dancing career. Robertas and Inga are currently residing in Durham, NC and teaching in DancePlus Dance Studio in Duham.

See the details of accomplishments on Robertas and Inga's web site

   
d Eileen Perrin of Charlotte, NC - Adjudicator

Eileen Perrin is a dual Licentiate (Ballroom and Latin) with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Eileen, with her partner and husband Mark, are 2000 USABDA National Dancesport Championship Silver Medalists for American Smooth.

   
 Eduardo Torres and Cristina Acevedo of Greenville, SC - Adjudicators

Eduardo and Cristina are originally from Puerto Rico.  They grew up feeling the latin rhythm of dancing and discover the world of ballroom in 1998. Started competing as amateur in different styles.  Decided to specialized in American rhythm and ranked 2nd in Nationals in 2005, later decided to take it to the next level and became professionals, currently teaching at SC Ballroom Co in Greer, SC.   Some of their accomplishments are: 2006 Hot Atlanta  RS Rhythm champions, 2007 Yuletide RS Rhythm champions , 2007 Heritage RS Rhythm finalist , 2008 Randy Ferguson Dance Houston Champions 2008,  2008 Hot Atlanta Open  Rhythm finalist, 2008 Southeastern States RS champions