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Organized by: UNCC
49er Social & Ballroom Dance Club Members
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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)
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Eduardo Torres and Cristina Acevedo of Greenville, SC
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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 |
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