U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional 10-Dance)

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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 [1] (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).

Ballroom dance a set of partner dances

Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.

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The 10-dance division consists of International-style standard waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, quickstep and Latin cha-cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso doble, and jive.

Waltz dance

The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple  time, performed primarily in closed position.

Viennese waltz genre of ballroom dance

Viennese waltz is a genre of ballroom dance. At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, danced to the music of Viennese waltz.

Foxtrot dance

The foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band music. The dance is similar in its look to waltz, although the rhythm is in a 4
4
time signature instead of 3
4
. Developed in the 1910s, the foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s and remains practiced today.

U.S. National Champions

U.S. National Professional 10-Dance

Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions

1966Larry & Betty Silvers Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
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1974Frank & Vickie Regan Flag of New York.svg New York
1991Armando & Laura Martin Flag of New York.svg New York
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1993Gary & Diana McDonald Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
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2003Igor & Polina Pilipenchuk Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
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2005Eddie Stutts & Viktoria Belova Flag of Texas.svg Texas
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2007Gherman Mustuc & Iveta Lukosiute [2] Flag of New York.svg New York
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2012Nikolai Pilipenchuk & Natalia Skorikova Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
2013Sergiy Samchynskyy & Yuliya Besarab Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
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2017Jonas Kazlauskas & Kathleen Ilo [3] Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
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See also

U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Standard)

The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).

The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).

The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).

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The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).

The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships, as recognized by the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council (WD&DSC).

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References

  1. LLC, Vos & Howden,. "Home - National Dance Council of America". www.ndca.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. 2008 National & World Champions Videos & Picture Galleries - National Dance Council of America
  3. http://www.dancebeat.com/m-blogs-en/item/1650-usdc18